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Great stuff as always - some little gems there.

Your email account was hacked it seems - got a lot of Spam from your account yesterday. Did not want to email you about it in case it was not fixed yet.

Glen

Thanks Glen,

Apologies for the spam - yes my account was hacked but I think it is OK now.

Peter

Friday June 15th 1962.... continued

Almost missed this Swedish cover:

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Saturday June 16th 1962
On this day in 1962, the New Yorker magazine published the first of three excerpts of Rachel Carson's upcoming book, Silent Spring, receiving more response than it ever had for any previous article. Carson's book, credited with launching the American environmental movement, would be published on September 27.

Given that "Silent Spring" deals with the risks of agricultural chemical use (such as DDT) it seems appropriate that the cachet for our first cover (from Congo) shows someone spraying insecticide:



Today we also have an Aerogramme from India:

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Sunday June 17th 1962
On this day in 1962, Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3–1 to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final, played in Santiago, Chile. In other sport, Jack Nicklaus (21 years old at the time), won the U.S. Open golf tournament in a playoff against Arnold Palmer at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

Today's item is a first day cover from Finland:

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Monday June 18th 1962
On this day in 1962, Scorpius X-1, the first cosmic x-ray source to be discovered by mankind, was found by instruments on an Aerobee rocket on a six minute mission designed to measure the reflection of x-ray radiation off of the Moon. "Sco X-1" was later found to be matter from a normal star falling into a neutron star. The discovery would later be heralded as the birth of X-ray astronomy.

We'll start today with three first day covers.........from Brazil:



from East Germany:



and from Czechoslovakia:



Let's finish with a cover from the Noona Dan Expedition to Papua & New Guinea:

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Tuesday June 19th 1962
Nothing special in 1962 but on this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories.

Today we have a first day cover from Kuwait:



a cover from the Royal Highland Show:



and a taxed cover from France:



(looks like there were originally 5 stamps in the strip)

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Wednesday June 20th 1962
On this day in 1962, Gabriel Bertrand (a French biochemist and bacteriologist) died in Paris aged 95. Bertrand introduced into biochemistry both the term “oxidase” and the concept of trace elements.

Bertrand's rule is the fact that the dose–response curve for many micronutrients is non-monotonic, having an initial stage of increasing benefits with increased intake, followed by increasing costs as excesses become toxic.

Three first day covers today. The first from Czechoslovakia:



and two from the Ryukyu Islands:

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Thursday June 21st 1962
On this day in 1962, NASA research pilot, Neil A. Armstrong was awarded the 1962 Octave Chanute Award by the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences, as the pilot who had contributed most to the aerospace sciences during the year. He was cited for "outstanding contributions in both engineering and piloting capacity in the development of an experimental adaptive control system and in the flight testing of that system in the X15 No. 3 aircraft."

Just one cover today, a commercial cover from Ivory Coast:

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Friday June 22nd 1962
On this day in1962, whilst in the Atlanta federal prison for narcotics trafficking, Joseph Valachi escaped being murdered on orders of his cellmate and former Cosa Nostra boss, Vito Genovese, by committing a murder of his own. Valachi's victim was John Joseph Saupp. Valachi, placed in solitary confinement, would reveal critical information about the Mafia in Congressional hearings, and his memoirs would become a bestselling publication, The Valachi Papers and later a film.

On the same day, Jacqueline Auriol set a new women's international air speed record for 100 kilometers at Istres, France, flying a French-built Mirage III jet at 1,149.23 mph. The previous record, held by American aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran, was 783.02 mph.

Slim pickings today. Just a first day cover from Haiti:

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Saturday June 23rd 1962
On this day in 1962, Ray Charles had a simultaneous number one hit in Australia and the United States with "I Can't Stop Loving you". Top of the UK charts was Elvis Presley with "Good Luck Charm".

Several Continents covered today! Let's start with a first day cover from Argentina:



one from Upper Volta:



and two from Belgium:

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Next we have two FDC from Japan:




and to finish, a nice advertising cover from Australia:

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Sunday June 24th 1962
On this day in 1962, the "Ed Sullivan Show" celebrated 14 years on US television. The show was destined to continue until 1971. Joining Ed as guests for the anniversary was a veritable "who's who" of 1960s television including Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, Jack Benny, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson and Red Buttons.

