USS Texas Memorial Day [Cover]

Drawing

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The Lew Anvil Collection

#776 First Day Cover Postmarked aboard USS Texas on March 2, 1936 124,324,500 stamps issued.

#776 First Day Cover Postmarked aboard USS Texas on March 2, 1936 124,324,500 stamps issued.

Name/Title

USS Texas "Memorial Day" [Cover]

Description

Hand drawn cachet commemorating Memorial Day. Posted aboard USS Texas on May 30, 1936 with the purple 3-cent Texas Centennial commemorative stamp featuring Texas legends Sam Houston, Stephen Austin, and the Alamo.

Context

Battleship Texas celebrated Memorial Day at sea, halfway in its transit from Balboa, Panama to San Pedro, California. She traveled 3,779 miles in 10 days or 13 miles per hour.