Space probe Voyager I and II - two stamps with overprint, mint never hinged, catalog no. 452-453, Comoros

Both values bear the black imprint of the new country name & ldquo; R & eacute; publique F & eacute; d & eacute ; rale Islamique des Comores & ldquo ;. The old country name has been bared out three times.

Die In addition, postage stamps bear a stylized representation of the space probe and the inscription "Voyager" to match the occasion of issue. The space probe Voyager I weighed 722 kg and launched on September 5, 1977 in Cape Canaveral into the vastness of the planetary spaces. On her flight, Voyager I also passed the planets Jupiter and Saturn, whose atmosphere she explored. Voyager II launched 16 days earlier, on August 20, 1977, and today, along with its sister probe, is the most distant and man-made space probe.