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Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-22-2020 10:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
According to the July 16, 2020 issue of the U.S. Postal Service's Postal Bulletin, a pictorial postmark for the launch of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover was issued on July 20, 2020. Requests should be sent to:
Mars 2020 Launch Station Cancellation Services Department
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-9998

July 20 was a previously targeted launch date. The mission is presently scheduled to lift off on July 30. It is not clear if the postmark's artwork can or will be updated.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 08-01-2020 10:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Courtesy Stephen Stein, who arranged for this pictorial postmark to be available, the revised date artwork and an update:
The Mars 2020 launch postmark, designed by Detlev van Ravenswaay of Bonn, Germany, will be available for collector requests from two locations: c/o Postmaster, 8700 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-9998 or Stamp Fulfillment Services [address as above]. It will also be likely extended for at least 30 days, which cannot be confirmed until the information appears in the next Postal Bulletin.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 02-16-2021 12:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Special postmark will mark Perseverance on Mars, if rover survives landing

The U.S. Postal Service plans to mark NASA's next landing on Mars later this week, if indeed the agency's Perseverance rover makes it safely down to the surface of the Red Planet.

A special pictorial postmark has been designed to commemorate the touch down of the fifth U.S. wheeled robotic explorer on Mars. Perseverance is set to land in Jezero Crater on Thursday (Feb. 18), beginning NASA's first mission dedicated to searching for and caching signs of life for a future return to Earth.

JBoe
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posted 02-17-2021 09:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JBoe   Click Here to Email JBoe     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I plan on taking advantage of this, but due to the weather the post office may be closed tomorrow. That said, how long is the pictorial cancellation going to be available? Thanks!

Robert Pearlman
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posted 02-17-2021 10:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The postmark will be available for at least 30 days.

There may also be an extension because the USPS is waiting for confirmation of the landing to have the cancellation device produced.

Apollo-Soyuz
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posted 02-21-2021 08:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Apollo-Soyuz   Click Here to Email Apollo-Soyuz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The measurements of the cancel is 1.5 inches high and 2.5 inches long. I plan to send launch covers for the cancel.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 02-25-2021 08:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The postmark has now appeared in the Postal Bulletin. The address for requests has been updated to:
Perseverance on Mars Station
Customer Relations Coordinator
28201 Franklin Parkway
Santa Clarita, CA 91383-9998
Requests already mailed to the Pasadena post office will be forwarded.

No extension has been identified (as of yet) from the 30 days from Feb. 18, 2021.

OLDIE
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posted 03-17-2021 09:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OLDIE     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have noticed several commercial covers on eBay commemorating the landing. None of these have this new pictorial hand-stamp however. Does anyone know if any covers with this hand-stamp are in production, and when these might become available?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-18-2021 10:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Stephen Stein, who arranged for the postmark, shared this update:
Regarding the February 18th Pasadena, CA Mars Perseverance Landing Postmark, due to logistical and staffing issues by the USPS in California they decided to send the cancellation device(s) and all collector requests to be processed at their Stamp Fulfillment Services facility in Kansas City, MO. They started working on everything this week nearly a month late and of course what was not originally planned and envisioned.

In the next edition of the Postal Bulletin, the new information will be announced as well as a time extension for everyone to mail in their materials.

OLDIE
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posted 03-19-2021 05:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OLDIE     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've now seen two items on eBay with this pictorial landing postmark. One is for the Pasadena Station, the other is for Kennedy Space Center Station.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-19-2021 08:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Barring Stephen Stein or Ken Havekotte saying something to the contrary, I am fairly certain that the Kennedy Space Center postmark is a forgery. It is the wrong size and is not actually canceling a stamp, which I believe the USPS won't do.

yeknom-ecaps
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posted 03-19-2021 11:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for yeknom-ecaps   Click Here to Email yeknom-ecaps     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The KSC "postmark" is not an actual postmark but just printed as part of the cachet. Hence why there is no stamp with it and the cover has a "regular" KSC postmark.

OLDIE
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posted 03-20-2021 05:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OLDIE     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the info, guys.

Apollo-Soyuz
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posted 04-04-2021 07:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Apollo-Soyuz   Click Here to Email Apollo-Soyuz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Has anybody received their Perseverance pictorial cancels from stamp fulfillment yet? I sent my request on March 23, 2021 only two weeks ago. I was just curious. I was just curious.

Apollo-Soyuz
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posted 04-08-2021 08:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Apollo-Soyuz   Click Here to Email Apollo-Soyuz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This pictorial cancel has been extended 90 days per current Postal Bulletin.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-08-2021 09:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As also noted above and in the Postal Bulletin, the revised address for new requests is:
Governmental Relations/CSM
Perseverance on Mars Station
Stamp Fulfillment Services/Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-9998

Antoni RIGO
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posted 04-08-2021 11:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Antoni RIGO   Click Here to Email Antoni RIGO     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Anybody knows if this Mars Perseverance Pasadena pictorial postmark exists in two different sizes? (large and small).

Ken Havekotte
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posted 04-08-2021 01:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ken Havekotte   Click Here to Email Ken Havekotte     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ours have been shipped to Stein and myself over a week ago or more, however, I believe there is only one size of the cancel design device, I am pretty sure.

If anyone would like to see the cancelled covers, I'll be glad to post them here if any interest along with some special materials thus far for the Mars 2020 mission by CSM Enterprises.

Antoni RIGO
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posted 04-10-2021 10:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Antoni RIGO   Click Here to Email Antoni RIGO     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Ken.

I had the wrong idea that this pictorial postmark could exists in two different sizes.

Yes, please. Post the images of the covers as well as other Mars material of relevance that you have. It will be a pleasure to see them.

Apollo-Soyuz
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posted 04-10-2021 03:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Apollo-Soyuz   Click Here to Email Apollo-Soyuz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I received my cancels today. I think all who collect these cancels should send a letter to Stamp Fullfillment to show our appreciation for the great job they do.

Ken Havekotte
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posted 04-11-2021 08:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ken Havekotte   Click Here to Email Ken Havekotte     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Antoni RIGO:
Post the images of the covers as well as other Mars material of relevance that you have...

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