Space and Astronomy Stamps - Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) (الجمهوريّة العربية اليمنية)

Background information about Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen)

The Yemen Arab Republic merged with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to form the Republic of Yemen in 1990.

Issue Date / Set Description

Description

14 October 1961 - Relics

Funerary Mask
Almaqah (Moon God)
Bronze Head
Columns / Mahram Bilqis (Lunar Temple)
Statue of Dhamar Ali Yahber
Boy
Staircase / Mahram Bilqis (Lunar Temple)
Great Dam of Marib
Boy Riding Monster
Woman with Grapes
Funerary Mask (imperforate)
Almaqah (Moon God) (imperforate)
Bronze Head (imperforate)
Columns / Mahram Bilqis (Lunar Temple) (imperforate)
Statue of Dhamar Ali Yahber (imperforate)
Boy (imperforate)
Staircase / Mahram Bilqis (Lunar Temple) (imperforate)
Great Dam of Marib (imperforate)
Boy Riding Monster (imperforate)
Woman with Grapes (imperforate)

circa 1963 - Establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic Overprints

5 December 1963 - Space Exploration

Spacecraft ¼b
Spacecraft ⅓b
Spacecraft ½b
Spacecraft 4b
Spacecraft 20b
Spacecraft ¼b (imperforate)
Spacecraft ⅓b (imperforate)
Spacecraft ½b (imperforate)
Spacecraft 4b (imperforate)
Spacecraft 20b (imperforate)
Spacecraft 20b (bluish) (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)
Spacecraft 20b (brownish) (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

circa 1964 - John F. Kennedy Overprints (black)

Spacecraft ¼b
Spacecraft ⅓b
Spacecraft ½b
Spacecraft 20b (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

circa 1965 - John F. Kennedy Overprints (brown)

Spacecraft ¼b
Spacecraft ¼b
Spacecraft ½b
Spacecraft 20b (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

17 May 1965 - International Telecommunication Union Centennial

Insignia 4b
Insignia 6b
Insignia 6b (souvenir sheet of 1)

29 November 1965 - John F. Kennedy / Space Program

Rising Rocket / John F. Kennedy
Cape Canaveral / John F. Kennedy ¼b
Rocket Launch / John F. Kennedy ¼b
Rocket Launch / John F. Kennedy ⅓b
Rising Rocket ½b
John F. Kennedy / American Flag / Rocket
John F. Kennedy / Gemini Recovery
Cape Canaveral / John F. Kennedy 12b
Rising Rocket / John F. Kennedy (imperforate)
Cape Canaveral / John F. Kennedy ¼b (imperforate)
Rocket Launch / John F. Kennedy ¼b (imperforate)
Rocket Launch / John F. Kennedy ⅓b (imperforate)
Rising Rocket ½b (imperforate)
John F. Kennedy / American Flag / Rocket (imperforate)
John F. Kennedy / Gemini Recovery (imperforate)
Cape Canaveral / John F. Kennedy 12b (imperforate)
souvenir sheet of 1 (#437B)
souvenir sheet of 1 (#438B)

29 December 1965 - Space Exploration

Pavel Belyayev / Winged Rocket ¼b
Alexey Leonov / Rocket ¼b
Scott Carpenter / Gemini Spacecraft ¼b
“Gus” Grissom / Rocket on Pad ⅓b
Scott Carpenter / Gemini Spacecraft ½b
Alexey Leonov / Rocket 4b
Pavel Belyayev / Winged Rocket 8b
“Gus” Grissom / Rocket on Pad 16b
Gemini 4 Crew / Spacewalk (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

circa 1966 - World Health Organization Headquarters

Galen / Headquarters ¼b
Hippocrates / Headquarters ¼b
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā / Headquarters ¼b
Galen / Headquarters 4b
Hippocrates / Headquarters 8b
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā / Headquarters 16b
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā / Headquarters 16b (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

29 January 1966 - Telecommunication

Light Signals
Morse Key
Alexander Graham Bell’s Telephone
Johann Philipp Reis’ Telephone
Scope
Radar Dish / Rocket
Telex
Satellite
Light Signals (imperforate)
Morse Key (imperforate)
Alexander Graham Bell’s Telephone (imperforate)
Johann Philipp Reis’ Telephone (imperforate)
Scope (imperforate)
Radar Dish / Rocket (imperforate)
Telex (imperforate)
Satellite (imperforate)
#458B

