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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3618860, member: 76194"]I don't know if the cat is talking about the stamp variant. If so, yeah, a 50+ year old cover is probably only worth $2 or $3 (practically worthless), but some of them are still a lot of fun to own as a way to remember certain events.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one from the day John Glenn orbited the Earth back in 1962.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]969683[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few others for different space events, including Mercury missions, Gemini missions, Apollo and Space Shuttle missions, and the launch of some satellite missions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even got a few Soviet covers for some of their space flight milestones. Again, not worth much, but who cares? As a space buff it's a fun cheap memento to own. Certainly a lot cheaper than some space-flown medal or hardware, and you still get a historic connection to the event.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3618860, member: 76194"]I don't know if the cat is talking about the stamp variant. If so, yeah, a 50+ year old cover is probably only worth $2 or $3 (practically worthless), but some of them are still a lot of fun to own as a way to remember certain events. Here's one from the day John Glenn orbited the Earth back in 1962. [ATTACH=full]969683[/ATTACH] I have a few others for different space events, including Mercury missions, Gemini missions, Apollo and Space Shuttle missions, and the launch of some satellite missions. Even got a few Soviet covers for some of their space flight milestones. Again, not worth much, but who cares? As a space buff it's a fun cheap memento to own. Certainly a lot cheaper than some space-flown medal or hardware, and you still get a historic connection to the event.[/QUOTE]
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