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Topic: Cape Canaveral modern postmarks
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fimych
Member Posts: 228
From: Boston MA, USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 05-20-2017 08:06 AM
   
Can you please advise what is the difference in usage between these Cape Canaveral postmarks? One is quite common another is less frequent. 
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-22-2017 03:15 PM
Both are somewhat standard issues for space cover cancels at CCPO. The large circular cancel was mainly ordered for philatelic uses, however, the cancel impression was too big to fit all cachet cover sizes. So a second cancel device, used mostly for routine or internal-office applications, was located at the Cape postal station. It's the top depiction that has the four killer bars. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 12-03-2018 01:13 PM
Where was this STS-1 landing date postmarked there at the Cape? What exactly was "Five Points Station"? |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-03-2018 02:29 PM
The Five Points Station post office is a small substation of the main Cocoa, FL, postal unit. It's located on Lake Dr. north of W. King Street (SR-520), less than a
mile west from the Cocoa Village area along the Indian River. I've only used it once or twice, that I can recall, during the early shuttle program years. The station is still in use today. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 12-03-2018 02:51 PM
Oh OK, so it's over on the mainland. Thank you very much Ken, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  |
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