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USS HONOLULU CL-48 WW II Pearl Harbor 1941 Ship, Photo Cachet # 2681i postmark

USS HONOLULU CL-48 WW II Pearl Harbor 1941 Ship, Photo Cachet # 2681i postmark

$ 1.53

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Topic: Ships, Boats
  • Quality: New
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Year of Issue: 1995
  • Condition: New
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modification Description: Add-On Cachet
  • Cancellation Type: Handstamped
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • State: Hawaii

    Description

    USS HONOLULU CL-48 Offered is a United States Navy cover postmarked
    from Dayton, Ohio on Dec 28, 1995. Blue photo of actual ship in Honolulu
    Harbor (1939) printed on cachet #1492 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. This 608 foot,
    Brooklyn Class cruiser, was commissioned in 1938, and had prewar service on the West
    Coast. She joined the Pacific Fleet in Hawaii in 1939 and was moored in the Pearl
    Harbor Naval Station when the fleet was attacked 7 December 1941. The ship only had
    minor damaged from a near miss. After repairs, the vessel escorted a convoy to San
    Francisco in 1942.
    Later, this fine cruiser fought in eight major battle stars in the Pacific theater during WW II
    and lost her bow to an enemy torpedo in 1943. USS Honolulu was repaired and was still
    serving when decommissioned in 1947. See her web pages for details of her design, construction,
    battles and service history.
    The cover was franked with a 32 cent 50th Anniversary of WW II stamp # 2681i on a gummed envelope.
    Seller has over 90 different covers for ships attacked at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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