USS RENO CL-96 WW II Light Cruiser first day cover postmarked from Findlay, Ohio on Jan 9, 2022. Photo of the ship in blue printed cachet #3039 by Alvin Eckert #9964, USCS. Cover franked with a 44 cent Nevada State Flag coil stamp # 4306 and a 58 cent flag stamp # 5657 (FDOI).

Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope with gum on flap.

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

USS Reno a 541' anti-aircraft light cruiser was commissioned in Dec 1943. See her web pages for the details of her design, construction and service history. She fought in the Pacific Theater and was torpedoed by enemy submarine I-41 on 3 Nov 1944. She was towed back 1,500 miles, while leaking, to Ulithi Atoll and repaired. She then returned to SC to be fully repaired, and was active in the Atlantic fleet post-war, including Magic-Carpet transport service.

The seller also has photo cachet covers for many USN surface warfare ships and a cover for the ship's memorial on San Diego's waterfront.

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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!