Description: Classic Puget Sound FERRY KALAKALA memorial cover postmarked at Bremerton, WA on Feb 28, 1981. Color printed photo of actual ferry on cachet #3423 by Alvin Eckert USCS #9964. This 276 foot long, screw propelled, steam turbine engine powered ferry operated on Puget Sound from 1935 to 1967. Originally, she was the Ferry Peralta in San Francisco Bay. She was accidentally gutted to the water level in 1933 when the Oakland Key System terminal caught fire. Re-built in 1935, she was operated by the Black Ball Line on the Seattle to Bremerton route. The vessel name is Chinook for Flying Bird . Cover franked with a 15 cent flag stamp (FDOI) plus a 4 cent Seattle's Worlds Fair stamp (Sc # 1196). The ferry Kalakala, after being returned from Kodiak, Alaska, where she was a floating crab processing plant, became the Seattle Area's white elephant. It was hoped she would become a museum ship in the Seattle area or a floating restaurant. Unfortunately, she was scrapped in February 2015. Seller has over 20 ferryboat covers. Check out my other items! These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free US Shipping!
Price: 4.9 USD
Location: Fairfield, California
End Time: 2024-12-28T23:27:05.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Modification Description: Add-On Cachet, Added stamp
Place of Origin: United States
Color: Multi-Color
Country of Manufacture: United States
Grade: Ungraded
Modified Item: Yes
Certification: Uncertified
Denomination: 15 cent
Year of Issue: 1981
Type: Event Cover
Quality: New
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Cancellation Type: Handstamped
