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[b]Space Cover 670: Shuttle-Mir docking postmarks[/b] Here is a brief overview of Shuttle-Mir pictorial postmarks issued in USA between 1995 and 1998. The program started back in 1992 that lead to the launch of STS-60 in 1994 following STS-63 next year, but the first postmarks have been applied on the date of the STS-71 docking, June 29, 1995. The above postcard shows the dual cancellation of KSC and Baikonur, while the below cover shows the Houston, TX postmark. Need to mention that KSC postmarks were issued for each of nice docking missions. Here is a collage of all nine from my collection. The second Houston postmark that I call ‘Mir closing’ postmark can be found in several colors and date placements. The last in my list is a Downey, CA. The cover below is marking the last docking mission – STS-91. Just to mention that another interesting subject connected to Shuttle-Mir venture is cachets, both stamped and printed. They cover the whole story from STS-60 to STS-91.
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