Price List- A through E Countries, Foreign Space FDCs & Commemorative Covers, /Joe Frasketi's Philatelic Space Covers

Foreign Space Covers,
A through E Countries:
First Day Covers AND Commemorative Covers,
with Various Cachets.

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Foreign Space Covers, A through E Countries
Special Notes

Please read general notes below.
Commemorative covers of Australia (and other countries) may have dated cancels a day later than the event being commemorated, due to the time difference from where the event occurred, or if the postoffice is closed when the event occured. Covers cancelled as near to the date of the event as possible.
Not all of my foreign covers are in these alphabetical lists, or country lists, other covers are included in lists such as: Apollo 13 Flight/Commemorative Covers list, Tracking Station Cover lists, the General Air and Space Covers lists, etc. 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

FRG01	AD0250A	$3.00	09/29/1962	F
ANDORRA: TELSTAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FIRST DAY COVER (#154), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Andorre-La-Vieille Sept. 29, 1962 on a 50c stamp depicting Telstar & globe showing Andover & Pleumeur-Bodou (tracking stations). With a two color printed cachet of Telstar relaying (1st television) signals between the USA and France from outer space, and text in French: "Premiere Liaison Television par Satellite".

FRG01	AD0250B	$3.00	09/29/1962	F
ANDORRA: TELSTAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FIRST DAY COVER (#154), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Andorre-La-Vieille Sept. 29, 1962 on a 50c stamp depicting Telstar & globe showing Andover & Pleumeur-Bodou (tracking stations). With a multicolor printed cachet of Telstar circling the Earth and two television pictures of test patterns, (Telstar relayed the 1st TV signals between USA & France), with text in French: "Premiere Liaison de Television Amerique Europe (11-12 Juillet 1962) par U.S. satellite- Telstar".

FRG01	AD0250C	$3.00	09/29/1962	F
ANDORRA: TELSTAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE FIRST DAY COVER (#154), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Andorre-La-Vieille Sept. 29, 1962 on a 50c stamp depicting Telstar & globe showing Andover & Pleumeur-Bodou (tracking stations). With a multicolor printed cachet of a comical depiction of Telstar circling the Earth and sending signals to two tracking station antennas at Andover (Maine) & Pleumeur Bodou (France), (Telstar relayed the 1st TV signals between USA & France), with text in French: " 1st Liaison T.V. par Satellite France - Amerique".

FRG01	AG0730A	$5.00	03/29/1968	F
ANTIGUA: APOLLO TRACKING STATION DEDICATION FIRST DAY COVER (#199-202), with a first day of issue hand cancel of St. Johns, Antigua, March 29, 1968, (cancel not readable) on 4 space stamps, all stamps are inscribed: "N.A.S.A. Apollo Project Dedication Dow Hill Tracking Station": 4c stamp shows Dow Hill Tracking Station Antenna; 15c stamp shows Tracking antenna and Apollo launch; 15c stamp shows the Apollo capsule and Lunar Module; and 50c stamp shows the Apollo capsule reentry. With orange and blue official printed cachet showing the Apollo/NASA emblem and the tracking antenna, with text: "Antigua Apollo Project, Official First Day Cover". Cover also have a purple rubber stamp cachet reading: "Dow Hill Antigua, date 29-3-68". (Cover has printed text insert from the Government of Antigua detailing this stamp issue). IMAGE

FRG01	AG0730AA	$5.00	03/29/1968	F
ANTIGUA: APOLLO TRACKING STATION DEDICATION FIRST DAY COVER (#199-202), with a first day of issue hand cancel of St. Johns, Antigua, March 29, 1968, (cancel not readable) on 4 space stamps, all stamps are inscribed: "N.A.S.A. Apollo Project Dedication Dow Hill Tracking Station": 4c stamp shows Dow Hill Tracking Station Antenna; 15c stamp shows Tracking antenna and Apollo launch; 15c stamp shows the Apollo capsule and Lunar Module; and 50c stamp shows the Apollo capsule reentry. With orange and blue official printed cachet showing the Apollo/NASA emblem and the tracking antenna, with text: "Antigua Apollo Project, Official First Day Cover". Cover also have a purple rubber stamp cachet reading: "Dow Hill Antigua, date 29-3-68". Typed address. IMAGE

FRG01	AG0730B	$4.00	03/29/1968	F
ANTIGUA: APOLLO TRACKING STATION DEDICATION FIRST DAY COVER (#199-202), with a hand cancel of St. Johns, Antigua, March 29, 1968, (cancel is semi-readable) on 4 space stamps, all stamps are inscribed: "N.A.S.A. Apollo Project Dedication Dow Hill Tracking Station": 4c stamp shows Dow Hill Tracking Station Antenna; 15c stamp shows Tracking antenna and Apollo launch; 15c stamp shows the Apollo capsule and Lunar Module; and 50c stamp shows the Apollo capsule reentry. With black printed cachet showing the coat of arms of the island, with text: "Antigua, First Day Cover". Cover also have a purple rubber stamp cachet reading: "Dow Hill Antigua, date 29-3-68". Rubber stamp addressed.

FRG01	AR0500A	$4.00	05/29/1965	F
ARGENTINA: SPACE RESEARCH FIRST DAY COVER (#C98), with first day of issue posthorn machine cancel of Buenos Aires, May 29, 1965, on a 18p stamp of a rocket launch. With a black printed cachet showing a rocket launch and small Earth with satellite orbiting it, with text in spanish. Stamp was issued for 6th Symposium on Space Research & the International Quiet Sun Year.

