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USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48 Battleship Pearl Harbor 1941 Color Cachet, First Day PM

Description: USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48 Memorial Naval first day cover with postmark from Wheeling, WV dated June 20, 1963. Color printed photo cachet #2463 by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964. Cover franked with two 5 cent West Virginia 100th stamps # 1232 (FDOI). The cover was prepared on a gummed, archive quality envelope. This proud 624 foot Colorado Class battleship was commissioned on December 1, 1923 and shortly thereafter she ran aground on June 16, 1924 on Hampton Roads with no hull damage. She was ordered to the Pacific in 1939 and was berthed on Battleship Row on the fateful Sunday morning. She was heavily damaged by seven torpedo hits and several bombs. She sank upright and was not re-floated until May 17, 1942. She was rebuilt at Puget Sound Shipyard and rejoined the Pacific Fleet in the Fall of 1944, in time to participate in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She was among the battleships that crossed the "T" and destroyed the enemy fleet on October 24th. The fine fighting ship earned five battle stars in WW II, including the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She was present in San Diego for Navy Day 1945, but spent her remaining years in reserve, until scrapped in 1959. Seller has over 80 different covers for USN ships attacked at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Check out my other items! These items make fine USN gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free US Shipping!

Price: 4.9 USD

Location: Fairfield, California

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USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48 Battleship Pearl Harbor 1941 Color Cachet, First Day PM

Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Modification Description: Add-On Cachet

Place of Origin: United States

Color: Multi-Color

Country of Manufacture: United States

Grade: Ungraded

Modified Item: Yes

Certification: Uncertified

Denomination: 5 Cent

Year of Issue: 1963

Pearl Harbor 1941: USS West Virginia

Quality: New

Branch: U S Navy

State: West Virginia

Event: Naval

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Ships, Boats

Battleship: WW II

Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue

Cachet Maker: Alvin Eckert

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