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USS Texas "Navy Day" [Cover]Description
Orange cachet of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco encircled by the words “NAVY DAY / OCT 27, 1931 / U.S.S. TEXAS.” Posted aboard USS Texas (BB 35) on October 27, 1931 using the blue 5-cent stamp featuring Theodore Roosevelt. Embossed with the official USS Texas seal. Signed in green at top, “E.O. Tauer, U.S.S. Texas / San Pedro, California.” Addressed in the same green pen to “Mrs. Eric O. Tauer, / 2154 Shelby St. / Indianapolis / Ind,” attributed to Tauer’s personal collection.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 home in San Pedro, California.