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Topic: ROPEX 2007 to feature Sputnik postmark
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Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 12-30-2006 09:36 PM
   
ROPEX 2007 to feature Sputnik postmarkROPEX 2007 will be held in Rochester, New York on 18-20 May 2007. On its opening day, the show will feature a postmark commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite (the world's first artificial satellite) by the Soviet Union on 4 Oct 1957. Full information about ROPEX and the Sputnik postmark is shown at the following link (including information about cacheted show covers):
http://us.geocities.com/rpastamps/ropex.html#ropexcovers Note that the postmark shows the Sputnik 3 satellite, while the cachet on the show cover shows the Sputnik 1 satellite. A closeup of the redrawn ROPEX 2007 cancel (showing Sputnik 3), supplied by Thomas Fortunato, is shown here.  In a letter to me, Thomas Fortunato, Special Events Coordinator/ROPEX Exhibits Chairman, states, "It was decided to have the actual satellite [Sputnik 1] on the cachet, while depicting the image of the craft [Sputnik 3] on the cancel." "We have had great difficulty finding an image suitable for cancel use of the Sputnik 1 craft, and decided that this graphic [Sputnik 3] helps honor the program as a whole." |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 05-12-2007 01:32 PM
18 May 07 at Rochester, NY 14692-9998“Ropex Station Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Sputnik Ill.: satellite Sputnik 3. Send your covers to: USPS Postmaster, Ropex Station, 1335 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14692-9998, USA. NB: There are several pictorial postmarkers being used at this show. It would be wise to mention "Sputnik" on the request. ------------------
Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astroaddies |
Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 05-12-2007 02:58 PM
I am exhibiting my Apollo-Soyuz Test Project collection at this show next weekend. Let me know what you think of it. Any suggestions on how to improve the exhibit are welcomed.  ------------------
John Macco
Vice President
Space Unit
Shady Side, Md.
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