Description
U.S.. Rowan — Shakedown Cruise cachet, Portsmouth Naval Club, — 1939. Back stamped by the Naval Cachet and Cancel Club, Portsmouth, Virginia (P.O. Box 32). Postal cover. Printed cachet envelope for U.S.S. Rowan (Destroyer 405) with a rope-and-anchor ship illustration and the text "Shakedown Cruise." Back stamped by the Naval Cachet and Cancel Club, Portsmouth, Virginia (P.O. Box 32). Circular ship cancel reads U.S.S. Rowan, DEC 30 A.M. 1939; addressed to Kay Ferris, 1015 N. High St., Millville, N.J., and franked with a 2-cent U.S. stamp. No handwritten message visible on the front Notes for Cover Collectors: • High-resolution scans of front and back are provided; use zoom to inspect postmarks, cachet details, and backstamps. • No third-party grading; condition is shown in the images.