Let's start today with the latest installment of Indonesia's Asian Games set on FDC:



next, a Polish balloon mail cover:


and to finish, a registered commercial cover from Saudi Arabia:

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Monday June 25th 1962

On this day in 1962, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, three regionally based Mozambican nationalist organisations merged into one broad based guerrilla movement known as Frente de Libertação de Moçambique or FRELIMO. Mozambique was to gain independence in 1975 and FRELIMO was reformed as the Frelimo Party which still rules the country.

No covers from Mozambique today, but at least we have one from Africa - Chad to be precise:



next a first day cover from Hungary:



and a registered cover from Argentina:

Monday June 25th 1962...continued

We finish today with two Australian covers. The first is a fairly standard meter cover:



the second, a great cover for the Australian winter (just 6 months to Christmas)! Note the combination of bikini clad bather and Antarctic Territory stamp

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Monday June 25th 1962...continued

This one arrived in today's mail - a cover from the Ivory Coast:



Note this one has the same addressee as the Australian cover that precedes it.

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Tuesday June 26th 1962
On this day in 1962, Dr. Frank E. Bothwell, Chief Scientist of the Center of Naval Analysis, Franklin Institute, received the Navy's highest civilian award, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, for his work on design and development of the Polaris ballistic missile.

One first day cover today, from Italy:

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Wednesday June 27th 1962
On this day in 1962, the South African Parliament passed the General Law Amendment Act (Sabotage Act) No 76 which increased the State President's power to declare organisations unlawful. Further restrictions could be imposed in banning orders, restricting movement. Persons could now even be banned from social gatherings, including having more than one visitor at a time. The Minister could list banned persons in the Government Gazette. Nelson Mandela was destined to be charged and imprisoned under the Sabotage Act later in the year....

Today we have a first day cover from Berlin:



and a registered cover from Chad:

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Thursday June 28th 1962

On this day in 1962, twenty-two year old Siegfried Noffke was shot whilst trying to escape over the Berlin Wall. Siegfried was one of the 22 people who died trying to escape East Germany in 1962, the deadliest year of its existence.

Let's start today with a first day cover from Albania:



next a registered cover from the Seychelles:



a registered cover from Syria:



and to finish, a commercial cover from Chad:

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Friday June 29th 1962
Tokachi volcano is a group of stratovolcanoes and lava domes in central Hokkaido, Japan. On this day in 1962, Tokachi erupted from a vent near a crater caused by a previous (1926) eruption. The explosion produced an ash column column which rose to 4 km altitude and ejected many lava bombs and blocks. 5 miners were killed by projectiles. Ash fell on the eastern flank of Tokachi and damaged crops.

A commercial cover today from West Germany to South Africa:

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Saturday June 30th 1962
On this day in 1962, the University ofCalifornia's sixty-inch cyclotron, the basic research tool that led to construction of the first atomic and hydrogen bombs in the U.S., was closed down and dismantled to make room for more modern equipment. Invented and first operated by Ernest Lawrence in 1939, this cyclotron was instrumental in the discovery of neptunium, plutonium, astatine, curium, berklium, californium, and mendeleevium. In addition to these seven transuranium elements, the machine also contributed to the discovery of carbon-14 and produced radioisotopes for a variety of medical experiments.

Four first day covers today. First one from Congo:



and three from Upper Volta:







I'll finish with this card (courtesy of member Rackrunner), which although issued in 1961, suitably sums up the first 6 months of 1962....

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At the half way mark of the year it seems like the right time to catch up with those items I have acquired after their respective dates and haven't shown before....so I hope you all enjoy these additions - I'll let them speak for themselves

January 1962 Addendum

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June 1962 Addendum







So including the two above, we saw 95 items from 50 countries during June......

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Sunday July 1st 1962
On this day in 1962, the Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi was dissolved and two new independent countries were formed - Rwanda and Burundi.

Let's start with the first day covers of the stamps issued to mark independence - first Burundi:









and two addressed FDC:

Sunday July 1st 1962...continued..

