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Bidboard # 1848
Lot # 193
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $150.00
Price Realized: $130
USA

NAVY SHIP COVERS. Mostly 1950s period, some into the 1960s. Note one from UN Naval Forces Korea. Some are launch covers, but are mostly visiting or commemoration covers. Most are nicely illustrated, some extraordinarily so. Given that the USS Thresher was lost on trials in April 10, 1963, the included VF #8 illustrated cover of its launch date with cancel "PORTSMOUTH JUL 9 1960 1PM N.H." should have a better home than in a box! Some are of visiting ships from GB, Spain, Belgium and Germany with "Welcome to Norfolk VA" along with a USS ship's (host?) cancel. There are a half dozen such Canadian covers including, HMCS Bonaventure, Iroquois, Huron Nootka visits to Norfolk with the USS ship they visited with? cancel, like the USS Piper 409's 10,000th dive! Most with corner cards. Also several noted on the 100th anniversary, March 31, 1954, on the "RETURN OF THE BLACK SHIPS", nicely illustrated, commemorating their return. All different and Gen F/VF (53 different covers total). Estimate