Issue date: 10 Jul, 2017
THE 60S GENERATION
Last year Correos began a series on past generations, touching on major milestones in recent human history.
The 1960s laid the foundations for a new Europe, but above all, a new Spain that was beginning to open up to the outside world, and to reveal its values and resources, its culture, and above all, its identity.
Subscribers voted on the subjects for the stamps in this new mini sheet, and the winners were:
May ’68: the student revolts and mass strikes that shook France in May 1968 changed the lives of generations. Young university students unhappy with changes to the education system, discontented workers, and protest against the war in Vietnam, combined to produce sit-ins and demonstrations, which would leave many injured, and the feeling of a revolution that never happened.
Kennedy assassination: John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday 22 November 1963 in Dallas. He was shot several times while in a Presidential motorcade with his wife. Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of the murder, although to this day people are still speculating about possible conspiracies.
First heart transplant: in 1967 the South African surgeon Christian Barnard, aged 44, head of a heart surgery department, performed the first human heart transplant operation, causing a sensation around the world.
Moon landings: the first man to set foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong, on 20 July 1969, witnessed by millions of people around the world who watched the historic event on TV. To quote his famous phrase: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
The mini sheet with these four stamps is perforated with the numbers 6 and 0. There will also be a s postcard dedicated to the decade.
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