FRG01	AR0510A	$5.00	06/05/1965	F
ARGENTINA: ANTARCTICA FIRST DAY MAXIMUM CARD (#769), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Buenos Aires, June 5, 1965, showing a sled dog with his harness on. 2p stamp shows men and structures at General Belgrano Base Antartica; With multicolor official printed cachet showing map of Antartica, airplane, ship, man taking observations, dog sled team, with inscription in spanish: "Dia Nacional de la Antartida Argentina, 22 de Febrero". Vertical card size: 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" (Stamp was issued to publicize the national territory of Tierra del Fuego, Antartica and South Atlantic Isles)

FRG01	AR0525A	$4.00	02/27/1966	F
ARGENTINA: SPECIAL GEMINI CAPSULE CANCELLATION COVER, with pictorial hand cancel of Buenos Aires, Feb. 27, 1966, showing the Gemini space capsule on a 4p stamp. Cancel has inscription: "Capsule Exhibition Gemini V". With two color printed cachet showing a Gemini space capsule orbiting Earth showing map of Argentina, with text in spanish that reads in part: "Muestra Aerofilatelica Y Espacial ..... 20 - 27 Febrero 1966".

FRG01	AT8010A	$3.00	04/12/1966	F
AUSTRIA: 5th ANNIVERSARY FIRST MAN IN SPACE COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gmund, April 12, 1966, that shows the Russian cosmonaut (Yuri Gagarin) in space helmet which reads 5th anniversary first man in space. Red and black printed cachet showing stylized orbit around earth cachet for this event and printed text.

FRG01	AT8020A	$2.00	11/25/1967	F
AUSTRIA: 1st ANNIVERSARY EARLY BIRD (COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE) COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED CARD, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gmund, Nov. 25, 1967, that shows the Early Bird Satellite over Big Ben Tower and a television set, which reads "1 jahr Early Bird, Europa (London)-Australien". Green printed cachet shows the Early Bird satellite and text in Austrian language about this satellite. Card size: 5-3/4 x 4 inches.

FRG01	AT8020B	$2.00	11/25/1967	F
AUSTRIA: 1st ANNIVERSARY EARLY BIRD (COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE) COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gmund, Nov. 25, 1967, that shows the Early Bird Satellite over Big Ben Tower and a television set, which reads "1 jahr Early Bird, Europa (London)-Australien". Cover has extra clear cancel entirely on envelope, with small generic spacecraft/atomic symbol printed cachet. Typed address.

FRG01	AT8020C	$1.50	11/25/1967	F
AUSTRIA: 1st ANNIVERSARY EARLY BIRD (COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE) COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gmund, Nov. 25, 1967, that shows the Early Bird Satellite over Big Ben Tower and a television set, which reads "1 jahr Early Bird, Europa (London)-Australien". Communications satellite rubber stamp cachet. Typed address to Egland.

FRG01	AT8040A	$5.00	07/20/1969	DBL
AUSTRIA: FIRST MOON LANDING/1st ANNIVERSARY DOUBLE CANCELLED COMMEMORATIVE COVER, with a hand cancel of Vienna July 20, 1969 for the first moon landing by Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin on this date, cover again received a pictorial hand cancel of Vienna, July 20, 1970, that shows replica of the USA First Man on Moon #C76 postage stamp, and text in Austrian language for the anniversary. Men on the moon, small sized rubber stamp cachet.

FRG01	AT8041A	$3.00	07/21/1969	F
AUSTRIA: FIRST MOON LANDING COMMEMORATIVE COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gmund July 21, 1969, for the first moon landing by Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin on this date and shows the Lunar Module about to land on the moon with the Apollo capsule overhead, with text reading "10 jahre gmunder weltraumfreunde, mit Apollo-Zum Mond". Men on the moon, small sized rubber stamp cachet. (The moonlanding occured on July 21 in Europe due to the time difference), Airmail border envelope, size: 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches.

FRG01	AT8045A	$3.00	12/24/1969	F
AUSTRIA: FIRST ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 8 FLIGHT TO THE MOON COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gmund, December 24, 1969, that shows the Apollo 8 capsule over the Lunar surface. Mulicolored printed cachet shows the Apollo 8/Saturn rocket on the launch stand with printed text in German: Mit ,,Apollo'' - zum Mond. Cover size: 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 inches. (Dec. 24, 1968 is the date of the first manned flight to orbit the Moon). IMAGE

FRG01	AT8060A	$3.00	02/05/1971	F
AUSTRIA: APOLLO 14 EMBLEM COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Vienna, Feb. 5, 1971, that shows the Apollo 14 emblem/patch, Black printed cachet shows the 3 Apollo 14 astronauts in their space suits with the Apollo 14 emblem/patch in the background. Cover size: 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 inches. (Feb. 5 is the date of the Apollo 14 moonlanding, details of the Apollo 14 flight are printed on the backside of cover). IMAGE

FRG01	AT8070A	$3.00	07/30/1971	F
AUSTRIA: APOLLO 15 EMBLEM COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Vienna, July 30, 1971, that shows the Apollo 15 emblem/patch, Black printed cachet shows the 3 Apollo 15 astronauts in their space suits with the Moon Rover & with a small Apollo 14 emblem/patch, with printed text in German: Mit ,,Apollo'' XV. zum Mond. Cover size: 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 inches. (July 30 is the date of the Apollo 15 moonlanding, details of the Apollo 15 flight are printed on the backside of cover). IMAGE

FRG01	AT8070B	$3.50	07/30/1971	F
AUSTRIA: APOLLO 15 EMBLEM COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED REGISTERED COVER, with a pictorial hand cancel of Vienna, July 30, 1971, that shows the Apollo 15 emblem/patch, there are two of the same cancel on this cover on Airplane stamps on this airmail/registered cover. with backstamps on the reverse side of cover. No cachet on this cover. Cover size is the #6 regular size. (July 30 is the date of the Apollo 15 moonlanding). IMAGE

FRG01	AU7010A	$2.00	02/20/1970	F
AUSTRALIA: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EARTH STATION COVER, (official opening with Great Britain cachet), with a hand cancel of Ceduna, South Aust., Feb. 20, 1970, on 5c. Cocos/Keeling Islands stamp (#12, "porites cocosensis" coral), red and silver printed cachet showing satellite tracking antenna receiving signal from communications satellite, with world map in the background and printed text: "Satellite Communication Earth Station, Ceduna, S.A." plus return address rubber stamp and oval purple word text rubber stamp cachet "Great Britain/Televised Official Opening OTC Earth Stn., Ceduna". rubber stamp address. (OTC is abbreviation for Overseas Telecommunications Commission, this is a five nation venture).