Rather than overprints, Rwanda managed a new issue:





Ghana issued a set to mark the second anniversary of its independence:


India issued a stamp to mark the centenary of the High Court:





and finally to get away from all of these FDC - here's a commercial cover from Saudi Arabia:

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Monday July 2nd 1962
On this day in 1962, the first Walmart store was opened as Wal-Mart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas, by Sam Walton. By 1970, there were 38 Wal-Mart stores; In 2011, there were 8,950 stores in 15 countries.

Just one cover today. Baltic Sea Week was held from July 7 - 15 in 1962. The stamps to commemorate the week were released by East Germany on July 2:

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Tuesday July 3rd 1962
On this day in 1962, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in Syracuse New York. Twenty seven years later he was to star in the film "Born on the Fourth of July" - one day out

In an unrelated movie moment, also on this day in 1962 the film "Birdman of Alcatraz" - arguably Burt Lancaster's best performance - debuted in the United States.

Three covers today - a first day cover from Spain:


a commercial cover from Jordan:



and one from North Borneo:

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Wednesday July 4th 1962
On this day in 1962, General Ne Win (who in March had taken control of Burma in a coup d’état) founded the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). He went on to hold the position of chairman until 23 July 1988.

Today we have a postcard from Kenya:




and two first day covers from Algeria:

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Thursday July 5th 1962
On this day in 1962, Algeria gained its independence after 132 years of French rule, and eight years of violent conflict.

Today we have an exhibition cover from Afghanistan:



and a series of FDC for the Ryukyu Islands Philatelic Week issue:








and a first flight cover - Wallis & Futuna to New Caledonia:

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Thanks Nog - appreciate the feedback. Just for that, today's historical fact is dedicated to all our Scottish members

Friday July 6th 1962
On this day in 1962, legislation specific to Norwegian Lobster trawling was first introduced when the Three Sea Fisheries (Scotland) permissive Bye-laws came into force: Bye-law No. 65 permitted trawling in the Firth of Clyde, No. 66 in the Moray Firth and No. 67 in the Firth of Forth.

From just over the water we have two first day covers from Iceland:




and from warmer climes we have an air-letter from Bolivia:

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Saturday July 7th 1962
Alitalia Flight 771 was a multi-leg Douglas DC-8-43 international scheduled flight from Sydney via Darwin, Bangkok, Bombay, Karachi and Tehran to Rome with 94 on board. On this day in 1962 it crashed into a hill about 84 km north-east of Bombay while on approach.

The accident was attributed to several potential causes, including a navigation error which led the pilot to believe that he was nearer to his destination than he actually was; failure to maintain the recommended safe altitude; and pilot unfamiliarity with the flight route. This was the first time a flight recorder was used to solve an accident.

Let's start today with a first day cover from Taiwan:



and two from Japan:

Saturday July 7th 1962...continued

The last FDC for the day is this one from South Vietnam:



to finish, two commercial mail items from Algeria:



and Syria:

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Sunday July 8th 1962
In a graphic example of the madness of the age, on this day in 1962 the United States, as part of Operation Dominic exploded a megaton-plus hydrogen device, mounted on a Thor Rocket launched from Johnston Island in the Pacific at more than 200 miles altitude. It was the highest thermonuclear blast ever and lit the Pacific sky from Wake Island to New Zealand, causing some communication disruption but less than predicted.

Meanwhile, in probably the most important symbolic gesture of post-war French-German unity, President Charles de Gaulle of France and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany, both devout Catholics, attended mass at the Reims Cathedral and prayed together.

Today we have an exhibition cover from Belgium:



and a taxed cover from Rhodesia:

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Monday July 9th 1962
On this day in 1962, the World Peace Congress opened in Moscow with more than 2,000 delegates from 101 countries attending. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, Andy Warhol first presented his exhibition of "Campbell's Soup Cans" screen printings at the Ferus Gallery. The thirty-two single soup can canvases were placed in a single line, much like products on shelves, each displayed on narrow individual ledges. The gallery audience was unsure what to make of the exhibit. (I'm still unsure )

Let's start with two covers to mark the Calgary Stampede 50th anniversary:





next, a first day cover from Spain:


To finish a series of FDC from Papua & New Guinea:

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Tuesday July 10th 1962
On this day in 1962, AT&T's Telstar, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 3:35 a.m. local time, and activated that night. The first image transmitted between continents was a black and white photo of the American flag sent from the U.S. transmitter at Andover, Maine, to Pleumeur-Bodou in France.

