Recovery Force Ships

Ship	Type	Designation	Covers
Atlantic
USS Guadalcanal	PRS - Carrier	LPH-7	Y
USS William C Lawe	SRS - Destroyer	DD-763	Y
USS Norris	SRS - Anti-Sub Destroyer	DD-859	Y
USS Severn	SRS - Oiler	AO-61	Y
USS Allen M Sumner	SRS - Destroyer	DD-692	Y
Pacific
USS Collett	SRS - Destroyer	DD-730	Y
USS De Haven	SRS - Destroyer	DD-727	Y
USS Kawishiwi	SRS - Oiler	AO-146	Y
USS Benjamin Stoddert	SRS - Guided Missile Destroyer	DDG-22	Y
Tracking & Communications Ships
USNS Rose Knot	TS - West Atlantic, near Sao Tome, Brazil	T-AGM 14	Y
USNS Coastal Sentry	TS - Pacific, NE of the Philippines	T-AGM 15	Y
USNS Range Tracker	TS - Pacific, East of Hawaii	T-AGM 1	Y
Other
USNS Kingsport	Communications Relay Ship - Stationed in San Francisco in a ready reserve status	T-AG 164	U/K
Not Involved
USS Opportune1	Salvage Ship	ARS-41	Y

Postmark Variations

Ship	Description of Postmark	Scarcity
USS De Haven	Ship's name on bottom of postmark	Common
USS De Haven	Ship's name on top of postmark	Rare

Cachets

Cachet	Description of Cachet	Colours	Type
Navy Recovery Force Cachet GT-10	Designed by Morris Beck it shows a small Gemini Capsule and stars	Maroon, Black	Rubber Stamp
Navy Recovery Force Cachet GT-10	Designed by Morris Beck it shows a small Gemini Capsule and stars	Maroon, Black	Rubber Stamp
Beck Cachet - Atlantic	Same as Navy Cachet	Blue-Red	Printed
Beck Cachet - Pacific	Same as Navy Cachet	Blue-Orange	Printed
GT-10 Cachet	A small circular text cachet usually appears as an extra cachet. Produced by Morris Beck or Harry Gordon	Red,  Blue?	Rubber Stamp
Orbit Cachet	Complex Printed Cachet showing Astronauts and Rocket etc - Navy Cachet usually on Back	Green	Printed

Navy Recovery Force Cachet Colours & Beck Cachet Numbers

Ship	Known Cachet Colours	Beck Numbers
USS Guadalcanal	Maroon, Black	667, 672
USS William C Lawe	Black	668
USS Norris	Black	670
USS Severn	Black	671
USS Allen M Sumner	Maroon, Black	669
USS Collett	Maroon	666
USS DeHaven	Maroon	664
USS Kawishiwi	Maroon	663
USS Benjamin Stoddert	Maroon	665

Interesting Cachets & Covers

Cachet	Description of Cachet	Colours	Type
USS Guadalcanal	Ship's Cachet for Gemini 10	Black	Rubber Stamp
USS Allen M Sumner	Small Ship's Cachet	Maroon	Rubber Stamp

Signed PRS Covers including Helicopter Recovery Covers - these covers were actually aboard the PRS during recovery

Postmark	Description of Cover	Postmark Date
USS Guadalcanal	Signed by the CO Capt. Raymond Edgar Hill	21 July 1966