1965-01-19 USA Gemini 2

A launch cover for the unmanned Gemini 2 mission, postmarked with a Cape Canaveral machine cancel on January 19, 1965.
A Gemini 2 cover from "Orbit Covers," postmarked at Cape Canaveral on January 19, 1965.
A Gemini 2 cover from "SpaceCraft Swanson," postmarked at Cape Canaveral on January 19, 1965.
A Gemini 2 USS Lake Champlain recovery ship cover featuring a Beck rubber-stamped cachet. This cover includes the rare USS Lake Champlain machine cancel.
A rare Gemini 2 USS Lake Champlain Beck CREW Cover, with only 25 covers existing that were printed without the "B" number.
A Gemini 2 USS Lake Champlain recovery ship cover featuring a Beck rubber-stamped cachet. This cover has the less common USS Lake Champlain hand cancel with the "AM" time slug.
Photo: The Gemini 2 spacecraft being recovered by the crew of the USS Lake Champlain.