Space City Cover Society (SCCS) / NASA Local Post (NLP) covers are a new collecting area for me. SCCS/NLP covers (Houston, Texas) were made from approximately 1967 to 1982 in order to commemorate various space events including anniversaries of the Mercury & Gemini missions; to honor the different astronauts and facilities of that era; to commemorate the various Apollo mission launches / landings / recoveries etc; Skylab; ASTP; and some other later missions as well. The covers are usually marked ‘SPACE CITY COVER SOCIETY’ on the front of the cover and have a local post stamp affixed & cancelled, as well as a normal stamp & postmark at top-right. A special thanks to Eddie Bizub of Liberty Bell 7 Space Covers for helping me understand these interesting covers, and also to the excellent NASA Local Post website (here) which is a terrific source of information about SCCS/NLP.
This is what some of userthe SCCS-NLP single stamps look like:
My simplified collection of SCCS/NLP covers is shown below. Covers are separated into ‘FD’ (First Day), ‘M’ (Mercury), ‘G’ (Gemini), ‘A’ (Apollo) ‘SL’ (Skylab), ‘ASTP’ (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project), ‘SE’ (Special Events), and ‘SS’ (Space Shuttle). For consistency I have followed the numbering guide set out in the main catalog listed under the Main Menu of the NASA Local post website above. In cases were multiple covers exist under a single catalog entry (especially the Apollo missions) i’ll add an extra letter on the end to differentiate. For example, the Apollo 11 Launch, Moon Landing and Splashdown events all come under A-6-NLP, but I split them into A-6-NLP-A / A-6-NLP-B / A-6-NLP-C to avoid confusion.
| First Day Issue | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| FD-1-NLP-A | Gemini Twin (Houston cancel) | 1967/09/29 | 
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| FD-1-NLP-B | Gemini Twin (KSC cancel) | 1967/09/29 | 
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| FD-2-NLP-A1 | Apollo 8 Crew | 1969/05/05 | 
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| FD-2-NLP-A2 | Apollo 8 Crew | 1969/05/05 | 
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| FD-2-NLP-A3 | Apollo 8 Crew | 1969/05/05 | 
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| FD-2-NLP-B | Apollo 8 Crew | 1969/05/05 | 
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| FD-3-NLP | Apollo 11 Crew – Armstrong | 1969/09/09 | – |
| FD-4-NLP | Apollo 11 Crew – Aldrin | 1969/09/09 | 
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| FD-5-NLP | Apollo 11 Crew – Collins | 1969/09/09 | 
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| ? | Apollo 12 Crew | 1969/12/14 | 
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| ? | Apollo 13 Crew | 1970/05/16 | 
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| FD-6-NLP | Flags x 50 | 1976/02/23 | – |
| Mercury Flight Anniversary | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| M-1-NLP | 5th Anniversary of MA-6 (Glenn) | 1967/02/20 | 
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| M-2-NLP | 5th Anniversary of MA-7 (Carpenter) | 1967/05/24 | 
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| M-3-NLP | 5th Anniversary of MA-8 (Schirra) | 1967/10/03 | 
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| M-4-NLP | 7th Anniversary of MR-3 (Shepard) | 1968/05/05 | 
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| M-5-NLP | 5th Anniversary of MA-9 (Cooper) | 1968/05/15 | 
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| M-6-NLP | 7th Anniversary of MR-4 (Grissom) | 1968/07/21 | 
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| M-7-NLP | 10th Anniversary of First Mercury Team | 1969/04/09 | 
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| M-8-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MR-3 (Shepard) | 1971/05/05 | 
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| M-9-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MR-4 (Grissom) | 1971/07/21 | 
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| M-10-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MA-6 (Glenn) (Houston) | 1972/02/20 | 
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| M-10-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MA-6 (Glenn) (CC) | 1972/02/20 | 
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| M-11-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MA-7 (Carpenter) | 1972/05/24 | 
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| M-12-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MA-8 (Schirra) | 1972/10/03 | 
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| M-13-NLP | 10th Anniversary of MA-9 (Cooper) | 1973/05/15 | 
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| Gemini Anniversary | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| G-1-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-3 (Grissom) | 1970/03/23 | 
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| G-2-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-3 (Young) | 1970/03/23 | 
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| G-3-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-4 (Gilruth) | 1970/06/03 | 
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| G-4-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-4 (White) | 1970/06/03 | 
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| G-5-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-4 (McDivitt) | 1970/06/07 | 
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| G-6-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-5 (Cooper) | 1970/08/21 | 
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| G-7-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-5 (Conrad) | 1970/08/29 | 
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| G-8-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-6 (Schirra) | 1970/12/15 | 
