{"product_id":"1944-uss-noxubee-aog-56-wwii-naval-cover-minkus-patriotic-cachet-zayix","title":"1944 USS Noxubee AOG-56 WWII Naval Cover Minkus Patriotic Cachet ZAYIX","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Book\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"522\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eNaval Cover from the U.S.S. NOXUBEE (AOG-56)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"785\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"586\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"586\"\u003eCancel reads:\u003cbr data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"541\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eU.S.S. NOXUBEE \/ DEC 25 \/ P.M. \/ 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"688\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"688\"\u003eThe USS \u003cem data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eNoxubee\u003c\/em\u003e (AOG-56) was a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker, commissioned 16 November 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"785\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eThis cancel date (Christmas Day 1944) coincides with the early operational period of the ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"834\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"834\"\u003e1942 Jacques Minkus Patriotic Cachet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"925\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"925\"\u003eThe artwork \u003cstrong data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"889\"\u003e“Then and Now — Sailing for Victory”\u003c\/strong\u003e is a classic WWII patriotic cachet.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"1046\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"1046\"\u003eThe \u003cem data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"948\"\u003ecopyright mark\u003c\/em\u003e on the back (lower right) reads:\u003cbr data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"984\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1046\"\u003eCOPYRIGHT 1942 BY JACQUES MINKUS, NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eMinkus produced a large series of multi-color wartime patriotics sold through Gimbels and its stamp counters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003eFranking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003eBlock of four \u003cstrong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1232\"\u003e½¢ Benjamin Franklin (Scott 803)\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Presidential Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1321\"\u003eTied with U.S. Navy cancel plus barred killer lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003e2¢ postage here almost certainly represents free franking with stamps added for philatelic purpose.\u003cbr data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003e(Navy personnel normally mailed letters free; philatelic covers used stamps for appearance.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt\"\u003eFree US Shipping and Returns.\u003cbr\u003eWorldwide Shipping Calculated at Checkout. 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