USS NEVADA BB-36 US Navy Battleship: Balloon Guantanamo Bay 1919 First Day PM

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USS NEVADA BB-36 United States Navy Ship memorial cover honoring early Naval Aviation. Cover postmarked first day from Liberty, MO on June 15, 2020. Blue color cachet #1439 with photo of the USS Nevada in Cuban waters testing an observation balloon in 1919 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. Cover prepared on a 55 cent flag stamped envelope # U-700 (FDOI) and 4 cent Naval Aviation stamp.
Cover makes a fine gift to former sailors when placed on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7'' frame.
The lead vessel in her pre-WW I class of two battleships, she was commissioned in 1912. She served in the British Grand Fleet between August 23 and December 14, 1918, including one sweep of the North Sea. On December 7, 1941 she was moored solo off Ford Island and was attempted to leave the harbor after being struck by one enemy torpedo and two or three bombs. She was struck again and was beached on Hospital Point. Gutted forward, she lost 50 killed and 109 wounded. Re-floated on February 12, 1942 she was repaired and served in both the Atlantic and Pacific for the remainder of WW II. She earned seven Battle Stars and survived the Bikini atomic bomb test of July 1946. Finally, she was sunk as a target off Hawaii on July 31, 1948.
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!These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.  Free US Shipping!