POST WWI 1920's NAMED US NAVY PHOTO ALBUM ERNEST M. FLAHERTY USS WEST VIRGINA

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POST WWI 1920's NAMED US NAVY PHOTO ALBUM ERNEST M. FLAHERTY USS WEST VIRGINA:
$10000.00

RARE 1920's NAMED US NAVY PHOTO ALBUM ERNEST M. FLAHERTY USS WEST VIRGINA

~OPEN TO OFFERS~

Ernest M. Flaherty retired to Sarasota, FL where I live. My Consignor purchased the scrapbook at an Estate Sale years ago.

This Album was purchased at the same time as Ernest M. Flaherty's Album with Signed Photos of Admiral Richard Byrd from the famousAntarctica Expedition (see item number:325479352704).A second album of Ernest Flaherty's is listed in my other sale:325782739623.Ernest M. Flaherty was a shipmate and good friend of Admiral Byrd's.

There are NO PHOTOS of Admiral Byrd in this Album.

Photo Album has photos from New Zealand, China, Hawaii, Trinidad, Venezuela, USS Mississippi, USS Childs and others as notated by Ernest Flaherty in the Album. Also, photos of friends and girlfriends.

USS West Virginia (BB-48), 1923-1959 as taken from Military History website: "USS West Virginia, a 32,600-ton Colorado class battleship built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned in December 1923, the last battleship completed for the United States Navy for nearly two decades. During the 1920s and 1930s, she served in the U.S. Fleet, taking part in "Fleet Problems" and other exercises as part of the continuing effort to develop tactics and maintain the Navy's combat readiness. With much of the rest of the Fleet, she deployed to New Zealand and Australia in 1925 in an important demonstration of the Navy's trans-Pacific strategic "reach".

West Virginia's base was moved to Pearl Harbor in 1940, and she was there on 7 December 1941, when the Japanese attacked with an overwhelming force of carrier aircraft. In that raid, the battleship was hit by two bombs and at least seven torpedoes, which blew huge holes in her port side. Skillful damage control saved her from capsizing, but she quickly sank to the harbor bottom. More than a hundred of her crew were lost. Salvaged and given temporary repairs at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, in April 1943 West Virginia steamed to the West Coast for final repair and modernization at the Puget Sound Navy Yard."

**By making an offer, Buyer agrees that Buyer has read this entire ad and has looked closely at all the pictures on the listing. If Buyer has any questions, or would like more photos, ask BEFORE offerDING.**

**Please see my Shipping Comments Below**

Measures Approximately:

14"-15" wide depending on where you measure. The Leather Album Cover is 14" wide, but the pages extend to 15" wide.

1" deep

Condition: Album itself is in very poor shape. The Leather is dirty & album areas are stained. Looks like the entire back of the album is missing. Photos are still in good condition. My Consignor did not realize the value of this album and tore out photos he thought were important to sell individually. So, many photos are missing & many pages are torn and photos have been removed. My Consignor no longer knows where the removed photos are located. Pages of the album are lose, falling out, detached, and missing.Any defects not mentioned but visible in the pictures will be considered as "described".

Item sold "AS-IS"--see photos.Please ask questions prior to offerding.NO REFUNDS.

Please make payment within2 days of offer Acceptance. Thank you.

I only ship on Fridays. I give myself a5 day window to ship. PLEASE let me know if you need to get it sooner.

Shipping Fee's INSIDE USA:My shipping Fee's are a guestimate (!!) that reflect a combination of Packaging, Insurance, Signature Confirmation, and Shipping Fee's.Please know that priceshave gone up at the Post Office AND Insurance is costly+ now charges Sellers fee's based on Sales Price, Postage, and Sales Tax.Due to Buyer Theft, I now add Signature Confirmation ($3) as an additional fee included in my shipping.These fee's are built into my shipping price.If I overcharged you on Shipping, Packaging, and Shipping Fee's, I am happy to refund any overage over $5.00 after fee's.

Shipping OUTSIDE USA: No Shipping. Sorry.