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Topic: Apollo 11 50th anniversary pictorial postmarks
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-05-2019 10:43 PM
   
In addition to U.S. Postal Service's pictorial postmarks for the 1969: First Moon Landing stamps being issued on July 19, 2019, other organizations will offer special cancellations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. People attending these local events may obtain the postmark in person at the temporary Post Office station established there. Those who cannot attend the event but who wish to obtain the postmark may submit a mail order request. Pictorial postmarks are available only for the dates indicated, and requests must be postmarked no later than 30 days following the requested pictorial postmark date.All requests must include a stamped envelope or postcard bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail postage. Items submitted for postmark may not include postage issued after the date of the requested postmark. Such items will be returned unserviced. Customers wishing to obtain a postmark must affix stamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice, address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others, insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a larger envelope and address it to: Pictorial Postmarks, followed by the Name of the Station, Address, City, State, ZIP+4 Code, as listed next to the postmark. Customers can also send stamped envelopes and postcards without addresses for postmark, as long as they supply a larger envelope with adequate postage and their return address. After applying the pictorial postmark, the Postal Service returns the items (with or without addresses) under addressed protective cover. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-05-2019 10:43 PM
NAPEX (National Philatelic Exhibitions) HUNTSPEX (Huntsville Philatelic Club)  Space Foundation Discovery Center  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-05-2019 11:04 PM
July 16, 2019
Pictorial Cancellation
50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32815-9998 July 20, 2019
Pictorial Cancellation
50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
Houston, Texas 77058-9998  July 24, 2019
Pictorial Cancellation
50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
Alameda, California 94501-9998  |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 06-11-2019 11:22 PM
Is there a mailing address for the Colorado Springs postmark?
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Jouett
Member Posts: 53
From: Fishers, IN, USA
Registered: Aug 2016
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posted 06-21-2019 10:22 AM
Just so I'm reading this correctly...my ultimate goal is to have three Apollo 11 postcards with the new 50th anniversary stamp affixed to it and the postmarks from KSC, Houston and Alameda. One launch postcard will go to KSC for it's postmark, one moon landing postcard will go to Houston and one recovery will go to Alameda. Each will not have an address on them. Just the stamp and postmark.Because of no address on the postcard, I'll need to send the postcard with just the new stamp in a SASE. Then the postcard and the SASE will need to be in a bigger envelope that I'll send to the addresses listed in Robert's post for KSC, Houston and Alameda. Now the new stamps aren't available until the 19th. But that should be okay because I'll have 30 days after the date on the special postmark for each, correct? (I did notice that Alameda's postmark date shows July 20, 2019. Shouldn't that be July 24, 2019?) Again, just running this by to make sure I do this correctly. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-21-2019 10:35 AM
If you want, I can personally take care of all your KSC cancel needs on July 19/20, and also anything else for the 16th launch anniversary here at KSC, the Cape, Merritt Island, and Titusville. Official FDI cancel requests as well along with some unofficial FDI cancels here on the Florida Space Coast. Just email me. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-21-2019 10:37 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Jouett:
I'll send to the addresses listed in Robert's post...
I am told that the addresses for one or more of those three postmarks may be changing. There will be confirmation in an upcoming issue of the USPS Postal Bulletin (either coming the first or third week of July), so probably best to wait preparing envelopes until then. |
Jouett
Member Posts: 53
From: Fishers, IN, USA
Registered: Aug 2016
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posted 06-21-2019 11:56 AM
Ken, thanks for the offer, but with the new stamps not coming out until the 19th, I wouldn't be able to get my postcards to you in time. Thanks anyway though.Thanks for the info on the possible address change Robert. I will hold off. And since nothing was mentioned about my plan, I must be on the right track. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 06-21-2019 12:03 PM
Note: For all the pictorial postmarks requested in this thread, or any others, keep in mind that the two Apollo 11 stamps to be issued July 19 can only be used on postmark cancels dated on or AFTER July 19, not for any "old" pictorial cancel requests, because the two stamps were not on sale before July 19. Yes, it appears the cancel date for Alameda/USS Hornet is the 20th, not the 24th splashdown date, which is a bit odd. |
Jouett
Member Posts: 53
From: Fishers, IN, USA
Registered: Aug 2016
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posted 06-21-2019 12:52 PM
Good point. Thanks for pointing that out. So those stamps obviously wouldn't work with KSC. |
EdDietz
Member Posts: 10
From: Fresno, CA, USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-12-2019 07:42 AM
July 20, 2019
United States Postal Service50th Anniversary Apollo 11 First Moon Walk Station
Postmaster
8700 Astronaut Boulevard
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-9998  July 20, 2019
United States Postal Service Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
8700 Astronaut Boulevard
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-9998  |
Jouett
Member Posts: 53
From: Fishers, IN, USA
Registered: Aug 2016
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posted 07-15-2019 09:15 AM
quote:
Originally posted by onesmallstep:
For all the pictorial postmarks requested in this thread, or any others, keep in mind that the two Apollo 11 stamps to be issued July 19 can only be used on postmark cancels dated on or AFTER July 19...
