Space Autograph News was a monthly newsletter published from 1993 - 1997 by Michael E. Johnson.  It was designed for serious collectors of space autographs, covering authenticity, availability and prices for astronauts and cosmonauts.  Circulation ranged from 100 copies per issue to as few as 24 copies per issue, making back issues relatively scarce on the eBay marketplace. 

Each issue averaged 8 pages; the size was 8 1/2" x 11" on white paper.  The newsletter first originated from Seaside, California, then Encinitas and finally San Diego.  The cover price was $4 per issue domestic or $5 international.  Here's the articles in each monthly issue:

Issue #1, January/February 1993: Collecting letters signed by astronauts; Price survey for astronaut letters in 1991; Bibliography of reference sources from the price survey for astronaut letters in 1991; Sources for addresses of space explorers; Autograph values for space letters in "The Price Guide To Autographs"; Addresses and autograph signing habits of astronauts; Space autograph news notes

#2, March/April 1993: Fake autographs permeate the space marketplace; Who's who with fake space autographs; Examples of autopen space signatures; Reference sources on fake space autographs; Guarantees offered by sellers of space autographs; Autographs by mail: The latest news, compiled by Jurgen Peter Esders

#3, May/June 1993: Covers signed by space explorers are a crossover hit; Price survey in 1993 for covers signed by space explorers; Reference sources from the price survey of autographed space covers; Superior Galleries space auction tops $400,000; Examples of autopen-signed covers; Astronauts' policies regarding the signing of covers; Examples of forgeries on covers; Autographs by mail: The latest news, compiled by J.P. Esders

#4, July/August 1993: Cosmonauts are undercollected; Price survey for cosmonaut's autographs from 1989-1993; References from the cosmonaut autograph price survey; Examples of autopen-signed covers: Part 2; Autographs by mail: the latest news, compiled by J.P. Esders; Crews on Space Shuttle missions STS-45, STS-49 and STS-50

#5, September/October 1993: Bill Anders is the rarest autograph of all living astronauts; Autographic notes on Bill Anders; The autograph-by-mail request that got Anders autograph; The first 100 humans to travel into space; Space autograph news notes; Autographs by mail: The latest news, compiled by J.P. Esders

#6, November/December 1993: Space signatures offer value, scarcity and utility; Price trends from 1986-1993 for the signatures of early astronauts; Signature prices for early astronauts from 1986-1993; Cosmonaut names mispelled in the autograph literature; Reference sources for the 1986-1993 astronaut signature price survey; Gherman Titov responded to autograph-by-mail request; Space autographs mentioned in new book; Autographs by mail: The latest news, compiled by J.P. Esders

#7, January/February 1994: Characteristics of the space autograph marketplace; Examples of autopen-signed covers: Part 3; New autopen pattern surfaces for astronaut John Young; The Russian space auction at Sothebys in New York, by Stuart Schneider; Autographs in the mail: The latest news, by Jurgen Peter Esders

#8, March/April 1994: Photos signed by Mercury astronauts show solid price gains; Mercury astronaut autographs scarce in some formats; Reference sources for the 1993 Mercury autograph price survey; Prices in 1993 for various items signed by Mercury astronauts; Prices in 1993 for photos signed by Mercury astronauts; Mercury astronauts and their autograph-by-mail habits; Cosmonaut addresses in the "Russian Space Directory" 1994; Background on Mercury astronauts; Autographs in the mail: The latest news, by Jurgen Peter Esders; Four out of six STS-9 crew members signed cover sent to Houston

#9, May/June 1994: Four-fifths of astronauts have signed by mail since 1988; Autograph-by-mail habits of astronauts from 1988-1994; Autograph-related articles published in 1993 in "The Astrophile"; Determining the authenticity of autographs by Mercury astronauts; Examples of fake space autographs; Autographs in the mail: The latest news, by Jurgen Peter Esders; William Anders signed (and didn't sign) at Apollo 8 anniversary

#10, July/August 1994: John Young: A versatile autograph, and scarce; Sources of information about the autograph of astronaut John Young; Updates on astronaut signing habits; Autopen patterns used by John Young; Examples of authentic John Young signatures; Autographs in the mail: The latest news, by Jurgen Peter Esders

#11, September/October 1994: Astronaut letters can be obtained through mail requests; Prices for signatures of astronauts in 1993; Reference sources for 1993 price survey of astronaut signatures; A review of Superior Galleries' space auction on June 25-26, 1994, by Stuart Schneider; Contact list of dealers offering space autographs in 1994; Autographs in the mail: The latest news, by Jurgen Peter Esders; Examples of fake autographs of Neil Armstrong

#12, November/December 1994: Deke Slayton's autograph value increased four-fold after he died; Astronauts through STS-65 who have flown in space on NASA spacecraft, by Robert McLeod; In-person autograph examples of space celebrities; Autopen examples of astronaut Frank Borman; Space Unit offers Aldrin-signed checks at a discount; Retired astronaut Mae Jemison's autograph hits new value highs; Examples of fake John Young autographs on covers?; Autographs in the mail: The latest news, by J.P. Esders

#13, January/February 1995: "Rare" space autographs are rare, indeed; Prices in 1994 for letters signed by space explorers; Comments on space autographs and astronaut-signed letters by dealer Joe Fawls of JFF Company, Inc.; Dealers who offered space explorer letters for sale in 1994; Examples of handwritten letters signed by astronauts; Rarities among autographs of the cosmonauts; Autopens and preprinted fake autographs of astronauts; Astronaut autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#14, March/April 1995: Collectors see the best and worst of Alan Shepard's signature in 1994; Prices during 1994 for Alan Shepard's autograph; Examples of notes signed by Alan Shepard; Examples of authentic Alan Shepard signatures; Alan Shepard has at least three autopen patterns; Astronaut autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders; How to detect the signatures of Alan Shepard's secretary

