USS Texas (BB 35) “Flag Day” [Cover]
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USS Texas (BB 35) “Flag Day” [Cover]Description
Hand drawn cachet commemorating Flag Day. Posted aboard USS Texas on June 14, 1936 with the purple 3-cent Texas Centennial commemorative stamp featuring Texas legends Sam Houston, Stephen Austin, and the Alamo.Context
Battleship Texas celebrated Flag Day at sea, halfway in its transit from Los Angeles, California to San Pedro, California. She traveled 3,779 miles in 14 days or 11 miles per hour.Category
Texas Folk Art: One-Hundred Fifty Years of the Southwestern Tradition