Category: Ship Covers and Histories (page 8)

USS Yorktown (CV-5) by John Young (#L-8219) In October 1931, a two cents stamp was issued to commemorate the ending of the American Revolution. The stamp depicts vignettes of George Washington (center), Comte de Rochambeau (left) and Admiral de Grasse…

USS Noa DD-343 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) This cover has more to it than first reaches the eye. It looks like mail from a sailor aboard the destroyer USS Noa but if you look closely, the name Mack Sennett’s appears…

USS Aaron Ward DD-132 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Happy Thanksgiving! This cover was the canvas of artist Mrs. J.L. “May” Luhta in 1939. May was USCS member #1206 and she prepared covers during the period 1936-1940. She was recruited by…

USS William C. Lawe DD-763 By Glenn Smith (#8073) This is a Type 2t(nu) 1959 cancel most likely used while William C. Lawe was in or near her home port of Mayport, Florida. It apparently was used to pay a bill, a…

USS Pensacola CA 24 By John Young (#L-8219) A printed Christmas cover by the Stanlos Cover Service, posted aboard the Brooklyn Born Cruiser on 25 DEC 1934. STANLOS was the combination of Michael Sanders (printer) and John Von Losberg (cachet…

USS Northampton CL-26 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) At first glance it looks like a simple post card with a Type 3 USS Northampton cancel dated October 6, 1941. There is an overstamped “Received” mark covering the cancel and a series…

USS Constellation IX-20 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Some of the joy of collecting naval covers comes from the stories that come from researching the cover. This cover presents a couple of interesting stories. Today, the USS Constellation is a museum…

USS V-2 SF-5 Donald R. Tjossem (USCS #L-10987)   This cover was cancelled aboard the submarine USS V-2 on 6 April 1931 with a Type 3 cancel at San Diego, CA. V-2 was built at Kittery, Maine, given the hull…

USS Fife DD-991 By Glenn Smith (#8073) USS Fife was a Spruance class destroyer named for the WW2 submarine admiral, James Fife, Jr. Admiral Fife commanded three submarines, and his last WW2 post was as Commander, Submarines, Southwestern Pacific. Postwar he commanded all…

USS Goff DD-247 By John Young (#L-8219) A pen & ink drawing of two men examining blank pages of a stamp album on the dining room table, probably done by someone known to A. P. Kester, Washington DC. Could it…