Cover, First Day
Artifact
80.5.2248
September 5 1960
A First Day Cover containing a map of the first submerged Northwest passage stamped in black ink with the USS sea dragon in the middle of the map. A unique circular stamp of the USS sea dragon in the middle. Surrounded by capital block-letter text. Sea dragon is breathing fire with fingers wrapped around a block and broken pieces beneath it. Circular stamp with date in center to its right. Overlaps 4 cent blue Arctic Explorations 1909 stamp featuring white globe, man dogledding, and 571 submarine. 4 cent U.S. Postage July 4, 1960 stamp on top right corner featuring American Flag. 7 squiggly lines overlapping stamps on top right corner. Text on bottom right.
Paper, Ink
Length: 10.4 cm;
Width: 24 cm;
The Right Honorable Mr. Diefenbacker
Prime Minister of Canada
East Block Parliment Building
Ottawa, Canada
Stamps:
USS SEADRAGON
SSN - 584
. Nort Pole
Nome
First Submerged Northwest Passage
PORTSMOUTH
TO NOME
AUGUST 1960
Portsmouth
FIRST EAST N WEST
U.S.S. Seadragon
SSN 584
POLAR TRANSIT - AUGUST
NOME, ALASKA
SEP 5
10 - AM
1960
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS
1909
1959
U.S. POSTAGE 4 C
JULY 4, 1960
4 C
U.S. POSTAGE
Prime Minister of Canada
East Block Parliment Building
Ottawa, Canada
Stamps:
USS SEADRAGON
SSN - 584
. Nort Pole
Nome
First Submerged Northwest Passage
PORTSMOUTH
TO NOME
AUGUST 1960
Portsmouth
FIRST EAST N WEST
U.S.S. Seadragon
SSN 584
POLAR TRANSIT - AUGUST
NOME, ALASKA
SEP 5
10 - AM
1960
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS
1909
1959
U.S. POSTAGE 4 C
JULY 4, 1960
4 C
U.S. POSTAGE