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    ASTP Anniversaries and events

    This section will be dedicated to ASTP commemoration. Besides numerous covers celebrating project anniversaries there are general commemorative stuff inspired by joint space mission theme like 1992 US-Russian joint “Space cooperation” stamps issue. I also include covers with ASTP related cachets from various astrophilately exhibitions like COSMOS in France and LILIENTHAL in Germany. Many special postmarks have been issued and officially used in USA and several in Russia. This issue still needs to be researched.

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    Well, not all the covers are from the direct participants of the project but taking into account international essence of astrophilately events I assume they are in the right place like a couple of Romanian club coves that I just liked. Besides Russia and USA there is Kazakhstan that hosts Baikonur Cosmodrome and with all related considerations has its right to be present. As simple as that!

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    In the head of the section I show Russian Federation ASTP 25th anniversary small sheet of 6 stamps issued in 60,000 pieces in 2000 as part of “International Cooperation in Space” set.

    1974 - Tuttlingen
    1974 - Tuttlingen
    1974 - SPACEPEX
    1974 - SPACEPEX
    1974 - SPACEPEX
    1974 - SPACEPEX
    1974 - SPACEPEX
    1974 - SPACEPEX
    Sep 29, 1974
    1975 - PARFOREX
    1975 - PARFOREX
    1975 - PARFOREX
    1975 - PARFOREX
    Clyde Sarzin cachet
    1975 - MANPEX
    1975 - MANPEX
    1975 - KENMALPEX
    1975 - KENMALPEX
    1975 - KENMALPEX
    1975 - KENMALPEX
    1975 - KENMALPEX
    1975 - KENMALPEX
    1975 - Cape Canaveral
    1975 - Cape Canaveral
    "Peaceful Uses of Outer Space" UN stamp First Day of Issue. The applications included ASTP.
    Space Voyage cachet
    SV-UN-1975-T1
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - NEBPEX
    Colorano Silk cachet
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - NEBPEX
    1975 - San Jose, CA
    1975 - San Jose, CA
    May 30, 1975
    1975 - San Jose, CA
    1975 - San Jose, CA
    May 31, 1975
    1975 - San Jose, CA
    1975 - San Jose, CA
    Jun 1, 1975
    1975 - Nice, France
    1975 - Nice, France
    COSMOS astrophilately exhibition
    1975 - Nice, France
    1975 - Nice, France
    COSMOS astrophilately exhibition
    1975 - SPACEPEX
    1975 - SPACEPEX
    First Day of postmark usage
    SCCS cover
    1975 - SPACEPEX
    1975 - SPACEPEX
    Jul 25, 1975
    1975 - SPACEPEX
    1975 - SPACEPEX
    Jul 26, 1975
    1975 - MOTOPEX
    1975 - MOTOPEX
    1975 - SUNPEX
    1975 - SUNPEX
    1975 - SUNPEX
    1975 - SUNPEX
    1975 - MANPHIL
    1975 - MANPHIL
    quite uncommon event cover with ASTP dedication
    1976 - KSC
    1976 - KSC
    1st anniversary of docking
    SV-ASTP-1976-T1
    1976 - Moscow
    1976 - Moscow
    1st anniversary of docking
    SV-ASTP-1976-T1
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    1976 - WERABA
    1976 - WERABA
    1976 - Moscow
    1976 - Moscow
    15th anniversary of Gagarin flight FDC
    1977 - Moscow
    1977 - Moscow
    20th anniversary of space age
    Fleetwood cover
    1978 - Leningrad
    1978 - Leningrad
    this card was issued in 1976, nicely decorated with soviet ASTP stamps
    front
    1978 - Leningrad
    1978 - Leningrad
    inside-1
    1978 - Leningrad
    1978 - Leningrad
    inside-2
    1980 - KSC
    1980 - KSC
    5th Anniversary
    Smithsonian Museum
    1980 - Berlin
    1980 - Berlin
    5th anniversary - IIR-Berlin
    1980 - USS New Orleans
    1980 - USS New Orleans
    5th anniversary
    1981 - LURABA
    1981 - LURABA
    very unusual combo with Mercury and ASTP Cape Canaveral cancellations + cachet dedicated to the initial US space flight and the last US flight. LURABA exhibition Soviet cancellation just days before the first Space Shuttle STS-1 flight.
    1981 - KSC
    1981 - KSC
    House of Farnam
    Space Accomplishments series
    1982 - KSC
    1982 - KSC
    Deke Slayton commemorative cover cancelled on the day of first SSI satellite launch.
    Deke Slayton's only space flight was ASTP. In 1982 he left NASA to become a president of SSI.
    SV-DS-1982-T1-V1
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    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    Space Explorations
    Colorano Silk
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    Space Explorations
    Colorano Silk
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    Space Explorations
    Colorano Silk
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    Postal Commemorative Society
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    Postal Commemorative Society
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    ArtCraft FDC
    1992 - Houston
    1992 - Houston
    Space City Cover Society (SCCS)
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    Space City Cover Society (SCCS)
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    cachet by Philswiss
    1993 - Houston
    1993 - Houston
    Deke Slayton commemorative cover cancelled the day he has passed away.
    Deke Slayton's only space flight was ASTP.
    SV-DS-1982-T1-V2
    1993 - KSC
    1993 - KSC
    SV-DS-1982-T1-V2-green
    1995 - KSC
    1995 - KSC
    100th US manned flight - STS-71 Shuttle-MIR program.
    SV-100-1995-T1
    1995 - Houston
    1995 - Houston
    20th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1995-T1-green
    1995 - Houston
    1995 - Houston
    20th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1995-T1-blue
    1995 - Houston
    1995 - Houston
    20th anniversary
    unusual blue color of cancellation
    SV-ASTP-1995-T1-blue
    1995 - KSC
    1995 - KSC
    1st Shuttle-MIR docking special postmark
    SV-ASTP-1995-T1-brown
    Lansing, MI
    Lansing, MI
    20th anniversary
    Lansing, MI
    Lansing, MI
    20th anniversary
    Lansing, MI
    Lansing, MI
    20th anniversary
    Lansing, MI
    Lansing, MI
    20th anniversary
    1995 - Space Week
    1995 - Space Week
    20th anniversary of ASTP
    Titusville, FL
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    40th anniversary of ASTP was marked in Russia by issuing special postmark for Moscow and ISS as well as official ITC Marka postcard and Roscosmos covers for space ISS onboard cancellations. Of course several independent designers implemented the idea on cards and covers and added their own stamped cachets like Moscow Philatelic society and BaikonurSvyazInform. Roscosmos prepared and sent 50 commemorative covers that received only ASTP special onboard cancellation and blue octagon seal but not ISS calendar postmarks – that is quite uncommon practice. Several privately designed covers were sent to ISS as well probably as much as a couple of dozens. As usual Roscosmos covers were used as souvenirs for senior stuff and NASA officials.  After being applied in space the “corrected” device travelled back to Earth and was used to postmark like a 100 official and private cards and covers to be sold to collectors. Strangely enough this anniversary has not received any attention in USA ...

