Price List - 1991 Planets/Space Exploration First Day Covers With JJF Handpainted Cachets - Joe Frasketi's Space Covers /Joe Frasketi's Philatelic Space Covers

1991 Planets/Space Exploration First Day Covers
With JJF Handpainted Cachets
(Oct 01,1991, Scotts #2568 to #2577)

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1991 PLANETS/SPACE EXPLORATION STAMP & CANCEL NOTES.....

On October 1st, 1991 the U.S. Postal Service issued a booket of 10 different setenent space stamps, (two horizontal strips of five stamps joined together vertically and horizontally). Each stamp had a face value of 29 cents.
The stamps were issued for National Stamp Collecting Month and commemorated the successful exploration of the 8 of the 9 planets in our Solar System, plus the Earth's satellite..the Moon, by U.S. spacecrafts and are identified as follows:
- #2568: Planet Mercury/Mariner 10 Spacecraft.
- #2569: Planet Venus/Mariner 2 Spacecraft.
- #2570: Planet Earth/Landsat Spacecraft.
- #2571: Planet Earth's Moon/Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft.
- #2572: Planet Mars/Viking Orbiter Spacecraft.
- #2573: Planet Jupiter/Pioneer 11 Spacecraft.
- #2574: Planet Saturn/Voyager 2 Spacecraft.
- #2575: Planet Uranus/Voyager 2 Spacecraft.
- #2576: Planet Neptune/Voyager 2 Spacecraft.
- #2577: Planet Pluto... not yet explored!
The October 1, 1991 first day of issue cancellation on these covers is a pictorial hand cancel, that shows the planet Saturn with its rings and other stars in the background with 3 lines of text:"First Day of Issue, October 1, 1991, Pasadena CA 91109".
Pasadena California is the location of the the Jet Propulsion Laboratory which is the control center for the spacecraft listed above.

JJF HANDPAINTED CACHET NOTES...

This is a limited edition of HANDPAINTED cachets by JJF cachets (Joseph J. Frasketi, Jr).
All covers are handcrafted and handpainted on original art printed cachets, with the cachet drawn over the entire envelope face.
a full description is given so you know exactly what you are ordering.
only 10 complete sets were prepared.
For the COMPLETE SET OF 5 JJF HANDPAINTED CACHETED COVERS: Each cover has a different vertical pair of the planet/space Exploration stamps affixed for the 10 stamps in the set, and cancelled with the first day of issue pictorial Pasadena CA cancel.
Each overall cachet shows a progressive planetary scene visited by astronauts, and each cachet is slightly different as follows:
- 1st cachet shows a spacecraft about to land on the planet.
- 2nd cachet shows astronauts exploring the planet.
- 3rd cachet shows the American flag on the planet and the astronauts preparing to leave.
- 4th cachet shows the spacecraft leaving the planet.
- 5th cachet shows the surface of the planet where the astronauts have been with a comet overhead.

GENERAL COVER NOTES....

All covers are the number 6 size, the standard for U.S. collectors.
All covers are unaddressed.
When ordering, it is IMPORTANT that you order by LIST ID AS WELL AS ITEM ID. Please use the ORDER FORM.

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Price List

LIST ID

ITEM ID

PRICE

CANCEL DATE

CANCEL LOC

PLANET01	1210	$45.00	10/01/1991
A COMPLETE SET OF THE 5 JJF HANDPAINTED CACHETED COVERS, as described in the above notes.

PLANET01	1220	$10.00	10/01/1991
A SINGLE JJF HANDPAINTED CACHET COVER, as described in the above notes, with a pair of the planet/space exploration stamps affixed. My choice of stamps and of cachets #1 through 5.

PLANET01	1230	$10.00	10/01/1991
A SINGLE JJF HANDPAINTED CACHET COVER, as described in the above notes, with a single stamp of the planet/space exploration set showing the the Earth's Moon/Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft (#2571) plus a 29 cent American flag stamp affixed and tied to cover by the first day of issue pictorial cancel. My choice of cachets #1 through 5.

PLANET01	1240	$10.00	10/01/1991
A SINGLE JJF HANDPAINTED CACHET COVER, as described in the above notes, with a single stamp of the planet/space exploration set showing the Earth's Moon/Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft (#2571) plus an 18 cent Exploring the Moon stamp (#1912) affixed and tied to cover by the first day of issue pictorial cancel. My choice of cachets #1 through 5. IMAGE

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