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America's First 3 Space Flights- Shepard, Grissom & Glenn-Towner cachet (scarce)
Condition: All 3 covers are VF unaddressed America's first three manned space flights Alan B. Shepard - 05/05/1961 Gus Grissom - 07/21/1961 John Glenn - 02/20/1962 These three cacheted covers were prepared by Towner and commemorate the launches of the fir ... Read More
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Condition: All 3 covers are VF unaddressedAmerica's first three manned space flights
Alan B. Shepard - 05/05/1961
Gus Grissom - 07/21/1961
John Glenn - 02/20/1962
These three cacheted covers were prepared by Towner and commemorate the launches of the first 3 astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Fl (now Kennedy Space Center)
Alan B. Shepard - 05/05/1961- Shepard was aboard the "Freedom 7" space capsule atop a Redstone rocket and was launched into a sub-orbital flight down the Atlantic missile range where he flew for 15 minutes. The space capsule was recovered in the Atlantic Ocean later that morning by the USS Lake Champlain.
Gus Grissom - 07/21/1961 - Grissom was in the "Liberty Bell 7 "space capsule atop a Redstone rocket. The rocket was fired downrange and the space capsule flew for about 15 minutes before it splashed down in the Atlantic ocean. Helicopters from the prime recovery ship, aircraft carrier "USS Randolph", recovered the astronaut and capsule.
John Glenn - 02/20/1962 - John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth as he circled the earth 3 times during his 5-1/2 hour flight . He splashed down in the Atlantic ocean in his space capsule "Friendship Seven" and was picked up by the prime recovery ship "USS Noa".
These 3 covers, machine cancelled at Patrick AFB, FL (controlling center for Cape Canaveral Air Station, America's gateway to space) have a catalog value of $ 600+ and are seldom seen. They would be a very nice addition to a manned space collection.
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User | Price | Quantity | Date |
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Taludorf (600) | $39.95 | 1 | 04/21/2021 17:56:20 |
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