USS Helena CL-50 WW II Cruiser first day cover postmarked from Three Oaks. Michigan on June 7, 2025. Photo of the ship on a blue printed cachet #3403 by Alvin Eckert #9964, USCS. Cover franked with various 73 cent flag coil stamps # 5875-78 (FDOI) and a 3 cent USN stamp from 1946 #935.

Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on flap.

Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!

USS Helena a USN light cruiser that was commissioned on Jan 10, 1942. See her web pages for the details of her design, construction and service history. She was was torpedoed in the Dec 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, but was repaired and modernized in 1942, with anti-aircraft guns added. She fought in the Pacific Theater, and unfortunately was sunk by enemy ship torpedoes in the Battle of Kula Gulf. on 6 July 1943. She earned seven WW II Battle Stars and a Navy Unit Commendation.

The seller also has photo cachet covers for many USN surface warfare ships.  Check out my other items! 

These items make fine USN gifts when mounted on a colored matte

and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.    Free US Shipping!