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SS SAN JUAN HILL Ship Named for Spanish-American War Battle USPS Pictorial PM

SS SAN JUAN HILL Ship Named for Spanish-American War Battle USPS Pictorial PM

$ 2.05

Availability: 77 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Year of Issue: 2021
  • Cancellation Type: Pictorial
  • Country of Manufacture: United States
  • Quality: New
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Condition: New
  • Denomination: 32 Cent
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Topic: Ships, Boats
  • State: Alabama
  • Type: Naval Cover
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Branch: U S Navy
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    SS SAN JUAN HILL United States WW II merchant tanker cover with a pictorial postmark from Washington, DC
    on July 1, 2021.
    A tanker image printed on cachet #1867 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964.
    SS San Juan Hill: this 505 foot merchant tanker was built in 1944 in Mobile, AL and named for the Spanish-American land Battle of San Juan Hill
    on the island of Cuba. The US Army including the Rough Riders defeated the Spanish soldiers and shortly after ended the war between these nations. This fine tanker ship transported fuel to US and Allied ships and shore facilities during WW II. (see the web pages for details of her design, construction, battles and post-war service history)
    Cover prepared on a gummed envelope and franked with 32 cent USS Maine stamp # 3192.
    Seller has other Spanish-American War ship covers (USS Newport, USS Indiana, USS Maine, USS Olympia & USS Oregon), plus a cover for Admiral George Dewey, and over 30 other USN battleship covers.
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    These items make fine gifts of history when mounted on a colored matte
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