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USS MISSOURI BB-63 Battleship Color Sea Photo Cachet First Day Flag Env # U-700

USS MISSOURI BB-63 Battleship Color Sea Photo Cachet First Day Flag Env # U-700

$ 2.58

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Denomination: 55 cents
  • Branch: U S Navy
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Battleship: WW II
  • State: Missouri
  • Year of Issue: 2020
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
  • Cachetmaker: Alvin Eckert
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Quality: New
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Topic: Ships, Boats

    Description

    USS MISSOURI BB-63 United States Navy Ship cover honoring battleships
    postmarked first day of issue from Liberty, MO on June 15, 2020.
    Color photo cachet #9939 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. Cover franked with a 3 cent
    Naval Review stamp # 1416 on a 55 cent flag stamped gummed envelope U-700 (FDOI).
    This famous 888 foot Iowa Class battleship was the Tokyo Bay
    surrender site for the end of WW II in the Pacific. She also deployed in Korean
    waters five times between 14 Sept 1950 and 25 March 1953. She is currently open
    to the public at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. See web pages for details
    of her design, construction and service history.
    The USPS issued a new stamp #5392 for the ship in 2019.
    Seller also has a Tokyo Bay photo cover showing the surrender ceremony aboard
    the USS Missouri. Also see three other covers for "The Mighty MO".
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