| Ship |
Type |
Designation | Covers |
| Atlantic (Task Force Alpha) | |||
| USS Randolph | PRS - Carrier | CVS-15 | Y |
| USS Alacrity | SRS - Oceanic Minesweeper | MSO-520 | N |
| USS Conway4 | SRS - Destroyer | DD-507 | Y (E. Rare) |
| USS Cony | SRS - Destroyer | DDE-508 | N |
| USS Exploit | SRS - Oceanic Minesweeper | MSO-440 | N |
| USS Lowry1 | SRS - Destroyer | DD-770 | Y (E. Rare) |
| USS Recovery | SRS - Salvage & Rescue Ship | ARS-43 | N |
| USS Stormes | SRS - Destroyer | DD-780 | N |
| Tracking Ships | |||
| USAFCoastal Sentry | TS - Indian Ocean Tracking Ship | T AGM-15 | N |
| USAF Rose Knot | TS - Atlantic Tracking Ship | T AGM-14 | N |
| Recovery Helicopters (Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse) | |||
| Hunt Club 1 | Jim Lewis and John Reinhard | U/K | Y Extremely Rare) |
| Hunt Club 2 | Phil Upschulte and George Cox | U/K | N |
| Hunt Club 3 | U/K | U/K | N |
| Unknown | U/K | U/K | N |
| Not Involved | |||
| USS Burton Island2a | Icebreaker | AGB-1 | Y |
| USS Lake Champlain6 | Carrier (Note:22 July postmark) | CVS-39 | Y |
| USS Lake Champlain (also slight variation) | Carrier (Note:25 July postmark) | CVS-39 | Y |
| USS Francis Marion | Attack Transport | APA-249 | Y |
| USS Strong2 | Destroyer | DD-758 | Y |
| USS Waller4 | Destroyer | DDE-466 | Y |
| Ship | Description of Postmark | Scarcity |
|---|---|---|
| USS Randolph | USS Randolph at top of postmark | Rare |
| USS Randolph1 | USS Randolph at bottom of postmark. And another example2c | Even Rarer |
| USS Randolph1 | Red double ring New York USS Randolph registered mail cancellation - applied as a second cancellation. And another example5. | Rarer Still |
| Ship | Description of Postmark | Scarcity |
|---|---|---|
| USS Randolph2b | Riser Fake | Rare |
| Postmark | Description of Cover | Postmark Date |
|---|---|---|
| USS Randolph | Extremely rare cover signed by the Ship's Captain Harry Edward Cook, Jr. And another copy. | 21 Jul 1961 |
| USS Randolph2 | Extremely rare cover signed by the Recovery Helicopter Co-pilot. | 21 Jul 1961 |
| USS Randolph3 | Another Extremely rare cover signed by the Ship's Executive Officer and Gus Grissom | 21 Jul 1961 |
Notes General:
i) Previous launch attempts occurred on the 18th and 19th but were postponed due to unfavourable weather.
Notes Other:
1) From Steve Durst's CD book. Another was sold on eBay in April 2013 for $699.
2) Sold on eBay during 2013 a) 2014 b) 2018 c) 2024
3) From the collection of Florian Noller
4) From the collection of Tom Steiner
5) From the collection of Lee Kok How
6) From the collection of Timothy Preston
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