Chronicled in Stamps, Postcards and Postmarks
The story of the famed race to the Moon between US and the USSR has been told countless times.
This book by Umberto Cavallaro shows how beneath the surface similarities, two competing nations employed different core tactics. It provides a new perspective of the history of the space race by analyzing that history through philately.
Content
Foreword by astronaut Walt Cunningham
1. Sputnik triggers the USA-USSR competition
2. Man in Space
3. The space race changes direction
4. The astronaut sits in the driver's seat
5. Two tragedies block the race in space
6. The final leap
7. First Lunar landing : the philatelic side of Apollo 11
Author : Umberto Cavallaro
Editor : Springer-Praxis Verlag
Year : 2018
Pages : 340 pages - soft cover
This DVD contains 268 files on all kinds of American space achievements:
- Press Kits
— Apollo 7 - 17
— Enterprise
— STS 1 -
— Space Station Assembly
— Expeditions 1 - 34
- Press Kits from launches between 1992 and 2012
- Pictures
- Maps
Although this DVD is not a book to read, it is a database of NASA Press Kits containing 661 MB of data.
Author :
Editor : eBook on DVD (PDF files)
Year : 2012
Pages :
The Final edition of the Space Shuttle Almanac is a celebration of 40 years of shuttle operational history as a final compilation of mission facts and figures, dates and times. Primary author Lee Brandon-Cremer has added an outstanding collection of images for every mission and every section to enhance the readers experience. There are 1400 page, 1000 photographs and over 1000 diagrams available.
www.shuttlealmanac.com
Author : Joel W. Powell and Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer
Editor : eBook on CD (PDF files)
Year : 2011
Pages : 1.400
This CD is a guide to assist collectors, exhibitors, judges and dealers about astrophilately.
Showing 1.100 cover illustrations with "Difficulty of Acquisition" codes, estimated values, listings of events by program this is a must for the astrophilatelist.
Included also the APS Manual of Philatelic Judging chapter on Astrophilately, the F.I.P. judging regulations in GREV and SREV and the guidelines for exhibiting and judging astrophilately.
Assistance of Steve Durst, Dennis Dillman, Chuck Vukotich, Robert Boyd, Tom Steiner and Dr. Ben Ramkissoon.
Author : Ray Cartier
Editor : eBook on CD (PDF files)
Year : 2011
Pages :
"The First 50 Years" is an overview of American astrophilately in full colour on glossy paper.
The book is divided in three parts :
1. Voices of Astrophilately
2. A world of covers
3. The all important Postmark
Accompanying the book is a DVD with an enormous array of articles and lists in pdf-format.
Author : David Ball
Editor :
Year : 2010
Pages : 340 pages + DVD
This is the first volume in a series of historical books about US manned space flights.
Steve Durst describes the complete history of the Mercury program in text, pictures and covers.
Most of the CD book shows seldom seen photographs of the Mercury project, with a detailed description of each test and flight.
Outstanding !
Author : Steve Durst
Editor : CD Book by Steve Durst
Year : 2008
Pages : 275 pages + 25 pages appendices
This is the second volume in a series of historical books about US manned space flights.
Steve Durst describes the complete history of the Gemini program in text, pictures and covers.
This book shows a lot more covers and rare pictures of the Gemini project.
Once again a must have !
Author : Steve Durst
Editor : CD Book by Steve Durst
Year : 2012
Pages : 305 pages + 45 pages appendices
This is the third volume in a series of historical books about US manned space flights.
This time Steve tells us the story from AS-201 until the last rehearsal with Apollo 10.
Beside beautiful pictures also a large amount of covers (I counted 93 covers on 100 pages) on the Apollo program as well as the famous tables on recovery ships.
Author : Steve Durst
Editor : CD Book by Steve Durst
Year : 2009
Pages : 300 pages + 20 pages appendices
This is the fourth volume in a series of historical books about US manned space flights.
Steve describes the history from Apollo 11 to Apollo 17, showing more than 200 different covers and a lot of pictures and tables on recovery ships.
The most complete work on astrophilatelic covers concerning the Apollo project.
Author : Steve Durst
Editor : CD Book by Steve Durst
Year : 2010
Pages : 225 pages + 60 pages appendices
This is the first part "MERCURY" of Peter Wilhelm's Catalog on US manned spaceflight, better known as "The Wilhelm".
It is a philatelic history of manned space flight events, documented with covers and supplemented with technical and mission related details.
Tips regarding forgeries of philatelic material are included.
Author : Peter Wilhelm
Editor : Archives der Astronomie- und Raumfahrt-Philatelie e.V. - Garching
Year : 2000
Pages : 50 pages B/W - German/English
This is the second part "GEMINI" of Peter Wilhelm's Catalog on US manned spaceflight, better known as "The Wilhelm".
It is a philatelic history of manned space flight events, documented with covers and supplemented with technical and mission related details.
Tips regarding forgeries of philatelic material are included.
Author : Peter Wilhelm
Editor : Archives der Astronomie- und Raumfahrt-Philatelie e.V. - Garching
Year : 2001
Pages : 58 pages B/W - German/English
This is the third part "APOLLO" of Peter Wilhelm's Catalog on US manned spaceflight, better known as "The Wilhelm".
It is a philatelic history of manned space flight events, documented with covers and supplemented with technical and mission related details.
Tips regarding forgeries of philatelic material are included.
Author : Peter Wilhelm
Editor : Archives der Astronomie- und Raumfahrt-Philatelie e.V. - Garching
Year : 2003
Pages : 116 pages B/W - German/English
This is the fourth part "US-RAUMSTATIONEN" of Peter Wilhelm's Catalog on US manned spaceflight, better known as "The Wilhelm".
It is a philatelic history of manned space flight events, documented with covers and supplemented with technical and mission related details.
Tips regarding forgeries of philatelic material are included.
Author : Peter Wilhelm
Editor : Archives der Astronomie- und Raumfahrt-Philatelie e.V. - Garching
Year : 2005
Pages : 78 pages B/W - German/English
This booklet is based upon the notes of Morris Beck who listed every one of the 1000 covers he sent to ships between February 1962 and October 1975.
Author : Les Winick
Editor : Les Winick
Year : 1995
Pages : 48 pages
U.S.A. Space Cover Catalog and Pricing Guide
Part I - The Pioneer Years : 1904 - 1960
Author : Reuben A. Ramkissoon, MD and Lester E. Winick
Editor : Reuben A. Ramkissoon, MD and Lester E. Winick
Year : 1986
Pages : 56 pages
Reference Space Catalogue for Philatelic Covers during the Period 1944 to 1973
Author : Jack McMahan
Editor : Jack McMahan
Year : 1974 (?)
Pages : 198 pages
Author : Ralph Yorio
Editor : Viking Press
Year : 1971
Pages :
Booklet from the American Topical Association (ATA) on space stamps and space covers.
Author : Betty Peters
Editor : ATA Handbook #60 Vol.3-N°1
Year : 1968
Pages : 74 pages
Booklet from the Internationaler Motiv-Sammler-Club Berlin.
Author : Hans-Joachim Lehmann
Editor : Internationaler Motiv-Sammler-Club Berlin
Year : 1964
Pages : 20 pages