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Metadata
Catalog Number |
18.21.107 |
Object Name |
Envelope |
Scope & Content |
General Dynamics event cover cachet envelope: 20th Anniversary Of The First Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus January 17, 1955. "Underway On Nuclear Power" Message Dispatched by CDR Eugene K. Wilkinson, Admiral H.G. Rickover "Father of the Nuclear Powered Submarine" Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Groton, Connecticut. Drawing of submarine under way and Admiral Rickover, signed by Eugene Wright. Official Cover. Nuclear symbol DPS 77. USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. It was also the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. During operation, she revealed a number of limitations in her design and construction that helped improve subsequent submarines. Postmark: Groton, Conn. 06340 Jan 17 AM 1975 Franked with: Cancelled Arctic Explorations 1909, drawing of dog sled team and image of submarine dated 1959, US Postage 4¢, 6¢ US Postage with image of President Eisenhower, 6.5 x 3.5" |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Creator |
United States Postal Service |
Other Creators |
General Dynamics |
Title |
20th Anniversary USS Nautilus Cachet Envelope |
Collection |
Pedace |