B5102

 War of 1812 Bicentennial

Captain Stephen Decatur

The Frigate United States

Subscriber Only Edition

Winter 2023 Mail Sale 

Lot 29 B5102 — War of 1812 — U.S.S. Constitution — 8/18/12

This subscriber-only limited edition commemorates the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812. The US. S. United States was a wood-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy and the first of six authorized by the Naval Act of 1794. She was launched on May 10, 1797. The ship carried a complement of fifty-five cannon. During the War of 1812 the U.S.S. United States under the command of Captain Stephen Decatur patrolled the Atlantic Ocean from America to England. He remains the youngest naval officer (25) to reach the rank of captain and played a major role in the development of the U.S. Navy.

Decatur served with distinction under three presidents.  This is the first time B5102, a limited-edition subscriber-only cover, appears in my mail sales. Hand painted to perfection.