| Ship | Type | Designation | Covers |
| Atlantic | |||
| USS Wasp | PRS - Carrier | CVS-18 | Y (Rare)ii |
| USS Aucilla | SRS - Oiler | AO-56 | Y |
| USS Basilone | SRS - Destroyer | DD-824 | Y |
| USS Fearless | SRS - Ocean Minesweeper | MSO-442 | N |
| USS Fidelity | SRS - Ocean Minesweeper | MSO-443 | Y (Rare) |
| USS Jonus Ingram | SRS - Destroyer | DD-938 | Xiii |
| USS Massey | SRS - Destroyer | DD-778 | Y |
| USS Noa | SRS - Destroyer | DD-841 | Y |
| USS Paiute | SRS - Fleet Ocean Tug | AFT-159 | N |
| USS Stickell | SRS - Destroyer | DD-888 | Y |
| Pacific | |||
| USS Cochrane | SRS - Guided Missile Destroyer | DDG-21 | N |
| USS Kawishiwiv | SRS - Oiler | AO-146 | N |
| USS George K MacKenzie | SRS - Destroyer | DD-836 | N |
| USS Renshaw | SRS - Destroyer | DD-499 | N |
| USS Rupertus | SRS - Destroyer | DD-851 | N |
| Contigency Recovery Ship (on station in port) - Altantic | |||
| USS Richard E Kraus | CRS - Destroyer | DD-849 | Y |
| Tracking & Communications Ships | |||
| USNS Rose Knot | TS - Altantic | T-AGM 14 | Y (Scarce) |
| USNS Coastal Sentry | TS - Pacific | T-AGM 15 | Y (Scarce) |
| USNS Range Tracker | TS - Position Unknown | T-AGM 1 | Y (Scarce) |
| USNS Kingsport1 | Communications Relay Ship - Position Unknown | T-AG 164 | Y (Scarce) |
| Not Involved | |||
| USS Borie | Destroyer | DD-704 | Y |
| USS Yorktown | Carrier | CVS-10 | Y |
| Ship | Description of Postmark | Scarcity |
|---|---|---|
| USS Wasp | Hand Cancel PM | Rare |
| USS Wasp1 | Machine Cancel AM | Only 1 known |
| USS Massey | AM Postmark | Common |
| USS Massey | PM Postmark | U/K |
| Cachet | Description of Cachet | Colours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Recovery Force Cachet Atlantic |
Designed by Morris Beck it shows a capsule & agena |
Black | Rubber Stamp |
| Beck Cachet - Atlantic | Same as Navy Cachet | Pink-Silver-Black | Printed |
| GTA-6 Cachet | A small circular text cachet usually appears as an extra cachet. Produced by Morris Beck or Harry Gordon | Black, Red | Rubber Stamp |
| CANCELLED Cachet 1 | A cancel that has been applied on top of the Beck/Navy cachet | Black, Red | Rubber Stamp |
| CANCELLED Cachet 2 | A cancel that has been applied on top of the Navy cachet | Purple, Black | Rubber Stamp |
| CANCELLED Cachet 3 | A cancel that has been applied on top of the Beck cachet | Maroon | Rubber Stamp |
| CANCELLED Cachet 4 | A cancel that has been applied on top of the Navy cachet | Red | Rubber Stamp |
| CANCELLED Cachet 56 | A much larger cancel | Maroon | Rubber Stamp |
| George Goldey Cachet | John F Kennedy bust | Apple Green | Rubber Stamp |
|
Ship |
Known Cachet Colours |
Beck Numbers |
| USS Aucilla | Black | 588 |
| USS Basilone | Black | 587 |
| USS Borie (DNP) | Black | 586 |
| USS Richard E Kraus | Black, Marooniv | 591 |
| USS Massey | Black | 592 |
| USS Noa | Black | 589 |
| USS Stickell | Black | 590 |
| Ship | Postmark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| USS Wasp | Hand Cancel | Maroon Navy Cachet plus Black Ship's Cachet |
| USS Wasp2 | Hand Cancel | Maroon Navy Cachet plus Black Ship's Cachet on Ship's Stationary |
| USS Wasp1 | Hand Cancel | Captain's Cover |
| USS Wasp3 | Hand Cancel | Maroon Navy Cachet plus Black Ship's Cachet |
| USS Wasp4 | Hand Cancel | Maroon Navy Cachet plus Maroon Ship's Cachet |
| USS Wasp1 | Machine Cancel | Maroon Navy Cachet plus Black Ship's Cachet |
| USS Wasp6a | Hand Cancel | Maroon Navy Cachet plus Black Ship's Cachet on Ship's Stationary. There is no stamp. |
| Cachet | Description of Cachet | Colours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Borie | Plain envelope with USS Borie corner card | None | None |
| USS Borie2 | Plain envelope with a different USS Borie corner card | None | None |
| USS Borie6 | Gemini Two Man Spacecraft cachet | Black | Rubber Stamp |
| USS Richard E. Kraus |
Navy cachet with late postmark 8 Nov 1965 |
Black | Rubber Stamp |
| USS Richard E. Krausiv,5 | Navy Cachet with an even later pmk 26 Nov 1965 | Maroon | Rubber Stamp |
Note - General:
i ) Some covers are overprinted with a CANCELLED stamp
ii ) 8-12 covers have now been seen. Still an extremely rare cover
iii ) Extremely rare. A second one is here. No postmarked versions are known. A version on ship's stationary also exists.
iv ) Only one cover with a maroon cachet is known
v ) See article dated Oct 23 1965 from the Honolulu Advertiser
Note - Other:
1) From the collection of Steve Durst
2) From the collection of Tom Steiner
3) From the collection of David Ball
4) From the collection of Antoni Rigo
5) From the collection of Gerard Zonneveld
6) Sold on eBay 2021 a) 2024
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