FRG01	AU7010B	$2.00	03/02/1970	F
AUSTRALIA: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EARTH STATION COVER, (official opening with France cachet), with a hand cancel of Ceduna, South Aust., March 2, 1970, on 5c. Cocos/Keeling Islands stamp (#12, "porites cocosensis" coral), red and silver printed cachet showing satellite tracking antenna receiving signal from communications satellite, with world map in the background and printed text: "Satellite Communication Earth Station, Ceduna, S.A." plus return OTC address rubber stamp and oval purple word text rubber stamp cachet "France/Televised Official Opening OTC Earth Stn., Ceduna". (OTC is abbreviation for Overseas Telecommunications Commission, this is a five nation venture).

FRG01	AU7010C	$2.00	03/02/1970	F
AUSTRALIA: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EARTH STATION COVER, (official opening with Italy cachet), with a hand cancel of Ceduna, South Aust., March 2, 1970, on 5c. Cocos/Keeling Islands stamp (#12, "porites cocosensis" coral), red and silver printed cachet showing satellite tracking antenna receiving signal from communications satellite, with world map in the background and printed text: "Satellite Communication Earth Station, Ceduna, S.A." plus return OTC address rubber stamp and oval purple word text rubber stamp cachet "Italy/Televised Official Opening OTC Earth Stn., Ceduna". (OTC is abbreviation for Overseas Telecommunications Commission, this is a five nation venture).

FRG01	AU7010D	$2.00	03/04/1970	F
AUSTRALIA: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EARTH STATION COVER, (official opening with Spain cachet), with a hand cancel of Ceduna, South Aust., March 4, 1970, on 5c. Cocos/Keeling Islands stamp (#12, "porites cocosensis" coral), red and silver printed cachet showing satellite tracking antenna receiving signal from communications satellite, with world map in the background and printed text: "Satellite Communication Earth Station, Ceduna, S.A." plus return OTC address rubber stamp and oval purple word text rubber stamp cachet "Spain/Televised Official Opening OTC Earth Stn., Ceduna". (OTC is abbreviation for Overseas Telecommunications Commission, this is a five nation venture).

FRG01	AU7025A	$3.00	08/23/1971	F
AUSTRALIA: 12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COSMIC RAYS SPECIAL CANCELLED COVER, with a word hand cancel of Hobart Tas., Aug. 23, 1971, that reads: "12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, 16-25 August 1971". With red printed cachet showing diagram of the sun and orbiting earth and a signature (looks like it could be of Copernicus?) and printed text: "1473 - 1973, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, 16-25 August, 1971"

FRG01	AU7052A	$2.50	12/09/1974	F
AUSTRALIA: SOYUS 16 RETURNS TO EARTH COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Glenelg SA-Aust., Dec. 9, 1974 on 10c. Australian Antarctic Territory stamp (#L28, Killer whale hunting seals), with purple word rubber stamp cachet: "Buckland Park, Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array" and red printed cachet showing a USSR cosmonaut and rocket with 10 lines of printed text that reads in part: "The Soviet Union's manned spacecraft Soyuz-16 landed today after a successful six days in earth orbit. Soyuz-16 made a soft landing .....north of the Kazakhstan town of Dzhezkazgan".

FRG01	AU7053A	$2.50	12/27/1974	F
AUSTRALIA: USSR SALUT 4 COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., Dec. 27, 1974, with purple word rubber stamp cachet: "Buckland Park, Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array" and red printed cachet showing the USSR space Lab Salut over earth with text: "New Space Lab. Russia today launched another space laboratory, Salyut 4".

FRG01	AU7098A	$2.50	08/20/1979	F
AUSTRALIA: USSR SOYUZ 34 SPACE ENDURANCE RECORD COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., Aug. 20, 1979, with purple boxed word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." and red and green rubber stamp cachet showing a USSR Soyuz spacecraft with text: "Space Endurance Record. Soyuz 34 reentered after record 175 days, 36 minutes in orbit. Vladimir Lyakhov, Valery Ryumin. Parachuted to the ground in Soviet Kazakhstan at 1530 Moscow time".

FRG01	AU7100A	$2.50	09/03/1979	F
AUSTRALIA: USA PIONEER 11 PASSES SATURN COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Sydney South, NSW Aust., Sept. 3, 1979, with purple word rubber stamp cachet: "N.A.S.A. City South Carrier Terminal." and green word rubber stamp cachet that reads: "Pioneer 11 Passes Saturn closest, takes images of Titan, largest of Saturns 10 moons". Rubber stamp address.

FRG01	AU7101A	$2.50	09/03/1979	F
AUSTRALIA: (USA PIONEER 11 FLYBY OF SATURN) COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Canberra City ACT., Sept. 3, 1979, with red pictorial rubber stamp cachet: "NASA Communications Network, Canberra Aus." plus a blue word rubber stamp cachet that reads: "Sep. 1, 18 00 '79, NASA-Comm Centre Canberra". (cover commemorates Pioneer spacecraft flyby of Saturn). Rubber stamp address.

