USS LEXINGTON CV-2 memorial aircraft carrier first day cover postmarked from Phoenix, AZ dated Sept 3, 1991.  Color photo of vessel printed on cachet #3038 by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964. Cover on an archive quality gummed envelope, plus a 29 cent WW II 50th (peacetime draft) stamp # 2559b. 

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

USS Lexington: this fine 888' vessel was built in Quincy, MA, and commissioned 14 December 1927. She earned two WW II battle stars before she was sunk by enemy aircraft in the Battle of the Coral Sea on 8 May 1942. See her web pages for the details of her design, construction and service history.

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These items make fine USN gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.                    Free US Shipping!