The cover I
have here from my collection is the famous Sea Jug Post. This method was the
use of a sealed can or “jug,” into which letters or messages were placed, and
the “jug” tossed overboard to be carried by currents to coastal waters or to be
picked up earlier by any vessel that might spot it. It was a metal can, painted
yellow, and complete with little flag and mast, caught the attention of a
Wareham man off Codman Point in 1954. Investigation showed that the can was
from the Steamer John
W. Powell. In it were about eight hundred letters that had been
tossed into the sea off Cape Cod.
Got hold of this very rare cinderella of Sea Jug Post, which applies to letters consigned to bottles on the high seas.
It was issued in 1951 and it was reported in the Poster (LPCS American newsletter)
The words Neptune and Squids are play on words..
It was issued in 1951 and it was reported in the Poster (LPCS American newsletter)
The words Neptune and Squids are play on words..
Do you still have this report available?
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