STAMPS SATELLITE BEACH LOCAL POST Established by Robert Rank Compiled by Joan Newcomb jnewcomb@tampabay.rr.com CK = Cape Kennedy Local Post SB = Satellite Beach Local Post P = I = Nov. 22, 1964 Set C Peaceful Uses of Space 10 stamps in blue, grey & flesh. Issued on the 1st anniversary of Kennedy s death. P Alouette Tiros Telstar OSO Ariel 1 Syncom Explorer 16 TRS Alouette: Canadian-American satellite Telstar: 1st active communications satellite OSO: Orbiting Solar Observatory Ariel 1: British-American satellite Relay: 2 n d Active Communications satellite Tiros: W eather satellite Syncom: Stationary Communications satellite Explorer 16: Micrometeoride detector TRS: (Tetrahedral Research Satellite) world s lightest satellite ( 1½ pounds) engineering research OAO: Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Relay OAO November 22, 1965 Peaceful Uses of Space Set C with Gold Overprint: 5c, 1965, Eternal Flame; revalued 5c over 10c Issued on 2nd anniversary of Kennedy s death. P
Jan. 29, 1965 Set D Peaceful Uses of Space 10 stamps in green, grey & flesh. P Echo: Reflector balloon, communications satellite Explorer 14: Radiation detector S-4: World s heaviest satellite, 19 tons Explorer 17: Measured air composition in near-space OGO: Orbiting Geophysical Observatory TOPSI: (Top Side Explorer) measured ionosphere layers Explorer 10: mapped magnetic fields in space st Transit 5B: navigational, 1 completely atomic powered satellite IMP-A: (Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-A) measured radiation in lunar space Explorer 9: balloon satellite, measured air density in near space November 22, 1965 Peaceful Uses of Space Set D with Gold Overprint: 5c, 1965, Eternal Flame; revalued 5c nd over 10c Issued on 2 anniversary of Kennedy s death. P Echo Explorer 14 S-4 OGO Explorer 17 TOPSI Explorer 10 Transit 5B IMP-A Explorer 9 Feb. 14, 1965 Syncom "synchronous communication satellite Tokyo, Olympics; Syncom was launched Feb. 14, 1963 Oct 10, 1965 Syncom, Tokyo Olympics Opening Day, Oct. 10, 1964
Feb. 18, 1965 Issued on the date of what would have been Freeman s 35th birthday 1st fatality among the American astronauts - killed in the crash of a T-38 jet Oct. 31, 1965 killed in the crash of a T-38 jet; Issued on the 1st anniversary of Freeman s death. Print on Left P&I Print on Right P&I Souvenir sheets P&I
Full Sheet: Rouletted with CK & SB stamps, P&I June 26, 1965 1963 Presidential European Trip Reported by Relay & Telstar. Ich bin ein Berliner speech. P&I. in Red in Green
July 2, 1965 1963 Presidential European Trip Reported by Relay & Telstar. JFK& Pope Paul VI. P&I in Green in Red Peforate in Red in Green Issued jointly with CK Nov. 28, 1965 Mariner 4 Commemorating the Nov. 28, 1964 launch of Mariner 4 Mars-probe. P&I
December 12, 1965 Early Bird. International Cooperation Year only UN space project. P&I. Nike-Apache Sounding Rocket Program. P&I. SS issued jointly with CK. th Jan. 20, 1966. 5 Anniversary of Kennedy s Inauguration. Features the only quotation in Kennedy s Inaugural Address related to Space: Together Let Us Explore the Stars. P&I
February 28, 1968* Ranger Gold Foil, Imperf. only SS issued jointly with Cape Kennedy Local Post.
March 16, 1966 Robert H. Goddard First Liquid Fuel Rocket Fired March 16, 1926 Gold Foil Imperf. only creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926. Bottom lines read: WORLD S FIRST LIQUID FUEL ROCKET LAUNCHED BY DR. ROBERT H. GODDARD MARCH 16, 1966 [red rocket is from postmark scan taken from FDOI cover] April 9, 1966 Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill witnessed the presentation of US Honorary Citizenship April 9, 1963 on TV brought to him in England by Relay satellite. P&I. SS joint issue with Cape Kennedy Local Post.
th June 14, 1966 Issued in 1966 to commemorate the 50 anniversary of Flag Day proclaimed by Pres.Wilson in 1916. I. The satellite Telstar 1 was designed to relay television and telephone signals between the U.S. and Europe. The test signal was sent from the U.S. ground station in Andover, Maine of the American flag outside the station with the Star Spangled Banner music. The French ground station received and sent back the signal to prove the system worked. July 10, 1962 the date on the stamp refers to the historic transatlantic television broadcast which aired in Canada and 16 European countries and on all three major American networks. August 23, 1966 First Telephone Call, by Satellite, to Africa. I. Top Reads: President Kennedy Speaks to Prime Minister Balewa of Nigeria October 17, 1966 Test Ban Treaty August 5, 1963 - Nuclear Sentry Satellites Oct. 17, 1963. I.
Feb 28, 1967* Memorial Tribute to Pioneers in Space who died in service. I. Bassett & See. Jan. 27, 1968* Memorial Tribute to Pioneers in Space who died in service. I. Chaffee, Grissom, & White Charles Bassett Roger Chaffee Gus Grissom Elliot See Edward White Charles Arthur Art Bassett, II died in an airplane crash during training for his first spaceflight on Feb. 28, 1966 Elliot See died on February 28, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the crash of a T-38 jet aircraft. Feb. 28, 1966 Roger Chaffee was killed along with astronauts Ed White and Gus Grissom during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission. Jan 27, 1967 Gus Grissom was killed along with astronauts with Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission. 01-27-67 Edward White was killed along with astronauts Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission. 01-27-67 Jun. 06, 1968* June 6, 1967. I. Memorial Tribute to Givens was one of the original 19 astronauts - killed in an automobile accident Nov. 19, 1968* International Quiet Solar Year. I. Explorer 30 launched Nov. 19, 1965. Monitored solar x-rays during the IQSY. with tab