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Item:  First day cover of the ESA's Giotto mission to Halley's Comet Size:  16.5 x 9.5 cm Publisher:  Deutsche Bundespost Descript...


Item: First day cover of the ESA's Giotto mission to Halley's Comet
Size: 16.5 x 9.5 cm
Publisher: Deutsche Bundespost

Description: The Giotto mission was launched by the European Space Agency in 1985 to study Halley's Comet. It was the first spacecraft to fly close to a comet and gather data from close range. The mission provided valuable insights into the composition, structure, and dynamics of comets, paving the way for future missions.

Item:  Halley's Comet - Maybe Maybe Twice in a Lifetime - stamp presentation postcard Size:  14.8 x 10.5 cm Creator:  Ralph Steadman Pu...


Item: Halley's Comet - Maybe Maybe Twice in a Lifetime - stamp presentation postcard
Size: 14.8 x 10.5 cm
Creator: Ralph Steadman
Publisher: British Philatellic Bureau Edingburgh.

Description: 
Postcard reproduced from a stamp designed by Ralph Steadman and issued by the British Post Office on 18 February 1986. Stamp affixed to the postcard and cancelled by the British Philatellic Bureau Edingburgh.