Welcome! Ships of the Fleet to the waters of Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts correspondence stamp

Description

A turquoise stamp welcoming the fleet to Buzzard's Bay in 1934. The Universal Ship Cancellation Society member number is recorded on the back of the letter as member number 535. The letter the stamp is on is unopened, mailed to a Mr. M. Rosenberg in Brooklyn, New York.

Details

Descriptive Terms

correspondence
tourism
ships
stamps (marks)

Physical Descrption

1 stamp

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2015

Reference Code

MS028.01.016.015

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Universal Ship Cancellation Society (U.S.)

Material Type

stamps (marks)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 12, Folder 6

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