#15, May/June 1995: Watch out for autopens amid authentics on group-signed covers; In-person signatures of Dave Scott on Apollo 9 & 15 covers; A sample of prices for signed space covers in 1994; Reference sources on prices for signed space covers in 1994; John Young fakes questioned; Sources of information on space autographs published in 1994; Astronaut autographs in the mail, by Jurgen Peter Esders

#16, July/August 1995: Books signed by space explorers are scarcer than you think; Prices for books signed by astronauts; Dealers selling books signed by astronauts; Adam Harwood comments on astronaut-signed books; Mike Mullane sells autographed copies of his books; Ed Gibson autographs copies of Assn. for Space Explorers book; Books written by space explorers, organized by title; Obtaining signed books through the mails; Review of Russell Still's book "Relics of the Space Race"; More in-person autographs of space explorers; U.S. Post Office increases international postage rates; Space autograph collections offer a low-cost shortcut; Astronaut autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#17, September/October 1995: Neil Armstrong's autograph value climbs higher and higher; Prices for Armstrong's autograph in "The Price Guide To Autographs"; Dealers selling Neil Armstrong's autograph in 1995; Buying prices for Neil Armstrong's autograph by R&R Enterprises; Prices for Neil Armstrong's autograph from 1986-1994; Authentic examples of Neil Armstrong's autograph; Fake examples of Neil Armstrong's autograph; Astronaut autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#18, November/December 1995: How to obtain free space autographs through the mails; Update on suspected fake John Young autographs; Articles published in "Space Autograph News" in 1994; Space artist autographs used to sell Fleetwood covers; Review of the Superior Galleries Space Auction Oct. 28-29, 1995, by Stuart Schneider; Astronaut autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#19, January/February 1996: Things to watch out for when buying space autographs; Dealers selling space autographs in 1995, and their guarantees; Space Unit sold out of Buzz Aldrin checks; Deceased United States astronauts from 1964-1995; Who's who among flown and unflown cosmonauts: A-K; Autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#20, March/April 1996: Market trends for cosmonaut autographs; Price guide in 1995 for cosmonaut autographs; Cosmonaut dealer references; Who's who among flown and unflown cosmonauts: K-Z, Cosmonaut autograph references; Examples of autographs of unflown cosmonauts; Autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#21, May/June 1996: Astronauts critical to building group-signature sets; Upcoming Space Shuttle flights; Fake autographs on STS-31 cover; Articles published in "Space Autograph News" in 1995; Classified ad rates for selling space autographs; Stamp group offers helpful information services; Annotated bibliography of space-related articles in "Collecting"; Who's who with addresses for X-15 pilots; Space Unit sells Slayton checks; Space explorers who responded through the mails in the 1990s; Autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#22, July/August 1996: Autographs and trends among Apollo astronauts; A sample of prices for Apollo group-signed items in 1995; Prices for individual Apollo-signed items in 1995; A sample of dealers selling Apollo autographs in 1995; Space Shuttle flights planned through 1997; Addresses and autograph habits of Apollo astronauts; Apollo autographs received through the mails; Autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#23, September/October 1996: An analysis of aviation autograph buying prices from 1989-1996; Space autograph prices over time in "Price Guide To Autographs"; Signed photos in "The Price Guide"; Signatures in "The Price Guide", A sample of astronaut autopens; Autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#24, November/December 1996: Half the cosmonauts will sign through the mails; Cosmonaut autograph-by-mail signing habits from 1988-1996; Thagard won't sign covers; Space autograph comments by Seymour Rodman; Contact list of NASA officials; Autopen Ken Mattingly on crew-signed STS-51C cover; James Lovell in-person; Autographs in the mail, by J.P. Esders

#25, January/February 1997: More than 350 articles related to space autographs are identified; Space autograph-related articles in "The Astrophile"; Space in "Autograph Collector"; Articles in "Autograph Research: Early Astronauts" in 1990; Articles in "Autograph Research: Space Report"; Space autograph-related articles in various publications, "The Autograph Collectors Magazine", "Autograph Research", "The Autography Review", "Celebrity Home Address Newsletter", "Paper Collectors' Marketplace", "The Pen and Quill"; Space in "Autograph Times"; Space in "Collecting"; Articles in "Space Autograph News" 1993-1996; Books & booklets with space autograph-related content

#26, March/April 1997: Crew-signed covers are the best kept secret of space autograph collectors; Autograph notes on Space Shuttle crews; Reference sources on Space Shuttle crew autographs; Authentic examples of John Glenn's signature; Autographs in the mail, by Jurgen Peter Esders

#27, May/June 1997: Marketplace remains surprisingly tight for letters signed by space explorers; Prices for letters signed by space explorers over the years; Upcoming Space Shuttle flights; Dealers selling space letters over the years; Glenn & Crossfield sign by mail, according to Weaver; Autographs in the mail, by Jurgen Peter Esders

#28, July/August 1997: Observations on John Glenn, patron saint of space autograph collectors; Autograph prices for John Glenn over the years; Dealers selling John Glenn's autograph over the years; John Glenn collectibles worth watching out for; A brief biography of John Glenn; Things published about John Glenn's autograph; Autographs in the mail, by Jurgen Peter Esders

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