For this situation, I'm going to use these really nice JFK stamps I purchased today. I just might use these stamps for all of my postmark cancels. They are really nice. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-29-2019 02:15 PM
The USS Hornet Museum is now offering cacheted covers ($7.95): Set of two envelopes with the official 50th Splashdown Anniversary Hornet logo — featuring the special edition First Moon Landing Forever stamp from the USPS — and then each *individually* hand stamped with the special USPS endorsement/cancellation mark.  |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 07-29-2019 09:08 PM
I purchased a couple of pictorial envelopes from the Australian post and was wondering if I could use the anniversary stamps (US ones) on the envelopes to obtain the pictorial postmarks. Would this be a problem or the Postmaster object to cancelling since the envelopes are smaller than the 8.5-9" size with the boot print and Australian post bar codes and description on the back? |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-30-2019 06:29 AM
No problem at all. If you want Cape Canaveral on them for July 20th with the new stamp(s) added, mail them to the CCPO or even to myself for processing. Remember there are two different pictorial hand stamp cancels available at Canaveral for the 20th. |
Ross
Member Posts: 472
From: Australia
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 07-30-2019 09:33 AM
Ken, I tried to order the USS Hornet Museum covers. However I live in Australia and they don't appear to ship outside the USA. Is it possible for me to order them through you plus any covers you are doing with the 50th USS Hornet Splashdown postmark? Thanks. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-30-2019 10:02 AM
Yes, no problem, as I did place a standard order for other Apollo 11 50th covers from other U.S. locations, in addition to my own issues. I'll get back to you soon with those available covers. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 07-30-2019 03:29 PM
Ross, have you heard any details about whether the Parkes Observatory would be issuing any pictorial cancellations? If so, whom do I need to send a cover to for cancellation? |
Ross
Member Posts: 472
From: Australia
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 07-31-2019 09:34 AM
Thanks Ken, I look forward to it.Joe, the only special postmark so far announced is from Parkes. It is the official postmark for Australia Post FDCs and Maxicards. There are three FDCs, one for gummed stamps, one for P&S stamps and one for the minisheet. The maxicards come in a pack of four, one for each stamp and each with the Parkes postmark. The best place to purchase them and other collectibles is from Australia Post. Search for Moon Landing. |
aero-engineer
Member Posts: 25
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-06-2019 02:00 AM
There was apparently a 50th pictorial postmark on July 20, 2019 from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 263
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-06-2019 12:12 PM
The 50th Anniversary cancellation at Wapakoneta from the Armstrong Air & Space Museum Station. |
aero-engineer
Member Posts: 25
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-06-2019 09:33 PM
It wasn’t in the last few Postal Bulletins. Anyone know where to send covers? There is an address in a previous post for the 45th Anniversary postmark, but things can change in five years. |
Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 08-07-2019 02:20 PM
In going through the Linn's archive from 2014 the address I found was: Armstrong Air & Space Museum
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Pictorial Cancel
12 Willipie Street
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895-9998 Requests should be forwarded. |
EdDietz
Member Posts: 10
From: Fresno, CA, USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-08-2019 10:57 PM
quote:
Originally posted by eurospace:
Is there a mailing address for the Colorado Springs postmark?
