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4 unusual facts about Tintin postage stamps


Tintin postage stamps

In February 2004, the Belgian post office released a set of five stamps to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tintin, the 50th anniversary of the book Explorers on the Moon and the 35th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's moon landing.

A set of six stamps, each depicting one of the characters - Tintin and Snowy, Professor Calculus, Captain Haddock, Thomson and Thompson, Bianca Castafiore and Chang.

The stamp featured Tintin and Snowy with a magnifying glass examining a stamp depicting Captain Haddock.

The stamp would be featured on the front cover of Harry Thompson's book, Tintin, Hergé and his Creation.



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