First Day Cover for the Commissioning of the USS GROTON

first day cover

EPHEMERA
Electric Boat, Division of General Dynamics
USA, CT, Groton
1978-07-08
paper
overall: 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.

First day cover for the commissioning of the USS GROTON. Design on the left third of the envelope illustrated by E. Wright; illustration depicts a circular emblem with silhouettes of four submarines overtop a global map of North America, South America. Eastern Europe, and Africa. Emblem reads: “SUBMARINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD / SSN USS GROTON 694 / CDR R. William Vogel, III”. Illustration captioned: “Commissioning / SSN694 / USS GROTON / At the US Naval Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut / General Dynamics / Electric Boat Division”. To the right of illustration around atom illustration: “DPS 90 / Official Cover”. Postmarked “GROTON, CT / JUL 8 / AM / 1978 / 06340”; additionally stamped “SUBMARINE BASE STA[MP]” overtop US Postage stamp. Overall excellent condition. Overall: 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.

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