Azerbaijan: 50th Anniversary of the 1st artificial satellite
The first artificial satellite was introduced by the Russian. The satellite known as Sputnik-1 was launched on October 4, 1957. Sputnik is a Russian word means "travelling companion of the world". Azerbaijan has issued a commemorative stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik. The stamp was issued on November 28, 2007.
Other country which has issued similar commemorative stamp includes Bulgaria (2007), Russia (on April 12), Romania (on October 4), Syria (also Oct 4), Kazakhstan (Nov 27) and Macedonia (on January 31, 2008). An entry on Macedonia's stamp - read here.
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Sputnik-1 image (source here - englishrussia)
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