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USS NORTHAMPTON CC-1 National Command Ship Photo Naval Cover First Day of Issue

USS NORTHAMPTON CC-1 National Command Ship Photo Naval Cover First Day of Issue

$ 2.58

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Topic: Ships, Boats
  • State: Massachusetts
  • Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
  • Northampton: Massachusetts
  • Cover Type: Envelope with an affixed stamp
  • Branch: U S Navy
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Naval Cover
  • Cruiser: Command Ship
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Year of Issue: 2019
  • Quality: New
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    USS NORTHAMPTON CC-1 United States Navy National Command Ship first day
    cover postmarked from Kansas City, MO on January 27, 2019. Blue printed photo
    of actual ship on cachet #9030 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964.
    This 677 foot Northampton Class heavy cruiser was converted from the CA-125 hull
    into a tactical Command Ship CLC-1 and commissioned 7 March 1953.
    After serving with the 6th Fleet in the Med. she was re-designated a National
    Command Ship CC-1 in 1961 and served in the western Atlantic until 1970.
    Cover franked with a 55 cent US Flag stamp (FDOI) and 3 cent USN stamp from 1946.
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