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Space Cover 362: Viking Mars Landings

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Apollo-Soyuz Member Posts: 1205 From: Shady Side, Md Registered: Sep 2004	posted 04-08-2016 09:36 AM Space Cover of the Week, Week 362, April 10, 2016 Space Cover 362: Viking Mars Landings 1976 was the year of the U.S. Bicentennial as well as the Viking Mars Landings. With the 40th anniversary of the Mars Landings, I thought I would show covers relating to the landings. The Viking Orbiters went into Martian orbit on June 19 and August 7, 1976. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) through their stamp club issued some very attractive covers. The above covers were autographed by Orbiter Scientist at JPL, Dr. Conway Snyder. The above covers were autographed by the Orbiter Performance Analysis Group Chief at JPL, Ron Ploszaj. I invite others to post their favorite Viking covers. ------------------ John Macco Space Unit #1457
11Boron12 Member Posts: 79 From: Mannheim, Germany Registered: Nov 2014	posted 04-08-2016 01:48 PM Two of my favourite Viking covers:
micropooz Member Posts: 1512 From: Washington, DC, USA Registered: Apr 2003	posted 04-08-2016 04:42 PM Fun fact: Many years ago, Jim Rose told me that the JPL Stamp Club cachets for Mars orbit insertion (the ones in John's post) were the very first JPL Stamp Club cachets.

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