1969 -1971 Apollo US Navy Recovery Force and 3 similar items

1969 -1971 Apollo US Navy Recovery Force Line Art Drawing Postcards QSL cards from the US Naval Radio Operators This is a very nice collection of a rare set of SEVEN (7) Apollo QSL cards which my late husband received from his fellow Hams. He was employed by General electric at the time, and was awarded a set of cufflinks and tie clasp for the Apollo mission, having done extensive work on the electrical and computer systems for the mission. This historical collection of Amateur Radio QSL cards include postcards from the ship radio operators on the US Navy Ships assigned to the Recovery Force for the Apollo 9, Apollo 10 and the Apollo 14 Recovery. Includes the USS New Orleans, USS Princeton, USS Guadalcanal and USS Hornet Includes QSL Postcards from ; Radio-TV audio coverage by the MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM James J O'Connor W2KGO Homer J. Lotier W3LT and Ed in Philly General Condition: All cards are in fair to very good condition. No pin holes, rips, or smudges (other than those caused by postal marks). Edges and corners show minor signs of wear, some creases. Since found a few years ago, these have been stored in, and will be shipped in individual archive quality clear postcard sleeves Please see photos for more details and condition. Shipping Note: these will ship in a heavy cardboard mailer, well protected, insured with a signature required on delivery so that your treasure will not be stuffed in a mailbox or left on your doorstep to grow legs and walk away. INCLUDED in this set are : 1) 1969 QSL Postcard USS Hornet CVS-12 Prime Recovery Vessel James J. O'Connor W2KGO Apollo 10 Nov 23, 1969 Card #1 of 2 similar Printed on the front : USS HORNET CV5-12 PRIME RECOVERY VESSEL There is a blue and red printed logo featuring a silhouette of a ship, the space module with two parachutes deployed and the number 12 in a red circle Along the left edge is printed: N0ABE· NAVY MARINE N0JWW CORPS MARS W2KGO -MUTUAL RADIO WB6ZFV-MARINE CORPS K6QM - U.S. NAVY WAIFMH - U.S. NAVY K5KRM - NASA WA3HYI - GE WA2NEO-GE The back side is unmarked, not stamped or signed 2) 1969 QSL Postcard USS Hornet CVS-12 Prime Recovery Vessel Apollo 10 Nov 23, 1969 Card # 2 of 2 similar The front is nearly identical to card # 1 Except that there is a dated double postal mark The backside has a handwritten message, from James J. O'Connor W2KGO, a 6 cent Roosevelt postage stamp, and mailing address. The postage has been postmarked USS Hornet 1969 3) 1969 QSL Postcard USS Princeton LPH-5 Prime Recovery Vessel Apollo 10 James J O'Connor W2KGO Nov 23, 1969 Radio-TV audio coverage by the MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM On the Front; There is a large line art drawing of the Apollo 10 moduel in light blue ink, with three red and white stripe parachutes deployed, a Navy ship and a helicopter hovering the background. In the bottom right corner is printed : USS Princeton, Apollo 10, Prime Recovery Ship Along the left edge is printed W2KOO Mutual Radio W6VGQ NBC Wl18 USN WA.6MLW USN W6VPD NBC W6RUF NBC K0EOR Net K0L~O NBC K5KRM NASA WA6UDH USN On the backside: is a handwritten message, that reads in part, "see you out on Apollo 11" signed 73 - Jim. There is a 5 cent Washington postage stamp that has been canceled only with lines, no dated postmark 4) 1969 QSL Postcard USS Guadalcanal Recovery Vessel Apollo 9 1969 Card # 1 of 2 similar A white glossy card stock, The front features a large line art drawing of the Apollo 10 module in light blue ink, with three red and white stripe parachutes deployed, a Navy ship and a helicopter hovering the background. There is a cancellation mark in the upper right corner over the drawing of the helicopter, and a circle cancel Mark that is difficult to make out, but appears to be INDIO, CA, Mar 19 1969 92231 There are two Ham Radio Operator Call Signs, W2KGO along the bottom and W3LT along the left edge On the backside, almost obscuring the ham radio operator information is a large black stamped square that reads; Apollo AS 504 Manned FLight - 9 - US Naval Recovery Force, with the NASA logo at the bottom. There is a 5 cent Washington postage stamp with a partial circular cancel stamp on the corner edge and another next to the stamp, that reads; USS GUADALCANAL MAR 13 PM and a partial printed 1969 (LFH-7) and handwritten QSO information and mailing address. Partially obscured by the NASA Stamp are two names Homer J. Lotier W3LT James J. O'Connor W2KGO 5) 1969 QSL Postcard USS Guadalcanal Recovery Vessel Apollo 9 1969 Card # 2 of 2 is nearly identical to card # 1 except that it is not a glossy card stock, does not have the helicopter in the upper corner, the water or the ship. The backside is not postmarked or addressed, only a handwritten message along the right side from Homer, that reads ; Homer Lotier Kensington MA and what appears to be a telephone number. Along the bottom edge, the two names of the Radio Operators sharing the QSL car; two names Homer J. Lotier W3LT James J. O'Connor W2KGO 6) 1971 QSL Postcard USS New Orleans Prime Recovery Vessel Apollo 14 Plain white card stock, the front features a circular logo of the USS New Orleans Apollo 14 and hand written messages referring to the conversation between the two radio operators. To the left is printed; N0NAR - NAVMARCORMARS W2KGO MUTUAL RADIO WA6NNC U.S. MARINE CORP W7ULJ U.S. NAVY K1EPK U.S NAVY K3ZYG U.S.NAVY WA2YWU U.S.NAVY WA3BRZ general electric W6ZPG CBS W6ARI CBS On the backside is a purple Apollo 14 US NAVY stamp that reads Pacific Recovery Force, and features two line art drawings of what looks like a Lunar landing Module and Lunar Rover with a "typed" mailing address (on a typewriter). 7) 1969 Postcard Television coverage of Apollo 10 Splashdown General Electric Space Systems with Line Art Drawing of the USS Princeton Plain blue card stock, the front features line drawings of the moon in the upper left corner, the Apollo space capsule hovering in the middle, and the USS Princeton in the lower right corner. In the upper right corner is printed - ED WB2EAY/MM - On the reverse side of this card to the left is the usual Ham Radio information and Operator identification. On the bottom left it reads; U.S.S. Princeton - Prime Recovery ship for Apollo 10 Rig: Collins KWM-2, SOS-1, Trap Dipole, Hygain Vertical, Drake MN2000 Match box. To the right is a PO box return address, with what looks like metered 5 cent postage dated June 16, 1969 Philadelphia, PA PLEASE SEE PHOTOS for more details ********** Hello there, thank you for stopping by to look at my items!. I have over the years accumulated a variety of personal collections that have been very carefully cared for and preserved. (not obtained from yard sales or storage sales). But, now forced to clean out the closets due to both a lack of space and mostly financial need, and I appreciate your purchasing, looking and sharing, and I hope you are pleased with your purchases. ************** PAYMENT: PayPal SHIPPING: All items ship carefully packed from California USA Some items require additional packing materials to make sure the item arrives to you without damage, which adds to the shipping weight. 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