Suriname #C28-C29 Man in Space FDC 1961 Paramaribo Postmark Airmail Cover Aruba

Item Specifics

Country

Suriname

Catalog Number

C28-C29

Stamp Type

Air Mail

Condition

First Day Cover

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
Item: Postally Used, Registered First Day Cover (FDC) from Suriname. Country: Suriname Date of Issue: 3 July 1961 Stamps: This FDC features the pair of airmail stamps commemorating the first "Man in Space" achievements (Scott #C28-C29): Address Details: From (Sender - on reverse): A. J. Verbruggen Postbus 581 Paramaribo To (Recipient - on front): aruba boekhandel nassaustraat 94 ORANJESTAD aruba. ned. ant. (Aruba, Netherlands Antilles) Cachet: The cover features a cachet on the left side depicting a rocket launching against a background of a globe with lines of latitude/longitude. The text "man in space" is prominent, with "eerste ruimtevaarders" below. Stylized clouds are printed above. Text along the left edge: "FIRST DAY COVER • 3 JULI 1961 • EERSTE DAG VAN UITGIFTE". Postmarks: Departure Postmark (Front): Location: PARAMARIBO, SURINAME Date: 3 JULI 1961 Type: Special First Day of Issue cancel, circular, with "EERSTE DAG VAN UITGIFTE" text and a design featuring a satellite orbiting the Earth. Applied clearly over both stamps. Arrival Postmark (Back): Location: ORANJESTAD, ARUBA Date: -4.VII.61. (4 July 1961) Time: "7" (likely 7 AM or a postal routing number) Type: Circular Date Stamp (CDS). Additional Visible Features: Registration Label: Red "R" label from "Paramaribo (Suriname) No. 162". Travel Information: Departure: Paramaribo, Suriname - 3 July 1961. Arrival: Oranjestad, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles - 4 July 1961. Complete Travel Time: 1 day. Approximate Travel Distance: The air distance between Paramaribo, Suriname, and Oranjestad, Aruba, is approximately 1,550 km (approx. 960 miles). Historical Context of Postmark Date (3 July 1961): The Space Race: This issue directly reflects the intense global interest in the early achievements of the Space Race. Yuri Gagarin's historic first human spaceflight occurred on April 12, 1961, followed by Alan Shepard's first American spaceflight on May 5, 1961. Suriname, like many nations, quickly issued stamps to commemorate these groundbreaking events. Suriname and Netherlands Antilles: At this time, both Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles (which included Aruba) were constituent countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, sharing close ties.

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