Orbit Magazine

Issues 41 - 50

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.

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Orbit issue 50

Contents of Orbit 50
Published June 2001

• Our fiftieth issue and 15th anniversary - Tony Bird.
• Mercury 3 - 40th anniversary.
• Helen Sharman - 10th anniversary.
• Members Profiles - Julius Cacka, Derek Clarke.
• Apollo 15 Retrospect - Peter Hoffman.
• Planets and Probes - to Mars :  Mars, Mariner, Viking, Pathfinder.
• Space Veterans #21 - Marsha Ivins.
• Space Stamp Cachets from East Germany  #2 - Ivor Steadman.
• A Starring Role - constellations #3 - Ian Ridpath. 
• Intercosmos Retrospect - Mongolia and Rumania in 1981 - Alexander Zheleznyakov.
• Mail carried by Shen Zhou 1 - Bart Beimers.
• Chronology of Cosmology #10 - Ryle, Hewish, Penzias, Wilson and Hawking.
• A Legion of Errors in Millennium space stamps - George Fox.
• Invitation to ASTRO Stampex in London in September.
• Guinness Records philatelically illustrated #5.

Plus:

• New members collecting interests Directory - Version 2.
• News 
• Readers respond etc.

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Orbit issue 49

Contents of Orbit 49
Published March 2001

• Cosmonaut No:1 - Yuri Gagarin.
• On the Moon - Mikail Vorobyov.
• The American Moon Probes - Harvey Duncan.
• A Starring Role--Constellations on Stamps 2# by Ian Ridpath.
• Space Veterans - Janice Voss.
• Yuri Gagarin - 40 years of stamps.
• Space Spifs - by Bert van Eijck.
• Halley's Comet--the 1986 issues 2# - Harvey Duncan.
• Postage stamp for first danish Satellite - Bert van Eijck.
• Some Philatelic Snippets - John Glen.
• Dreamers & Visionaries - Yakov Isidorovich Perelman.
• Chronology of Cosmology 9 - Frederick L. Whipple, Clyde William Tombaugh, William Alfred Fowler and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
• A fresh look at the Milky Way - Bert van Eijck.
• Guinness World Space Records - astrophilatelically illustrated #4.
• Cosmonautics Day - triumph for STS-1.

Plus

• Asteroids 
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond.

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Orbit issue 48

Contents of Orbit 48
Published January 2001

• A Starring Role--Constellations on Stamps 1# by Ian Ridpath.
• Apollo 14 Recalled--Peter Hofffman.
• Apollo 14 Mystery Cover--Ross Smith / Harry Rose.
• Planets and Probes--Venus , Venera, Mariner, Vega, Galileo.
• Space Stamp Cachets of East Germany 1#--Ivor Steadman.
• Halley's Comet--the 1986 issues 1# - Harvey Duncan.
• Balloons, Gondolas and Space Capsules--Eric Simmonds.
• 2001 A Space Odyssey--homage by Bert van Eijck.
• Dreamers & Visionaries--Yakov Perelman--Alex Zheleznyakov
• Recent Cartoon Issues--astrophilatelic peripheral ?--Jeff Dugdale.
• Chronology of Cosmology 8 : Spencer Jones, Opik, Lemaitre, Ooort, WhippleYuzhe, Tombaugh, Fowler and Chandrasekar.

Plus

• Asteroids
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond
• Harvey's checklist--the final set of sheets including some updates and an Index !

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Orbit issue 47

Contents of Orbit 47
Published October 2000

• Yevgeny Khrunov Remembered--Alex Zhelezynyakov
• Planets and Probes - 1# - Mercury and Mariner 10
• Star Trek and Star Wars stamps from SCKP Ltd
• Steve Bennet update and fantasy stamp
• Guinness World Space Records - astrophilatelically illustrated #3
• USSR cachets translated - #5 - Berry/Vorobyov
• NASA Official Cachets - Part Four - Harry Rose
• Intercosmos Retrospect 1980 - the Vietnamese and Cuban flights - Alexander Zheleznyakov
• A Hoover in A Space - comet probes - Bert Van Eijck
• Chronology of Cosmology 7: Schiaparelli, Abbe, Gill, Flammarion, Barnard, Lowell, Arrhenius, Gale, Hubble, Kuiper

plus

• Harvey's Checklist part 5 - on Satellites
• Special Chinese Astrophilately Supplement--philatelic articles on Shenzou Manned capsule and on History of Astronomy in China
• Avion Thematic's Astronomy & Space advertising supplement
• Reg Billing's new book about WWII experiences reviewed with special discount offer.

