Description: Admiral George Dewey Liberty Ship first day cover with a postmark from Findlay, Ohio on January 9, 2022. A painting of Dewey is printed on cachet #2466 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. His flagship: USS Olympia: this 544 foot protected cruiser was built in San Francisco and commissioned 5 February 1895. She joined the US Asiatic Fleet that year and three years later lead the fleet that destroyed the Spanish Fleet at sea on 1 May 1898 at Manila Bay. She was made a museum ship in Philadelphia in 1957 and continues to raise funds for needed hull repairs. (see the web pages for details of her design, construction, battles and post-war service history) SS George Dewey was a 441' cargo ship built in Jacksonville, FL and launched on 5 Aug 1943. She transported supplies to US and Allied Forces during WW II, she survived the war, and carried commercial cargo until 1976 when she ran onto a reef at Port Mansfield, Texas Cover prepared on an un-gummed envelope and franked with a 4 cent Navy stamp # 793, a 32 cent USS Maine stamp # 3192 and a 57 flag stamp # 5657 (FDOI). Seller has sixteen other Spanish-American War ship covers (USS Newport, Indiana, Maine, Relief, Solace AH-2, Detroit, Montgomery & Oregon) and over 30 other USN battleship covers. Check out my other items! These items make fine gifts of history 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: 2025-01-31T02:32:39.000Z
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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
Place of Origin: United States
Color: Multi-Color
Country of Manufacture: United States
Grade: Ungraded
Modified Item: No
Certification: Uncertified
Denomination: 32 Cent
Year of Issue: 2022
Type: Naval Cover
Quality: New
Branch: U S Navy
State: Pennsylvania
Event: Naval
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Celebrities
Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
