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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.  
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during  
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
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Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid July 9 1996 - Launched May 3 1997<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 9 July 1996 - Launched 3 May 1997<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DONALD COOK DDG-75'''<br/>Commissioned December 4 1998 -
<li>'''USS DONALD COOK DDG-75'''</li>
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Commissioned 4 December 1998  
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[[Image:DonaldCook_DDG75_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1996,1998,2001,2007)</li>
<li>[[DONALD_COOK_DDG_75_Covers_Page_1 | USS Donald Cook DDG-75 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1996-2023)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To Postmark<br/>Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To Cover<br/>Image</th>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDPS 2
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1294)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-09-01
1998-09-01
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
1998-09-01
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19980901_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19980901_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19980901_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19980901_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service_ | First Day of Postal Service]], cachet by  
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDC F
Locy Type<br/>FDC F
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-12-04
1998-12-04
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
1998-12-04
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by  
Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type 2(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1294)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2001-02-12
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20010212_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20010212_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship's cacheted cover, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 11-2(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1294)<br/>(2007)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2007-03-04
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20070304_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20070304_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cover serviced by Glenn Smith
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 11-2n<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1294)<br/>(2016)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2016-05-21
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20160521_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20160521_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Armed Forces Day. Postmark font slightly different and killer bars are thinner.
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Locy Type 11-2ny<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1600)<br/>(Unit 100516)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2020-10-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Collectors request. From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 11-2ny<br/>(USS,FPO AA<br/>34089)<br/>(Unit 100516)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2021-11-16
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20211116_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20211116_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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USS DONALD COOK was named as the first DDG to become a part of the new task group (TG GREYHOUND) being formed by the USN. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Stewart_Milstein_ | Stewart Milstein]].
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 12-2n<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1294)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2011-11-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20111119_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
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USCS Postmark survey
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 12-2ny<br/>(USS,FPO AE<br/>09566-1600)<br/>(Unit 100516)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2020-10-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 12-2cny<br/>(USS,FPO AA<br/>34089)<br/>(Unit 100516)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2021-11-16
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20211116_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20211116_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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USS DONALD COOK was named as the first DDG to become a part of the new task group (TG GREYHOUND) being formed by the USN. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Stewart_Milstein_ | Stewart Milstein]].
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-10
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2008-12-04
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20081204_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20081204_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Great_White_Fleet_ | 100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Meter PB5<br/><br/>(#PB8754735)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2011-11-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20111119_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
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USCS Postmark Survey
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDC F
Locy Type Meter PB6<br/><br/>(#0001140358)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-12-04
2014-05-16
<br/>to<br/>
</td><td align="center" width="350">
1998-12-04
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20140518_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_5_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
N/A
</td></tr></table>
USCS Postmark Survey
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Meter PB6<br/><br/>(#0001939540)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2017-06-08
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20170608_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20170608_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Meter PB6<br/><br/>(#0001939540)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2017-08-07
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20170807_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_5_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20170807_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Commissioning. Ship's cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
Missing a portion of the meter. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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Locy Type 2
Locy Type Meter PB6<br/><br/>(#0001939395)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2001-02-12
2020-10-19
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
2001-02-12
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20010212_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20010212_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship's cacheted cover, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
Zip Code 09880 is the wrong zip code. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 11
Locy Type P
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2007-03-04
2017-09-06
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
2007-03-04
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20170906_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20070304_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20070304_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20170906_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cover serviced by Glenn Smith
See Locy Type 11-2(n+)(USS,FPO AE 09566-1294)(2016). The (-1294) has been cut off of the original postmark.
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Bath, ME
Locy Type P
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1996-07-09
2020-10-19
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
1996-07-09
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19960709_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19960709_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_20201019_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Keel_Laying_ | Keel Laying]], cachet by
See Locy Type 12-2n (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294). The (-1294) has been cut off of the original postmark. Collectors request. From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-12-04
1998-12-04
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
1998-12-04
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_DonaldCook_DDG75_19981204_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by  
Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<p> &nbsp; </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook, USMC (August 9 1934 - December 8 1967).<br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook, USMC (August 9 1934 - December 8 1967).<br/>
Captain Donald Gilbert Cook was held prisoner by the Viet Cong from December 1964 to December 1967 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He continued to receive promotions while interned as a Prisoner of War rising to the rank of Colonel.<br/>Colonel Cook's other medals include the Purple Heart with one bronze star, the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Captain Donald Gilbert Cook was held prisoner by the Viet Cong from December 1964 to December 1967 and was posthumously awarded the '''Medal of Honor''' for his heroism. He continued to receive promotions while interned as a Prisoner of War rising to the rank of Colonel.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Colonel Cook's other medals include the Purple Heart with one gold star, the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with three Campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.  
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 27 July 2024

