GEMINI RECOVERY SHIP COVER & POSTMARK VARIETIES

Gemini 1 - 8 April 1964 - No Recovery Force
Gemini 2 - 19 January 1965
Gemini 3 - 23 March 1965
Gemini 4 - 7 June 1965
Gemini 5 - 29 August 1965
Gemini 6 (Abort) - 25 October 1965
Gemini 6A - 16 December 1965
Gemini 7 - 18 December 1965
Gemini 8 - 17 March 1966
Gemini 9A - 6 June 1966
Gemini 10 - 21 July 1966
Gemini 11 - 15 September 1966
Gemini 12 - 15 November 1966

Notes:
1) There is some confusion on the naming of the missions on 25 October and 16 December 1965. The first was Gemini 6 and is also referred to as GTA-6 (Gemini-Titan-Agena 6). This mission was aborted. The replacement mission was named Gemini 6-A by NASA, but is often, incorrectly, just referred to as Gemini 6. Even the Beck and Beck designed Navy cachets refer to it as GT-6! In fact, NASA used Roman Numerals for Gemini and therefore the missions are actually Gemini VI and Gemini VI-A.

 

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