Last day of postal service cover: USS PARLE (DE-708)

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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum

Name/Title

Last day of postal service cover: USS PARLE (DE-708)

Entry/Object ID

2026.29.1

Scope and Content

Postal cover issued for the last day of postal service for USS PARLE (DE-708), dated July 6, 1962. Text on left side reads: "LAST DAY OF POSTAL SERVICE DE 708 One of a number of ships involved in Navy build-up in 1961 U.S.S. PARLE" Round ink stamp, center top with the date, time, and ship's name. 4 cent Project Mercury stamp top right. Addressed to: "ALLEN FISHER 30 Woodland Drive Bridgeton, N.J."

Collection

USS Parle DE 708