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CVN-68. 65th Anniversary of Doolittle's Raid. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Douglas_Ebert_ | Douglas Ebert]] | CVN-68. 65th Anniversary of Doolittle's Raid. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Douglas_Ebert_ | Douglas Ebert]] | ||
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Locy Type<br/>11-2ny<br/>(USS, FPO AP 96620)<br/>(Unit 100103) | |||
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CVN-68. Collectors request by Foster Miller, III. This is on the stuffer card received. | |||
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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 22 June 1968 - Launched 13 May 1972 |
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- USS Nimitz CVAN-68 / CVN-68 Covers Page 1 (1968-2020)
Postmarks
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1975-05-03 |
CVAN-68. First Day in Commission
Locy Type |
1975-05-03 |
CVAN-68. First Day in Commission. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
Locy Type |
1975-03-03 |
CVAN-68, Sea Trials
Locy Type |
1987-07-02 |
CVN-68
Locy Type |
1980-05-26 |
CVN-68
Locy Type |
1989-05-03 |
CVN-68
Locy Type |
1993-08-01 |
CVN-68
Locy Type |
1996-05-20 |
CVN-68. Returning to Home Port, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1975-09-02 |
CVN-68. 30th Anniversary of V-J Day, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1978-06-28 |
CVN-68
Locy Type |
1998-02-19 |
CVN-68. Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type |
2005-04-19 |
CVN-68. Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type |
2017-06-04 |
CVN-68. Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski
Locy Type |
1980-01-19 |
CVN-68. Sailor's Mail
Locy Type |
1980-10-01 |
CVN-68.
Locy Type |
1990-09-25 |
Unlisted in Postmark Catalog. Decommissioning of USS James Monroe SSBN-622. From the Bob Govern collection.
Locy Type |
1996-06-25 |
Decommissioning of USS Whale SSN-638. From the Bob Govern collection.
Locy Type |
1993-12-25 |
CVN-68. Merry Christmas, cachet by Tom Armstrong
This cover is also postmarked from the USS Roanoke AOR-7, USS California CGN-36 and the USS Sacramento AOE-1
Locy Type |
1997-07-01 |
CVN-68. At the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA, SCRAPPING is completed on the USS Seawolf SSN-575, USS Snook SSN-592, USS Patrick Henry SSN-599, USS Henry Clay SSBN-625
and the USS Baton Rouge SSN-689. Cachet by Tom Armstrong
Locy Type |
1997-04-22 |
CVN-68. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.
Locy Type |
1998-02-19 |
CVN-68. Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type |
2005-04-19 |
CVN-68. Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type |
2016-10-27 |
CVN-68. Navy Day. Cachet by Neal J. Mills
Locy Type |
2020-10-29 |
CVN-68. Deployed to the Arabian Gulf. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
Locy Type |
2015-12-25 |
CVN-68. Christmas. Cachet by Neal J. Mills
Locy Type |
2007-04-18 |
CVN-68. 65th Anniversary of Doolittle's Raid. Cachet by Douglas Ebert
Locy Type |
2021-09-30 |
CVN-68. Collectors request by Foster Miller, III. This is on the stuffer card received.
Locy Type |
2020-10-21 |
CVN-68. Deployed to the Arabian Gulf. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
Locy Type |
2017-12-25 |
CVN-68. Christmas. Cachet by Neal J. Mills. Front shown on the Naval Covers page.
Locy Type |
2018-11-14 |
CVN-68. Received by Thad Kaczkowski. On piece from the back of a SASE.
Locy Type F |
1991-08-18 |
CVN-68. Cachet by Tom Armstrong, sponsored by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS. Contributed by Neal J. Mills.
Locy Type F |
2008-09-08 |
CVN-68. Contributed by Bill Payden.
Locy Type F |
2010-05-03 |
CVN-68. 35th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet originally created for the Commissioning by Frederick L. Karcher
Locy Type F |
2011-05-08 |
CVN-68. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.
Locy Type F |
2015-05-03 |
CVN-68. 40th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type P |
1975-08-18 |
CVN-68
Locy Type |
1994-01-10 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1998-09-01 |
Ships cachet. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
Locy Type |
1992-05-21 |
As CVN-68
Locy Type |
1993-06-23 |
CVN-68. Official Business
Locy Type |
1992-06-03 |
Note:
Locy Type |
2020-05-06 |
CVN-68. From the Elgin E. Sink collection.
Locy Type |
2020-05-03 |
CVN-68. From the Tom Kean collection.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
USPS Slogan |
1972-05-13 |
Launching
USPS |
2015-05-03 |
40th Anniversary of Commissioning.
USPS |
2020-05-03 |
45th Anniversary of Commissioning. Cachet by Michael Brock
Proposed Pictorial Postmark
USPS |
2020-05-03 |
N/A |
45th Anniversary of Commissioning. Initially scheduled to be issued in Norfolk, this postmark was changed to Newport News VA to facilitate better customer requests.
Stamp Honoring the Ships Namesake
USPS FDOI |
1985-02-22 |
N/A |
FDOI - Nimitz stamp, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS NIMITZ has earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career as of 2019.
USS NIMITZ played a key role in the 1980 film "The Final Countdown"
starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Charles Durning and Katharine Ross; directed by Don Taylor
NAMESAKE - Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966)
Nimitz graduated the Naval Academy in 1905 and served until his death in 1966. Nimitz was a veteran of World War I and World War II and held the rank of Fleet Admiral. Nimitz played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II and after World War II was nominated as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1945-1947. Because Fleet Admiral was a lifetime rank, Nimitz remained on active duty for the rest of his life, with full pay and benefits.
The ships sponsor was Catherine Nimitz Lay, the daughter of Admiral Nimitz.
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