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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
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Philadelphia Class Protected Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid 22 March 1888 - Launched 7 September 1889<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PHILADELPHIA Protected Cruiser No. 4'''</li>
Commissioned 28 July 1890 - Decommissioned 18 December 1897<br/>
Recommissioned 9 July 1898 - Decommissioned 22 September 1902<br/><br/>
<li>'''PHILADELPHIA''' (Receiving Ship)</li>
Placed In Service as Receiving Ship 12 May 1904<br/>
Reassigned to Prison Ship 4 November 1912<br/>
Reassigned to Receiving Ship 19 January 1916<br/><br/>
<li>'''PHILADELPHIA IX-24'''</li>
Designated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 17 July 1920<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 24 November 1926<br/>
Sold at public auction at the Puget Sound Navy Yard 1927
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS PHILADELPHIA IX-24_Covers_Page_1 | USS Philadelphia Receiving Ship Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1909-1910)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> 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<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning July 28 1890 to December 18 1897</h4>

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USPO CDS<br/><br/>Kirkham MT 
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1891-03-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia 1891.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia 1891 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Incoming mail to USS PHILADELPHIA at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 
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<h4>2nd Commissioning July 9 1898 to September 22 1902</h4>

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Locy Type SL<br/><br/>Honolulu HI CDS
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1899-02-18
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia 18990218.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia 18990218 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1899-03-06 - Rockland ME Rec'D
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Locy Type SL
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1900-06-18
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Philadelphia_C4_19000618_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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No Image
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Incoming mail for Lt. Frank Schofield (future Admiral)
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<h4>Receiving Ship 12 May 1904 to 4 November 1912</h4>
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Locy Type SL<br/><br/>USPO Machine Flag<br/>Bremerton, Wash.
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1908-06-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia c4 19080603.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia c4 19080603 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Postcard use. "The Gorge Bridge, Victoria, B.C."
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Locy Type 1<br/><br/>(1908)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1908-12-06
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Philadelphia_IX24_19081206_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Philadelphia_IX24_19081206_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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From the Steve Shay collection.
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Locy Type 1<br/><br/>(1909)
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1909-05-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Philadelphia_IX24_19090511_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Note: 
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<h4>Receiving Ship 10 January 1916 to 24 November 1926</h4>
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>"U.S.S. RECEI'''A'''ING SHIP<br/>AT PUGET SOUND"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1918-09-11
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett pugetsoundreceiving 19160911 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett pugetsoundreceiving 19160911.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Censored WWI use, YMCA envelope. 
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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/>Seattle WA<br/><br/>
USPO<br/>Duplex Cancel<br/>Bremerton WA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1906-07-20
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[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia c4 19060720 back.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett philadelphia c4 19060720.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Photo postcard of ship
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br/><br/>
Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name PHILADELPHIA - USS Philadelphia (1776 Gunboat), USS Philadelphia (1798 36-gun sailing Frigate), USS Philadelphia (1861 Side-wheel Steamer), USS Philadelphia C-4/IX-24,<br/>[[PHILADELPHIA_CL_41_ | USS Philadelphia CL-41]] and [[PHILADELPHIA_SSN_690_ | USS Philadelphia SSN-690]].
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