Dec 29, 1945 envelope

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2025.1019.43

front of 2025.1019.43

Name/Title

Dec 29, 1945 envelope

Entry/Object ID

2025.1019.43

Scope and Content

Envelope sent from USS Texas on the morning of December 29, 1945. Features a stamp commemorating Texas's 100th anniversary of joining the Union. Stamp is divided as follows Top: Longhorn with "TEXAS CENTENNIAL" above the horns Middle: Texas seal and caption explaining the anniversary Bottom: Images of Alamo mission

Context

Battleship Texas participated in Operation “Magic Carpet,” the return of American armed forces to the United States, from September 24, 1945, to December 24, 1945. 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

Dec 29, 1945