USS Lexington (ACV-2) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) USS Lexington was the third aircraft carrier commissioned by the US Navy. Built on a cruiser hull, she and USS Saratoga paved the way for carrier operations in the Navy. Launched October 3,…
USS Northampton (CA-26)
USS Northampton CA-26 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This cover was prepared by an early USCS chapter, Chapter #5, the Oliver Hazard Perry Chapter. The attractive cachet marks the Fourth of July 1934. The cover was cancelled aboard the cruiser USS…
USS Leary (DD-158)
USS Leary, DD-158 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The USS Leary was one of many four stacker destroyers authorized during World War I. She was commissioned just after the war ended, December 5, 1919. She remained in service only a short…
USS Jupiter (AC-3)
USS Jupiter (AC-3) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The collier USS Jupiter was built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, a sister ship to the collier USS Cyclops. Her keel was laid October 18, 1911 with commissioning on April…
USS Florida (BB-30)
USS Florida (BB-30) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The battleship USS Florida was lead ship of the Florida class of battleships, launched in 1910 and commissioned September 15, 1911. Her only sister ship was USS Utah. During World War I,…
USS Fairfax (DD-93)
USS Fairfax (DD-983) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The destroyer USS Fairfax was serving in the Special Service Squadron in the Canal Zone in 1936. This cover features the ship’s Type 3(AC-BBT) cancel as well as a Type F cancel. Fairfax,…
USS Rendova (CV-114)
USS Rendova CVE-114 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This is a hand painted cachet by Stanley Blazewski, USCS #9154. Sadly, he passed away in December 2004; his artwork was very appealing. The cover has a cancellation from the USS Rendova, an…
USS Ranger (CV-4)
USS Ranger CV-4 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The USS Ranger, USS Worden and USS Hull all visited Callao, Peru at the time of the Technical International Aviation Convention being held September 15-27, 1937 in Callao. They arrived September 16 and…
USS Rainbow (AS-7)
USS Rainbow AS-7 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The USS Rainbow was built as a merchant ship, the Norse King, purchased by the US Navy in 1898 and fitted out as a distilling ship for service in Asia. Assigned to the…
USS Pompano (SS-181)
USS Pompano SS-181 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This hand painted cachet was drawn by Eugene Mueller for the commissioning of the submarine USS Pompano at Mare Island June 12, 1937. Mueller was USCS member #255 and he prepared covers for…