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USS Texas “20th Anniversary” [Cover]Description
Blue cachet with two sailors holding a four layer cake with a Texas star candle over a battleship with “20th ANNIVERSARY” above the cake and U.S.S. TEXAS / March 12th 1914-1934” under the battleship. Recognized “LOS ANGELES / HARBOR” inserted between the killer bars. Posted aboard USS Texas on March 12, 1934 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the USS Texas (1914-1934). Embossed with the official USS Texas seal. Signed in green on the bottom by “E.O. Tauer, U.S.N.,” the cachet designer.Context
Battleship Texas celebrated this Thanksgiving Day in Los Angeles, California.