New Zealand - “ SPACE PIONEERS."

MNH ~ Unique 3D Lenticular Miniature Sheet !

In 2019 the world celebrates 50 years since the first Moon landing.

Featured on this 3D lenticular miniature sheet are some significant moments in space exploration, including this historic event.

Although New Zealand is a small nation, Kiwis have made - and continue to make - major contributions to space discoveries in the areas of astronomy and cosmology.

And in 2018, we became the 11th country to put an object into orbit, with Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle.

Immersed in a clear, unpolluted southern sky, from New Zealand we have more stars and galaxies accessible to the naked eye than in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

It is not surprising then that for most of New Zealand’s history ...

Date of Issue: 1 May 2019.

(NZS19).