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.
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!
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 - SPACEPEX
Sep 29, 19741975 - PARFOREX
Clyde Sarzin cachet1975 - Cape Canaveral
"Peaceful Uses of Outer Space" UN stamp First Day of Issue. The applications included ASTP.
Space Voyage cachet
SV-UN-1975-T11975 - NEBPEX
Colorano Silk cachet1975 - San Jose, CA
May 30, 19751975 - San Jose, CA
May 31, 19751975 - San Jose, CA
Jun 1, 19751975 - Nice, France
COSMOS astrophilately exhibition1975 - Nice, France
COSMOS astrophilately exhibition1975 - SPACEPEX
First Day of postmark usage
SCCS cover1975 - SPACEPEX
Jul 25, 19751975 - SPACEPEX
Jul 26, 19751975 - MANPHIL
quite uncommon event cover with ASTP dedication1976 - KSC
1st anniversary of docking
SV-ASTP-1976-T11976 - Moscow
1st anniversary of docking
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1976 - Moscow
15th anniversary of Gagarin flight FDC1977 - Moscow
20th anniversary of space age
Fleetwood cover1978 - Leningrad
this card was issued in 1976, nicely decorated with soviet ASTP stamps
front1980 - KSC
5th Anniversary
Smithsonian Museum1980 - Berlin
5th anniversary - IIR-Berlin1980 - USS New Orleans
5th anniversary1981 - 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
House of Farnam
Space Accomplishments series1982 - 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.
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1992 - Chicago
Space Explorations
Colorano Silk1992 - Chicago
Space Explorations
Colorano Silk1992 - Chicago
Space Explorations
Colorano Silk1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
Postal Commemorative Society1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
Postal Commemorative Society1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
ArtCraft FDC1992 - Houston
Space City Cover Society (SCCS)1992 - Chicago
Space City Cover Society (SCCS)1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
cachet by Philswiss1993 - Houston
Deke Slayton commemorative cover cancelled the day he has passed away.
Deke Slayton's only space flight was ASTP.
SV-DS-1982-T1-V21993 - KSC
SV-DS-1982-T1-V2-green1995 - KSC
100th US manned flight - STS-71 Shuttle-MIR program.
SV-100-1995-T11995 - Houston
20th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1995-T1-green1995 - Houston
20th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1995-T1-blue1995 - Houston
20th anniversary
unusual blue color of cancellation
SV-ASTP-1995-T1-blue1995 - KSC
1st Shuttle-MIR docking special postmark
SV-ASTP-1995-T1-brownLansing, MI
20th anniversaryLansing, MI
20th anniversaryLansing, MI
20th anniversaryLansing, MI
20th anniversary1995 - Space Week
20th anniversary of ASTP
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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
Kazakhstan special postmark connecting 200th EVA on Jul 15, 2001 to ASTP.2001 - Kazakhstan
serviced cover with special postmark2002 - 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
30th anniversary2005 - Sparta, WI
30th anniversary
Deke Slayton hometown2005 - Baikonur
30th anniversary2005 - Pskov
30th anniversary
club cover2014 - Kaluga
100th anniversary of Konstantin Bushuev - Soviet ASTP director2014 - Baikonur
40th anniversary of Soyuz-16 launch - Dec 2, 19742014 - Baikonur
40th anniversary of Soyuz-16 landing - Dec 8, 19742015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary, this cover was reconverted from FDC issued in 2010 - 35th anniversary2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary
BaikonurSvyazInform2015 - Baikonur
40th anniversary
BaikonurSvyazInform2015 - Houston
40th anniversary
Alex Olshevsky postcard2015 - Moscow
ITC Marka postcard with Moscow Philatelic Society cachet2015 - Moscow
Alex Olshevsky cachet2015 - Moscow
Alex Olshevsky cachet2015 - Moscow
1975 issue stationary cover2015 - Moscow
1975 issue stationary cover2015 - Moscow
40th anniversary2015 - Moscow
40th anniversary2015 - ISS flown
40th anniversary
serviced cover from Star City to USA2015 - ISS flown
40th anniversary
the ISS postmarks are for Soyuz TMA-16M undocking2015 - ISS flown
40th anniversary
Roscosmos commemorative cover2015 - 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
the only known US cachet to mark the 40th anniversary2015 - Germany
40th anniversary
Nordkurier private post service2015 - Germany
40th anniversary
Biberpost private post service2015 - Germany
40th anniversary
Biberpost private post service2015 - Germany
40th anniversary
Biberpost private post service2015 - Germany
40th anniversary
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1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T1-black1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T1-green1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T1-blue1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T1-purple1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T1-brown1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T2-black1985 - Trevose, PA
10th anniversary
SV-ASTP-1985-T2-purple1985 - Romania
10the anniversary - Romanian Space Philately club1985 - KSC
10th anniversary1987
mailed cover with San Jose Expo cachet1987
mailed cover with San Jose Expo cachet1988 - Cape Canaveral
International Transportation Commemorative Covers Collection1989 - Washington DC
Fred Collins hand painted cachet1990 - Essen
Art-cover for the US - USSR joint issue1990 - Titusville
15th anniversary
July 20, 19901990 - Titusville
serviced card
July 21, 19901990 - Titusville
15th anniversary
July 22, 19901990 - USS New Orleans
15th anniversary1990 - HUNTSPEX
15th anniversary1990 - Rosemont, IL
15th anniversary1990 - Kennedy Space Center
IBM designed cachet1990 - Kennedy Space Center
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1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T1-V11992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T1-V2-brown1992 - Moscow
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T1-V2-blue1992 - Titusville, FL
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T21992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T3-V11992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T3-V2-green1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T3-V2-blue1992 - Houston
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T4-V1-brown1992 - Houston
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T4-V1-purple1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T4-V21992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T5-V11992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T5-V2-blue1992 - Chicago + Moscow
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T5-V2-purple1992 - Chicago + Moscow
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T5-V2-brown1992 - Houston
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T6-V1-green1992 - Houston
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T6-V1-blue1992 - Moscow
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T6-V2-green1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
SV-JI-1992-T6-V2-brown1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
House of Farnam cachet1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
Artmaster serviced cover1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
Pugh cachet1992 - Chicago
US - Russia joint issue
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1995 - ASTROFILA
20th anniversary of space cooperation exhibition1995 - Moscow
1st Shuttle - Mir docking
Fleetwood FDC1995 - Star City
20th anniversary
FDC1995 - Star City
20th anniversary1995 - Star City
20th anniversary1995 - Star City
20th anniversary1995 - Kazakhstan
20th anniversary
club cover1995 - Kazakhstan
20th anniversary
club cover1995 - Kazakhstan
20th anniversary
club cover1995 - Kazakhstan
20th anniversary
club cover1997 - Washington, DC
honoring USAF astronauts
T. Stafford and D. Slayton2000 - Baikonur
25th anniversary2000 - Baikonur
serviced cover2000 - Pskov
25th anniversary
club cinderellas2000 - Moscow
FDC - Space cooperation2000 - Hoyerswerda
25th anniversary2000 - Hoyerswerda
25th anniversary
5 pcs of each color were done2000 - Hoyerswerda
25th anniversary2000 - Hoyerswerda
25th anniversary2000 - Hoyerswerda
25th anniversary2000 - Hoyerswerda
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