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Paul Calle

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Postage stamp artist (1928-2010)

United StatesArtistsLived 1928 to 2010 · aged 82
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Paul Calle was an American artist who was best known for the designs he created for postage stamps, including 40 that were released by the United States Postal Service, and others for stamps issued by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Sweden and the United Nations.

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Calle's 1967 design commemorating astronaut Ed White's making the first American spacewalk, during the 1965 Gemini 4 mission.Calle's 1967 design commemorating astronaut Ed White's making the first American spacewalk, during the 1965 Gemini 4 mission.

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Paul Calle was an American artist who was best known for the designs he created for postage stamps, including 40 that were released by the United States Postal Service, and others for stamps issued by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Sweden and the United Nations. The sole artist hired by NASA to cover the Apollo 11 astronauts up close, Calle designed the 10-cent stamp that commemorated the first crewed Moon landing; it depicted an astronaut stepping onto the Moon from the lunar module, with the Earth visible over the Moon's horizon.

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United States
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Artists
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2010 · aged 82
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