Description: USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 USN Battleship first day cover with a postmark on Feb 9, 2018 from Fort Lauderdale, FL. Color photo cachet #1530 by Alvin Eckert #9964 USCS. Cover franked with a 50 cent flag stamp and a 3 cent USN stamp from 1945. This 728 foot NC Class battleship was built at the NY Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 13 June 1940 and commissioned on 9 April 1941. She had nine 16 inch guns, twenty five inch guns, fifteen 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 48 20mm anti-aircraft cannons. The ship carried three Vought OS-2U Kingfisher float-planes for recon and rescue operations. The proud vessel reported to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in July 1942, and started her three year battle with the enemy in the Pacific Theater, earning fifteen WW II Battle Stars. She was operating primarily as an anti-aircraft platform escort for the carriers and a bombardment ship attacking close-in shore battles. She is currently a museum ship, open to the public in Wilmington, NC Seller has one other cover for this ship and over 20 different battleship covers. 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
End Time: 2025-01-29T21:35:23.000Z
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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
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Year of Issue: 2018
Certification: Uncertified
Quality: New
Cancellation Type: Pictorial
Grade: Ungraded
Country: United States
vessel: USS North Carolina
Country of Manufacture: United States
Branch: US Navy
Type: Naval Cover
Battleship: WW II
State: North Carolina
Place of Origin: United States
Event: Naval