From the July 18, 2019 Postal Bulletin:Space Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Colorado Springs, CO 80910-9998Also available from the same address:  Also from the July 18, 2019 Postal Bulletin: July 20, 2019
United States Postal Service
Apollo 11 Anniversary Station
Special Cancellations
2 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20002-9998 July 20, 2019
Apollo Area Historical Society
Moon Landing Station
Postmaster
118 North Plaza
Apollo, PA 15613-9998  July 27, 2019
Nevada Stamp Study Society
Greater Reno Stamp and Cover Show Station
Postmaster
2000 Vassar Street
Reno, NV 89510-9998  |
thebeast1190
Member Posts: 14
From: NYC
Registered: Feb 2013
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posted 08-10-2019 10:07 PM
Does anyone know if the postmark from the Hornet has been extended? |
Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 08-11-2019 06:50 AM
In the next Postal Bulletin due 8-15-19, there may be extensions for some of the 50th anniversary cancels. Linn's in their latest issue had some extensions. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 08-12-2019 06:09 PM
Please let us know any extensions. I'm going to be mailing three tomorrow (KSC, Houston, and Alameda) and hopefully I made the deadline. 🤢 |
aero-engineer
Member Posts: 25
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-13-2019 08:15 AM
The Cape Canaveral postmarks had a 60 day extension when they were announced.The letter of the law is you must postmark your request but the extension deadline so you should be OK. That said, I have heard about occasions where the postmark was taken out of service at the extension deadline. |
EdDietz
Member Posts: 10
From: Fresno, CA, USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-14-2019 12:32 AM
The American First Day Cover Society is offering a set of four covers with pictoral cancellations from the Americover show for $10. The cachet design is by Chris Calle. 
You can send your own covers to the address below for the four cancellations. American First Day Cover Society
Americover Station
Retail
1720 Market Street, Room 2033
St. Louis, MO 63155-9998 |
EdDietz
Member Posts: 10
From: Fresno, CA, USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-14-2019 07:19 PM
From the August 1, 2019 Postal Bulletin: July 26, 2019
United States Postal Service
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Station
Postmaster
607 Foothill Boulevard
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011-9998 |
aero-engineer
Member Posts: 25
From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-14-2019 10:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Apollo-Soyuz:
...there may be extensions for some of the 50th anniversary cancels.
No extensions in the 8/15 Postal Bulletin for the majority of the July pictorials. |
bwhite1976
Member Posts: 281
From: Belleville, IL
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 08-21-2019 09:47 AM
The Apollo, PA cancellation was returned with a very nice red stamp.  |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 08-21-2019 10:47 AM
It is a pity that there was no special postmark on board ISS. |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-21-2019 11:03 AM
It would have been up to NASA to organize something on this occasion. Roscosmos will certainly not launch a commemoration of an American space event on their own. |
bwhite1976
Member Posts: 281
From: Belleville, IL
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 08-23-2019 08:09 PM
Do we think there will be any Apollo 12 cancellations when November rolls around? One can only hope. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-23-2019 08:21 PM
If there are, we can start a new thread to discuss them and share their details. |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-29-2019 03:10 AM
Extensions published in this week's Postal Bulletin for: - 20.7.19: Alameda, CA 94501
- 20.7.19: Apollo, PA 15613
- 20.7.19: Colorado Springs, CO 80910
- 20.7.19: Colorado Springs, CO 80910
- 20.7.19: Houston, TX 77058
- 20.7.19: Washington, DC 20002
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eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 09-05-2019 11:04 PM
I got a refusal from the Canandaigua post office in New York State for their Ropex pictorial postmarker used on 18 May 2019.The cancel was only announced in the Postal Bulletin im mid-August (!). Their reasoning: "This was used a long time ago." Beg your pardon: first they do not succeed in passing timely information through the Postal Bulletin. They are three months last with that. And then they have the guts to refuse cancellations? What an incompetent bunch of people with an abysmal information and customer policy have landed there? |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 09-12-2019 05:30 PM
quote:
Originally posted by aero-engineer:
...from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
This cancel has now been extended to 90 days, i.e. 20 Oct 2019. |
yeknom-ecaps
Member Posts: 660
From: Northville MI USA
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 09-13-2019 09:43 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Ken Havekotte:
If you want, I can personally take care of all your KSC cancel needs...
Ken - any chance you know who is applying the KSC/CC cancels? My requests sent back in July have still not been returned - need to know if I need to resend the requests. |
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