FRG01	AU7118A	$2.50	08/01/1980	F
AUSTRALIA: (USSR SOYUZ 37 COSMONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH) COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., Aug. 1, 1980, with green word rubber stamp cachet: "Buckland Park, Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array." plus a red rubber stamp cachet that that shows a USSR Soyuz spacecraft and text: "Soft Landing. Viktor Gorkatko, Pham Tuan". (cover commemorates the landing of the Soyuz 37 cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 36).

FRG01	AU7120A	$2.50	10/02/1980	F
AUSTRALIA: (USSR SALYUT 6 ENDURANCE RECORD) COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., Oct. 2, 1980, with green word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." plus a red rubber stamp cachet that that shows a USSR soyuz spacecraft and text: "Space Endurance Record, Leonid Popov, Valery Ryumin. 175 days 36 min. in space". (cover commemorates the Soyuz 35 cosmonauts who went into space on April 9, 1980 and returned to earth Oct. 11, 1980 aboard Soyuz 37).

FRG01	AU7122A	$2.50	10/12/1980	F
AUSTRALIA: (USSR SALYUT 6 ENDURANCE RECORD) COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., Oct. 12, 1980, with green word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." plus a red rubber stamp cachet that that shows a USSR Soyuz spacecraft and text: "Space Endurance Record, Leonid Popov, Valery Ryumin. parachuted to the ground after 184 days in space". (cover commemorates the Soyuz 35 cosmonauts who went into space on April 9, 1980 and returned to earth Oct. 11, 1980 aboard Soyuz 37).

FRG01	AU7124A	$2.50	12/11/1980	F
AUSTRALIA: (USSR SOYUZ T-3 SPACE REPAIRS) COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., Dec. 11, 1980, with green word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." plus a green rubber stamp cachet that that shows the USA Apollo & USSR Soyus spacecrafts and text: "Space Repair Ends". (cover commemorates the space repairs made to the Salyut 6 space station by the 3 man crew of the Soyuz T-3 launched Nov. 27, 1980, to prepare the station for the 5th resident crew).

FRG01	AU7132A	$2.50	04/10/1981	F
AUSTRALIA: (USA STS-1 FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE) TRACKING COVER,, with a hand cancel of Dongara West Aust., April 10, 1981, on 25c & 30c Australian Antarctic Territory postage stamps, (#L45, #L46, showing sailing ships S.S. Endurance & S.S. Fram), with green word rubber stamp return address: "if not delivered within 7 days, please return to: MOBILE LASER TRACKING STATION, P.O. Box 137, Dongara W.A. 6525 with private word rubber stamps, of text: STS-1 flight and black rubber stamp cachet of the Space Shuttle launch.

FRG01	AU7133A	$2.50	05/27/1981	F
AUSTRALIA: USSR SOYUZ T-4 LANDS COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a hand cancel of Adelaide Sth Aust., May 27, 1981, with green word rubber stamp cachet: "Buckland Park, Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array." plus a red and green rubber stamp cachet that that shows a USSR Soyuz spacecraft and text: "Vladimir Kovalyonok and Viktor Savinykh in Soyuz T-4 parachuted to the ground".

FRG01	AU7144A	$2.50	04/21/1982	F
AUSTRALIA: USSR SALYUT 7 LAUNCH COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a pictorial hand cancel of Glenelg SA. (showing the old gum tree), April 21, 1982, on 22c Australian Antarctic Territory postage stamp (#L44, R.Y.S. Terra Nova sailing ship), with boxed green word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." plus a green two line word rubber stamp cachet that reads: "Salyut-7 Launched".

FRG01	AU7145A	$2.50	12/13/1982	F
AUSTRALIA: (USSR SOYUZ T-5 SPACE ENDURANCE RECORD/LANDING) COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a pictorial hand cancel of Glenelg SA. (showing the old gum tree), Dec. 13, 1982, with boxed green word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." plus a red and black rubber stamp cachet showing USSR spacecraft and text that reads: "T-7 Space Endurance Record, Valentine Lebedev, Anatoly Berezovoy, successful splashdown of USSR manned spacecraft Soyuz, after 211 days in space". (Lebedev and Berezovoy were Soyuz T-5 cosmonauts who returned to earth aboard the Soyuz T-7 spacecraft).

FRG01	AU7146A	$2.50	05/24/1982	F
AUSTRALIA: USSR (PROGRESS 13) UNMANNED CARGO SPACE CRAFT LAUNCH COMMEMORATIVE COVER,, with a pictorial hand cancel of Glenelg SA. (showing the old gum tree), May 24, 1982, on 25c Australian Antarctic Territory postage stamp (#L45, S.S. Endurance sailing ship) showing sailing ships),with boxed green word rubber stamp cachet: "Worlds Largest Ionoscope Aerial Array, Buckland Park, S.A." plus a black 4 line word rubber stamp cachet that reads: "Unmanned cargo space craft takes food to orbiting space station Salyut-7".

FRG01	BE0510A	$4.00	02/04/1958	F
BELGIUM: 1958 BRUSSELS WORLDS FAIR/EXPOSITION FIRST DAY COVER, (#501, 503), with a word hand cancel for the Brussels Exposition of Brussels, of Feb. 4, 1958 on 2 stamps, 5fr & 2.50fr, of the same design showing atomic structure and logo of the exposition. Multicolor first day printed cachet for this event of the Expos logo and a pavillion.

