Name/Title
USS Texas “July 4th” [Cover]Description
Hand drawn cachet commemorating Independence Day. Posted aboard USS Texas on July 4, 1938 using the ‘First Bureau Issue’ (as the first postage stamps issued by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Series of 1894) red 2-cent stamp featuring George Washington and with ENROUTE / COPENHAGEN inserted between the killer bars.Context
Battleship Texas departed Le Havre, France on June 27 and arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 6 - sailing 1,066 miles in 9 days at 5 miles per hour.