Animals In Space Commemorative Covers /Joe Frasketi's Philatelic Space Covers

ANIMALS IN SPACE,
(and other forms of life)
COMMEMORATIVE COVERS
(orbital & suborbital flights,
of mice, rats, chickens, leeches,
frogs, algae, bugs, blood, mold, etc.)

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General Notes

All items are covers unless otherwise noted.
All covers are the standard U.S. #6 size (approximately 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches), as collected in the USA, unless otherwise noted.
Foreign covers may be slightly smaller in size than the standard U.S. #6 size and if so, their size will NOT be noted. Any cover larger than a number 6 size will be noted or any item of an unordinary size will be so noted.
All covers are unaddressed unless otherwise noted.
All covers are cacheted unless otherwise noted. A brief description of the cachet is given of the event being commemorated.
If covers are autographed they are genuine, unless otherwise noted.
Where stamp(s) used on the item are of significance, such as being a space stamp or a flag stamp or related to the event or location, it will be described. Otherwise the stamp(s) used on the item may be a definitive issue or an unrelated commemorative issue, and will not be described.
Items listed here may not be listed in any particular order.
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Price List

LIST ID

ITEM ID

PRICE

CANCEL DATE

CANCEL LOC

AIS1	010A	$50.00	10/13/1960	P
(ATLAS 4 ROCKET), WITH THREE BLACK MICE (Sally, Amy, Moe): with a machine cancel of Patrick Air Force Base FL on a 7 cent airmail border postal stationery envelope. With a blue all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch with earth in background. With text that reads: "Three Black Mice." IMAGE

AIS1	010B	$50.00	10/13/1960	P
ATLAS 4 ROCKET, WITH THREE BLACK MICE (Sally, Amy, Moe): with a machine cancel of Patrick Air Force Base FL on a 7 cent airmail border postal stationery envelope. With a red SWANSON all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch and launch tower. With text that reads: "Atlas 4, Three Black Mice." IMAGE

AIS1	040C	$6.00	09/26/1964	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT PAYLOAD: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 5 cent John F. Kennedy memorial stamp (#1246). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas Bio-Space, White Rat payload, 11:35 am, Sep. 26, 1964."

AIS1	040D	$5.00	09/26/1964	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT PAYLOAD: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas Bio-Space, White Rat payload, 11:35 am, Sep. 26, 1964." IMAGE

AIS1	060B	$5.00	08/18/1965	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, BIOS-SPACE WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Arcas Bio-space White Rat, 12:59 pm Aug 18 1965." Label address.

AIS1	060D	$5.50	08/18/1965	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, BIOS-SPACE WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA, on a 5 cent John F. Kennedy memorial stamp (#1246). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Arcas Bio- space White Rat, 12:59 pm Aug 18 1965."

AIS1	060E	$5.50	08/18/1965	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, BIOS-SPACE WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA, on a 8 cent Robert Goddard Rocket launch airmail stamp (#C69) on blue and red airmail border envelope. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Arcas Bio- space White Rat, 12:59 pm Aug 18 1965." Pen address.

AIS1	080B	$5.00	08/24/1965	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, BIOS-SPACE WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA, on a 5 cent "The Sciences" stamp showing stylized universe: globe and stars above, (#1237). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Arcas Bio-space White Rat, 1:13 pm Aug 24 1965." Typed address.

AIS1	105B	$4.00	08/09/1967	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Arcas With White Rat, Aug 9 1967, 7:27 am." Rubber stamp address.

AIS1	106MQ	$6.00	09/07/1967	C
BIOS 2 (BIOLOGICAL) SATELLITE LAUNCH WITH BUGS AND PLANTS ONBOARD, With machine cancel of Cape Canaveral FL, on 5 cent flag stamp, with two color SPACE CRAFT COVERS printed cachet showing this satellite over a map of the world in the shape of a box!, and text: "Bios 2, Laboratory in Space. 'Astrobugs' to reveal the biological hazards of space flights. Radiation and weightlessness studies of cells and plants. Launched by Delta 6:04 p.m. EDT 7 Sept. Recovery over Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, 9 Sept. 3:15 p.m. Small printed address. (NOTE: this satellite is also known as "Biosatellite 2" and the living things onboard were wasps, fruit flys, flour beetles, gnats, gnat larvae, frog eggs plus blue wild flowers, wheat seedlings, orange bread mold, lysogenic bacteria and pepper plants). IMAGE

