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Five year Since Sputnik: Soviet Sputnik 1 Stamp: 1962

Image of the Soviet Sputnik satelite commemorative stamp, Scott Cat. No. 2653

Soviet Sputnik 1 stamp, Scott Catalog No. 2653, Issued in 1962

This stamp design communicates the speed of the orbiting satelite. The darkness of space contrasts with the bright red of the satelite, probably chosen for symbolic reasons, the satelite is shown as fully deployed, in orbit.

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