Jim Davis wrote in message .1.4...

The number probably reads 67D, which would make it the unmanned
Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) launch of February 21, 1961.

Jim Davis

Thanks, Jim - under a magnifying lens, it does seem to be 67D. Pity -
as a Boulder, Colorado resident, I was hoping that it depicted Scott
Carpenter's ride. On a related note, is there any place where I can
find out if Scott Carpenter has an upcoming autograph session? Even
though it isn't his launch, an autographed photo from the glory days
would still look really nice on the office wall (never mind that I was
still in diapers when he flew).

- SteveO