Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Submarine Finback (USS-230) "Launched Today, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H." postal cover. All save the third, ninth, and twelfth of Finback's 12 war...

ARTIFACT: 1940 USS Sailfish (ex-Squalus) First Submergence postal cover. The cover shows Neptune, the Roman God of the sea and fresh water holding his trident in one hand and a quill in the other and...

ARTIFACT: This is a US Submarine Sailfish (ex-Squalus) SS192 First Submergence Postal Cover signed by civilian survivor, HC Preble, of the Squalus sinking. There is a picture card inside...

ARTIFACT: This is a US Submarine Seawolf launched August 15, 1939 Portsmouth Navy Yard" postal cover in black and white. Courtesy www.hazegray.org: Seawolf and submarine Narwhal (SS-167) exchanged...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930s-1940s sterling silver pin for 25 years of service at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The pin is diamond-shaped and shows a submarine at its center. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Cabrilla SS-288 launch badge. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: Cabrilla (SS-288) was launched 24 December 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. L. B...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Bowfin SS-287 submarine celluloid launch button/badge. Bowfin was launched from Portsmouth Navy Yard exactly one year after the Pearl Harbor attacks, December 7,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Balao SS-285 submarine launch badge. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: Balao (SS-285) was launched 27 October 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1942 (World War II) lost boat USS Snook SS-279 celluloid launch button/badge. Snook was launched August 15, 194Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: SNOOK was lost while...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII Lost Boat USS Scorpion Launch button. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: On 3 January 1944, SCORPION departed Midway on her last war patrol, heading toward the East China and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine launch badge for the USS Sawfish SS-276, launched from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on June 23, 194The Sawfish earned eight battle stars for her World War...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa early 1942 (World War II) celluloid launch button/badge for the lost boat, USS Herring SS-23Launched January 5, 1942, Herring completed eight war patrols, receiving...