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✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1966
Cap Gemini VI and VII - 1 naye paise
This stamp celebrates the historic achievement of the Gemini VII and Gemini VI-A space mission, which successfully completed the world’s first manned space rendezvous in December 1965. The central illustration visually maps out the orbital mechanics required to pull off this complex feat, tracing the paths around the Earth from the initial orbits to the primary catch-up phases, culminating in a stable, circularized formation. Flanking this technical diagram are detailed portraits of the four pioneering American astronauts involved—Walter Schirra, Tom Stafford, Frank Borman, and James Lovell—symbolizing human ingenuity, international awe, and the cutting-edge frontier of the global Space Race. Issued by the Government of Qatar during a period of significant institutional modernization, this stamp highlights a time when Qatar was actively expanding its postal system and increasingly connecting itself to the global community. By commemorating an epochal milestone in human exploration, Qatar projected an image of a forward-looking nation aligned with modern global achievements and technological progress, bridging its local identity with universal milestones.
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International Education Year - 35 dirham
Opening of the New Airline Gulf Aviation - 2 riyal
Opening of the New Airline Gulf Aviation - 1.25 riyal
Opening of the New Airline Gulf Aviation - 60 dirham
Opening of the New Airline Gulf Aviation - 3 dirham
Opening of the New Airline Gulf Aviation - 2 dirham
Opening of the New Airline Gulf Aviation - 1 dirham
25th Anniversary of the Arab League - 1.5 riyal
25th Anniversary of the Arab League - 1.25 riyal
25th Anniversary of the Arab League - 60 dirham
25th Anniversary of the Arab League - 35 dirham
Membership of U.P.U - 2 riyal
Membership of U.P.U - 1.25 riyal
Membership of U.P.U - 60 dirham
Membership of U.P.U - 3 dirham
Membership of U.P.U - 2 dirham
Membership of U.P.U - 1 dirham
Apollo 11 Moon Mission - 2 riyal
Apollo 11 Moon Mission - 1.25 riyal
Apollo 11 Moon Mission - 60 dirham
Michael Collins (1930–2021) - 3 dirham
Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. (1930) - 2 dirham
Neil A. Armstrong (1930-2012) - 1 dirham
