USS IOWA BB-61 Covers Page 1: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:33, 11 September 2023

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	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category

N/A		N/A	1940-06-27 USPO Machine Cancel Brooklyn NY
			Keel Laying

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

N/A		N/A	1942-08-27 USPO Machine Cancel "Church Street Annex" New York NY
			Launching

Cachet by Walter Czubay

			1943-05-05 Locy Type 3z (BBT)
			Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use

			1943-08-10 Locy Type 3z (BBT)
			Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use

			1943-10-08 Locy Type 3z (BBT)
			Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use

			1944-02-02 Locy Type 3z (BBT)
			Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use

			1944-08-01 Locy Type 2z
			Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use

			1945-08-30 Locy Type P "TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN" USCS Catalog Illustration I-12b
			Tokyo Bay

Censored wartime (WWII) use

			1945-09-09 Locy Type P "TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-12b
			Tokyo Bay

Note:

N/A		N/A	1946-01-00 Locy Type P "TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-12b
			Tokyo Bay

Note:

N/A		N/A	1946-02-02 Locy Type 2(n) (USS)
			Sailors mail

Note:

			1946-02-19 Locy Type 2(n) (USS)
			Category

Note:

No Image			1946-12-28 Locy Type 2(n)
			Category

Note:

No Image		No Image	1946-12-28 Locy Type 2(n)
			Category

Note: Add-on cachet by Kelly Armstrong

No Image		No Image	1947-01-06 Locy Type 2(n)
			Category

Note: Add-on cachet by Kelly Armstrong

No Image			1947-04-07 Locy Type 2(n)
			Category

Note:

			1947-05-30 Locy Type 2(n) Locy Type 9efsu
			Category

Note:

			1948-09-22 Locy Type LDPS 2(n)
			Last Day Postal Service

Note:

No Image		No Image	1948-09-22 Locy Type LDPS 2(n)
			Category

Note: Add-on cachet by Kelly Armstrong

N/A		N/A	1951-08-25 Locy Type 2 USS Missouri BB-63
			Recommissioning

Cachet by Clint Orr. From the Tom Kean collection.

			1953-12-25 Locy Type 2r USCS Catalog Illustration I-12 Locy Type 9efu
			Category

Note:

No Image			1954-11-05 Locy Type 7
			Category

Note:

			1984-04-25 Locy Type 2-1(n) (USN,USS)
			Category

Note:

No Image			1984-04-28 Locy Type FDC 2(n)(USN,USS)
			First Day in Commission

Note:

No Image			1984-04-28 Locy Type FDC 2(n)(USN,USS)
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by James T. Spaulding. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

No Image			1984-07-02 Locy Type 2-1(n) (USN,USS) USS Iowa BB-61 USS Missouri BB-63 USS New Jersey BB-62
			Category

Unique 3 Battleship cover
Tom Armstrong

			1986-07-04 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) Locy Type 2-1p(n) (USS,USN) USS YORKTOWN CG-48
			International Naval Review Statue of Liberty Centennial 1886-1986

K.M.C. Venture Cachet
Back purple rubberstamp "K.M.C. Venture"

No Image			1986-07-04 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)
			International Naval Review Statue of Liberty Centennial 1886-1986

Nordic Cachets

			1988-02-07 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)
			Ship's crest

Note:

No Image			1990-07-04 - 1990-10-16 Locy Type 2 USS Iowa BB-61 USS Missouri BB-63 USS New Jersey BB-62 USS Wisconsin BB-64
			Category

Unique 4 Battleship cover
Tom Armstrong

			1990-07-18 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520194) ZIP 09545
			Category

Notes:

			1990-07-18 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520194) ZIP 09545
			Category

Notes: Same cover as above only showing second postmark.

