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  

 

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1969 Real Photo Postcard Blume Jr High Wapakoneta Ohio Alumni Neil Armstrong

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