Guinea - International Year of Astronomy Mint Stamp S/S 7B-953

This is a beautiful souvenir sheet, issued by Guinea in 2009, commemorating the International Year of Astronomy. Featured are the Extrasolar Planet HAT-P-11b, Herschel Space Observatory from the European Space Agency, British astrophysicist Arthur Stanley Eddington, the AKARI (ASTRO-F) infrared astronomy satellite from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, English astronomer Thomas Harriot, and a brief written description of the International Year of Astronomy. The sheet is Michel catalog #6518/ Bl. 1679, and is Post Office fresh, mint never hinged, and F/VF.