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Sunday, 4 March 2012

Sunday Stamps - SS Goucher Victory

A few weeks ago I was sent this lovely First Day Cover for the Goucher Victory Ship. From limited research it would appear that these ships, were named after Colleges in the US and were used in the main for returning American troops back to the United States at the end of the Second World War.


Submitted as Sunday Stamps hosted by Viridian's Postcard Blog
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7 comments:

  1. Joy12:32 pm

    I love that they it looks as though they have combined a modern and old stamp on the cover. Forms a nice contrast in styles.

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  2. Bob Scotney1:15 pm

    I'd heard of Liberty ships but this is the first ship I've seen named after US colleges. Fine cover.

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  3. Postcardy1:48 pm

    I like the combination of styles. The old one has great detail. You can see an enlarged version here:
    http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=11&cmd=1&id=147598&img=1

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  4. Ana1:56 pm

    I didnt know ships had been named after US colleges; nice to learn something new :)

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  5. viridian5:25 pm

    Thank you for sharing this today. Covers are always great to see.

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  6. Lisa B7:09 pm

    Very nice cover and stamps.

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  7. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day10:34 am

    An interesting way to name ships, and beautiful stamps.

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