No Image			1990-10-25 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)
			Last Day of Postal Service

Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS

N/A		N/A	1990-10-26 Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)
			Decommissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS

N/A		N/A	1990-10-26 Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)
			Decommissioning

Cachet by Tazewell Nicholson

			1990-11-13 Locy Type LDPS 9-1(n+u)
			Last Day Postal Service

Cachet by Tazewell Nicholson

			1990-11-13 Locy Type LDPS 9-1(n+) (USN,USS)
			Ship Last Day Of Postal Service

Last day of postal service is after the last day in commission. Cachet by Tazewell Nicholson

No Image		No Image	1991-06-26 Mailer's Postal Permit Philadelphia, PA
			Transfer to The 16th Fleet

Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS

No Image		No Image	1995-01-12 Mailer's Postal Permit Philadelphia, PA
			Stricken from the Naval Register

Cachet artist - Michael W. McCue
Cachet Sponsor - Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS

No Image		No Image	1998-09-20 Mailer's Postal Permit Philadelphia, PA
			Transferred to Newport, RI

Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS

No Image			2006-08-30 USPS Pictorial "Crewmember Reunion Station" Portland, OR
			Crewmember Reunion 2006

Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS

If you have images to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add them. See Editing Ship Cover Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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+<!-- 1943-10-08 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19431008 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19431008.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19431008 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-08<br/>
+Locy Type 3z (BBT)
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Category
+</td></tr></table>
+Censored wartime (WWII) use
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1944-02-02 -->
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+<!-- 1944-08-01 -->
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+<!-- 1945-08-30 -->
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+<!-- 1945-09-09 -->
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 </td><td valign="center">
--09-09<br/>
+-09-09<br/>Locy Type P<br/>"TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-12b
-Locy Type P<br/>"TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN"<br/>USCS Catalog Illustration I-12b
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Tokyo Bay
+</td></tr></table>
+Note:
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1946-01-00 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Iowa_BB61_19460100_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-00<br/>Locy Type P<br/>"TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-12b
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 Tokyo Bay
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+<!-- 1946-02-02 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Iowa_BB61_19460202_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-02-02<br/>Locy Type 2(n) (USS)
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Sailors mail
+</td></tr></table>
+Note:
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1946-02-19 -->
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+<!-- 1946-12-28 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!--  1946-12-28 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:KArmstrong_Iowa_BB_61_19461228_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-28<br/>
+Locy Type 2(n)<br/>
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Category</td></tr></table>
+Note: Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kelly_Armstrong | Kelly Armstrong]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1947-01-06  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:KArmstrong_Iowa_BB_61_19470106_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-06<br/>
+Locy Type 2(n)<br/>
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Category</td></tr></table>
+Note: Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kelly_Armstrong | Kelly Armstrong]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1947-04-07 -->
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+<!-- 1947-05-30 -->
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+<!-- 1948-09-22 -->
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 -09-22<br/>
-Locy Type LDC 2(n)
+Locy Type LDPS 2(n)<br/>
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-Last Day in Commission
+Last Day Postal Service
 </td></tr></table>
 Note:
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!--  1948-09-22  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:KArmstrong_Iowa_BB_61_19480922_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center">
+-09-22<br/>
+Locy Type LDPS 2(n)<br/>
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Category</td></tr></table>
+Note: Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kelly_Armstrong | Kelly Armstrong]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1951-08-25 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Missouri_BB63_19510825_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-08-25<br/>Locy Type 2<br/>[[MISSOURI_BB_63_ | USS Missouri BB-63]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Recommissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Clint_Orr_ | Clint Orr]]. From the Tom Kean collection.
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1953-12-25 -->
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+<!-- 1954-11-05 -->
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+<!-- 1984-04-25 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1984-04-28 -->
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 </td><td valign="center">
 -04-28<br/>
-Locy Type FDC 2-1(n)
+Locy Type FDC 2(n)(USN,USS)
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 First Day in Commission
@@ Line 343: / Line 462: @@
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1984-04-28 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Iowa_BB61_19840428_1s_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Iowa_BB61_19840428_1s_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-04-28<br/>Locy Type FDC 2(n)(USN,USS)
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+First Day in Commission
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_James_T_Spalding_ | James T. Spaulding]]. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1984-07-02 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1986-07-04 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1986-07-04 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1988-02-07 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1990-07-04 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1990-10-25 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1990-10-26 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1990-10-26 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1990-11-13 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1991-06-26 -->
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1995-01-12 -->
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@@ Line 596: / Line 732: @@
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 1998-09-20 -->
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@@ Line 613: / Line 749: @@
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-<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- 2006-08-30 -->
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 [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS]]
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