President Kennedy - 2 Gold Postage Stamps Mint, Ras Al Kaima

These two gold stamps appeared in 1972 on the occasion of the Apollo program launched by President John F. Kennedy, including on the occasion of the first successful moon landing in 1969. The stamps on embossed gold foil showed the perforated as well as the imperforate variant Moon globe with the lunar module Eagle, in the background the Apollo mother ship and in the top right the portrait of President Kennedy - here in the version with his mouth open - a variant that was withdrawn from sale a few days after it was issued for political reasons. Catalog value together 70, - Euro.
The catalog rates this variant under the numbers A 685 A and A 685 B together with 70, - Euro. Of the few 100 copies sold, only a tiny number should be found on the market today. We are pleased to be able to offer you this rare Kennedy / Apollo 11 brand pair "Open Flap Variant".