postmarked April 14, 1982 at Raleigh, North Carolina. This 455' merchant cargo vessel
was one of a large group of Victory Ships named for American Cities. This ship was launched on
March 8, 1945 by Beth-Fairfield Shipyard at Baltimore, MD
and named for the City of New Bern, North Carolina.
Color printed photo cachet #7110 of underway Victory ship by Alvin Eckert,
#9964 USCS. Cover franked with 3 cent Merchant Marine stamp # 939 and a 20 cent NC Birds and Flower stamp (FDOI).
Photo by the late George Barber of Marine Photos and Publications of Spring Valley, CA.
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