| Ship | Type | Designation | Covers |
| Atlantic | |||
| USS Boxer | PRS - Carrier | LPH-4 | Y |
| USS Beale | SRS - Destroyer | DD-471 | N |
| USS Bordelon | SRS - Destroyer | DD-881 | Y(Scarce) |
| USS Fidelity | SRS - Ocean Minesweeper | MSO-443 | N |
| USS Jonus Ingram | SRS - Destroyer | DD-938 | Y |
| USS Kankakee | SRS - Oiler | AO-39 | N |
| USS Kaskaskia | SRS - Oiler | AO-27 | Y |
| USS Salinan | SRS - Fleet Ocean Tug | ATF-161 | N |
| USS Turner | SRS - Destroyer | DD-834 | Y |
| USS Waldron | SRS - Destroyer | DD-699 | Y |
| USS Waller | SRS - Destroyer | DD-466 | N |
| USS Robert L Wilson | SRS - Destroyer | DD-847 | Y |
| Tracking & Communication Ships | |||
| USNS Rose Knot | TS - Atlantic | T-AGM 14 | N |
| Other | |||
| USNS Coastal Crusaderi | TS - Atlantic | T-AGM 16 | N |
| Cachet | Description of Cachet | Colours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Recovery Force Cachet |
Designed by Morris Beck it shows small Gemini capsule and |
Maroon, Black | Rubber Stamp |
| Beck Cachet | Same as Navy Cachet | See Below | Printed |
| Apollo 201 Cachet | A small circular text cachet usually appears as an extra cachet. Produced by Morris Beck | Black, Red, Blue | Rubber Stamp |
| Goldcraft Cachet 1 | Goldcraft 'We Shall Reach the Moon' Cachet | Black | Rubber Stamp |
| Goldcraft Cachet 21b | Shows head of President Kennedy | Blue | Rubber Stamp |
| Gordon Cachet1c | 26 FEB. 1966 1st APOLLO-SATURN 1B etc | Blue | Rubber Stamp |
| Ship | Description of Postmark | Scarcity |
|---|---|---|
| USS Boxer | Machine Cancel | Common |
| USS Boxer | Hand Cancel | Scarce |
|
Ship |
Known Cachet Colours |
Beck Numbers & Colours |
| USS Boxer | Maroon, Blue, Blackii | 622 - Blue |
| USS Jonus Ingram | Black | 623 - Red |
| USS Kaskaskia | Black, Maroon | 626 - Orange 627 - Turquoise |
| USS Turner | Black | 624 - Silver |
| USS Waldron | Black | None |
| USS Robert L Wilson | Black | 625 - Green |
| Cachet | Description of Cachet | Colours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Boxer | Blue Navy cancel on front and blue orbit cancel on back - this is extremely unusual as the standard orbit cachet is Red and Blue | Blue / Blue | Rubber Stamp & Printed |
| USS Boxer | Maroon Navy cancel on front (badly faded) and blue orbit cancel on back - this is extremely unusual as the standard orbit cachet is Red and Blue | Maroon / Blue | Rubber Stamp & Printed |
| USS Jonus Ingram | Very unusual cover with Navy cachet on ship's envelope | Black / Aqua | Rubber Stamp & Printed |
| USS Waldron | A general cachet showing the mission trajectory and incorrectly marked Apollo 1. Such general cachets are unusual on Apollo SRS covers. | Green | Printed |
| USS Robert L.Wilson1 | Great cover addressed to the Commander of Destroyer Division Three Six Two. It not only has a blue ship's cachet but also a possibly unique blue Navy cachet! | Blue | Rubber Stamp |
| USS Robert L.Wilson1c | Cachet shows a drawing of a rocket in flight | Black & Red | Hand Drawn? |
| Postmark | Description of Cover | Postmark Date |
|---|---|---|
| USS Boxer | PRS Recovery Cover signed by the pilot Cdr C. N. Tilton | 26 February1966 |
General Notes:
i) Donald Schultz, in his book 'Project Apollo ... three steps and the moon' lists this ship as being involved. However, it is not mentioned in the NASA Mission Report and there is significant doubt that it was involved.
ii ) The black cachet is the hardest to find. Only two examples have been seen on eBay during the last 12 months, both with the scarce hand cancel.
Other Notes:
1) Sold on eBay during 2015 a) 2016 b) 2019 c) 2021
2) Scan of CC cover from Dennis Dillman
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