FRG01	BE0560A	$4.00	09/15/1963	F
BELGIUM: ROCKET CANCEL COMMEMORATIVE MAXIMUM CARD, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gent, Sept. 15, 1963 that shows rocket launch with stylized earth in background, reads: "Ruimtevaart-Salon, Europa" on a 3fr Europa stamp (#598). Multicolor printed cachet post card with stamp and cancel on picture side showing rocket launch with stars and moon in the background, with printed text: "Ruimtevaart, Salon Europa". Card size 5-3/4 x 4 inches.

FRG01	BE0600A	$4.50	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#726), with a pictorial hand cancel of Tilff, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo capsule over the moon, with text: Apollo XI, Conquest of the moon, on a 6fr stamp that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Blue and violet printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time).

FRG01	BE0600B	$4.50	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#726), with a pictorial hand cancel of Tilff, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo capsule over the moon, with text: Apollo XI, Conquest of the moon, on a 6fr stamp that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Black and blue printed cachet showing the Apollo capsule, with text: "FDC Apollo XI".

FRG01	BE0600J	$3.00	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 COMMEMORATIVE CANCEL ON CARD, with a pictorial hand cancel of Tilff, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo capsule over the moon, with text: Apollo XI, conquest of the moon. Black rubber stamp cachet showing "moon landing cancel July 20, 1969, USA" and Astronaut stepping on the moon. Card size: 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches.

FRG01	BE0601A	$4.50	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#726), with a pictorial hand cancel of Koksijde, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo lunar lander over the moon on a 6fr stamp that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Blue and green printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time).

FRG01	BE0601B	$4.50	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#726), with a pictorial hand cancel of Koksijde, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo lunar lander over the moon on a 6fr stamp that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Blue and violet printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time).

FRG01	BE0601J	$3.00	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: (APOLLO 11) LUNAR LANDER COMMEMORATIVE CANCEL ON CARD, with a pictorial hand cancel of Koksijde, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo lunar lander over the moon. Black rubber stamp cachet showing "moon landing cancel July 20, 1969, USA" and Astronaut stepping on the moon. Card size: 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. (While this cancel does not mention Apollo 11, it was issued to commemorate the 1st moonlanding).

FRG01	BE0602A	$4.50	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#726), with a pictorial hand cancel of Gilly, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the a mans face in the moon on a 6fr stamp that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Blue and violet printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time).

FRG01	BE0602J	$3.00	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: (APOLLO 11) MAN IN MOON COMMEMORATIVE CANCEL ON CARD, with a pictorial hand cancel of Gilly, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the a mans face in the moon. Black rubber stamp cachet showing "moon landing cancel July 20, 1969, USA" and Astronaut stepping on the moon. Card size: 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. (While this cancel does not mention Apollo 11, it was issued to commemorate the 1st moonlanding).

FRG01	BE0603A	$4.50	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#726), with a pictorial hand cancel of Gent, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows an astronaut on the moon holding a camera on a 6fr stamp that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Blue and violet printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time). IMAGE

FRG01	BE0604A	$5.00	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#B846, single stamp), with a pictorial hand cancel of Koksijde, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows the Apollo lunar lander over the moon on a 20fr + 10fr single stamp from the souvenir sheet, and shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the full moon showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Red and blue printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time).

FRG01	BE0605A	$5.00	09/20/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 FIRST DAY COVER (#B846, single stamp), with a pictorial hand cancel of Gent, Sept. 20, 1969, that shows an astronaut on the moon holding a camera on a 20fr + 10fr single stamp from the souvenir sheet, and shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the full moon showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Red and blue printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time). IMAGE

FRG01	BE0611A	$4.00	10/09/1969
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 (ASTRONAUT VISIT TO BELGIUM) COMMEMORATIVE CANCEL ON COVER, with a word hand cancel of Brussels, Oct. 9, 1969, with text "Apollo XI" and naming the 3 apollo 11 astronauts: Aldrin, Armstrong, Collins. a 6fr stamp (#726) that shows the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, and map of the moon in the background showing Tranquillity base where man first landed. Blue and green printed cachet showing astronaut on the moon holding a camera, with text: "First Man on the Moon, 21-7-69" (Man's first landing on the moon occured on July 21, 1969 European time. This special cancel was released on the day the Apollo 11 astronauts visited Belgium on their world tour after their moon flight). IMAGE

FRG01	BE0612A	$3.00	10/09/1969	F
BELGIUM: APOLLO 11 (ASTRONAUT VISIT TO BELGIUM) COMMEMORATIVE CANCEL ON CARD, with a word hand cancel of Brussels, Oct. 9, 1969, with text "Apollo XI" and naming the 3 apollo 11 astronauts: Aldrin, Armstrong, Collins. Black rubber stamp cachet showing "moon landing cancel July 20, 1969, USA" and Astronaut stepping on the moon. Card size: 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. (This special cancel was released on the day the Apollo 11 astronauts visited Belgium on their world tour after their moon flight).

FRG01	BE0630A	$2.00	05/15/1971	F
BELGIUM: WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY FIRST DAY COVER, (#805), with a pictorial hand cancel of Antwerp, May 15, 1971, that shows a telephone, and inscription in Belgium language for this event, on a 7fr stamp showing two tracking antenna's with earth station in the background. Violet printed cachet showing two tracking antenna's , with printed text for the event, and first day cover emblem.

FRG01	BE0640A	$3.00	04/23/1972	F
BELGIUM: ASTRONAUT CANCELLING MAIL ON MOON/STAMP DAY FIRST DAY COVER, (#824), with a pictorial hand cancel of Brussels, April 23, 2972, that shows triangles and a curved design on a 3.50fr stamp showing an astronaut cancelling mail on the moon (which was accomplished on the USA Apollo 15 flight). Green & brown printed cachet showing the same picture as on the stamp, with printed text for the event.