20 May 1966 - Luna 9 Overprints

Pavel Belyayev / Winged Rocket ¼b
Alexey Leonov / Rocket ¼b
Scott Carpenter / Gemini Spacecraft ¼b
“Gus” Grissom / Rocket on Pad ⅓b
Scott Carpenter / Gemini Spacecraft ½b
Alexey Leonov / Rocket 4b
Pavel Belyayev / Winged Rocket 8b
“Gus” Grissom / Rocket on Pad 16b
Gemini 4 Crew / Spacewalk (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

20 May 1966 - John F. Kennedy Overprints (brown)

#318A

15 August 1966 - Surveyor Overprints

Pavel Belyayev / Winged Rocket 1b
Alexey Leonov / Rocket 1b
Scott Carpenter / Gemini Spacecraft 1b
“Gus” Grissom / Rocket on Pad 3b
Scott Carpenter / Gemini Spacecraft 4b

1 December 1966 - Gemini 6A / Gemini 7

Crew on Gangway
Launch
Gemini 7 ¼b
Gemini 6A ⅓b
Recovery ½b
Gemini 6A 2b
Recovery 8b
Rendezvous
Crew on Gangway (imperforate)
Launch (imperforate)
Gemini 7 ¼b (imperforate)
Gemini 6A ⅓b (imperforate)
Recovery ½b (imperforate)
Gemini 6A 2b (imperforate)
Recovery 8b (imperforate)
Rendezvous (imperforate)
Rendezvous (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

25 December 1966 - Gemini 9 Overprints

circa 1968 - Vladimir Komarov (gold)

Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 5b (gold)
Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 10b (gold)
Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 15b (gold)
Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 5b (silver) (imperforate)
Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 10b (silver) (imperforate)
Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 15b (silver) (imperforate)
Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 15b (silver & gold) (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

6 November 1968 - Vladimir Komarov (gold foil)

Vladimir Komarov / Rocket 50b

26 May 1969 - Discoveries of the Universe

Vanguard 1 / Ptolemy
Sputnik 3 / Nicolaus Copernicus
Luna 1 / Michelangelo
Explorer 6 / Tycho Brahe
Luna 3 / Galileo Galilei
Luna 2 / Johannes Kepler
Explorer 7 / Isaac Newton
Vanguard 1 / Ptolemy (imperforate)
Sputnik 3 / Nicolaus Copernicus (imperforate)
Luna 1 / Michelangelo (imperforate)
Explorer 6 / Tycho Brahe (imperforate)
Luna 3 / Galileo (imperforate)
Luna 2 / Johannes Kepler (imperforate)
Explorer 7 / Isaac Newton (imperforate)

26 May 1969 - Apollo 8

Command/Service Module in Lunar Orbit (souvenir sheet of 1)
Soyuz 4 / Soyuz 5 / Apollo 8 in Orbit (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

3 July 1969 - Flights to the Planets

Pioneer 4 / Pioneer 5 / Wan Hu
Sputnik 5 / Explorer 10 / Venera 1 / Lucian of Samosa
Mariner 4 / Jules Verne’s Spacecraft
Mariner 1 / Mariner 2 / Cyrano de Bergerac
Zond / Nikolai Kibalchich
Venera 2 / Venera 3 / Luna 10 / Soviet Rocket
Venera 4 / Apollo Lunar Module
Pioneer 4 / Pioneer 5 / Wan Hu (imperforate)
Sputnik 5 / Explorer 10 / Venera 1 / Lucian of Samosa (imperforate)
Mariner 4 / Jules Verne’s Spacecraft (imperforate)
Mariner 1 / Mariner 2 / Cyrano de Bergerac (imperforate)
Zond / Nikolai Kibalchich (imperforate)
Venera 2 / Venera 3 / Luna 10 / Soviet Rocket (imperforate)
Venera 4 / Apollo Lunar Module (imperforate)

3 July 1969 - Apollo 9

Spacecraft in Earth Orbit (souvenir sheet of 1)
Future Space Station (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

