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Topic: Space Cover 496: ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre
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fimych
Member Posts: 228
From: Boston MA, USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 12-30-2018 03:19 PM
   
Space Cover of the Week, Week 496 (December 30, 2018) Space Cover #496: ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre launched July 30, 2014, was the fifth and the last ATV mission before program closure. AIRBUS prepared 400 colorful folders with 6 covers each, this time including Australian tracking station in Perth and Adelaide. As during previous missions, CTB with 400 covers was carried aboard ISS and recovered by Dragon CRS-5. In addition to AIRBUS flown covers, there were 400 ERNO cards, just as during previous missions.  ATV-5 cover range include stations of France, Russia, USA, and Germany with several known cachet makers like Lollini, Historiaphil and club covers.  |
Ross
Member Posts: 472
From: Australia
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 12-31-2018 08:18 AM
Just to complete the picture here is a scan of the two covers from Aussie tracking stations. |
Antoni RIGO
Member Posts: 176
From: Palma de Mallorca, Is. Baleares - SPAIN
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 12-31-2018 12:07 PM
And still another document devoted to ATV-5.This flown cover on ISS was returned onboard Soyuz TMA-13M on Nov 10, 2014.  French philatelic club CE SAFRAN with CE AIRBUS DAS produced this folder to pay homage to last ATV with this flown cover, signed by all 6 crewmembers.
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fimych
Member Posts: 228
From: Boston MA, USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 12-31-2018 12:23 PM
29 such cover-folios were flown to ISS by French club. |
Antoni RIGO
Member Posts: 176
From: Palma de Mallorca, Is. Baleares - SPAIN
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 12-31-2018 01:01 PM
Efim, thanks for additional info about these folders. | |
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