NORTHLAND WMEC 904

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.

Famous Class 270-foot Medium Endurance Cutter Keel Laid 9 April 1981 - Launched 7 May 1982 Delivered to the USCG 15 July 1984 USCGC NORTHLAND WMEC-904 Commissioned 17 December 1984

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).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1981-1984)

 

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 --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Machine cancel Tacoma, WA

1981-04-09

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "Downtown Station" Tacoma WA

1982-05-07

N/A

Launching, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS CDS Seattle WA

1984-07-15

N/A

Delivery to USCG, cachet by Don Abrahamson

 

USPS 4-bar Portsmouth, VA

1984-12-17

N/A

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

 

USPS Machine Cancel Hampton Roads VA

1984-12-17

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Baltimore MD

1985-01-08

N/A

Collectors request, cachet by Don Abrahamson, sponsored by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Locy Type OPB 1 #5503787

1997-12-19

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Other Information

Named in Honor of the former Cutter USCGC Northland WPG-49

 

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