1985 Real Photo Postcard Welcome Home NAUTILUS Ham Radio QSL Card KISSN The front of this wonderfully historical photo postcard features a photograph of the famous Nautilus submarine skimming just above the water surface, with a military helicopter watching over it and a city skyline in the distance. Along the top edge inside a red line border is printed; KISSN, Tri-City R.A.S.O.N. , S.C.R.A.M.S. separated by Naval anchors. Along the top of the photograph are the Amateur radio operators call letters KISSN and "Special Events Station" appears to be stamped onto a standard photo postcards and along the bottom the words "The Nautilus" appears to be a part of the postcard, with the words "welcome" and "Home" (stamped in blue) On the back address side is printed; U.S.S. NAUTILUS, The world's first nuclear-powered submarine is seen here leaving New London harbor on its maiden voyage. Seen in the background, left, are Southwest Ledge Lighthouse and the outline of Groton. The Nautilus can circumnavigate the globe without surfacing, and can dive deeper and travel faster than any sub before it. (Photo courtesy of Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp. builders of the Nautilus, (The world's first atomic-powered craft.) and below that; Welcome Home Nautilus. Along the bottom is printed; Dist. by Book Tackle Shop. Watch Hill. RI 02891 plastichrome Boston, MA The Nautilus submarine was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. The vessel was the first submarine to complete a submerged transit to the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and named after another USS Nautilus (SS-168) that served with distinction in World War II, Nautilus was authorized in 1951 and launched in 1954. Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982.The submarine has been preserved as a museum of submarine history in Groton, Connecticut, where the vessel receives some 250,000 visitors a year. CONDITION: Very good condition. Unposted photo postcard has no pin holes, rips, tears or creases. Only minor wear to the very edges and at corners with slight discoloration (yellowing) of the white border on the front although the white backside does not appear to be discolored. The front features the Ham Radio Operator Call letters which may have been stamped on or printed onto a standard postcard. The light blue border around the scan of the backside is not a part of this postcard, we used blue paper when scanning to better define the edges of the white backside of this postcard. (see photos) ********** Hello there, thank you for stopping by to look at my items!. I have over the years accumulated a variety of personal collections that have been very carefully cared for and preserved. (not obtained from yard sales or storage sales). But, now forced to clean out the closets due to both a lack of space and mostly financial need, and I appreciate your purchasing, looking and sharing, and I hope you are pleased with your purchases. ************** PAYMENT: PayPal SHIPPING and HANDLING :: All items ship carefully packed from California USA Some items require additional packing materials to make sure the item arrives to you without damage, which adds to the shipping weight. Costs may include packaging, packing materials, shipping supplies, postage, and store fees, COMBINING MULTIPLE PURCHASES TO SAVE ON SHIPPING COSTS E-Mail me a list of items you are interested in purchasing, along with your Zip Code or your Country and Postal Code and we will calculate the lowest possible shipping costs. Just make sure the shipping address for all orders are the same. I ship promptly, usually within 4 to 24 hours after payment clears. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I do ship to international destinations, including UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia the at calculated by weight, via US Postal International Priority Mail. (Import fees, taxes and customs fees are not included, and may be payable on delivery) RETURNS, REFUNDS and DAMAGED SHIPMENTS: All sales are final, except for goods damaged in transit. I am not a collector or a business, and returns are costly for me. But, I do my best to describe items as accurately as possible, and note any flaws or damage, and Photos are of the actual item you will receive. In many cases I have been able to scan the item, and zoom in on flaws, for a more accurate close-up detail of the item's condition. PLEASE, If you have any questions about the item or shipping, please contact me before purchasing or making an offer(s) or see full policy at Policies, Shipping, Here (you may have to "right-click" and open in new window) . ... and Thank you so Much for Looking, Shopping and Sharing, (and for reading all this long-winded-policy-technical-shipping-info-terms-and-stuff). --------- M A N Y T H A N K S ---------