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Topic: Covers flown aboard Russia's Resurs 500 (1992)
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cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 04-07-2014 07:05 PM
   
On 15.11.1992 Resurs 500 was launched from Kosmodrom Plesetsk with a Soyuz-U rocket. The capsule commemorating 500th anniversary of Columbus arriving in America, 35 years Sputnik as well as 35 years Roman treaties was similar to Yuri Gagarin's Wostok capsule. It delivered 19 orange containers with goods, peace messages, art and icons. On 22.11.1992 it splashed into Pacific ocean 200 km away of Grays Harbor and was recovered by Russian Radar vessel Marshall Krylov. In my collection I have a cover which was flown on Resurs-500 spacecraft in 1992. Does any cS'er know how many such covers were flown? Is every flown cover accompanied by a certificate? Are there different types of flown covers? Do also unflown covers exist?  
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Antoni RIGO
Member Posts: 176
From: Palma de Mallorca, Is. Baleares - SPAIN
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 04-08-2014 01:10 PM
Walter, a great cover, as usual in your collection. Sorry, but unfortunately I cannot answer to any of your questions, very interesting indeed.With the only purpose to add some images of this mission, please see my three covers (two differents for launch, but unflown, and one for recovery). Any comments about them will be welcomed. Thanks in advance and good luck. I hope you find someone with all or at least some of answers.   |
astrobv
Member Posts: 53
From: Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Registered: May 2014
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posted 08-07-2014 03:47 AM
Walter, I have a similar cover in my collection. I don't know if your cover has a number on the backside of the envelope. Mine has (no. 51) written in red ink.It's also signed on the back side and has a cancel in red. The cover is not the same but has similarities. There is also a certificate with he mention provided to cover 51 (same ink as on the backside of the cover). The certificate is in the middle numbered 04002. For the total (?) 500, for Resus 500, 5000 my certificate number 04002. For sure more than 51 see my number. Scan possible. |
astrobv
Member Posts: 53
From: Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Registered: May 2014
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posted 08-07-2014 02:26 PM
I found this text about the Resurs 500.Hope it gives a little bit more info, though nothing about numbers that were taken.
Clearly stamps were taken and cancelled the same way as the envelopes. |
astrobv
Member Posts: 53
From: Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Registered: May 2014
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posted 08-12-2014 02:34 AM
Walter, regarding the posting of your flown cover, I made research. I've got identically the same as yours (and certificate [small]). Though the other one I mailed you is different and it's certificate was numbered and had a format a4. |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 11-03-2015 03:28 AM
Antoni and Bart, thank you very much for information. Antoni's covers are nice but unflown launch covers.Some covers have a circular "Marshal Krylov" rubber stamp. This rubber stamp is not from the ship, which was in Seattle as military vessel. It either is a fake or just a third-party's commemorative cachet documenting this ship's activities recovering Resurs 500. I still do not know which and how many covers and stamp sheets were flown with Resurs-500. Therefore I do not know how to distinguish the flown ones from unflown ones. Perhaps anybody of you has an idea who could help me solving these questions.  |
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