FRG01	BE0641A	$3.00	04/23/1972	F
BELGIUM: ASTRONAUT CANCELLING MAIL ON MOON/STAMP DAY FIRST DAY COVER, (#824), with a pictorial hand cancel of Eernegem, April 23, 2972, that shows a bird holding a letter in its beak, on a 3.50fr stamp showing an astronaut cancelling mail on the moon (which was accomplished on the USA Apollo 15 flight). Orange & Green printed cachet showing the same picture as on the stamp, with printed text for the event.

FRG01	BE0670A	$3.50	09/16/1972	F
BELGIUM: OPENING OF LESSIVE SATELLITE EARTH STATION FIRST DAY MAXIMUM CARD (#832), with a pictorial hand cancel of Kortrijk, Sept. 16, 1972 that shows a tracking antenna, with text commemorating the earth station at Lessive on a 3.50fr stamp that shows a stylized drawing of the Lessive ground station, the tracking antenna and Intelsat 4 communications satellite overhead. With color printed photo post card with stamp and cancel on picture side showing the actual tracking antenna/earth ground station at Lessive. Card size 5-3/4 x 4 inches.

FRG01	BE0671A	$2.50	09/16/1972	F
BELGIUM: OPENING OF LESSIVE SATELLITE EARTH STATION FIRST DAY COVER, (#832), with a pictorial hand cancel of Brussels, Sept. 16, 1972 that shows a communications satellite, with text commemorating the earth station at Lessive, on a 3.50fr stamp that shows a stylized drawing of the Lessive ground station, the tracking antenna and Intelsat 4 communications satellite overhead. With two color printed cachet of same design as the stamp and text in belgium language for the Lessive Earth Station.

FRG01	BG0250A	$5.00	04/01/1960	F
BULGARIA: LUNIK 3 SPACECRAFT AND MOON FIRST DAY COVER (#1093), with a Sofia hand cancel April 1, 1960, and an extra first day of issue cancel on cover. Stamp is a 1.25L value showing the Lunik 3 spacecraft going around the Moon. With a two color printed cachet showing flight path around the Moon, with text in Bulgarian. Cover size: 6" x 4".

FRG01	BG0260A	$5.00	06/23/1960	F
BULGARIA: LUNIK 2 SPACECRAFT AND MOON FIRST DAY COVER (#C79), cancelled with a commemorative hand cancel for the Russian rocket to the Moon on Sept. 12, 1959. With two extra hand cancels on cover, one from Sofia dated June 23, 1960 and one of a first day of issue cancel. Stamp is a 1.25L value showing the Lunik 2 spacecraft & the Moon. With a two color printed cachet showing a man launching a rocket from his hand, with text in Bulgarian. Cover size: 6" x 4".

FRG01	BG0275A	$5.00	01/28/1961	F
BULGARIA: SPUTNIK 5 SPACECRAFT WITH TWO DOGS ABOARD FIRST DAY COVER (#C80), stamp is cancelled with a commemorative hand cancel showing a rocket in flight for the Russian rocket launch of Aug 19, 1960. With two extra hand cancels on cover, one from Sofia dated Jan. 28, 1961 and one of a first day of issue cancel. Stamp is a 1.25L value showing the Sputnik 5 spacecraft over Earth with an inset of two space dogs: Belka and Strelka. No cachet on this cover. Cover size: 6-1/2" x 4-1/2" (Sputnik 5 carried two dogs on this space flight).

FRG01	BG0275B	$5.00	01/28/1961	F
BULGARIA: SPUTNIK 5 SPACECRAFT WITH TWO DOGS ABOARD FIRST DAY COVER (#C80), stamp is cancelled with a Sofia hand cancel of Jan. 28, 1961. With two extra hand cancels on cover, one commemorative hand cancel showing a rocket in flight for the Russian launch of Aug 19, 1960, and one of a first day of issue cancel. Stamp is a 1.25L value showing the Sputnik 5 spacecraft over Earth with an inset of two space dogs: Belka and Strelka. With a brown printed cachet showing the two space dogs Belka and Strelka. Cover size: 6" x 4"

FRG01	BG0300A	$6.00	09/24/1962	F
BULGARIA: 13th MEETING INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION FIRST DAY COVER (#C92-93), These two stamp are cancelled with a commemorative hand cancel showing a rocket & the initials IAF, other text in Bulgarian. With two extra hand cancels on cover, one from Sofia dated Sept 24, 1962 and one of a first day of issue cancel. One stamp is a 5s. value showing rocket pioneer Konstantin Tsiokovsky and rocket launch, the other stamp is a 13s value showing Earth, Moon and rocket. With a blue printed cachet of the Earth globe with Bulgarian text around it (most likely for the space meeting these stamps commemorate). Cover size: 6-1/2" x 4-1/4"

FRG01	BG0310A	$3.00	07/22/1963	F
BULGARIA: LUNIK 4 SPACECRAFT AND MOON FIRST DAY COVER (#1278-80), with a Sofia hand cancel July 22, 1963, on this 3 stamp set. the 1s stamp depicts the Moon, Earth and Lunik 4 spacecraft; the 2s stamp depicts radar equipment and spacecraft to the Moon, and the 3s stamp depicts 3 different satellites and the Earth and Moon. Cover has an extra first day of issue cancel. There is no cachet on this cover. Cover size: 6-1/4" x 4". (This set of stamps commemorates the April 2, 1963 Lunik 4 spacecraft flight to the Moon).

FRG01	BG0310B	$3.00	07/22/1963	F
BULGARIA: LUNIK 4 SPACECRAFT AND MOON FIRST DAY COVER (#1278-80), with a Sofia hand cancel July 22, 1963, on this 3 stamp set. the 1s stamp depicts the Moon, Earth and Lunik 4 spacecraft; the 2s stamp depicts radar equipment and spacecraft to the Moon, and the 3s stamp depicts 3 different satellites and the Earth and Moon. Cover has an extra first day of issue cancel. There is no cachet on this cover. Cover has a pen and rubber stamp address. Cover size: 6-1/4" x 4". (This set of stamps commemorates the April 2, 1963 Lunik 4 spacecraft flight to the Moon).

