Oct 27, 1937 envelope

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2025.1019.39

front of 2025.1019.39

Name/Title

Oct 27, 1937 envelope

Entry/Object ID

2025.1019.39

Scope and Content

Addressed to Rosa Lee Ralph. Envelope sent from USS Texas on the afternoon of October 27, 1937, when the ship was in Baltimore, Maryland to Seattle, Washington. Features a large Navy Day stamp with an eagle spreading its wings peached in front of a ship's helm.

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

Oct 27, 1937