Description: USS IOWA BB-61 United States Navy Battleship cover pictorially postmarked from Avoca, Iowa on May 15, 2021. Color photo of actual battleship on cachet #1507 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. It shows the USS Iowa in 2012 leaving San Francisco Bay, in tow, on her way to her new home in San Pedro. Cover franked with a 55 cent Flag stamp and a 32 cent Iowa Statehood stamp # 3088. Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on flap. Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift! USS Iowa, the lead vessel in her WW II Iowa Class of battleships, she served in WW II, Korea and in President Reagan's 600 ship fleet, (1984-1990). She spent ten years in reserve in the Suisun Reserve Fleet in Benicia, CA. A veterans group, Pacific Battleship Center, has obtained use the USS Iowa as a museum ship in San Pedro Harbor. The proud vessel is open to the public in San Pedro near the San Pedro Maritime Museum. Seller has over twenty different battleship covers, including four for the USS Iowa. Check out my other items! These items make fine USN gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free US Shipping!
Price: 5.9 USD
Location: Fairfield, California
End Time: 2025-01-22T05:00:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Year of Issue: 2021
Certification: Uncertified
Quality: New
Cancellation Type: Pictorial
Grade: Ungraded
Iowa: BB-61
USS Iowa: Battleship
Branch: U S Navy
Country: United States
Type: Naval Cover
WW II: Korean War
State: Iowa
Place of Origin: United States