FRG01	BG0600A	$5.00	10/24/1984	F
BULGARIA: LUNA SATELLITES/CONQUEST OF SPACE FIRST DAY COVER (souvenir sheet #C159), with a 1959 - 1984 pictorial hand cancel (date and city is not readable). This 1L souvenir sheet of 1 stamp depicts a geophysical map of the Moon and Russia's Luna I, II and III satellites. The border of the souvenir sheet shows a cosmonaut and a spacecraft on the Moons surface. Cover has an extra first day of issue cancel. With a brown printed cachet in Bulgarian with the years 1959-1984 and depicts a space capsule. Cover size: 7" x 5".

FRG01	BG1000A	$3.00	09/29/1966	F
BULGARIA: SPACE EXPLORATION FIRST DAY COVER (#B30), with a pictorial hand cancel (city name in bulgarian), Sept 29, 1961-1966, on a 30+10s minature sheet of one stamp showing stylized rocket, globe and moon. With a black printed cachet of the same design in the cancel and text in bulgarian and 1961-1966. This sheet issued for the success of the soviet cosmonauts. Cover size 6-1/4"x4-1/2". IMAGE

FRG01	BG2000A	$3.00		F
BULGARIA: 1990 SPACE STAMPS ON POSTALLY USED COVER (#3569), three 5s stamps showing Russia's first satellite Sputnik I on a postal stationery envelope, city and entire date of the cancel is not readable, however it looks like a 1991 cancel. There are two other non space stamps on this airmail cover which are folded over from the front to the back. Pen addressed to Pittsburgh PA. Cover was neatly slit along the bottom edge to remove its contents. Cover size: 6-1/4" x 4-1/2".

FRG01	BT0500A	$6.00	10/30/1967	F
BHUTAN: APOLLO ASTRONAUTS & SPACE CAPSULES, 3-D FIRST DAY COVER (short set: #91, 91a, 91b), with an unreadable hand cancel except for the date of Oct 30, 1967, on 3 space stamps: 3ch stamp: Astronaut in walking in space; 5ch stamp: Apollo capsule & Lunar Module; 7ch stamp: astronaut walking in space & Lunar Module. With multicolor official printed cachet showing two astronauts walking in space and a space capsule, with text: "First Day Cover, Bhutan, First Ever Issue of 3-D Postage Stamps". Cover size: 7-1/4" x 5-1/4".

FRG01	C1000A	$4.00	07/21/1961	F
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN): MERCURY ASTRONAUT GRISSOM COMMEMORATIVE CARD , with a hand cancel in chinese on a ROC stamp, and a red pictorial cachet (cancel?) dated 50.7.21, showing the Mercury capsule and escape tower. With green & black printed cachet showing U.S. astronaut Virgil Grisson and simulated autograph, with printed text in chinese and english, the english part reads: " U.S. Air Force Captain Virgil I. Grissom today piloted the United States second successful space capsule Liberty Bell 7, 21 July 1961." IMAGE

FRG01	CA2000A	$4.00	04/07/2001	F
CANADA: SPACE SHUTTLE COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLED COVER , with a pictorial hand cancel of Dorval Quebec showing the space shuttle, with text that reads: "Royale 2001 Royal, 2001.04.06-08" on a canadian stamp. With black printed cachet showing the space shuttle and same text as in the cancel plus additional text: "A Philatelic Space Odyssey, A La Conquete de L'Espace. To Mark the launching of the 2001 Mars Odyssey Probe to Mars April 7, 2001" IMAGE

FRG01	CF1001AQ	$2.50	12/16/1976	F
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: VIKING MISSION TO MARS FIRST DAY COVER (#257) , with a first day of issue hand cancel of Bangui, Dec. 16, 1976, on a 40fr stamp showing the Viking spacecraft components atop the rocket that will launch it. With a two line black word printed cachet of which the text reads: "Premier Jour D'Emission, First Day Cover". Cover size 6-1/2"x4-1/2". IMAGE

FRG01	CF1003AQ	$3.00	12/16/1976	F
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: VIKING MISSION TO MARS FIRST DAY COVER (#C151) , with a first day of issue hand cancel of Bangui, Dec. 16, 1976, on a 100fr stamp showing the different Viking spacecraft phases of a Mars landing. With a two line black word printed cachet of which the text reads: "Premier Jour D'Emission, First Day Cover". Cover size 6-1/2"x4-1/2". IMAGE

FRG01	CF1004AQ	$3.00	12/16/1976	F
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: VIKING MISSION TO MARS FIRST DAY COVER (#C152) , with a first day of issue hand cancel of Bangui, Dec. 16, 1976, on a 200fr stamp showing the Viking orbiter spacecraft and the Viking lander on Mars. With a two line black word printed cachet of which the text reads: "Premier Jour D'Emission, First Day Cover". Cover size 6-1/2"x4-1/2". IMAGE

FRG01	CF1005AQ	$3.50	12/16/1976	F
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: VIKING MISSION TO MARS FIRST DAY COVER (#C153) , with a first day of issue hand cancel of Bangui, Dec. 16, 1976, on a 300fr stamp showing the Viking lander on Mars with its probe sampling the soil. With a two line black word printed cachet of which the text reads: "Premier Jour D'Emission, First Day Cover". Cover size 6-1/2"x4-1/2". IMAGE

FRG01	CM0310A	$3.00	04/30/1967	F
CAMEROUN: USA PIONEER A SPACECRAFT/CONQUEST OF THE MOON FIRST DAY COVER, (#C84), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Douala, April 30, 1967, that reads "Conquete de la Lune", on a 25fr stamp that shows and identifies the Oct. 11, 1958 Pioneer A spacecraft heading towards the moon. With black and blue first day of issue printed cachet of the USA Pioneer A spacecraft with printed text in french.

