SCCS-1 Memorial cover for the death of Apollo 1 Astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas in the p.m. on January 27, 1967, just hours after their death. Initial cachet printed in orange, green and blue with a generic NASA design. Additional border and wording printed in black and was added after the covers had been canceled. Issue Date/Circa: 1967/01/27 Green Cachet courtesy of Dennis Dillman

SCCS-2 This cover commemorates the fifth anniversary of John Glenn's Mercury flight. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on February 20, 1967. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in purple ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in blue and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in green ink. This was the first day of issue of the first NASA Local Post commemorative. Catalog Number: M-01-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1967/02/20

SCCS-3 This cover commemorates the fifth anniversary of Scott Carpenter's Mercury flight. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on May 24, 1967. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in orange ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in wine and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in blue ink. Catalog Number: M-02-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1967/05/24

SCCS-4 Major Edward G. Givens was killed in an automobile accident near Pearland, Texas, which is close to what is now the Johnson Space Center. Machine canceled at Pearland, Texas on June 6, 1967, the date of his death. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in black ink. Issue Date/Circa: 1967/06/06

SCCS-5 On August 4, 1967, in Houston, Texas, NASA named eleven new Scientist Astronauts, which became known as Astronaut Group 6. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on August 4, 1967. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in blue ink. Dr. Karl G. Henize's last name was printed as "Nenize" creating an error on the cover. Issue Date/Circa: 1967/08/04

SCCS-6 This cover commemorates the first day of issue of the Postal Service's se-tenant pair of stamps honoring the Gemini Space Program (Scott #1331-32). The first day of issue for the stamps was held at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 29, 1967. The cover, machine canceled at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on September 29, 1967, includes a NASA Local Post commemorative, featuring Gemini Astronaut Ed White, tied in with the first day cancel. The NLP local is printed bi-color in blue-grey and black ink. This was the first, first day cover produced by SCCS. Catalog Number: FD-1-NLP-FDC-2 Issue Date/Circa: 1967/09/29

SCCS-7 This cover is the SCCS unofficial first day cover of Postal Service's se-tenant pair of stamps honoring the Gemini Space Program (Scott #1331-32). SCCS had enough of the "Gemini Twin" stamps flown from official first day "city", Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to Houston, Texas, to complete about 200 covers with a Houston, Texas cancel. Hand canceled at Houston, Texas on September 29, 1967, the cover also features a single of the Ed White NASA Local Post stamp that was printed bi-color in blue-grey and black ink. The NLP local was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in purple ink. The cover also has a rubber stamped cachet in green ink. A steel hand cancel was used as the dark color of the "Gemini Twin" stamps prevented the machine cancel from showing. The steel cancel still didn't produce a quality cancel, but at the time this was the only option available. Catalog Number: FD-1-NLP-FDC-1 Issue Date/Circa: 1967/09/29

SCCS-8 This cover commemorates the fifth anniversary of Walter Schirra's Mercury flight. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on October 3, 1967. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in red ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in salmon and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in purple ink. Catalog Number: M-03-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1967/10/03

SCCS-9 This cover commemorates the first anniversary of the death of Apollo 1 Astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on January 27, 1968. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in black ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in blue and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in blue ink. Catalog Number: SE-01-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1968/01/27

SCCS-10 This cover commemorates the seventh anniversary of Alan Shepard's Mercury flight. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on May 5, 1968. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in purple ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in light green and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in red ink. Catalog Number: M-04-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1968/05/05

SCCS-11 This cover commemorates the tenth anniversary of Gordon Cooper's Mercury flight. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on May 15, 1968. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in red ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in red and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in purple ink. Catalog Number: M-05-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1968/05/15

SCCS-12 This cover commemorates the first helicopter mail delivery from NASA to the General Post Office in Houston, Texas. The event also honored the 50th anniversary of U.S. Airmail Service. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on May 15, 1968, the cover has a rubber stamped cachet in blue ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative rubber stamped in red ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in green ink. Catalog Number: SE-11-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1968/05/15

SCCS-13 This cover commemorates the seventh anniversary of Gus Grissom's Mercury flight. Machine canceled at Houston, Texas on July 21, 1968. The cover has a rubber stamped cachet in brown ink. The cover also has a NASA Local Post commemorative printed bi-color in orange and black ink and was canceled with a NASA Local Post commemorative cancel in black ink. Catalog Number: M-06-NLP-FDC Issue Date/Circa: 1968/07/21