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USS Texas (BB 35) “Navy Day” [Cover]Description
Posted aboard USS Texas on November 8, 1934 to celebrate Navy Day. Embossed with the official USS Texas seal.
Engraved black cachet with a battleship and written "OUR / NAVY." Recognized “LAT 28 15’ N / LONG 118 50’ W” inserted between the killer bars. Signed in green on the top left by “E.O. Tauer, U.S.N.,” the cachet designer.Context
America honored the United States Navy on Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday because he was considered the “Father of the Modern Steel Navy.” Observed annually from 1922 through 1949. Battleship Texas celebrated this Navy Day at Panama Roads (13 of 16 crossings).