SAM RAYBURN MTS 635
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid December 3 1962 - Launched December 20 1963 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1963-84)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO Machine |
1963-12-20 |
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Beck Launching cachet
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USPO Slogan |
1964-12-02 |
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Commissioning
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NO POSTMARKS REPORTED |
DATE FROM
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N/A |
N/A |
Note:
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USPO 4-bar |
1965-02-08 |
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No Image |
Missile Test
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USPO Slogan |
1966-12-06 |
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Note:
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NAVAL BASE BR. |
1978-06-13 |
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Note:
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USPS 4-bar |
1984-12-02 |
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No Image |
20th Birthday
Robert D. Rawlins
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6 1882 - November 16 1961)
Rayburn graduated from Mayo College (now East Texas State University), at Commerce, Tex. After a year teaching school, he won election to the State Legislature. During his third two-year term in the Legislature, he was elected Speaker of the House at the age of 29. The next year, he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives. He went to Congress on March 4 1913 at the beginning of Woodrow Wilson’s administration and served without interruption for over 48 years. On September 16 1940, at the age of 58, he became Speaker of the House. When his career as Speaker was interrupted during the sessions of 1947-1948 and 1953-1954 during Republican control of the House, Rayburn served as minority leader. He usually worked quietly in the background in the shaping of legislation. As Speaker, he won a reputation for being fair in his rulings and for forgetting politics when he handled the gavel. He had served as Speaker more than twice as long as any predecessor when he died of cancer in Bonham, Tex., on November 16 1961.
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