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Topic: Pictorial postmarks: MMU 30th anniversary (41B)
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eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 02-02-2014 05:53 AM
- Date: 7 February 2014
- Location: 1060 Wien (Vienna), Austria
- Pictorial postmarker "30 Jahre Erster Freiflug im All/McCandless/Challenger/Gmünder WF" (30 Years of First Free Flight in Space McCandless - Challenger)
- Send your stamped covers to this address:
Österreichische Post AG Zentrale Stempelstelle Philatelie Fleischmarkt 19 1010 Wien Austria For cacheted covers, contact: gugerell@aon.at. |
JBoe Member Posts: 959 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 02-02-2014 08:08 AM
I really like the postmark, it really commemorates the anniversary. I do have a couple of questions though. The cacheted cover request, what is the price and how is it sent here to the states? I didn't know if anyone has ever sent a request and didn't want to use the email address provided until I was sure. For sending an envelope to the posted address, what postage would you provide let alone the request in English? Thanks again. |
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 02-02-2014 12:56 PM
The cacheted covers (there will be two) will cost 2.50 Euro each (plus postage), Alfred Gugerell told me last night. Alfred manages the covers for the club (Gmünder Weltraumfreunde) that applied for the postmarker to be used. There will be covers flown by rocket later on.Postage to the US is 1,70 Euro. This should be on the cover you want to see shipped to you. If you want it shipped under an outer cover, 1,70 Euro is also the postage to use. If you don't need your name and address on the cover to be postmarked, then 70c (Eurocent) would also do. |
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-01-2014 03:55 AM
Note that the first printing of the cacheted cover showing the crew was wrongly identified as "STS-61B". Those have now been retracted from sale, and correct covers mentioning "STS-41B" are now available. Still, the covers with the error are probably rarer than the "good" ones... |
JBoe Member Posts: 959 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 03-01-2014 10:28 AM
I sent an email regarding the change. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-03-2014 12:19 AM
quote: Originally posted by eurospace: Note that the first printing of the cacheted cover showing the crew was wrongly identified as "STS-61B".
At least the right orbiter is on the cover, and not Columbia as in the first printing of the crew litho... |
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-03-2014 07:02 AM
Here is the second cover type (as shown on eBay). It shows Bruce McCandless during his free flight as printed cachet. |