USS TEXAS BB-35 US Navy Battleship Photo Cachet Texas Museum Ship Flag First Day

Description: USS TEXAS BB-35 Memorial Battleship first day cover postmarked at Liberty, MO on June 15, 2020. Blue/green photo printed on cachet #3387 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. Cover franked with a 3 cent Texas Statehood stamp on a 55 cent flag stamped envelope # U-700 (FDOI). Cover with an Quality Envelope with gum on flap. Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift! USS Texas: This 573' New York Class battleship was built and re-built between 1911 and 1921 and served in both the first and second world wars. She participated with the North Sea Fleet in 1918. She supported the 1944 Normandy Landings with the shelling of enemy shore targets. This also the case during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa Campaigns in the Pacific in WW II. She was open to the public at San Jacinto State Park in LaPorte, TX. She is currently (2024) undergoing a 30 million dollar hull restoration project in a Texas dry dock( Gulf Copper Shipyard). Her new home will be in Galveston, TX, and it is also under construction. Some tours are available. See her web pages for the details of her design, construction and service history, including battle narratives. Seller has over 50 USN battleship covers. Also see three other listed USS Texas covers. Check out my other items! These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free US Shipping!

Price: 4.9 USD

Location: Fairfield, California

End Time: 2024-09-06T19:33:30.000Z

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