Cachet 1938/07/04 envelope

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2026.1003.9

front of 2026.1003.9

Name/Title

Cachet 1938/07/04 envelope

Entry/Object ID

2026.1003.9

Scope and Content

Addressed to James E. Allen. Envelope sent from USS Texas on the evening of July 4, 1938, while the ship was enroute to Copenhagen, Denmark. Features a stamp of an exploding firework and a sailor looking over a surface with the words "4th of July" on them.

Context

Battleship Texas was flagship of the Training Detachment from June 27, 1937, to September 1, 1939. She made many Midshipman Cruises with students from the Naval Academy throughout this period. Battleship Texas had her own post office. All mail passed through a censor before leaving the ship. Once the package is checked, it was stamped with a “U.S.S. TEXAS” stamp. If in a port, mail could carry the markers of the post office on shore.

Collection

Donation (Kyle Brillantes), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 4, 1938