Orbit Magazine

Issues 1 - 10

ORBIT is the official quarterly publication of The Society, full of illustrations and informative space stamp and space cover articles, postal auctions, space news, and a new issues guide.

It has a semi-professional editor, and regularly has over 36 A4 pages, often accompanied by special supplements. Collectors and dealers advertising keep members up to date on market values and assist obtaining needed stamps, covers, post-cards, autographs and all space related collectibles.

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Orbit issue 10

Contents of Orbit 10
Published August 1991

• A Year in Space #5 - by George Spiteri
• Weather Satellites - Denmark Europa 1991
• Astro-World update - by Charles Bromser
• Soyuz 5 Cosmonauts: Col. Volynov; Alexei Yesileyev; Vevgeny Khronov
• Rocket Mail Pioneers - by Bert van Eijck
• Committee of ASSS
• Isle of Man - Europe in Space 1991
• The Soviet cosmonaut Col. Yuri Romanenko
• World Space Stamp Launch
• The Cover that took 20 years to complete
• The Kettering Space Trackers
• Europe in Space - Liechtenstein; Gibraltar

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Orbit issue 9

Contents of Orbit 9
Published April 1991

• Watch this Space
• Europe in Space: Liechtenstein; Jersey; Great Britain
• Soviet-Afgan Flight
• Ciskei - Solar System issue
• Astrophilately - by Charles Bromser
• Col. V.F. Bykovsky, Cosmonaut - by Gordon Hooper
• ESRIN - The Information Business
• Space Transportation Systems
• A year in Space #4 - by George Spiteri
• U.S.S.R. Space Covers
• Soyuz TM-12 - The Juno Space Mission

Plus

• Contact Column
• Astro World update

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Orbit issue 8

Contents of Orbit 8
Published December 1990

• Space Station Freedom - by Peter Talbot-Ashby
• Europe in Space: Sweden; Great Britain
• The First Romanian Cosmonaut - by Greco Dan
• Soviet Cosmonaut visits Essen, Germany
• Rocket Mail Pioneer - by Bert van Eijck
• From Copernicus to Jodrell Bank
• Soviet Cosmonaut in Manchester, England
• Antarctic site for new Telescope
• The Book Review by Jurgen Peters Esders

Plus

• New issue guide
• Astro-World update

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Orbit issue 7

Contents of Orbit 7
Published August 1990

• Star watch from Barbados
• A Year in Space #3 - by George Spiteri
• Twenty Year after the First Moon Landing
• Halley's Comet Collection
• Mission to Planet Earth
• The Freedom Space Station Project
• Rocket Mail Pioneer - by Bert van Eijck
• Indian Postal Tariffs Rockets
• Astro-World update - by Charles Bromser

Plus

• Letters
• New issues guide
• Space News
• Contact Column

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Orbit issue 6

Contents of Orbit 6
Published January 1990

• Control Desk
• U.S. Stamp News - via Eric Elias
• CAPHCO celebrate 20th Anniversary of Moon Landing
• Society for the Advancement of Space Activities
• Address list of Astronauts - Jurgen Peter Esders
• Ariane Launch Schedule for 1990 - Jurgen Peter Esders
• History of Manned Space Flight on Covers #2 - Nigel Harpham
• Phases of the Moon - First Quarter - Dr G.J. Smith
• Constellations - Orion - Dr G.J. Smith
• Information about STS-29 - Discovery Postmarks - Georges Lauwers
• From my Collection - A.W. Swanston
• A year in Space #2 - George Spiteri
• Shuttle Launch Schedule 1990 - Jurgen Peter Esders
• A New Twist to Stamp Collecting - Harvey Duncan

Plus

• Letters
• Postal Auction
• Checklist

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Orbit issue 5

Contents of Orbit 5
Published May 1989

• Apollo 11 - Looking Back
• Control Desk
• On my Bookshelf - Jurgen Peter Esders
• From my Collection - A.W. Swanston
• Postal Auction - Dave Saunders
• Let's Meet - Jurgen Peter Esders
• The History of Manned Space Flight on Covers #1 - Nigel Harpham
• Space City 1990 - Bert van Eijck
• ASE Special offer details
• First man on the moon - Tony Bird
• Shuttle Launch Schedule - Jurgen Peter Esders
• A year in Space #1 - George Spiteri
• Autographed Covers Russian Style! 

Plus

• Letters
• New Issues
• Checklist

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Orbit issue 4

Contents of Orbit 4
Published January 1989

• Control Desk
• Nostalgia from the Space 1999 Annual
• How to get Space Covers yourself - Jurgen Peter Esders
• Watch this space - Peter Talbot-Ashby
• When men first went to the moon - Tony Bird
• Marshall Islands - From Prime to Space Shuttle
• Launch Dates - Harvey Duncan
• Postcards... on stamps

Plus

• Letter
• New issues
• Checklist

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Orbit issue 3

Contents of Orbit 3
Published September 1988

• Control Desk
• My favorite cover - Bert van Eijck
• The Discovery of Neptune - Nigel Harpham
• Writing up your collection - Jean Brown
• On My Bookshelf - Tony Bird
• Russian Space Mail - A.W. Swanston
• I1 collectionne L'Espace
• The Challenger Society
• A sensation: Space mail from Mir - Bert van Eijck
• Guidelines for Judging an Astrophilatelic exhibit
• ASTP - International Co-operation in space- Tony Bird
• Paraguay issue - Harvey Duncan

Plus

• Letters
• New issues
• Checklist part 1

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Orbit issue 2

Contents of Orbit 2
Published May 1988

• Control Desk
• Collecting signed Russian Covers - David Saunders
• Space Offer
• Manned Spaceflight Checklist #2 - Nigel Harpham
• A little Knowledge.... - Jean Brown
• Colorano Covers - Eric Elias
• Flight planning notes!
• The I.A.F. Congresses - Bert van Eijck
• Skylab Space Station
• Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre Stamp Club
• Introduction to Checklist pt 1 - Harvey Duncan

Plus

• Letters
• Puzzle page
• New Issues
• Membership List

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Orbit issue 1

Contents of Orbit 1
Published January 1988

• Control Desk - Welcome from the Editor
• Soviet Space Postmarks - Jurgen Peter Esders
• Project Mercury - Peter Talbot-Ashby
• Space Anniversary for Ascension
• Postal Auction Notes - Adrian Woollaston
• Manned Spaceflight Checklist #1 - Nigel Harpham
• Postcard World - Tony Bird
• On my Bookshelf - Tony Bird
• Did you know - Tony Bird
• This months cover stamps
• Rules of the Astro Space Stamp Society
• One of our Cosmonauts is missing!

Plus

• Letters
• Checklist - Introduction by Harvey Duncan
• Membership List

 

 

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