Cancels and private mail stamps used on the occasion of the 16th Astrophilately Meeting at Hoyerswerda, Saxony, Germany, on 9 March 2009: a) Postmark Permit Meter Slogan type of cancel (German Post) used at 85748 Garching. "75. Geburtstag Juri A. Gagarin" (75th Birthday Yuri A. Gagarin). Ill.: profile portrait of Gagarin in spacesuit, Vostok spacecraft, Gagarin autograph, stars Cacheted envelopes available for 2 Euro from the organizer. b) Biberpost private mail company: Two stamp booklets containing two self-adhesive stamps each (at €5 ea.) Pictorial postmarker to be used on both stamps; cacheted envelopes. Contact: Ralf Schulz, Postfach 1219, 02962 Hoyerswerda, Germany. ------------------ Jürgen P Esders Berlin, Germany International Director (Europe), Space Unit Vice President, Weltraum Philatelie e. V. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astroaddies |