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Apollo 9 recovery Crew signed cover
Apollo 9 recovery Crew signed cover
Acquired from Heritage Auctions
Acquired from Heritage Auctions
Acquired September 27th 2025
Acquired September 27th 2025
Collection #TSM-275
Collection #TSM-275
Apollo 9 Crew-Signed U.S.S. Guadalcanal Recovery Force Cover, also Signed by the Ship's Captain. A philatelic cover bearing a stamped Atlantic "U.S. Navy Recovery Force" cachet, canceled onboard the Guadalcanal on March 13, 1969, over a 6¢ FDR definitive stamp. Signed in various pens: "Roy M Sudduth Captain USN/ C.O.USS Guadalcanal", "James A. McDivitt", "Rusty Schweickart", "Dave Scott", and one other Naval Commander.
Apollo 9 splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean on the above date following a successful 10-day mission in Earth orbit. The spacecraft and crew were recovered by the Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an amphibious assault ship specially outfitted for NASA recovery operations. From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke.
Apollo 9 Crew-Signed U.S.S. Guadalcanal Recovery Force Cover, also Signed by the Ship's Captain. A philatelic cover bearing a stamped Atlantic "U.S. Navy Recovery Force" cachet, canceled onboard the Guadalcanal on March 13, 1969, over a 6¢ FDR definitive stamp. Signed in various pens: "Roy M Sudduth Captain USN/ C.O.USS Guadalcanal", "James A. McDivitt", "Rusty Schweickart", "Dave Scott", and one other Naval Commander.
Apollo 9 splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean on the above date following a successful 10-day mission in Earth orbit. The spacecraft and crew were recovered by the Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an amphibious assault ship specially outfitted for NASA recovery operations. From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke.
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