Name/Title
Stokely 1927/07/12 letterEntry/Object ID
2024.1015.3Description
Letter addressed to "Darling" from Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia on July 12, 1927. Blue "USS TEXAS" stamp at center of front page.
Envelope: addressed to Miss Florence Stokely, stamped "PORTSMOUTH JUL 13 10 AM 1927 VA, with a red Washington stamp.Context
Battleship Texas had an extensive shakedown cruise from November 23, 1926, to September 1, 1927. She had a brief period in dry dock during June and August 1927 before her speed trials.
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
Historical Collections, Collection (Ricky Stokely)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication Objects
