ESSO ROANOKE Ship Named for 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island First Day of Issue

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ESSO ROANOKE Ship Named for 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island First Day of Issue:
$4.90

SSESSOROANOKEShipfirst day cover with apostmarkfromPetersburg, VA

datedJuly 30, 2014. Cover withship image, shipyard data and Civil War background

imageprinted on cachet #6622.Cover franked with49 centBattle ofPetersburgstamp.

The cover was prepared on a ungummed, archive quality envelope.

Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!

The504 footlongtype II tankership SSEssoRoanokewasbuilt in 1944 by the

Sun Shipbuilding andDry Dockin Chester, PA. Shewasnamed for the 1862

Battle ofRoanoke Islandbetween Confederateshore batteries

andUnion GeneralAmbrose Burnsideinvasion troops inCoastal North Carolina.

Theseller hasCivil War Battle named ship covers for all 78 vessels.

These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte

and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. -Free Shipping! Make an offer?