KIT CARSON Liberty Ship Named: Legend Of The West Sc 2869 First Day Of Issue PM
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:11302255 | Nevada: Carson City |
| Year of Issue: 2018 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue | Topic: Ships, Boats |
| Liberty Ships: WW II |
SS KIT CARSON Memorial Liberty Ship first day cover postmarked at Fort Lauderdale, FL on February 9, 2018. Blue ship photo printed on cachet #8781 by Alvin Eckert #9964, USCS.Cover franked with a 50 cent flag stamp (FDOI) and a 29 cent Kit Carson stamp.(Sc # 2869). Cover prepared on a gummed, archive quality envelope.Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!Christopher H. "Kit" Carson (1...809-1868) was a frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and US Army officer (during the civil war). He gained fame when he guided the John C. Fremont Expedition in mapping the western frontier in the 1840s. He fought in the Mexican-American War in California and led Union troops in New Mexico during the Civil War. His home was in Taos, NM.The SS Kit Carson was a 441 foot WW II Liberty Ship named in his honor, and built in 1942 in Los Angeles. This proud ship transported supplies to overseas US and Allied Forces during WW II and commercial cargo until 1966 when the vessel was recycled for scrap metal in Portland.Seller has over 200 different covers for Liberty Ships. Check out my other items! These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free Shipping!
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