FEB 47 Underway for Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Most of these are dated 30 JAN 1947 but at least one is known dated 7 JAN 1947. Printed in black, three varieties of this stationery have been reported. The illustration shown as figure 10 is an example of W.G. Crosby's well-known thermographed, photo cachets. Philippine Sea is one of two ships serving during Operation Highjump that Crosby managed to place covers aboard before the ships departed the United States.
Further investigations is called for.