U.S.S. Virginia Frigate First Day Covers U.S.S. Virginia Frigate First Day Covers MSS 16153

U.S.S. Virginia Frigate First Day Covers MSS 16153

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Identification

MSS 16153

Title

U.S.S. Virginia frigate first day covers 1974

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/134541

Quantity

0.03 Cubic Feet, 1 letter size folder

Condition Description

Good.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16153,U.S.S.Virginia Frigate First Day Covers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Edward Gaynor to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on June 1, 2016.

USS Virginia (CGN-38) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, the lead ship of her class, and the eighth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was commissioned in 1976 and decommissioned in 1994. Her missile launchers are now on display at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.[3]

Content Description

Two first day covers commemorating the launching of the U.S.S. Virginia, DLGN-38, on December 14, 1974 at Newport News, Va. The ship was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. With the covers are two printed cards: one with an image of the ship (recto) and specifications (verso), and one printed with "Admiral Rickover has requested that this cachet be sent to you."