Back side of the August 6 1935 cover. Deane C. Bartley R/S marking along with a [[Cachet_Maker_John_N_Lawrence_ | J. N. LAWRENCE]] / [[MONOCACY_PR_2_ | USS MONOCACY (PR-2)]] boxed marking.
Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell and [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W. Stannard]]. Cachet remembers the loss of [[FULTON_PG_49_ | FULTON AS-1]], PANAY PR-5, [[OtherUS_Akron_ZRS_4_ | AKRON ZRS-4]], [[OtherUS_Macon_ZRS_5_ | MACON ZRS-5]] and [[SWALLOW_AM_4_ | SWALLOW AM-4]].
[[ARGONAUT_APS_1_ | USS Argonaut APS-1]].[[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton's]] return address may indicate sponsorship of the cover which commemorates the 1st Anniversary of the sinking of USS PANAY.
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
River Gunboat
Built in 1927 as Patrol Gunboat (PG) 45 - Launched 10 November 1927
Reclassified as a River Gunboat (PR) 5
USS PANAY PR-5
Commissioned 10 September 1928 SUNK by Japanese Naval Aircraft 12 December 1937 in the Yangtze River
Naval Covers
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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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take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT)
"HANKOW / CHINA"
1934-10-27
Navy Day
Locy Type 5s
" / CHINA"
1932-04-05
Note:
Other Information
NAMESAKE - An island of the Philippines.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name PANAY - USS PANAY (1899 Gunboat), USS Panay PR-5 and USS PANAY AG-41
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