USS IDAHO (BB-42) By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Apparently Navy life is not for everyone. This cover was mailed to a sailor aboard the USS Idaho December 6, 1935 and was returned to the sender marked “Moved, Left No Address”. A…
USS Des Moines (C-15)
USS DES MOINES (C-15) John Young (#L-8219) Registered cover from J.S. Abbott, USS DES MOINES to S.S. Pierce Co., Boston, Mass franked with two 5 cents Washington stamps to cover the registered mail rate and canceled with ship type 9v…
USS New York (BB-34)
USS NEW YORK BB-34 by John Young (L-8219) Interesting thermograph type 3 (A) cancel appeared on Crosby envelope and was probably used as experiment by a Brooklyn ANCS crew member. First the cachet documents “Our Navy” as the First Line…
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) The Bismarck Sea was built by the Kaiser Shipbuilding yard in Vancouver, Washington. She was originally laid down as Alikula Bay, then launched April 17, 1944 and commissioned into the…
USS Medusa (AR-1)
USS Medusa AR-1 By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) The USS Medusa was the first fleet repair ship designed as such by the US Navy. She was designed to aid in repairs that were above and beyond the type of…
USS Congress (Screw Sloop)
USS Congress – Screw Sloop by Glenn Smith (#8073) This CONGRESS was only in commission from 1870 to 1876. There have been five other ships named CONGRESS. From February 1872 to January 1874, CONGRESS was part of the Mediterranean Squadron,…
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
USS Belleau Wood CVL 24 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Here is a war time cover from a sailor that reminds us of how important letters were to those serving in the military during World War II. In today’s world,…
USS Chaumont (AP-5)
USS Chaumont AP-5 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) John Young has a very nice article in the June 2012 Log featuring Flag Day covers. There can never be too many Flag Day covers to look at, so I’ve chosen one of…
USS Tullibee (SSN-597)
USS Tullibee SSN 597 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Cachet maker Clyde Sarzin prepared this launch cover for the USS Tullibee. Sarzin prepared submarine event covers in the 1960’s. He also prepared first day covers featuring metallic cachets that were pasted…
USS California (BB-44)
USS California BB-44 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) The battleship USS California was moored at Quay F-3 on the morning of December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attack began. The California was under the command of Captain Joel Bunkley and…