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Topic: Recovery and tracking ship covers website
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Ross
Member Posts: 579
From: Australia
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 12-13-2008 05:47 AM
   
I would like to announce the opening of a new website devoted to Recovery & Tracking Ship covers. It aims to list all know Recovery, Tracking and Communication ship covers and show scans of many of them. In particular it lists many different cachets for each mission as well as documenting variations on postmarks, especially for the Primary Recovery ships. It also eventually will contain articles on many areas related to the recovery effort. Over time I hope to expand the site to cover other aspects and details of the Recovery effort. So far, I've completed draft sections for the Gemini program, Apollo, Skylab and ASTP. In time I intend to add Mercury and STS-51L. I welcome all comments and in particular, additions to the site. |
MoonCrater1
Member Posts: 85
From: Queens, NY, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 12-13-2008 08:56 AM
Congratulations Ross on another interesting and very useful website for space philatelists. Your site shows an enormous knowledge of the subject of recovery ship covers. The covers shown are very sharp and clear. Do you plan to include a few thumbnail photos of the actual ships involved in the recoveries? |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1884
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 12-13-2008 02:11 PM
Great site Ross!!! |
Ross
Member Posts: 579
From: Australia
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 12-15-2008 06:38 AM
Thanks for your kind comments. With regard to adding thumbnail photos of the actual ships involved, that is certainly one possibility. My biggest problem at the moment is space (no, not that Space). I'm quickly running out and haven't decided what to do. So for now, I'm limiting the graphics on the site. There is also plenty of work to do with Mercury and STS-51L plus some extra covers for Gemini and Apollo before I consider extras. But I will certainly keep the idea in mind. |
DOX32
Member Posts: 242
From: Lakewood Ranch FL USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 12-19-2008 04:48 PM
Another great resource site! Please keep us informed on updates. |
Axman
Member Posts: 879
From: Derbyshire UK
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 04-23-2023 11:52 AM
Excellent website, very informative. I'm glad to have discovered it through this thread. Keep up the good work. |
Ross
Member Posts: 579
From: Australia
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 02-09-2026 09:40 AM
It appears that Angelfire (Lycos Inc) have arbitrary deleted many users' accounts including paid ones. My Recovery Ship Covers site was one of them. In addition the only way to contact Angelfire (Lycos) hasn't worked for well over a year. There appears to be no solution. |
Axman
Member Posts: 879
From: Derbyshire UK
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 02-09-2026 10:10 AM
It is very sad. I had noticed this problem. Thankfully it isn't because you were deceased. Unfortunately though, the Wayback Machine website has recorded your website multiple times, but the URLS to the images have not been recorded. I have no answer, however I sincerely hope you can merge what still remains online with any images you hold privately. Good luck. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1884
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 02-09-2026 01:18 PM
Ross, I think a few of the cover images were from me. If you re-do your website, I'll be glad to backfill my images that were on the old website. Just let me know if/when you need the images. — Dennis Dillman |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 55942
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-09-2026 02:17 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Ross:
There appears to be no solution.
Per a discussion on Reddit, there was a server crash in early January and then a plan to liquidate (?) by Feb. 18. Another user posted that a fix is being worked on to allow users to retrieve their data, but no other details. |
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