President Kennedy Commemoration - 2 rupee
Following the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, postal administrations around the world issued memorial stamps honoring his legacy, particularly his visionary championing of the American space program and the Apollo moon landing goal.
One of JFK's defining moments in space history occurred on February 23, 1962, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, when he presented the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut John Glenn following the successful Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. During the visit, President Kennedy—accompanied by Astronaut John Glenn and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson—personally inspected the Friendship 7 space capsule, which had carried Glenn into history as the first American to orbit the Earth.
Issued as part of a memorial series by the postal administration of Ras Al Khaima (رأس الخيمة) inscribed "In Memory of John F. Kennedy" (ذكرى وفاة الرئيس جون كيندي), this stamp depicts President Kennedy examining the heat-shielded exterior of the Friendship 7 capsule alongside Glenn and Vice President Johnson.
One of JFK's defining moments in space history occurred on February 23, 1962, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, when he presented the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut John Glenn following the successful Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. During the visit, President Kennedy—accompanied by Astronaut John Glenn and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson—personally inspected the Friendship 7 space capsule, which had carried Glenn into history as the first American to orbit the Earth.
Issued as part of a memorial series by the postal administration of Ras Al Khaima (رأس الخيمة) inscribed "In Memory of John F. Kennedy" (ذكرى وفاة الرئيس جون كيندي), this stamp depicts President Kennedy examining the heat-shielded exterior of the Friendship 7 capsule alongside Glenn and Vice President Johnson.