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Topic: Launch covers from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
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cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 08-16-2011 04:59 PM
   
I want to collect a larger number of launch covers for forthcoming events from Kourou, French-Guyana. The only servicer I know is Michel Vasse. However, his telephone/fax number seems not work any more. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-17-2011 01:04 AM
Do you know Espace Lollini? |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-18-2011 09:09 AM
Walter, Michel Vasse just sent me my covers from the last Ariane launch so he still seems to be around. As he is also a dealer, he should be happy to hear from you.Otherwise, the clubs at the French space companies Arianespace, SEP, CNES Toulouse and also the German EADS Bremen club are in the cover business. All those should be considerably cheaper than Lollini, even though of course he has nice covers and covers the launches very well. |
fimych
Member Posts: 228
From: Boston MA, USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 08-18-2015 12:25 PM
Recently I started to look at Soyuz launches from Kourou and found a couple of questionable cancellations. Can anybody help me?Below is Vasse cover for Galliot tracking station, is the cancellation genuine of the station or custom made for the collectors. I've seen the Galliot cancellations in 80s and 90s - the same picture, but much more clear.  Another cover with the cancellation of Soyuz Launchpad - same question.  |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-23-2015 03:41 AM
Walter, Michel Vasse is no longer at Kourou; he returned to mainland France.However, there is a postal clerk at the central sorting center that takes care of philatelic mail. You find the address in the latest Eilinfo newsletter. |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-23-2015 03:42 AM
Galliot covers: I don't really understand the question. Michel Vasse always went down to the Central sorting center and did the cancellations himself. Whether he was allowed to take it home, I don't know. But it is the post office device. |
fimych
Member Posts: 228
From: Boston MA, USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 08-23-2015 07:09 AM
This was actually the question, Thanks Jürgen |
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