Mini Auction Regulations and Abbreviations

CONDITIONS OF THE SPACE UNIT AUCTION

a)ALL BIDS MUST BE SENT BY MAIL

b)BIDS PRESENTLY ONLY OPEN TO SPACE UNIT MEMBERS

c)CONDITIONS OF THE SPACE UNIT AUCTION:
 1) BIDS MUST REACH THE SALES MANAGER NO LATER THAN THE AUCTION CLOSING DATE
 2) LOTS ARE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT AN ADVANCE OF 10% OVER THE NEXT HIGH BID.
 3) IN CASE OF DUPLICATE BIDS, THE EARLIEST POSTMARK WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER.
 4) NO LOTS WILL BE SOLD FOR LESS THAN $1.00.
       EV -- ESTIMATED VALUE.  YOU MAY BID 33% OF THE ESTIMATED VALUE OR MORE.
             LOTS WITH EV $5.00 OR BELOW YOU MAY BID $1.00 OR MORE.
       MB -- MINIMUM BID. YOU MAY BID THE MINIMUM OR MORE.
 5) SHIPMENTS OF WINNING LOTS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OVER $75 WILL BE SENT INSURED. 
    POSTAGE AND INSURANCE COSTS ARE EXTRA.                   
 6) PAYMENT REQUIRED FOR ALL LOTS WON WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF RECEIPT OF INVOICE.
 7) ALL LOTS ARE UNADDRESSED, MACHINE CANCELLED, AND STANDARD SIZE UNLESS NOTED.
 8) ALL AUTOGRAPHED COVERS ARE SOLD AS IS, THE SPACE UNIT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THEM
    AND THEY MAY NOT BE RETURNED.
 9) PHOTOCOPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT 25 CENTS PER LOT PLUS SASE FROM THE SALES MANAGER.
10) MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSIGN OR DONATE COVERS FOR THE NEXT "MINI AUCTION".
11) DIRECT QUESTIONS TO SALES MANAGER BY MAIL OR (313) 248-7368.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS APPLYING TO INTERNET LOT LIST

1) If there are any differences between the Internet list of lots  
and the final printed version, the printed version will be considered 
the correct version, unless the difference is specifically noted on
the Internet version.
2) Corrections specifically noted on the Internet version of the list
of lots will be considered to be correct.



ABBREVIATIONS USED:
 A       - addressed                        NC     - no cachet
 auto    - autograph                        OS     - non-standard envelope
 autop   - autopen                          PAFB   - Patrick AFB, FL
 ca      - cachet                           PC     - Port Canaveral, FL       
 CC      - Cape Canaveral, FL               postc  - postcard      
 Edwards - Edwards or Edwards AFB, CA       PrtC   - printed cachet   
 EZ      - Ellington-Zwisler Catalog        RSC    - rubber stamp cachet        
 FDC     - First Day Cover                  SCC    - Space Craft Cover
 GCC     - Goldcraft cachet                 SCCS   - Space City Cover Society    
 GSFCSC  - Goddard SFC Stamp Club           STS    - Space Transportation System
 HC      - hand cancel                      SVC    - Space Voyager cachet
 Houston - Houston, TX                      3-M    - 3-Muscateers                   
 KSC     - Kennedy Space Center, FL         TMSC   - Titusville Moon Port Stamp Club    
 LS      - label stain                      VAFB   - Vandenberg AFB, CA        
 MOF     - Smithsonian Milestone of Flight  VIC    - Visitor Information Center   
 MSCSC   - Manned SFC Stamp Club            WI     - Wallops Island, VA           
 MSFC    - Marshall Space Flight Center, AL WSMR   - White Sands Missile Range, NM
 ME/miss emb - mission emblem

OTHER CACHET ABBREVIATIONS USED:
Beck or Bxxx - Morris Beck Printed cachet
IASP - International Association of Space Philatelists
I&OS	- Inner & Outer Space
JPLSC - Jet Propulsion Lab Stamp Club
JSCSC - Johnson Space Center Stamp Club
Navy RSC - Morris Beck Designed rubber stamp cachet used by US Navy
TMSC - Titusville Moonport Stamp Club
USPS - United States Postal Service



This page is maintained by Dr R J Smith (rjsmith@magna.com.au) .
Last modified on 2009 September 4