AIS1	106NB	$1.00	09/08/1967	C
BIOSATELLITE-2 (BIOLOGICAL) SATELLITE LAUNCH WITH BUGS AND PLANTS ONBOARD, With an machine cancel of Cape Canaveral FL, on 5 cent commemorative stamp, With purple SWANSON all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet (unidentified) that shows rocket launch from a map of Florida, with text: " Missile fired from .... Cape Canaveral Florida. Biosatellite Delta Rocket." Typed Address. (NOTE: this cover is postmarked a day after the launch which was on 09/07/1967 when the Cape Canaveral Post Office was open, thus the reduction in price, this satellite is also known as "Bios 2" and the living things onboard were wasps, fruit flys, flour beetles, gnats, gnat larvae, frog eggs plus blue wild flowers, wheat seedlings, orange bread mold, lysogenic bacteria and pepper plants).

AIS1	110A	$6.00	12/05/1967	WI
(AEROBEE ROCKET), WITH TWO WHITE RATS: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With black CENTENNIAL printed cachet (not identified) that shows a launch technician monitoring his electronic equipment and rocket launch in window. With text that reads in part: "Two White Rats, launched in a 300 pound instrumented capsule on a 100 mile high suborbital flight that will provide five minutes of artificial gravity....."

AIS1	190A	$4.00	08/04/1970	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 5 cent "The Sciences" stamp showing stylized universe: globe and stars above, (#1237). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas, white rat, 11:40 am Aug. 4, 1970." Small rubber stamp address. IMAGE

AIS1	190C	$4.00	08/04/1970	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 5 cent Gemini Capsule space stamp (#1332). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas, white rat, 11:40 am Aug. 4, 1970." Small rubber stamp address.

AIS1	190E	$4.00	08/04/1970	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 10 cent Airmail stamp. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas, white rat, 11:40 am Aug. 4, 1970."

AIS1	190F	$3.50	08/04/1970	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas, white rat, 11:40 am Aug. 4, 1970."

AIS1	190G	$3.00	08/04/1970	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH WHITE RAT: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Arcas, white rat, 11:40 am Aug. 4, 1970." Label address plus forwarding address marking in ink.

AIS1	200A	$4.00	08/18/1970	WI
ARCAS ROCKET, WITH 2 RATS, 1 CHICKEN: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 5 cent Gemini Capsule space stamp (#1332). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, 3 Arcas Rockets Bio, 2 rats 1 chicken, Aug. 18, 1970."

AIS1	210BQ	$5.00	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO/RMS SATELLITES: with a MACHINE cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Flag stamp. With a 2 color SPACE VOYAGE printed cachet that shows frog, and pictures of the OFO (Orbiting Frog Otolith) satellite and the RMS (Radiation Meteoroid) Satellite. With text that reads in part: "Orbiting Frog Otolith, 2 bullfrogs in orbit to determine effect of weightlessness on Otolith Sensors of inner ear."

AIS1	210C	$6.00	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO/RMS SATELLITES: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Apollo 8/Earth from the Moon stamp (#1371). With a 2 color SPACE VOYAGE printed cachet that shows frog, and pictures of the OFO (Orbiting Frog Otolith) satellite and the RMS (Radiation Meteoroid) Satellite. With text that reads in part: "Orbiting Frog Otolith, 2 bullfrogs in orbit to determine effect of weightlessness on Otolith Sensors of inner ear."

AIS1	210DD	$4.50	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, (WITH 2 BULLFROGS) IN OFO SATELLITE: with a MACHINE cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Flag stamp. With a 2 color ORBIT COVERS Printed cachet that shows the scout rocket & an inside view of the container that held the frogs picture. With text that reads: "Orbiting Frog Otolith, Weightlessness & acceleration test of inner ear otolith sensors of orbiting spinning frogs. A vision & balance test for astronaut flights. Radiation meteroid Satellite orbited for improved instrumentation test. Radiation Satellite."

