Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

ArtCraft Cover Postmarked on USS Mount Olympus

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Title
Resource Type
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Date Created
  • 1947
Description
  • This is an ArtCraft cover, commemorating the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II. The Operation Highjump cachet is purple and a U.S.S. Mount Olympus postmark and four short, straight bars kill a <a href="http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp? con=1&cmd=1&mode=1&tid=2033020" target="_blank">3-cent perforated Byrd Antarctic Expedition II stamp</a>. It is addressed to Byrd's wife. Postmarked: January 10, 1947
  • Polar philately, Naval philately
Provenance
Collection Identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001
Related Finding Aid
Unit
Source Collection
Sub Collection
Source
  • Richard E. Byrd Papers, Box 475, Folder 42, Item 1, 054-0.8-3
Extent
  • 9 x 17 cm
Medium
  • paper
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Rights Statement
Rights Note
  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Credit line: Philately in the Richard E. Byrd Papers, Artifacts in the Richard E. Byrd Papers, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

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