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Current Bid: $165
Gemini 12: Crew-Signed Launch Cover [and] U.S.S. Wasp Recovery Cover. ... (Total: 2 ...
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Description
Gemini 12: Crew-Signed Launch Cover [and] U.S.S. Wasp Recovery Cover. A pair of commemorative philatelic covers honoring the Gemini 12 mission, each signed by both mission astronauts: "Buzz Aldrin" and "James Lovell" in black inks. As follows.Launch: A philatelic cover with a colorful SpaceCraft cachet by Swanson, Scott #U546 World's Fair New York 5¢ stamped envelope canceled at Cape Canaveral on November 11, 1966. Signed as above. Original informative stiffener card included. Tiny address. Excellent.
Splashdown: A philatelic cover with a stamped "U.S. NAVY Recovery Force" cachet bearing a 5¢ "Flag" stamp, machine canceled aboard the "Wasp" on November 15, 1966. Signed as above. Address label. Excellent. From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke.
Auction Info
2025 September 27 Space Exploration Showcase Auction #33169 (go to Auction Home page)
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27th
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