USS Texas (BB 35) “Navy Day” [Cover]

Name/Title

USS Texas (BB 35) “Navy Day” [Cover]

Description

Posted aboard USS Texas on October 27, 1934 to celebrate Navy Day. Embossed with the official USS Texas seal. Green cachet of Theodore Roosevelt encircled by a life ring with “NAVY DAY / USS TEXAS.” Recognized “BALBOA / CANAL ZONE” inserted between the killer bars. Signed in green on the bottom by “E.O. Tauer, U.S.N.,” the cachet designer.

Context

Battleship Texas celebrated this Navy Day in Balboa, Canal Zone.