Country Canadian Ships Page 2

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.

Canadian Ships Page 1 Canadian Ships Page 2   Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image Thumbnail Link To Postmark Or Back Image Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Cachet Makers   N/A N/A 1960 Canadian Machine Postmark N/A 50th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy   1960-01-25 Coxswains Office Marking HMCS CHAUDIERE DDE 235 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Barton DD-722 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk VA   1960-01-25 Commanding Officer Marking HMCS GATINEAU DDE 236 Locy Type 2 USS John R. Pierce DD-753 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk VA   1960-01-25 Officer of the Day Marking HMCS ST. CROIX DDE 256 Locy Type 2(n) ("DDE") USS Cony DDE-508 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk VA   1960-02-28 CO's Marking HMCS NOOTKA DDE-213 USS Robinson DD-562 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk VA   1960-02-29 CO's Marking HMCS IROQUOIS DDE-217 USS Waller DD-466 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk VA   1965-07-16 Ships Office HMCS COLUMBIA DDE 260 USS Damato DD-871 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk - NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron. KL 06/11/52 - LAU 11/01/56 - FDC 11/07/59 - LDC 02/18/74   1965-08-14 Sailor's Address HMCS OTTAWA DDH 229 Forces Air Letter Sailor's Mail   1968-11-30 Coxswain's Office Marking HMCS ANNAPOLIS DDH 265 USS Josephus Daniels DLG-27 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk   N/A 1966-10-08 HMCS BLUETHROAT Locy Type 2 and 9 USS Liddle APD-60 Tazewell G. Nicholson Port Visit - Norfolk VA   N/A 1967-05-16 HMCS GRILSE SS-71 ex USS Burrfish SS 312 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Submarine Branch Sta. Groton CT Signed by the Captain Port Visit - Groton CT   N/A 1969-01-22 HMCS GRILSE SS-71 ex USS Burrfish SS 312 Canadian CDS FMO Victoria British Columbia Rubberstamp cachet Port Visit - British Columbia   1969-05-30 HMCS OTTAWA DDE 229 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Rankin AKA-103 Tazewell G. Nicholson Port Visit - Norfolk VA   1970-07-04 Halifax NS Machine cancel HMCS BONAVENTURE CVL-22 Cole cachet Decommissioning   1970-07-04 Halifax NS Machine cancel HMCS BONAVENTURE CVL-22 Cole cachet Decommissioning enclosure   N/A 1970-07-06 HMCS NIPIGON DDH 266 USS Fred T. Berry DD-858 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk VA   1972-01-24 British postmark HMCS ONONDAGA S-73 Unk. Crew Work-up   1973-04-11 Commanding Officer's Marking HMCS RESTIGOUCHE DDE 257 FMO Halifax NS Machine Postmark N/A Ships Mail   1974-03-16 Administration Office Marking HMCS YUKON DDE 263 USS Waccamaw AO-109 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk   1974-10-25 Logistics Department Marking HMCS ATHABASKAN DDH 282 USS Canisteo AO-99 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk   1976-11-26 HMCS FRASER DDH 233 USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk   1978-04-18 Commanding Officer's Marking HMCS PORTE DAUPHINE YMG 186 USS Ainsworth DE-1090 Tazewell G. Nicholson Welcome to Norfolk   1978-08-29 Belgium postmark HMCS HURON DDH 281 Ship cover STANAVFORLANT (Standing Naval Forces Atlantic) 1978   1978-08-29 Belgium postmark HMCS HURON DDH 281 Ship cover STANAVFORLANT (Standing Naval Forces Atlantic) 1978   1979-06-07 Commanding Officer Marking HMCS GATINEAU DDE-236 Locy Type 2tn+u(USS,FF) USS Bronstein FF-1037 Rose Festival 1979 Port Visit - Portland OR   1985-08-01 HMCS Provider AOR-508 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Truxtun CGN-35 USS Puget Sound USCS Chapter 74 Fleet Week 1985   N/A N/A 1985-11-08 Canadian First Day Cover N/A 75th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy   N/A N/A 1985-11-08 Canadian First Day Cover Cachet by Canada Post 75th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy   1997-03-05 "Posted On Board" Marking HMCS HURON DDG 281 FMO Victoria BC Postmark N/A Signed by the CO   1997-06-02 "Posted On Board" & "Ship's Office" Marking HMCS HALIFAX FFH 330 FPO Halifax NS Postmark N/A Signed by the CO   1998-05-20 "Posted On Board" Marking HMCS GLACE BAY MM 701 Ship's Postmark N/A Signed by the XO   1998-05-20 "Posted On Board" Marking HMCS WHITEHORSE MM 705 FMO Victoria BC Postmark N/A Signed by the CO   1999-07-17 Commanding Officer Marking HMCS ATHABASKAN DDG 282 Belgium Postmark N/A Port Visit   N/A N/A 1910-2010 100th Anniversary N/A Note:   2010-02-05 FMO HALIFAX Cover created by Tom Hanaway Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax) is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic.   2010-02-08 FMO ESQUIMALT Cover created by Tom Hanaway Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (CFB Esquimalt) is Canada's west coast navy base and home port to the Pacific fleet, known as Maritime Forces Pacific. NON-NAVAL CANADIAN VESSELS   1936-09-04 Canadian Hand Cancel Pond's Inlet / Baffin Island NT RMS NASCOPIE Owned by the Hudson Bay Company This cover is for the 1936 Annual Arctic Voyage   1939-08-23 Canadian CDS Craig's Harbour NWT RMS NASCOPIE Owned by the Hudson Bay Company This cover is for the 1939 Annual Arctic Voyage   N/A 1974-01-08 Canadian Machine Cancel Vancouver British Columbia DOV SEA OTTER Owned by NUYTCO Research Ltd, Vancouver BC This cover is for Dive #159 to recover tugboat "Squamish Chief" on Nov 25 1973 at 375 feet.   N/A N/A 1932-2010 Universal Ship Cancellation Society USCS [1] Learn more about Naval Covers and Postmarks     If you have images to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add them. See Editing Non-U.S. Pages for detailed information on editing this page.   Copyright 2025 Naval Cover Museum