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USS CALIFORNIA BB-44 Battleship Pearl Harbor 1941 Battle PhotoCachet First DayPM

USS CALIFORNIA BB-44 Battleship Pearl Harbor 1941 Battle PhotoCachet First DayPM

$ 2.58

Availability: 100 in stock
  • USS California: Battleship
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country of Manufacture: United States
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Quality: New
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Year of Issue: 2020
  • Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Pearl Harbor 1941: US Navy
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: New
  • Topic: Ships, Boats
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • State: California

    Description

    USS California BB-44 US Navy battleship attacked at Pearl Harbor. Blue 1941
    photo of battleship on a cover postmarked in Liberty, MO dated June 15, 2020.
    Cover franked with a 3 cent US Navy stamp from 1946 on a 55 cent flag stamped
    envelope # U-700 (FDOI).
    Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift for former sailors.
    USS CALIFORNIA BB-44 photo printed on cachet #1118 by Alvin Eckert #9964,
    USCS.
    USS California; This 624' Tennessee Class battleship was commissioned in 1921, and served
    in the Pacific Fleet including the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, until decommissioned
    in 1946. On Dec 7th she took two aerial bomb hits and one magazine exploded. The vessel
    sank in the mud next to NAS Ford Island, with only her superstructure above the water!
    She was raised and repaired at Bremerton to fight in the Pacific Theater starting in May 1944.
    She fought in several major naval battles and was hit by a suicide plane in early 1945.
    She thus earned seven WW II Battle Stars, was placed in reserve and sold to be recycled into
    scrap metal in 1959. See her web pages for details of her construction, service, battles and disposition.
    Seller has over 90 different covers for ships attacked at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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    These items make fine USN gifts when mounted on a colored matte
    and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.    Free US Shipping!