Ship cover
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ship-cover-292-3948416
title:
Ship cover
text:
In philately, a ship cover is a cover that was mailed aboard a ship, while a naval cover is one posted on a navy vessel. Shipboard postal facilities are ubiquitous on ships of any size, although the "post office" may consist only of an alcove and a sailor working it part-time. Ship covers usually carry a paquebot postmark and/or a postmark unique to the vessel. Collectors of ship covers will look for different types used at different periods, as well as for covers indicating routing through part
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_cover
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2023-09-21T22:28:39Z
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