Astronomical Phenomena -Stamps of Hong Kong China 2015.
Hong Kong China issued a beautiful set of six stamps on six different Astronomical Phenomena which are listed below.
$ 1.70 – Solar Eclipse
$ 2.20 – Meteor Shower
$2.90 – Comet
$3.10 – Saturn Ring Tilt variations
$3.70 – Sunspot
$5.00 – Moon-Planet Conjunction
A FDC with these six stamps is listed.
Nicolaus Copernicus – 500th Birth Anniversary – Stamps of Poland.
Nicolaus Copernicus ( 19 Feb 1473 -24 May 1543) was a Renaissance era Mathematician and Astronomer who formulated a model of Universe that placed the Sun (Heliocentric Model)rather than earth at centre of Universe ,independently of Aristarchus of Samos who had formulated such a model eighteen centuries earlier.
The Publication of his Book On the Revolutions of Celestial Spheres just before his death in 1543 was a major event in the history of Science trigering Copernican Revolution .
Copernicus was born and died in Royal Prussia part of Kingdom of Poland. A Polyglot and polymath he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law and was also a Classics Scholar,Physician ,Translator ,Governor, Diplomat ,Economist & Poet.In 1517 he derived quantity theory of money -a key concept in Economics- and in 1519 he formulated an economic Principle that later came to be called Gresham’s Law.
Poland issued a set of three stamps on 26 Jun 1969 to mark his 500th Birth Anniversary. The stamps feature paintings on him .
40 gr – Woodcut by Tobias Stimer -Features a Wood carving
60 gr – Copernicus by Jeremias Falck – Featuring engravings ,Globe & Maps
2.50 zl – paintings by Jan Matejko – Featuring Constellations and Drawings
A FDC with the three stamps is listed.
Constellations & Zodiac Signs on Stamps – Sri Lanka 2007
Sri Lanka issued a set of Stamps on Constellations and Zodiac signs on 09 Oct 2007. A FDC with four high face value definitive stamps is listed.
Rupees 30.00 – Constellation Centaurus
Rupees 35.00 – Constellation Ursa Major
Rupees 40.00 – Constellation Ophiuchus
Rupees 45.00 – Constellation Orion
450th Birth Anniversary of Galileo – FDC San Marino 2014
Galileo Galilei (15 Feb 1564- 8 Jan 1642) was an Italian astronomer,mathematician,physicist,philosopher & professor who made pioneering observations of nature with long lasting implications for the study of Physics. He also constructed a telescope and supported the Copernican theory,which supports a sun centred solar system.
San Marino issued a set of two stamps to mark his 450th Birth Anniversary. Stamps feature Galileo & Viviani and in other stamp a Compass and Telescope is featured.
First Day Covers India 2018 – Solar System.
India Post issued a set of 8 postage stamps in the denomination of rupees five each on Mar 20,2018.The stamps were issued in miniature sheets of 8 stamps and in 8 different sheetlets . A FDC with stamps is listed.
