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Astrophilately: Intersection of Space and Postal History, by David S. Ball
The 22nd Maynard Sundman Lecture, November 6, 2025
For nearly one hundred years, human ambitions to reach and explore space have been paired with philatelic aspirations. This intersection of space and postal history – astrophilately – uses covers, and particularly their postmarks linking the date and location of key events in aerospace history, to tell stories of humankind’s conquest of the heavens. Learn from astrophilatelist and NASA Solar System Ambassador David Ball about how personal stories, philately, and rockets intertwine.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-22nd-maynard-sundman-lecture
Astrophilately: Intersection of Space and Postal History, by David S. Ball
The 22nd Maynard Sundman Lecture, November 6, 2025
For nearly one hundred years, human ambitions to reach and explore space have been paired with philatelic aspirations. This intersection of space and postal history – astrophilately – uses covers, and particularly their postmarks linking the date and location of key events in aerospace history, to tell stories of humankind’s conquest of the heavens. Learn from astrophilatelist and NASA Solar System Ambassador David Ball about how personal stories, philately, and rockets intertwine.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-22nd-maynard-sundman-lecture
