Description: USS Columbia C-12 United States Navy un-armored cruiser first day cover with a postmark from Findlay, Ohio on Jan 9, 2022. A photo of cruiser is printed on cachet #3010 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. USS Columbia: this 413 foot cruiser was built in Philadelphia and commissioned April 23, 1894. She joined the US Atlantic Fleet that year and five years later joined the fleet that destroyed the Spanish Fleet in the Caribbean. This proud cruiser later served on the Atlantic Coast during WW I and decommissioned on Aug 21,1919. (see the web pages for details of her design, construction, battles and post-war service history) Cover prepared on an un-gummed archive-quality envelope and franked with 32 cent USS Maine stamp # 3192, a six cent TR stamp and a 58 cent flag stamp #5657 (FDOI). Seller has over 16 different Spanish-American War ship covers (USS Brooklyn, Newport, Indiana, Maine, Olympia, Montgomery, Relief, Solace, Texas & Oregon), plus a cover for Admiral George Dewey, 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: 2024-11-21T05:02:08.000Z
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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: Blue
Country of Manufacture: United States
Grade: Ungraded
Modified Item: No
Certification: Uncertified
Denomination: Forever Stamp
Year of Issue: 2022
Type: Naval Cover
Quality: New
Branch: U S Navy
State: South Carolina
Event: Naval
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
