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USS GRAPPLE ARS-7 USN Salvage Ship Vietnam War Ship Color Photo, Pictorial PM

USS GRAPPLE ARS-7 USN Salvage Ship Vietnam War Ship Color Photo, Pictorial PM

$ 0.52

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: New
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Quality: New
  • Type: Naval Cover
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Denomination: 42 cents
  • Vietnam: Salvage Ship
  • Modified Item: No
  • Cancellation Type: Pictorial
  • Year of Issue: 2008
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Topic: Ships, Boats
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    USS GRAPPLE ARS-7 naval cover with pictorial postmark from Andersonville, GA dated April 9, 2008. Color Photo printed on cachet #7900 by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964. Cover franked with a 15 cent Vietnam Campaign Ribbon stamp #1802 and a 42 cent US flag stamp.
    Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on flap.
    Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!
    USS Grapple: This Navy Rescue and Salvage ship was built by Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California and commissioned 16 December 1943. The vessel earned three Battle Stars in WW II. She was re-commissioned for the Korean War and earned one battle star in that conflict. The vessel was to have a long life: she served in Vietnam between 1966 and 1972, earning five Campaign Stars, and in the peace time Pacific until decommissioned in1977 and was sold to Taiwan's Navy.
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