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<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Keel Laying 1937 - Launching 1940)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_2 | Covers Page 2]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Commissioning 1941 Page 1)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_3 | Covers Page 3]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Commissioning 1941 Page 2)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_4 | Covers Page 4]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941-1944)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_5 | Covers Page 5]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-1947)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_6 | Covers Page 6]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Memorial 1961-2007)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_7 | Covers Page 7]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Postcards Page 1)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_8 | Covers Page 8]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Postcards Page 2)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_9 | Covers Page 9]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Postcards & Stamps)</li>
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image
<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
</th><th valign="center">Primary Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th valign="center">Primary Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410425_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett northcarolina bb55 19410428 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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National Defense
National Defense
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Cachet by [[Cachet Maker W M Grandy| William M. Grandy]]
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Winfred M Grandy| Winfred M. Grandy]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410508_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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1941-05-08<br/>Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
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N/A
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Signed by the 1st Commanding Officer - Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN.  Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Art_Craft_Company_ | Artcraft]].
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410521_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410714_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410716_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410724_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]   
[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410724_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]   
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19450904_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Faye Muridge]]
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Faye Muridge]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19450904_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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1941-09-04<br/>Locy Type 7qt (1)
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Shakedown Cruise
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Hand-drawn Cachet.
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410409_6_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410409_6_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410919_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19410919_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19411030_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19411030_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett northcarolina bb55 19411210 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1941-12-10<br/>Locy Type 3z (BBT)
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Official Business
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_NorthCarolina_BB55_19430414_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Censored   
Censored   
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1943-06-27<br/>Locy Type 7qtz(2)
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Marine Mail
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Censored Sailor's mail
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Censored Officer's mail  
Censored Officer's mail  
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1944-04-08<br/>
Locy Type Fz<br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z4
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Category
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Censored Sailor's mail<br/>
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device
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1944-04-08<br/>Locy Type 7qtz(2)
1944-04-08<br/>Locy Type 7qtz(2)
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Sailor Mail
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Censored Sailor's mail
Censored Sailor's mail
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Censored Sailor's mail  
Censored Sailor's mail  
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<ol>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Keel Laying 1937 - Launching 1940)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_2 | Covers Page 2]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Commissioning 1941 Page 1)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_3 | Covers Page 3]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Commissioning 1941 Page 2)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_4 | Covers Page 4]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941-1944)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_5 | Covers Page 5]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-1947)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_6 | Covers Page 6]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Memorial 1961-2007)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_7 | Covers Page 7]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Postcards Page 1)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_8 | Covers Page 8]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Postcards Page 2)</li>
<li>[[North_Carolina_BB_55_Covers_Page_9 | Covers Page 9]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Postcards & Stamps)</li>
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  1. Covers Page 1    (Keel Laying 1937 - Launching 1940)
  2. Covers Page 2    (Commissioning 1941 Page 1)
  3. Covers Page 3    (Commissioning 1941 Page 2)
  4. Covers Page 4    (1941-1944)
  5. Covers Page 5    (1945-1947)
  6. Covers Page 6    (Memorial 1961-2007)
  7. Covers Page 7    (Postcards Page 1)
  8. Covers Page 8    (Postcards Page 2)
  9. Covers Page 9    (Postcards & Stamps)

 

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

 
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.



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
---------
Cachet Category


 

N/A

N/A

1941-04-25
Locy Type 9v

N/A

Note:


 

1941-04-28
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

National Defense

Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy


 

N/A

N/A

1941-05-08
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

N/A

Signed by the 1st Commanding Officer - Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN. Cachet by Artcraft.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-05-21
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

N/A

Cachet by Ludwig W. Staehle


 

1941-05-30
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

Memoral Day 1942
USS Akron ZRS 4 and USS Macon ZRS 5

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-06-04
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

USMC - War Bonds

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

N/A

N/A

1941-07-14
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

N/A

Generic cachet


 

N/A

N/A

1941-07-16
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

"Stars and Stripes Forever" National Defense

Cachet by William M. Grandy


 

N/A

1941-07-24
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

Informative cachet

Cachet by Royal C. Hendricks. Contributed by William Lowe.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-04
Locy Type 7qt (1)

Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by M. Faye Muridge


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-04
Locy Type 7qt (1)

Shakedown Cruise

Hand-drawn Cachet.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-09
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

N/A

Army and Navy Register business envelope.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-19
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

N/A

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

1941-10-13
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

Category

Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw


 

N/A

N/A

1941-10-30
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

N/A

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

1941-12-10
Locy Type 3z (BBT)

Official Business

Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

N/A

N/A

1941-12-25
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

N/A

Censored sailors mail.


 

N/A

N/A

1942-09-24
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

Marine’s Mail

Note: Posted nine days after the battle of Guadalcanal where the ship was struck by a torpedo from IJN Submarine I-19. At this time, she was underway to Pearl Harbor for repairs.


 

N/A

N/A

1943-02-15
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

Marine’s Mail

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1943-04-14
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

Marine’s Mail

Censored


 

1943-06-27
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

Marine Mail

Censored Sailor's mail


 

N/A

N/A

1943-07-08
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

N/A

Censored Officer's mail


 

No Image

1944-04-08
Locy Type Fz
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z4

Category

Censored Sailor's mail
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device


 

1944-04-08
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

Sailor Mail

Censored Sailor's mail


 

N/A

N/A

1944-05-06
Locy Type 7qtz(2)

N/A

Censored Sailor's mail


  1. Covers Page 1    (Keel Laying 1937 - Launching 1940)
  2. Covers Page 2    (Commissioning 1941 Page 1)
  3. Covers Page 3    (Commissioning 1941 Page 2)
  4. Covers Page 4    (1941-1944)
  5. Covers Page 5    (1945-1947)
  6. Covers Page 6    (Memorial 1961-2007)
  7. Covers Page 7    (Postcards Page 1)
  8. Covers Page 8    (Postcards Page 2)
  9. Covers Page 9    (Postcards & Stamps)

 


 

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