Meanwhile in Melbourne, one of the spans in the Kings Bridge collapsed after a 45 ton vehicle passed over it, only 15 months after the multi-lane highway bridge's opening on April 12, 1961. The collapse occurred immediately after the driver of the vehicle had passed over the span, and nobody was hurt.

Let's start today with a series of first day covers from some Spanish colonies courtesy of member Aethelwulf - Fernando Poo, Rio Muni and Spanish Sahara:







Here's another version of the Spanish Sahara cover:


and a commercial ('though probably philatelic) use from the same country:

Tuesday July 10th 1962...continued

Two more covers to finish today...

Pity about the condition but a colourful cover from Congo - destination Jamaica:



and a local use cover from South Vietnam:

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Wednesday July 11th 1962
Owen D. Young was an American industrialist, businessman, lawyer and diplomat. The first President of General Electric he also founded the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and co-founded the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). In 1929 he was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year. Owen Young died on this day in 1962 at the age of 87.

Two Australian covers today. One to Germany:


and a meter cover advertising the Scouts:

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Thursday July 12th 1962
On this day in 1962, the Rolling Stones made their debut at London's Marquee Club, Number 165 Oxford Street, opening for the first time under that name, for Long John Baldry. Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Dick Taylor and Tony Chapman had played together for the group Blues Incorporated before creating a new name inspired by the Muddy Waters 1950 single "Rollin' Stone".

A large cover today from the United Nations Emergency Force, Italy:

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Friday July 13th 1962
With his electoral popularity declining, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan fired seven senior members of his cabinet, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The move was unprecedented in United Kingdom history, and was followed by the firing of nine junior ministers the following Monday. Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe would quip, "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life." The British press would dub the event Macmillan's "Night of the Long Knives".

Today we have a first day cover from Libya with an additional Scouting cinderella:

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Saturday July 14th 1962
On this day in 1962, in the third match of the Rugby League Test series between Australia and Great Britain, held at Sydney Cricket Ground, a controversial last-minute Australian try and the subsequent conversion resulted in an 18-17 win for Australia. Meanwhile at a beauty pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, Norma Nolan of Argentina was crowned Miss Universe 1962.

A commercial cover today, Lebanon to Germany:

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Sunday July 15th 1962
On this day in 1962, the first NASA balloon carrying a bio-science payload (two rhesus monkeys and four hamsters) traveled faster and higher than planned after launch from Goose Bay, Laborador, requiring an alternate plan for early jettisoning to effect daylight recovery. The payload was recovered 45 miles north of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan, sadly all animals were dead upon recovery. Conducted by Ames Research Center Life Science Laboratory, the experiment was designed to check primary cosmic radiation.

A bit of a cheat today - Sundays are tough

This first day cover (14th) from Argentina to Greece was then postmarked on the 15th - so I'm counting it:

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Monday July 16th 1962
In episode 166 of "Coronation Street", broadcast on this day in 1962, Gamma Garments holds a sale but Swindley forgets the door key. Annie goes on holiday on her own. Ken and Val row over his past girlfriends. She becomes hysterical when he lists them. Minnie queues for two hours outside Gamma to buy a hankie. Val fears that Ken is only looking for a mother figure. Doreen sells all the hankies at one shilling and elevenpence a box and not each. Ken finds Val at Ida's grave and tells her that he wants to marry her because he loves her.

Today we have a cover from Lebanon to India:


and a cover from the United Nations Emergency Force:

Don't have much background to this cover but my guess is that it is from the Canadian contingent in the Congo - can anyone confirm this?

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Tuesday July 17th 1962
On this day in 1962, NASA'S Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes, had announced that NASA X-15 pilot Neil A. Armstrong would become the first civilian astronaut as a part of the new selection of astronauts for Projects Gemini and Apollo....

Meanwhile Major Robert M. White (USAF) piloted an North American X-15 to a record altitude of 314,750 feet (59 miles, 96 km), narrowly missing the 100 kilometer altitude Kármán line that defines outer space, but passing the 50 mile altitude mark that NASA used to define the threshold of space.

Two covers today - from French Polynesia:



and from Colombia:

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