GEMINI 3 - Recovery Ship USS John Paul Jones (DD-432) - March 23, 1965

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Unused

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Single

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Condition: VF - Addressed - with a sealed rear flap

Grade: F/VF (Fine/Very Fine)
GEMINI 3 - ASTRONAUTS: Grissom & Young Recovery Ship - USS John Paul Jones (DD-432)Recovered AUG 23, 1965Magenta 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, addressed and machine cancelled on board the recovery ship John Paul Jone (DD-432) on 03/31/1965 - the day of recovery. This cover is addressed and franked with a dual USA stamps .

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