Description: GEMINI 3 - ASTRONAUTS: Grissom & YoungPrime Recovery Ship - USS Intrepid CVS-11 Launched AUG 23, 1965 Magenta Cachet : Prime Recovery Ship CachetThis cover commemorates the recovery of the first Manned Gemini Flight from Cape Canaveral on 03/23/1965. The astronauts : Virgil ( Gus ) Grissom and John Young rode the "Mollly Brown" space capsule around the earth for 4 hours and 53 minutes before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean where the astronauts and space capsule were picked up by the USS Intrepid ( CVS-11). This cover has a R/S ship cachet and machine cancelled on board the Intrepid on 03/31/1965 - the day of recovery. This small cover is addressed to Germany and franked with a dual USA stamps .
Price: 19.95 USD
Location: Sugar Run, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year of Issue: 1965
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: Used
Color: Magenta
Event: Space
Grade: F/VF (Fine/Very Fine)
Topic: Ships, Boats
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Cancellation Type: Machine Cancel
Certification: Uncertified
