Date

September 5 1960

Materials

Paper, Ink

Description

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. 

Marks/Labels

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

Category

Cover, First Day