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| G-9-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-6 (Stafford) | 1970/12/16 | 
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| G-10-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-7 (Borman) | 1970/12/04 | 
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| G-11-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GT-7 (Lovell) | 1970/12/18 | 
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| G-12-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-8 (Armstrong) | 1971/03/16 | 
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| G-13-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-8 (Scott) | 1971/03/16 | 
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| G-14-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-9 (Stafford) | 1971/06/03 | 
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| G-15-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-9 (Cernan) | 1971/06/06 | 
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| G-16-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-10 (Young) | 1971/07/18 | 
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| G-17-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-10 (Collins) | 1971/07/21 | 
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| G-18-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-11 (Gordon) | 1971/09/12 | 
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| G-19-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-11 (Conrad) | 1971/09/15 | 
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| G-20-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-12 (Aldrin) | 1971/11/11 | 
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| G-21-NLP | 5th Anniversary of GTA-12 (Lovell) | 1971/11/15 | 
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| Apollo Missions | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| A-1-NLP | Apollo 7 Launch | 1968/10/11 | 
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| A-2-NLP | Apollo 8 Launch | 1968/12/21 | 
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| A-2-NLP-A | Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit | 1968/12/24 | 
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| A-2-NLP-B | 1st Ann. Apollo 8 | 1969/12/24 | 
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| A-3-NLP | Apollo 8 Welcome Home | 1969/01/13 | 
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| A-4-NLP-A | Apollo 9 Launch | 1969/03/03 | 
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| A-4-NLP-B | Apollo 9 Space Linkup | 1969/03/07 | 
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| A-5-NLP-A | Apollo 10 Launch | 1969/05/18 | 
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| A-5-NLP-B | Apollo 10 Explore the Moon | 1969/05/22 | 
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| A-5-NLP-C | Apollo 10 Splashdown | 1969/05/26 | 
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| A-6-NLP-A | Apollo 11 Launch | 1969/07/16 | 
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| A-6-NLP-B | Apollo 11 Moon Landing | 1969/07/20 | 
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| A-6-NLP-C | Apollo 11 Splashdown | 1969/07/24 | 
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| A-7-NLP | Houston Honors Apollo 11 Crew | 1969/08/16 | 
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| A-8-NLP | Apollo 12 Launch | 1969/11/14 | 
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| A-9-NLP-A | Apollo 12 Moon Landing | 1969/11/19 | 
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| A-9-NLP-B | Apollo 12 Moon Liftoff | 1969/11/20 | 
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| A-9-NLP-C | Apollo 12 Splashdown | 1969/11/24 | 
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| A-10-NLP | Apollo 12 Honored | 1969/12/14 | – |
| A-11-NLP | Apollo 13 Launch | 1970/04/11 | 
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| A-12-NLP-A | Apollo 13 Moon Landing Aborted | 1970/04/14 | 
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| A-12-NLP-B | Apollo 13 Around Moon | 1970/04/14 | 
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| A-12-NLP-C | Apollo 13 Splashdown | 1970/04/17 | 
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| A-13-NLP | Apollo 14 Launch | 1971/01/31 | 
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| A-14-NLP-A | Apollo 14 Moon Landing | 1971/02/05 | 
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| A-14-NLP-B | Apollo 14 Moon Liftoff | 1971/02/06 | 
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| A-14-NLP-C | Apollo 14 Splashdown | 1971/02/09 | 
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| A-15-NLP | Apollo 15 Launch | 1971/07/26 | 
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| A-16-NLP-A | Apollo 15 Moon Landing | 1971/07/30 | 
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| A-16-NLP-B | Apollo 15 Moon Liftoff | 1971/08/02 | 
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| A-16-NLP-C | Apollo 15 Splashdown | 1971/08/07 | 
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| A-17-NLP | Apollo 16 Launch | 1972/04/16 | 
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| A-18-NLP-A | Apollo 16 Moon Landing | 1972/04/20 | 
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| A-18-NLP-B | Apollo 16 Moon Liftoff | 1972/04/23 | 
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| A-18-NLP-C | Apollo 16 Splashdown | 1972/04/27 | 
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| A-19-NLP | Apollo 17 Launch | 1972/12/06 | 
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| A-20-NLP-A | Apollo 17 Moon Landing | 1972/12/11 | 
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| A-20-NLP-B | Apollo 17 Moon Liftoff | 1972/12/14 | 
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| A-20-NLP-C | Apollo 17 Splashdown | 1972/12/19 | 
