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yeknom-ecaps
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From: Northville MI USA
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posted 02-04-2019 08:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for yeknom-ecaps   Click Here to Email yeknom-ecaps     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Space Cover of the Week, Week 501, February 3, 2019

Space Cover 501: Orbit Covers Binders

The majority of space cover collectors are familiar with Orbit covers – manned, unmanned, FDC, etc. – that were produced from John Glenn's flight (which had only printed words) through the first shuttle missions. Many collectors are also aware of the "plugged 9" suspect covers that were produced by Orbit covers.

What may be new to collectors is that for both Project Gemini and Project Apollo specific pages were produced that the Orbit covers could be mounted on and placed into specially produced binders. Collectors were able to purchase binders and the "blank" pages to mount there covers. Here are examples of the page.

The pages and binders are hard to find and usually the binder covers are not in very good shape. Here is a copy of the Project Gemini binder.

The pages also included room for the full presentation sheets produced by Orbit covers.

Finally, here is an image of the binder for Project Apollo. Similar pages were produced

The prices for these vary greatly as many have only blank pages, others have some covers, some have plugged 9 covers included, and some completely full. So check the dealer tables for binders... you might just find a set!

Eddie Bizub
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posted 02-05-2019 07:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eddie Bizub   Click Here to Email Eddie Bizub     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Very nice Tom! Neither Dad nor I have ever seen these before. Way back when, Bamburger's department store used to sell covers. That's where my dad picked up most of his Gemini Orbit covers...mostly for a quarter. I thought maybe they sold these as well but Dad said no.

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