    2001 - Baikonur
    2001 - Baikonur
    Kazakhstan special postmark connecting 200th EVA on Jul 15, 2001 to ASTP.
    2001 - Kazakhstan
    2001 - Kazakhstan
    serviced cover with special postmark
    2002 - Plesetsk (Mirny)
    2002 - Plesetsk (Mirny)
    interesting cover with Mirny 65th anniversary special cancellation and ASTP stamps. Mirny was a civil part of Plesetsk missile site, that was established on July 15, 1957.
    Occasionally ASTP launch occurred on the same day, 18 years later.
    2005 - HUNTSPEX
    2005 - HUNTSPEX
    30th anniversary
    2005 - Sparta, WI
    2005 - Sparta, WI
    30th anniversary
    Deke Slayton hometown
    2005 - Baikonur
    2005 - Baikonur
    30th anniversary
    2005 - Pskov
    2005 - Pskov
    30th anniversary
    club cover
    2014 - Kaluga
    2014 - Kaluga
    100th anniversary of Konstantin Bushuev - Soviet ASTP director
    2014 - Baikonur
    2014 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary of Soyuz-16 launch - Dec 2, 1974
    2014 - Baikonur
    2014 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary of Soyuz-16 landing - Dec 8, 1974
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary, this cover was reconverted from FDC issued in 2010 - 35th anniversary
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    2015 -  Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    BaikonurSvyazInform
    2015 - Baikonur
    2015 - Baikonur
    40th anniversary
    BaikonurSvyazInform
    2015 - Houston
    2015 - Houston
    40th anniversary
    Alex Olshevsky postcard
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    ITC Marka postcard with Moscow Philatelic Society cachet
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    Alex Olshevsky cachet
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    Alex Olshevsky cachet
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    1975 issue stationary cover
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    1975 issue stationary cover
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    40th anniversary
    2015 - Moscow
    2015 - Moscow
    40th anniversary
    2015 - ISS flown
    2015 - ISS flown
    40th anniversary
    serviced cover from Star City to USA
    2015 - ISS flown
    2015 - ISS flown
    40th anniversary
    the ISS postmarks are for Soyuz TMA-16M undocking
    2015 - ISS flown
    2015 - ISS flown
    40th anniversary
    Roscosmos commemorative cover
    2015 - ISS board postmark
    2015 - ISS board postmark
    40th anniversary
    ISS ASTP special postmark was not completely destroyed and returned to Earth with cut date. Note - missing 17 from the date. 70 such cards along with 30 covers were cancelled unofficially to be sold to collectors.
    2015 - Sagamore Beach, MA
    2015 - Sagamore Beach, MA
    the only known US cachet to mark the 40th anniversary
    2015 - Germany
    2015 - Germany
    40th anniversary
    Nordkurier private post service
    2015 - Germany
    2015 - Germany
    40th anniversary
    Biberpost private post service
    2015 - Germany
    2015 - Germany
    40th anniversary
    Biberpost private post service
    2015 - Germany
    2015 - Germany
    40th anniversary
    Biberpost private post service
    2015 - Germany
    2015 - Germany
    40th anniversary
    Biberpost private post service
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    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T1-black
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T1-green
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T1-blue
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T1-purple
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T1-brown
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T2-black
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    1985 - Trevose, PA
    10th anniversary
    SV-ASTP-1985-T2-purple
    1985 - Romania
    1985 - Romania
    10the anniversary - Romanian Space Philately club
    1985 - KSC
    1985 - KSC
    10th anniversary
    1987
    1987
    mailed cover with San Jose Expo cachet
    1987
    1987
    mailed cover with San Jose Expo cachet
    1988 - Cape Canaveral
    1988 - Cape Canaveral
    International Transportation Commemorative Covers Collection
    1989 - Washington DC
    1989 - Washington DC
    Fred Collins hand painted cachet
    1990 - Essen
    1990 - Essen
    Art-cover for the US - USSR joint issue
    1990 - Titusville
