National Postal Museum
USS Oklahoma duplex handstamp
December 6, 1941
This partial rubber handstamp was salvaged from the USS Oklahoma following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The date in the handstamp is “Dec 6 1941.” On Saturday, December 6, the shipboard post office was open for business. On Sunday, December 7, the battleship Oklahoma was one of the prime targets of the attack.
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