20 July 1969 - Apollo 11 (gold foil)

Lunar Module on Moon

25 August 1969 - Man in Space

Vostok 1 / Vostok 2 / Freedom 7 / Friendship 7
Vostok 3 / Vostok 4 / Vostok 6 / Sigma 7 / Faith 7
Voskhod 1 / Gemini 3 / Gemini 4 / Voskhod 2
Gemini 5 / Gemini 7 / Gemini 8 / Gemini 9
Apollo 8 / Apollo 9
Soyuz 1 / Apollo 7 / Apollo 8 / Soyuz 3
Gemini 10 / Gemini 12 / Apollo 7 / Gemini 11
Vostok 1 / Vostok 2 / Freedom 7 / Friendship 7 (imperforate)
Vostok 3 / Vostok 4 / Vostok 6 / Sigma 7 / Faith 7 (imperforate)
Voskhod 1 / Gemini 3 / Gemini 4 / Voskhod 2 (imperforate)
Gemini 5 / Gemini 7 / Gemini 8 / Gemini 9 (imperforate)
Apollo 8 / Apollo 9 (imperforate)
Soyuz 1 / Apollo 7 / Apollo 8 / Soyuz 3 (imperforate)
Gemini 10 / Gemini 12 / Apollo 7 / Gemini 11 (imperforate)

25 August 1969 - Man in Space

Vostok 1 / Freedom 7 (souvenir sheet of 1)
Apollo 10 (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

10 October 1969 - Lunar Exploration

Soyuz 4 / Soyuz 5 / Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Lunar Exploration Concepts ⅓b
Lunar Exploration Concepts ⅓b
Lunar Exploration Concepts 2b
Lunar Exploration Concepts 4b
Lunar Exploration Concepts 22b
Soyuz 4 / Soyuz 5 / Apollo 10 (imperforate)
Apollo 11 (imperforate)
Lunar Exploration Concepts ⅓b (imperforate)
Lunar Exploration Concepts ⅓b (imperforate)
Lunar Exploration Concepts 2b (imperforate)
Lunar Exploration Concepts 4b (imperforate)
Lunar Exploration Concepts 22b (imperforate)

10 October 1969 - Apollo 11

Landing Sites / Wernher von Braun / Neil Armstrong / Michael Collins / Buzz Aldrin (souvenir sheet of 1)
Plaque / Moonwalkers / Lunar Module (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

11 May 1970 - Apollo 12

Saturn v on Pad / “Pete” Conrad / Richard Gordon / Alan Bean
Lunar Orbit Insertion
Lunar Descent
Moonwalker / LM
Lunar Liftoff
Trans Earth Injection
Splashdown
Saturn v on Pad / “Pete” Conrad / Richard Gordon / Alan Bean (imperforate)
Lunar Orbit Insertion (imperforate)
Lunar Descent (imperforate)
Moonwalker / LM (imperforate)
Lunar Liftoff (imperforate)
Trans Earth Injection (imperforate)
Splashdown (imperforate)
Crew / Surveyor 3 (imperforate)
souvenir sheet of 1
Moonwalker Reflected in Faceplate (imperforate)
souvenir sheet of 1

21 June 1970 - SPACE ’70

McDonnell-Douglas Space Station Concept 1¾b
McDonnell-Douglas Space Station Concept 2b
Boeing Space Station Concept 2¼b
McDonnell-Douglas Toroidal Space Station Concept 2½b
McDonnell-Douglas Earth-Moon Relay Station Concept 5b
Boeing Space Station Concept 8b
Space Telescope Concept 10b
McDonnell-Douglas Space Station Concept 1¾b (imperforate)
McDonnell-Douglas Space Station Concept 2b (imperforate)
Boeing Space Station Concept 2¼b (imperforate)
McDonnell-Douglas Toroidal Space Station Concept 2½b (imperforate)
McDonnell-Douglas Earth-Moon Relay Station Concept 5b (imperforate)
Boeing Space Station Concept 8b (imperforate)
Space Telescope Concept 10b (imperforate)
McDonnell-Douglas Skylab Concept (souvenir sheet of 1)
Future Space Station (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