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| A-21-NLP | – | – | Wanted |
| A-22-NLP | – | – | Wanted |
| Skylab Missions | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| SL-1-NLP | Skylab Launch | 1973/05/14 | 
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| SL-2-NLP-A | SL-2 First Crew Launch | 1973/05/25 | 
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| SL-2-NLP-B | SL-2 Docking | 1973/05/25 | 
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| SL-2-NLP-C | SL-2 Undocking | 1973/06/22 | 
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| SL-2-NLP-D | SL-2 Splashdown | 1973/06/22 | 
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| SL-3-NLP | SL-3 Second Crew Launch | 1973/07/28 | 
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| SL-4-NLP-A | SL-3 Docking | 1973/07/28 | 
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| SL-4-NLP-B | SL-3 Undocking | 1973/09/25 | 
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| SL-4-NLP-C | SL-3 Splashdown | 1973/09/25 | 
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| SL-5-NLP | SL-4 Third Crew Launch | 1973/11/16 | 
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| SL-6-NLP-A | SL-4 Docking | 1973/11/16 | 
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| SL-6-NLP-B | SL-4 Undocking | 1974/02/08 | 
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| SL-6-NLP-C | SL-4 Splashdown | 1974/02/08 | 
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| Apollo-Soyuz Test Project | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| ASTP-1-NLP-A | Soyuz Launch | 1975/07/15 | 
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| ASTP-1-NLP-B | Apollo Launch | 1975/07/15 | 
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| ASTP-2-NLP-A | Docking in Space | 1975/07/17 | 
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| ASTP-2-NLP-B | Undocking | 1975/07/19 | 
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| Special Events | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| SE-1-NLP | 1st Ann. Apollo 1 Crew | 1968/01/27 | 
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| SE-2-NLP | 10th Ann. NASA | 1968/10/01 | 
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| SE-3-NLP | Schirra Retires | 1969/06/01 | 
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| SE-4-NLP | Space Hall of Fame | 1969/09/26 | 
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| SE-5-NLP-A | 3rd Ann. Apollo 1 Crew | 1970/01/27 | 
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| SE-5-NLP-B | 5th Ann. Apollo 1 Crew (Houston) | 1972/01/27 | 
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| SE-5-NLP-C | 5th Ann. Apollo 1 Crew (KSC) | 1972/01/27 | 
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| SE-6-NLP | Borman Retires | 1970/07/01 | 
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| SE-7-NLP | Armstrong Retires | 1970/07/01 | 
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| SE-8-NLP | Cooper Retires | 1970/07/31 | 
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| SE-9-NLP | 25th Anniv. Death of Dr. Goddard | 1970/08/10 | 
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| SE-10-NLP | 10th Anniv. Marshall Space Center | 1970/09/08 | 
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| SE-11-NLP | 1st Helicopter Delivery to NASA GPO | 1968/05/15 | 
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| Space Shuttle | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| SS-1-NLP | Captive/Active First Flight | 1977/06/18 | 
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| SS-2-NLP | Manned Free First Flight | 1977/08/12 | 
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| SS-3A-NLP | Space Shuttle Astronaut Candidates | 1978/01/16 | 
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| SS-3B-NLP | Space Shuttle Astronaut Candidates | 1978/01/16 | Wanted (multiple covers) |
| SS-3C-NLP | Space Shuttle Astronaut Candidates | 1978/01/16 | Wanted (multiple covers) |
| SS-3D-NLP | Space Shuttle Astronaut Candidates | 1978/01/16 | Wanted (multiple covers) |
| SS-4-NLP | Space Shuttle Astronaut Candidates | 1980/05/29 | Wanted (multiple covers) |
| SS-5-NLP | STS-1 Launch | 1981/04/12 | 
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| SS-5-NLP | STS-1 Landing | 1981/04/14 | 
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| SS-6-NLP | STS-2 Launch | 1981/11/12 | 
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| SS-6-NLP | STS-2 Landing | 1981/11/14 | 
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| SS-7-NLP | STS-3 Launch | 1982/03/22 | 
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| SS-7-NLP | STS-3 Landing | 1982/03/30 | 
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| SS-8-NLP | STS-4 Launch | 1982/06/27 | Wanted |
| SS-8-NLP | STS-4 Landing | 1982/07/04 | Wanted |
| Private Express Mail | Description | yyyy/mm/dd | Picture |
| PEM-1-NLP CACHET # 1 |
$3 ‘Extremely Urgent’ 2 different stamps |
1979/11/26 | 
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| PEM-2-NLP / PEM-3-NLP CACHET # 2 Note: sometimes Cooper & Schirra names are reversed |
Honoring Project Mercury 8 different stamps |
1980/02/20 | 
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| PEM-4-NLP CACHET # 3 |
Honoring Gemini Program 14 different stamps |
1980/06/03 | 
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| PEM-5-NLP CACHET # 4 |
Honoring Apollo Program 16 different stamps (?) |
1980/12/24 | N/A |
| PEM-6-NLP CACHET # 5 |
52 American Hostages Set Free 3 different stamps |
1981/01/27 | 
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| PEM-7-NLP CACHET # 6 |
STS-1 Launch/Landing 3 different stamps |
1981/04/12 | 
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| PEM-8-NLP CACHET # 7 |
Percheron Private Space Vehicle 3 different stamps |
1981/08/05 | 
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