posted 05-11-2005 09:11 PM               

With the new revised first part of his catalog book being finished now with full updates of prices, covers discovered over the past 30 years, an easier numbering system and other upgrades, Jack wants to fill a void that exists in our hobby. The only catalog being used today by dealers is the Lollini Catalog, which has prices that are three to five times too high. Dealers use it to place prices on the covers they sell at shows. We, as collectors, can't see our way clear to paying their inflated asking prices and don't get some of the items that we want.

posted 05-23-2005 09:33 PM               

After issuing the 1973-74 update mentioned above, he is currently working on updating the old book, starting with the first six pages (1944-1953). This will be expanded to include many earlier events, more accurate accounting of the rocketplanes (with help from yours truly), and more accurate accounting of the V-2 development in Germany and US (with help from Steve Durst). It will be great when he can publish it.

posted 09-06-2010 09:03 AM               

Who would we contact to find out if it is being continued?

posted 09-26-2010 07:09 PM               

Before his death, Jack sold the catalog rights to Tim Hansen, who had been helping Jack with it for many years. Tim can be reached at:

11106 Wortham Ct. - Houston, TX 77065.

posted 04-20-2014 10:23 AM               

I have this catalogue plus updates through April 2, 2005.

posted 02-14-2015 07:52 PM               

Before I start though, judges look at his book when they know they are going to judge an astrophilatelic exhibit. They see a date and a launch and assume that covers exist. To offset that misconception, exhibitors should always mention in their Synopsis, that a .00 after a launch means that a launch exists, but Jack had never seen a cover for that date.

I did furnish Jack with a couple of hundred copies of covers for which he didn't show a value and he used some of that when he issued a supplement of launches from 1945 through 1956 and was planning on another section from 1957 through 1960 when he passed away. He was able to do this because my wife, Karen, typed his entire book on to floppy discs for him since he originally typed his book on a typewriter.

Just before he typed the early supplement he created supplements through 1976. Bob Boyd and I helped him somewhat with information we had and visited him and his wife in Houston when he asked us to come down to talk about his book with him. Tim Hanson has all this material after buying the rights, so I can't copy what I have.

But if someone who wants it can'd get it from Tim and he gives written permission for me to copy the 1976 and the 1945 to 1956 updates, I's be happy to help.