AIS1	210E	$4.50	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO SATELLITE: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Flag stamp. With a black rubber stamp cachet (not identified) that shows a frog riding on top of a rocket. With text that reads: "Orbiting Frog Otolith, Launched by scout vehicle, NASA Station, Wallops IS., VA." Small rubber stamp address.

AIS1	210F	$4.00	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO SATELLITE: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 10 cent First Man on Moon space stamp (#C76), and air mail border envelope. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island Virginia, OFO-A, 2 Bullfrogs, Scout Rocket 1:00 am, Nov. 9, 1970." Small pen address.

AIS1	210G	$4.00	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO SATELLITE: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 4 cent Project Mercury Capsule space stamp (#1193) and 4 cent Flag stamp. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island Virginia, OFO-A, 2 Bullfrogs, Scout Rocket 1:00 am, Nov. 9, 1970."

AIS1	210H	$4.00	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO SATELLITE: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Apollo 8/Earth from the Moon stamp (#1371). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island Virginia, OFO-A, 2 Bullfrogs, Scout Rocket 1:00 am, Nov. 9, 1970."

AIS1	210I	$3.50	11/09/1970	WI
SCOUT ROCKET, WITH 2 BULLFROGS IN OFO SATELLITE: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, OFO-A, 2 Bullfrogs, Scout Rocket 1:00 am, Nov. 9, 1970."

AIS1	220B	$4.00	12/10/1970	WI
NIKE-TOMAHAWK ROCKET, WITH 2 LEECHES: with a MACHINE cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 10 cent Apollo 11-First Man on the Moon stamp (#C76) and air mail border envelope. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Nike-Tomahawk, with 2 leeches, 11:27 am Dec 10, 1970." Small pen address.

AIS1	220C	$4.00	12/10/1970	WI
NIKE-TOMAHAWK ROCKET, WITH 2 LEECHES: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Apollo 8/Earth from the Moon stamp (#1371). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Nike-Tomahawk, with 2 leeches, 11:27 am Dec 10, 1970".

AIS1	220D	$3.50	12/10/1970	WI
NIKE-TOMAHAWK ROCKET, WITH 2 LEECHES: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Nike-Tomahawk, with 2 leeches, 11:27 am Dec 10, 1970".

AIS1	230A	$4.00	12/16/1970	WI
NIKE-TOMAHAWK ROCKET, WITH 2 LEECHES: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 10 cent Apollo 11-First Man on the Moon stamp (#C76) and air mail border envelope. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Nike-Tomahawk, 2 leeches, 11:39 am Dec 16, 1970". Small pen address

AIS1	230B	$4.00	12/16/1970	WI
NIKE-TOMAHAWK ROCKET, WITH 2 LEECHES: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA on a 6 cent Apollo 8/Earth from the Moon stamp (#1371). With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Nike-Tomahawk, 2 leeches, 11:39 am Dec 16, 1970".

AIS1	230C	$3.50	12/16/1970	WI
NIKE-TOMAHAWK ROCKET, WITH 2 LEECHES: with a machine cancel of Wallops Island VA. With 2 color all purpose servicers rubber stamp cachet that shows rocket launch from Virginia. With text that reads: "Rocket fired from Wallops Island, Nike-Tomahawk, 2 leeches, 11:39 am Dec 16, 1970".

AIS1	301A	$15.00	06/12/1971	F
VERONIQUE NO. 2, WITH LEECH PAYLOAD: with a space pictorial machine cancel of Kourou French Guiana that shows a map of French Guiana and stylized "CNES" rocket. With 2 color LOLLINI printed cachet that shows a rocket nose cone over the earth. With text in french that reads in english (translated pretty good by google): "Veronique No. 2. Franco-German Co-operation. Experiment of space biology, launching of a leech placed in the warhead of a French rocket Veronique. International co-operation suggested by Germany in order to study the animal behavior in a state of weightlessness". Lollini rubber stamp address.

DB: stats: tusd(70,33,37,0)

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