What we are up to (page 25)

USS Plunger (SS-179) By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The Porpoise class USS Plunger was commissioned November 19, 1936 and departed on her shakedown cruise April 15, 1937. The cruise took her to Guantanamo Bay, the Canal Zone, and Guayaquil, Ecuador.  This cover, mailed by…

USS Blower SS-325 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The USS Blower was commissioned August 10, 1944 and served on three war patrols before the end of World War II. After the war she served along the Pacific Coast, including 2 months…

USS Bennington CV-20 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The USS Bennington was one of 24 Essex class aircraft carriers built during World War II. Commissioned in August 1944, she would join the battle of the Pacific by arriving at Pearl Harbor…

USS Augusta (CA-31) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The cruiser USS Augusta became the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet on November 9, 1933 and served in Asiatic waters until November 1940. During her time there she made many interesting port visits…

USS California By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) November 4 marks the birthdate of humorist and actor Will Rogers. Born in 1879, Rogers was a vaudeville actor, later a motion picture actor, a humorist and social commentator. He was a political wit…

Northampton (CA 26) John Young (L-8219) Interesting hand-drawn cachet depicts Santa & his sled by Bernard Giffin posted aboard heavy cruiser with ship’s fancy cancel (N-18f) on 25 DEC 1934 with CHRIST/ DAY between the killers. Looks like Mr.Giffin never…

USS New York (BB 34) By John Young, USCS (#L-8219) Interesting philatelic cover posted aboard the battleship that made its shakedown cruise to Mexican waters during the summer, 1914. Collector C.W. Haynes, Marion KY franked his request with imperforated pair…

USS New Mexico BB-40 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This wonderful hand painted cachet was prepared by Lottie Eshliman of Hollywood. She was USCS member #262 and she prepared cachets for the Admiral Reeves Chapter of the USCS. She prepared covers…

USS New Mexico BB-40 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) Here is a hand drawn sailor, presumably on board the battleship USS New Mexico. His fingers are in his ears, waiting for the firing of the 14″ main guns. I’m not sure…

USS New Jersey (BB-16) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The battleship USS New Jersey was commissioned in 1906 and she was a member of the Great White Fleet that sailed around the world in a show of United States Naval strength…