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Catalog Number |
2017.215 |
Scope & Content |
Envelope with a colored illustration of a tugboat with "Waterford" on it. The illustration says "CANALFEST '88" beneath it. Handwritten across the top of the envelope is the name "Captain Frank Hart". The envelope is postmarked May 14, 1988 in Waterford, NY. Inside is a slip reading: "We are pleased to present this tribute to the people of Waterford and the New York State Department of Transportation at CANALFEST '88. On our cover we salute the Tug Waterford, her Captain, Frank Hart, and the men and women who keep her "ship shape." The Tug Waterford was built in 1950 at the Eire Iron Works. She weighs over 24 tons, is 52 feet long, and has a 210 horsepower Waukesha engine to push that weight around. She's a husky tug and a hard worker during the canal season. We are the Benjamin Franklin Stamp Club of Waterford-Halfmoon Elementary School and the Waterbed Post Office We are a children's stamp club that commemorates local events and adds them to postal history through our special events covers. Jude Hanley designed our cover." |
Date |
05/14/1988 |
People |
Hart, Frank Hanley, Jude |
Search Terms |
Canalfest Canalfest '88 Waterford Waterford-Halfmoon Elementary Stamp Club Tug Waterford |
Title |
CANALFEST '88 |