Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1961 (July 21): Grissom Type I "U.S.S. Randolph (CVS-15)" Prime Recovery Ship, clear and fine strike on 11c. aerogram with PROJECT MERCURY / AUSTRONAUT CAPT. V.I. GRISSOM / SPACECRAFT "LIBERTY BELL 7' in blue. The Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight July 21, 1961. The spacecraft Mercury capsule #11, was nicknamed 'Liberty Bell 7' and was piloted by astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom. Recovery ship covers from Grissom's suborbital flight are rare.