Gordon Recovery Ship Cachetsⁱ

Mercury 6 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
USS NOA PICKS UP OK ASTRONAUT etc. (possible)	Maroon
ASTRONAUT COL. GLENN PICKED UP AT 305 PM BY USS NOA DD-841	Maroon, Black³
SHIPS ON STATION PROJECT MERCURY etc	Red³

Mercury 7 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
US NAVY RECOVERY SHIP ON STATION ....	Purple
LT. CMDR. M. SCOTT CARPENTER 2nd US ASTRONAUT IN ORBIT ....	Maroon
ASTRONAUT M S CARPENTER .... PICKED UP BY HELO AT 1530 (possible)	Maroon
ASTRONAUT LCDR. M. SCOTT CARPENTER SPACECRAFT "AURORA" (possible)	Maroon, Black
Small Stamp Like US Flag S/H	Multicolour

Mercury 8 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
USN SHIP ON STATION etc	Red, Blue, Purple, Red & Purple, Blue & Green
CMDR. WALTER M. SCHIRRA, JR. 3rd AMERICAN IN ORBIT etc	Maroon, Aqua
PICK UP SHIP USS KEARSARGE CVS 33 etc (Possible)	Black, Maroon
U.S. NAVY RECOVERY SHIP ON STATION etc.	Maroon
Small Stamp Like Astronaut Photo S/H	Various

Mercury 9 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
ON STATION FOR ASTRONAUT COOPER	Purple, Maroon, Aqua
ASTRONAUT GORDON COOPER COMPLETES 22 EARTH ORBITS ....	Purple, Maroon
ASTRONAUT GORDON COOPER GOES FOR 22 ORBITS	Maroon, Purple
MAJOR L. GORDON COOPER 4th AMERICAN IN ORBIT ....	Aqua, Maroon, Purple
USN SHIP ON STATION TO RECOVER ASTRONAUT	Purple, Maroon
PROJECT MERCURY	Maroon
Small Stamp Like Astronaut Photo S/H	Various
Large Stamp Like Astronaut Photo S/H	Atlas Rocket

Gemini 3 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GT-3 GEMINI ASTRONAUTS etc	Purple
GT-3 MOLLY BROWN GEMINI-TITAN 3	Maroon
PROJECT GEMINI GT-3 US NAVY Recovery Force etc.	Maroon
US NAVY SHIPS ON STATION FOR GEMINI ASTRONAUTS	Maroon
GRISSOM MANEUVERS THE GEMINI 3 etc.	Maroon
Small Gemini Capsule Photo S/H	Greyscale
Large Gemini Crew Photo S/H	Greyscale

Gemini 4 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
US NAVY SHIPS ON STATION FOR GEMINI ASTRONAUTS	Maroon, Black, Aqua
Gemini 4 Space Flight with McDivitt and White	Maroon, Black, Aqua
Small Gemini Capsule Photo S/H	Greyscale

Gemini 5 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GEMINI 5 SPLASH DOWN 29 AUGUST 1965	Red¹
US NAVY SHIPS ON STATION FOR GEMINI ASTRONAUTS	Black²
GEMINI 5 FLIGHT SCRUBBED AT T-10 MINS. POSPONED 48 HOURS	Red²

Gemini 6A Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GEMINI 6 SPLASH DOWN 16 DEC. 1965	Red & A 2nd Red¹, Green, Purple
US NAVY SHIPS ON STATION FOR GEMINI ASTRONAUTS	Red²
GT-6 & GT-7 RENDEZVOUS DEC. 15, 1965	Purple²
"SPIRIT OF 7/6" GEMINI 6 ASTRONAUTS ETC	Black²

Gemini 7 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GEMINI 7 SPLASHDOWN 18 DEC. 1965	Purple, Red
US NAVY SHIPS ON STATION FOR GEMINI ASTRONAUTS	Black
GEMINI 7 IN ORBIT 4 DEC. 1965 BORMAN & LOVELL	Red
"SPIRIT OF 7/6" GEMINI 7 ASTRONAUTS ETC	Purple²
Medium Gemini Astronauts & Capsule Photo S/H	Greyscale
Gemini Capsule Photo S/H	Greyscale²

Gemini 8 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GEMINI 8 FORCED DOWN IN PACIFIC	Red, Purple
ANOTHER STEP TO THE MOON etc.	Purple

Gemini 9 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GEMINI 9 DOWN A-OK. PICKED UP CARRIER WASP.	Purple, Red

Gemini 10 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GT-10 DOWN A-OK 21 JULY 1966 etc.	Purple

Gemini 11 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
GT-11 COMPUTER LANDS etc.	Purple

Gemini 12 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
15 NOVEMBER 1966 GEMINI XII etc.	Green, Purple, Red

Apollo 201 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
26 FEB. 1966 1st APOLLO-SATURN 1B FROM CAPE KENNEDY etc	Blue

Apollo 7 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
APOLLO 7 SPLASHES DOWN AFTER 11 DAY "PERFECT MISSION" etc.	Maroon, Purple

Apollo 8 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
APOLLO 8 LANDS AFTER A TRIP TO THE MOON etc.	Purple, Maroon, Blue¹

Apollo 9 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
APOLLO 9 SPLASHDOWN A-OK	Maroon
APOLLO 9 SPLASHES DOWN NEAR CARRIER etc.	Maroon¹

Apollo 11 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
APOLLO XI MOON MEN RETURN FROM EPIC LANDING ON THE MOON etc.	Purple, Maroon, Aqua
APOLLO XI MOON MEN SPLASH DOWN etc.	Maroon

Apollo 12 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
USS HORNET PICKS UP APOLLO 12 MOON MEN etc.	Black

Apollo 14 Cachets

Apollo 17 Cachets

Cachet	Colours
SPLASHDOWN A-OK	Aqua

Notes General:
i) Gordon cachets classified as maroon are often closer to red

Notes Other:
1) From the collection of Timothy Preston
2) From the collection of Eddie Bizub
3) Seen on eBay 2023

Gordon Recovery Ship Cachetsi