Stamps of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Pope Paul's Visit to the Holy Land (12)
- Second Birthday of Prince Abdullah (5)
- Honoring the Astronauts (23)
- Olympic Games, Tokyo (1st Issue) (17)
- Fourth Session of Social Studies Seminar, Amman (3)
- President Kennedy Memorial (13)
- Inauguration of Hussein Sports City (6)
- Nubian Monuments Preservation (3)
- Meeting of King Hussein, Pope Paul VI, and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in Jerusalem (13)
- Arab Summit Conference (11)
- Olympic Games, Tokyo (2nd Issue) (17)
- Jordanian Scouts (15)
- Birds (6)
- Russian Cosmonauts (14)
- 19th Anniversary of the United Nations (5)
- Olympic Games, Tokyo (3rd Issue) (13)
- Deir Yassin Massacre (2)
- Army Day (3)
- Arab Volleyball Championship (7)
- 1st Death Anniversary of President Kennedy (9)
- New York World's Fair (7)
- 1st Anniversary of Pope Paul's Visit to the Holy Land (9)
- Jerash Antiquities (26)
- Reconstruction of Algiers University Library (1)
- Centenary of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) (3)
- Dead Sea (10)
- King Hussein's Visit to France and the USA (10)
- Space Flight of McDivitt and White (7)
- Space Flights of Belyaev and Leonov (17)
- International Cooperation Year (3)
- 10th Anniversary of the Arab Postal Union's Permanent Office in Cairo (2)
- Dome of the Rock Inauguration (2)
- Space Achievements (11)
- Revenue
- A.D.P.O. Provisionals in Jordan (9)
- Palestine 1st E.E.F. Series with Fiscal Handstamp (4)
- Palestine 1st E.E.F. Series with Fiscal Handstamp and Surcharge (3)
- The Moab Provisional (1)
- Palestine 2nd E.E.F. Series with Fiscal Handstamp and "East of Jordan" (4)
- Hejaz Revenues Match Tax (1)
- East of Jordan Hejaz Railway Typeset (5)
- 1st Series (7)
- Palestine 2nd E.E.F. Series with Fiscal Handstamp, "East of Jordan", and Surcharge (7)
- Palestine 3rd E.E.F. Series with Fiscal Handstamp, "East of Jordan", "Arab Government of the East", and Surcharge (5)
- Palestine 4th Series with Two-Line "Revenue" Overprint (8)
- Palestine 4th Series with Two-Line "Revenue" Overprint and Surcharge (2)
- Hejaz Railway (3)
- Hejaz Revenues Match Tax (1)
- Cigarette Paper (1)
- Hejaz Revenues (4)
- Hejaz Revenues (5)
- Hejaz Railway (2)
- Hejaz Railway (1)
- E.E.F. Revenues (8)
- E.E.F. Revenues (1)
- E.E.F. Revenues (2)
- E.E.F. Revenue Hejaz Railway (8)
- 2nd Series (8)
- Overprinted Emir Abdullah Issue (11)
- Trans-Jordan Revenues (9)
- Overprinted Postage Due Issue of 1942 (3)
- Trans-Jordan Revenues (3)
- Overprinted Postage Due Issue of 1944-1949 (5)
- Mosques (24)
- Palmyra Ruins - Hashemite Kingdom of Trans-Jordan (8)
- Palmyra Ruins - Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan (4)
- Palmyra Ruins - Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan (7)
- Palmyra Ruins - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (10)
- Mosques (19)
- Views of Jordan (12)
- King Hussein in Military Uniform (10)
- King Hussein in Military Uniform (10)
- King Hussein in Military Uniform (10)
- King Hussein Definitives (Overprinted) (3)
- King Hussein Definitives (Overprinted) (4)
- King Hussein (30)
- Treasury in Petra (102)
- Departure Tax
- Consular & Passport Services
- E.E.F. Revenues (Passports) (1)
- E.E.F. Revenues (Passports) (4)
- Passport Fees (4)
- Consular Services - 1st Issue (12)
- Consular Services - 2nd Issue (10)
- Consular Services - 3rd Issue (1)
- Consular Services - 4th Issue (1)
- Consular Services - 5th Issue (13)
- Foreign Revenue (2)
- Visa Fee, Residence and Border Permits (13)
- Legal & Court
- Municipal Revenue
- Tax Paids
- Charity
- Engineers Association
- Royal Medical Services
Honoring the Astronauts
تكريما لرواد الفضاء
This commemorative set issued by the Government of Jordan on March 25, 1964, honors the pioneering American astronauts of the early Space Age. The set comprises 10 triangular stamps and 3 souvenir sheets celebrating the Mercury program astronauts who first carried America into space. The stamps feature portraits of the Mercury Seven astronauts - Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, and others - alongside rockets, satellites, and space technology imagery. Each astronaut is depicted in their distinctive space suit against colorful backgrounds. The set also includes images of launch vehicles and spacecraft that made these historic missions possible. Two large souvenir sheets provide comprehensive overviews of the Mercury program, showing Earth with orbital flight paths, tracking stations, and portraits of all the featured astronauts arranged around a central globe. One souvenir sheet specifically commemorates Gordon Cooper's May 15, 1963 mission. This issue reflects Jordan's recognition of the Space Age as a defining moment in human history and demonstrates the global fascination with America's early space achievements during the Cold War era.
