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Apollo 8 Crew-Signed U.S. Navy Recovery Force Splashdown Cover Canceled aboard Recovery Ship U.S.S. Yorktown. ...
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Apollo 8 Crew-Signed U.S. Navy Recovery Force Splashdown Cover Canceled aboard Recovery Ship U.S.S. Yorktown. A philatelic cover with a rubber-stamped Apollo 8 Recovery Force cachet. It bears a 6¢ stamp canceled December 27, 1968, on board the Yorktown, the actual recovery ship. Signed in various inks: "James Lovell", "Frank Borman", and "Bill Anders. This is Heritage's first offering of one of these rare covers. Excellent.A recovery ship cover is a type of postal collectible featuring envelopes or postcards that were postmarked aboard the recovery ships used to retrieve astronauts and spacecraft after splashdown in the ocean. During the Apollo program, after the Command Module re-entered Earth's atmosphere and landed in the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean, specially designated Navy ships, such as aircraft carriers or destroyers, would recover the crew and spacecraft. These covers often feature unique cancellation marks from the recovery ship, noting the mission date and sometimes the name of the ship. Each recovery ship cover offers a tangible link to the specific Apollo mission it represents, making it a prized piece of space memorabilia. From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke.
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2024 December 6 - 7 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6304 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2024
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