FRG01	CM0312A	$4.00	04/30/1967	F
CAMEROUN: USSR LUNA 9 SPACECRAFT/CONQUEST OF THE MOON FIRST DAY COVER, (#C86), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Douala, April 30, 1967, that reads "Conquete de la Lune", on a 100fr stamp that shows and identifies the Jan. 31, 1966 Luna IX spacecraft with the moon in the background. With black and violet first day of issue printed cachet of the Russian Luna 9 spacecraft with printed text in french.

FRG01	CM0313A	$5.00	04/30/1967	F
CAMEROUN: USSR LUNA 10 SPACECRAFT/CONQUEST OF THE MOON FIRST DAY COVER, (#C87), with a first day of issue hand cancel of Douala, April 30, 1967, that reads "Conquete de la Lune", on a 250fr stamp that shows and identifies the April 3, 1966 Luna X spacecraft as it leaves earth heading toward the moon. With black and violet first day of issue printed cachet of the Russian Luna 10 spacecraft with printed text in french.

FRG01	CN1000A	$3.00	10/07/1996	F
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: SPACE NAVIGATION FIRST DAY COVER, (#2731-32), with a pictorial hand cancel showing a folded paper airplane dated 1996-10-7, on 2 stamps: 20f rocket liftoff and 100f satellite in orbit (this set of stamps commemorates the 47th Annual Congress of International Astronantical Federation- IAF). With multicolor printed cachet of stylized rocket lifting off from globe. Details are printed on the backside of cover in chinese and english. Cover size: 8-1/4"x4-14".

FRG01	CS1020A	$3.00	12/20/1957	F
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (IGY) FIRST DAY COVER, (#836-838), with a first day of issue pictorial hand cancel showing stylized satellite circling globe, December 20, 1957, on 3 stamps: 30h stamp of a radio telescope observatory; 45h stamp showing a meteorological station; 75h stamp of Sputnik 2 satellite over earth (which commemorates the launching of Sputnik 2 on Nov. 3, 1957). With black printed cachet of same design as in the cancel and with printed text in czechoslovakian lauguage. IMAGE

FRG01	DH0510A	$4.00	02/17/1968	F
DAHOMEY: EXPLORATION OF THE PLANET VENUS FIRST DAY COVER (#C67-C68) , with a first dayof issue hand cancel of Cotonou, Feb. 17, 1968, showing the Venus de Milo statue, on 2 stamps of same value but different colors and subjects: 70fr stamp showing the Venus de Milo statue & the USA Mariner 5 spacecraft of 19 Oct 1967 and a 70fr showing the Venus de Milo statue & the USSR Venus 4 spacecraft of 18 Oct 1967. With multicolor first day of issue raised printed cachet of the USSR Venus 4 spacecraft descending by the parachute straps text: "Venus IV, Republique du Dahomey". IMAGE

FRG01	DM0710AQ	$4.00	09/20/1976	F
DOMINICA: VIKING 1 & 2 MISSIONS TO MARS FIRST DAY COVER (#494, 496-498) , with a hand cancel of G.P.O. Roseau, Dominica, Sept. 20, 1976, on 4 stamps shows and identifies various events in the Viking mission: 1/2c stamp of the Viking spacecraft atop the launch rocket; 2c stamp shows Viking spacecraft atop the rocket about to be launched; 3c stamp shows the Viking orbiter spacecraft and the landing capsule over Mars; and the 45c stamp shows the Viking capsule with open parachute about to land on Mars. With black and brown first day of issue printed cachet of Viking lander about to land on Mars and text that reads in part: "Dominica, Commemorating Viking I and II Missions to Mars, July 20, 1976, September 3, 1976. First Day of Issue". Cover size 7-1/4"x3-3/4'. IMAGE

FRG01	DO0250A	$3.00	07/28/1964	F
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CONQUEST OF SPACE FIRST DAY COVER (#598-601), with a pictorial rocket hand cancel Santo Dominigo, July 28, 1964, on a 4 stamps: two showing a missile in flight, one showing a missile launch and one showing a Mercury space capsule orbiting the earth. NO cachet on this cover. (NOTE: the U.S. had a missile tracking station in the Dominican Republic in 1956-1957).

FRG01	EC0250A	$4.00	12/20/1958	F
ECUADOR: INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (SATELLITE) FIRST DAY COVER (#650), with a pictorial hand cancel (city name not recogizable), Dec. 20, 1958 showing satellite & rocket orbiting Earth, on a 1.8s stamp showing rocket and satellite orbiting Earth, with Saturn in the background. With a two color printed cachet of the same design of the cancel and text in spanish: "Ano Geofisico Internacional (I.G.Y.)". IMAGE

FRG01	EC0450A	$4.00	05/18/1964	F
ECUADOR: OVERPRINTED INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (SATELLITE) FIRST DAY COVER (#718), with a Quito hand cancel (very light cancel), May 18, 1965 on a 1.8s stamp showing rocket and satellite orbiting Earth, with Saturn in the background, stamp overprinted in red: "Faro de Colon" (translated "Lighthouse of Colon"). There is also a seperate (very light) black rubber stamp cachet in spanish & english reading "Ecuador, first day of Issue". With a black printed cachet of a rocket on a launch pad by a launch tower. (NOTE: there is some wrinkling of the envelope near the top of the postage stamp). IMAGE

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