    1990 - Titusville
    15th anniversary
    July 20, 1990
    1990 - Titusville
    1990 - Titusville
    serviced card
    July 21, 1990
    1990 - Titusville
    1990 - Titusville
    15th anniversary
    July 22, 1990
    1990 - USS New Orleans
    1990 - USS New Orleans
    15th anniversary
    1990 - HUNTSPEX
    1990 - HUNTSPEX
    15th anniversary
    1990 - Rosemont, IL
    1990 - Rosemont, IL
    15th anniversary
    1990 - Kennedy Space Center
    1990 - Kennedy Space Center
    IBM designed cachet
    1990 - Kennedy Space Center
    1990 - Kennedy Space Center
    IBM designed cachet
    1991 - LILIENTHAL
    1991 - LILIENTHAL
    Germany
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    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T1-V1
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T1-V2-brown
    1992 - Moscow
    1992 - Moscow
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T1-V2-blue
    1992 - Titusville, FL
    1992 - Titusville, FL
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T2
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T3-V1
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T3-V2-green
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T3-V2-blue
    1992 - Houston
    1992 - Houston
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T4-V1-brown
    1992 - Houston
    1992 - Houston
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T4-V1-purple
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T4-V2
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T5-V1
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T5-V2-blue
    1992 - Chicago + Moscow
    1992 - Chicago + Moscow
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T5-V2-purple
    1992 - Chicago + Moscow
    1992 - Chicago + Moscow
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T5-V2-brown
    1992 - Houston
    1992 - Houston
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T6-V1-green
    1992 - Houston
    1992 - Houston
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T6-V1-blue
    1992 - Moscow
    1992 - Moscow
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T6-V2-green
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    SV-JI-1992-T6-V2-brown
    1992 - INDYPEX
    1992 - INDYPEX
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    House of Farnam cachet
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    Artmaster serviced cover
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    Pugh cachet
    1992 - Chicago
    1992 - Chicago
    US - Russia joint issue
    Fleetwood
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    1995 - ASTROFILA
    1995 - ASTROFILA
    Romania
    1995 - ASTROFILA
    1995 - ASTROFILA
    20th anniversary of space cooperation exhibition
    1995 - Moscow
    1995 - Moscow
    1st Shuttle - Mir docking
    Fleetwood FDC
    1995 - Star City
    1995 - Star City
    20th anniversary
    FDC
    1995 - Star City
    1995 - Star City
    20th anniversary
    1995 - Star City
    1995 - Star City
    20th anniversary
    1995 - Star City
    1995 - Star City
    20th anniversary
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    20th anniversary
    club cover
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    20th anniversary
    club cover
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    20th anniversary
    club cover
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    1995 - Kazakhstan
    20th anniversary
    club cover
    1997 - Washington, DC
    1997 - Washington, DC
    honoring USAF astronauts
    T. Stafford and D. Slayton
    2000 - Baikonur
    2000 - Baikonur
    25th anniversary
    2000 - Baikonur
    2000 - Baikonur
    serviced cover
    2000 - Pskov
    2000 - Pskov
    25th anniversary
    club cinderellas
    2000 - Moscow
    2000 - Moscow
    FDC - Space cooperation
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    25th anniversary
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    25th anniversary
    5 pcs of each color were done
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    25th anniversary
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    25th anniversary
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    25th anniversary
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    2000 - Hoyerswerda
    25th anniversary
    2001 -  MICHPEX
    2001 - MICHPEX
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