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.

    Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer
    Keel Laid 9 July 1996 - Launched 3 May 1997

  1. USS DONALD COOK DDG-75
  2. Commissioned 4 December 1998

Naval Covers

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.

  1. USS Donald Cook DDG-75 Covers Page 1    (1996-2023)

 

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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To Postmark
Image
Thumbnail Link
To Cover
Image


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2(n+)
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1294)

1998-09-01

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
FDC F

1998-12-04

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type 2(n+)
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1294)

2001-02-12

Ship's cacheted cover, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler


 

Locy Type 11-2(n+)
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1294)
(2007)

2007-03-04

Cover serviced by Glenn Smith


 

Locy Type 11-2n
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1294)
(2016)

2016-05-21

Armed Forces Day. Postmark font slightly different and killer bars are thinner.


 

Locy Type 11-2ny
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1600)
(Unit 100516)

2020-10-19

Collectors request. From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.


 

Locy Type 11-2ny
(USS,FPO AA
34089)
(Unit 100516)

2021-11-16

USS DONALD COOK was named as the first DDG to become a part of the new task group (TG GREYHOUND) being formed by the USN. Cachet by Stewart Milstein.


 

Locy Type 12-2n
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1294)

2011-11-19

N/A

USCS Postmark survey


 

Locy Type 12-2ny
(USS,FPO AE
09566-1600)
(Unit 100516)

2020-10-19

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner


 

Locy Type 12-2cny
(USS,FPO AA
34089)
(Unit 100516)

2021-11-16

USS DONALD COOK was named as the first DDG to become a part of the new task group (TG GREYHOUND) being formed by the USN. Cachet by Stewart Milstein.


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-12-04

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet


 

Locy Type Meter PB5

(#PB8754735)

2011-11-19

N/A

USCS Postmark Survey


 

Locy Type Meter PB6

(#0001140358)

2014-05-16

N/A

USCS Postmark Survey


 

Locy Type Meter PB6

(#0001939540)

2017-06-08

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner


 

Locy Type Meter PB6

(#0001939540)

2017-08-07

Missing a portion of the meter. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner


 

Locy Type Meter PB6

(#0001939395)

2020-10-19

Zip Code 09880 is the wrong zip code. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner


 

Locy Type P

2017-09-06

See Locy Type 11-2(n+)(USS,FPO AE 09566-1294)(2016). The (-1294) has been cut off of the original postmark.


 

Locy Type P

2020-10-19

See Locy Type 12-2n (USS,FPO AE 09566-1294). The (-1294) has been cut off of the original postmark. Collectors request. From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.



USPS Pictorial Postmarks


 

USPS Pictorial

"Commissioning
Day Station"

Philadelphia, PA

1998-12-04

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook, USMC (August 9 1934 - December 8 1967).
    Captain Donald Gilbert Cook was held prisoner by the Viet Cong from December 1964 to December 1967 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He continued to receive promotions while interned as a Prisoner of War rising to the rank of Colonel.
    Colonel Cook's other medals include the Purple Heart with one gold star, the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with three Campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

 


 

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