21 July 1970 - Future Space Station (gold foil)

Station / Rocket

25 August 1970 - Universal Postal Union Centennial

Horse-Drawn Coach / Headquarters ⅓b (silver border)
Steam Locomotive / Headquarters 1¼b (silver border)
Early Mail Van / Headquarters 1½b (silver border)
Biplane / Headquarters 2b (silver border)
Zeppelin / Headquarters 3½b (silver border)
Passenger Jet / Headquarters 4½b (silver border)
Satellite / Headquarters 6b (silver border)
Horse-Drawn Coach / Headquarters ⅓b (gold border, imperforate)
Steam Locomotive / Headquarters 1¼b (gold border, imperforate)
Early Mail Van / Headquarters 1½b (gold border, imperforate)
Biplane / Headquarters 2b (gold border, imperforate)
Zeppelin / Headquarters 3½b (gold border, imperforate)
Passenger Jet / Headquarters 4½b (gold border, imperforate)
Satellite / Headquarters 6b (gold border, imperforate)
Mail Coach / Headquarters (souvenir sheet of 1)
Satellite / Headquarters (imperforate souvenir sheet of 1)

25 August 1970 - Italian Olympic Gold Medal Winners

Munich / Rome / Tokyo Logos (souvenir sheet of 1) (communications satellite in margin)

circa 1971 - Gamal Abdel Nasser

Nasser (souvenir sheet of 1) (rocket in margin)

10 March 1971 - Apollo 14 Overprints (gold foil)

#937

4 April 1971 - Quadranscentennial of the United Nations

Insignias / Symbols (space capsule) 5b
Insignias / Symbols (space capsule) 7b
Insignias / Symbols (space capsule) 16b (imperf)
souvenir sheet of 1

30 April 1971 - Soyuz 10 Overprints (gold foil)

#1190

15 June 1971 - SPACE ’70

Photon Rocket Assembly
Lunar Base
Photon Rocket in Lunar Orbit
Departure for Mars
Phobos Orbit
Men on Mars
Return to Earth
Photon Rocket
souvenir sheet of 1
Photon Rocket Assembly (imperforate)
Lunar Base (imperforate)
Photon Rocket in Lunar Orbit (imperforate)
Departure for Mars (imperforate)
Phobos Orbit (imperforate)
Men on Mars (imperforate)
Return to Earth (imperforate)
Photon Rocket 6b (imperforate)
Daedalus (souvenir sheet of 1)

26 September 1976 - Telecommunication

Satellite Dish
Computer
souvenir sheet of 1

10 May 1982 - Aviation / Space Travel

Lilienthal Glider / Satellite
Santos-Dumont 14-bis / Satellite 50F
Biplane / Satellite 60F
Biplane / Nimbus 75F
Biplane / Orbiting Solar Observatory 100F
Monoplane / Satellite
Monoplane / Satellite 100F
Biplane / Satellite 100F
Airship / Satellite 100F
Jet Plane / Satellite 100F
souvenir sheet of 4
Monoplane / Satellite 125F
Concorde / Satellite 125F
Concorde / Satellite 125F
Helicopter / Satellite 125F
souvenir sheet of 4

1 July 1982 - Telecommunication

Communication Center
Satellite Dishes / Satellite / Globe
Satellite Dishes / Towers
Receivers / Birds
Receivers / Satellite / Telegraph
Receivers / Jet Plane / Earth
Receivers / Earth
Earth / Television / Flag
Computer
Skyscraper / Telephone / Earth
souvenir sheet of 4
Receivers / Satellite / Ship
Communications Center
Receivers / Transportation
Radar
souvenir sheet of 4

26 September 1983 - Vigintennial of the September 26 Revolution

Communications
Literacy
Education
Independence
souvenir sheet of 2 (#s 422-3)

15 December 1983 - World Communication Year

Insignia / Satellite Dish / Satellite 150f
Insignia / Satellite Dish / Satellite 325f
souvenir sheet of 1

15 April 1986 - Arabsat-1A

Satellite / Globe 150f
Satellite / Globe 325f
souvenir sheet of 1

1 May 1986 - Telecommunication

Satellite Dish 150f
Satellite Dish 325f
souvenir sheet of 1