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Topic: John Glenn Swanson Spacecraft covers
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KenDavis
Member Posts: 215
From: W.Sussex United Kingdom
Registered: May 2003
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posted 12-16-2023 01:17 PM
   
As a collector of Carl Swanson/Spaceflight covers I'm interested in a couple to do with John Glenn's flight that I don't have, and have never seem images of. Can anyone shed any light on what I believe are: - S024 Mercury 6 Splashdown (20/02/62)
- S025 and S026 John Glenn day (21/02/62)
S022 through S024 are for Glenn's launch and come in various covers all of which I have images of, so just interested in the above three. My understanding of the numbering may be off so any help with Swanson/Spacecraft covers that came between Glenn's launch on 20/02/62 and OSO on 07/03/62, which I believe to be S027, would be appreciated. |
yeknom-ecaps
Member Posts: 858
From: Northville MI USA
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 12-16-2023 02:50 PM
Space Craft Covers produced three versions of the Swanson cachet for Glenn's flight — the basic cachet is the same for all three but colors and size changes between the versions. - Type A – Green, purple, and grey
- Type B – Blue, orange, and grey; smaller in size than types A and C
- Type C – Blue, gold, and brown
Known S24 recovery ships are:
- USS Damato and USS Robert Owens dated 2/20/62 with Type C
- USS Holder dated 1/21/62 with Type A
- USS Antietam dated 2/27/62 with Type C
 The image of the USS Antietam cover is from Eddie Bizub's Space Cover of the Week 600: MA-6 USS Antietam. The S25 and S26 John Glenn Day covers with a 2/21/62 postmark from New Concord, OH have a Type A cachet. Note that the Glenn launch covers from PAFB and Port Canaveral used Type A cachets. The Project Mercury FDC can be found with both Type B and Type C cachets. | |
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