تحتفل هذه المجموعة التذكارية التي أصدرتها الحكومة الأردنية في 25 مارس 1964 برواد الفضاء الأمريكيين الرواد في عصر الفضاء المبكر. تتكون المجموعة من 10 طوابع مثلثة الشكل و3 بطاقات تذكارية تحتفل برواد الفضاء في برنامج ميركوري الذين حملوا أمريكا إلى الفضاء لأول مرة. تظهر الطوابع صوراً شخصية لرواد الفضاء السبعة في ميركوري - آلان شيبارد وفيرجيل جريسوم وجون جلين وسكوت كاربنتر ووالتر شيرا وآخرين - إلى جانب صور للصواريخ والأقمار الصناعية وتقنيات الفضاء. يظهر كل رائد فضاء بزيه الفضائي المميز على خلفيات ملونة. تتضمن المجموعة أيضاً صوراً لمركبات الإطلاق والمركبات الفضائية التي جعلت هذه المهام التاريخية ممكنة. توفر البطاقتان التذكاريتان الكبيرتان نظرة شاملة على برنامج ميركوري، وتظهران الأرض مع مسارات الطيران المدارية ومحطات التتبع وصور جميع رواد الفضاء المعروضين مرتبة حول كرة أرضية مركزية.
Regular Issue
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.01 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435a |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A triangular stamp showing a rocket launch pad with launch tower and rocket against a blue sky with clouds. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.02 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435b |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Virgil Grissom - A triangular stamp featuring a portrait of astronaut Virgil Grissom in his space helmet and suit against a brown background with spacecraft imagery. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.03 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435c |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A triangular stamp depicting a satellite or space capsule orbiting above Earth against a purple starry space background. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.04 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435d |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Scott Carpenter - A triangular stamp showing astronaut Scott Carpenter in his space helmet and suit against a blue background with Earth visible behind him. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.05 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435e |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A triangular stamp featuring a rocket on its launch pad with support tower against a cloudy blue sky. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.06 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435f |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
John Glenn - A triangular stamp portraying astronaut John Glenn in his space helmet and suit against a purple and orange background. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.07 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435g |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A triangular stamp showing a space capsule with parachute deployed above Earth against a purple starry background. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.08 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435h |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Walter Schirra - A triangular stamp featuring astronaut Walter Schirra in his space helmet and suit against a blue background with spacecraft elements. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.09 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435i |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A triangular stamp depicting a rocket in space with orbital trajectory lines against a gray starry background with Earth visible. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 435j |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | 14 |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Alan Shepard - A triangular stamp showing astronaut Alan Shepard in his space helmet and suit against a blue background with purple accents. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
Souvenir and Mini Sheets
100 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.SS01 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | 436 |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A souvenir sheet featuring a central Earth globe surrounded by portraits of Mercury program astronauts (Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Glenn, and Shepard) with orbital flight paths, tracking stations, rockets, and space capsules illustrated across the composition against a starry blue background. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number, 111mm x 80mm |
100 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.SS02 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (436 var) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
A souvenir sheet identical to the previous design but with an overprint commemorating Gordon Cooper's mission on May 15, 1963, featuring the central Earth globe surrounded by astronaut portraits and space mission elements. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number, 111mm x 80mm |
Perforation & Error Varieties
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i01 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435a imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Rocket design featuring space exploration imagery, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i02 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435b imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Portrait of Virgil Grissom in astronaut gear, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i03 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435c imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Satellite design showing space technology, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i04 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435d imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Portrait of Scott Carpenter in astronaut gear, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i05 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435e imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Rocket design featuring space exploration imagery, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i06 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435f imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Portrait of John Glenn in astronaut gear, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i07 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435g imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Satellite design showing space technology, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i08 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435h imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Portrait of Walter Schirra in astronaut gear, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i09 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435i imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Rocket design featuring space exploration imagery, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
20 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.10i10 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (435j imperf) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
Portrait of Alan Shepard in astronaut gear, produced as an imperforate variety without the perforations of the normal issue. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number |
100 Fils
| JS#: | P1964-03.SS03 |
| SG#: | Unlisted |
| SC#: | (436 var) |
| Color: | multicolored |
| Perforation : | imperf |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-1964 |
| Description: |
This souvenir sheet features a central image of Earth from space showing continents in green against blue oceans, with orbital flight paths and mission tracking stations marked, surrounded by portraits of Mercury astronauts including Schirra, Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Glenn, and Shepard in their space helmets, with spacecraft and celestial bodies scattered throughout the star-filled background, bearing an overprint commemorating Gordon Cooper's May 15, 1963 mission. |
| Notes: | noted in Gibbons, but not assigned a number, 111mm x 80mm, inverted overprint |



































