Stamps on Astronomy

Still on the topic of astronomy ... Two stamps are shown here - a radio telescope in Great Britain & 150th anniversary of RAS - taken from an amateur astronomer blog;

Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope (1966)

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Britain’s first astronomy-related stamp, showing the Jodrell Bank radio telescope, was issued in 1966 as the lowest-value member of a set saluting British technology. Coloured black and what was officially described as “lemon”, it was drab, poorly reproduced, and unimpressive.

150th Anniversary of RAS (1970) - click source

Excerpt - The 150th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society was commemorated by one of a set of five stamps issued in April 1970 to mark various anniversaries.
Shown on the RAS stamp, but not named, are three characters who were influential in founding the society: Sir William Herschel (at left), the first President, holding his famous drawing of Uranus and two satellites; Francis Baily, of Baily’s beads fame; and John Herschel, William’s son. In the background is William Herschel’s 40-ft telescope, assembled at his home in Slough, as depicted in the RAS logo.

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