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Orbit issue 46

Contents of Orbit 46
Published June 2000

• A.S.T.P. Silver Jubilee - by Bert van Eijck
• Space Veterans: 19 - James Halsell
• Astronomy and Islamic Culture - Part two
• Ruder Boskovich - Material by George Fox 
• Guinness World Records 2000 - Philatelically illustrated #2
• Space stamp cachets and Handstamps of the U.S.S.R. #4
• Visiting the Anglo-Australian Observatory - With John Berry
• Was a New Zealander the first man to fly?
• NASA Official Cachets #3
• Man of Mystery - Yuri Kondratiuk's story
• Intercosmos Retrospect 1980 - Hungary
• A man in Space - John Berry
• Chronology of Cosmology 6
• Another Cuban Story 

Plus

• Asteroids
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond

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Orbit issue 45

Contents of Orbit 45
Published March 2000

• Remembering Apollo XIII - By Peter Hoffman
• Unexpected Firsts: Astrophilately in Cuba - By Jurgen P. Esders
• Our Nearest Neighbour - The Moon - By Bert van Eijck
• Space Veterans: 18 - Tamara Jernigan
• Dreamers and Visionaries - Apollon Arkadevich Tsimlyanski
• Was Aleksander Moshaiski the first man to fly?
• The Great Montserrat Halley's Comet rip off.
• NASA Official Cachets #2
• Guinness World Records 2000 - Philatelically illustrated #1
• Astronomy and Islamic Culture
• Space Stamp Cachets and Handstamps of the U.S.S.R. #3
• Soviet Plans for Manned Mars Mission in 1960's - 70's Revealed
• Chronology of Cosmology 5

Plus

• Asteroids
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond

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Orbit issue 44

Contents of Orbit 44
Published January 2000

• The ISS begins to feature on philatelic media
• Space Veterans: 17 - Sergei Krikalev
• Dreamers and Visionaries - Lieutenant Robert Baker-Byrne
• Dreamers and Visionaries - Nikolai Kibalchich Revisited
• Members Profiles - Subarna Tuladhar
• From Mythology to Modern Science: Optical Appearances in the Sky
• NASA Official Cachets #1
• The Other Face of the Sun - By Bert van Eijck
• A Victorian Curio by Eric Simmonds
• Space Stamp Cachets and Handstamps of the U.S.S.R. #2
• Chronology of Cosmology 4
• Soviet Space Mail Illustrated on Stamps

Plus

• Asteroids 
• Readers Respond

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Orbit issue 43

Contents of Orbit 43
Published October 1999

• Astrophilatelic Rarities by Y. Kvasnikov and S.Posnachirko
• Space Veterans: 16 - Robert Cabana
• Phantasy and Philately by Jeff Dugdale
• Magana Opera by Bert van Eijck
• A Childhood Memory recalled by Soviet Stamps by Eric Simmonds
• Alexei Leonov: Artist with the Right Stuff by Jim Reichmann
• Space Stamp Cachets and Handstamps of the U.S.S.R. #1
• Remembering Apollo XII - By Peter Hoffman
• Members Profiles - Zhang Zhousheng
• Dreamers and Visionaries - William A. Schulze
• Adventures in Astrophilately :5 by Bert van Eijck
• Russian Astrophilately News by Yuri Kvasnikov
• Chronology of Cosmology 3
• Apollo 11 Anniversary Cancelled at K.S.C.

Plus

• Asteroids
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond

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Orbit issue 42

Contents of Orbit 42
Published June 1999

• Apollo XI - 1969 - 1999 #3 by Peter Hoffman
• Eclipse - by Margaret Morris
• Space Veterans :15 - Curtis Brown
• Astrophilatelic Curios
• Dreamers and Visionaries - Sir Arthur C. Clarke
• Astroperipherals by Ray Billings
• Trusty Trastas #2
• Robots Among Us by Ray E. Cartier
• Phantasy and Philately by Bert van Eijck
• Members Profiles - Brian John Lockyer
• Chronology of Cosmology 2

Plus

• Asteroids
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond

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Orbit issue 41

Contents of Orbit 41
Published March 1999

• A MIR matter of months to go? by Bert van Eijck
• Space Veterans: 14 - Dr Bonnie Dunbar
• Phantasy and Philately
• Classic Indian Rocket Mail Curio by Ula Dolphin
• Intercosmos Retrospect 1979 : Bulgaria
• Weather Satellites #3 by Dr Donald Hillger
• Apollo XI - 1969 - 1999 #2 by Peter Hoffman
• Astroperipherals by Bob Tayor
• Space Veterans: 13 - Valeri Ryumin
• Trusty Trastas #1
• Amongst my Souvenirs - by Harry Rose
• Back to the Moon by Bert van Eijck
• Chronology of Cosmology 1

Plus

• Asteroids
• New Issues 
• Readers Respond

 

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