US RECEIVING SHIP NEW YORK NY

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.

US RECEIVING SHIP - NEW YORK NY US RECEIVING SHIP - BROOKLYN NY USS HANCOCK AP-3 from 1903-1913 USS TENNESSEE ACR-10 in 1914 USS SEATTLE IX-39 from 29 August 1927 - 28 June 1946 CAMDEN IX-42 from 1940 to 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY Covers Page 1    (1934-1937)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Locy Type 2 "NEW YORK, N.Y. / RECEIVING SHIP BR."

1941-10-24

Manuscript ship's name, upper left corner.

 

Locy Type 2

1942-01-14

Cachet by George V. Sadworth. From the Bob Reisinger collection.

 

Locy Type 3ty (BBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1934-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Robert L. Manley

 

Locy Type 3ty (BBT) "USS HULBERT / LAST DAY"

1934-10-17

USS HULBERT Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 3 (BBT) "USS HULL / LAUNCHED"

1934-01-31

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3

1935-05-30

Memorial Day
This postmark is on the back of the Memorial Day cover.

 

Locy Type 3ty (BBT) "USS HELENA / KEEL LAYING" Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship

1936-12-09

Keel Laying of USS Helena CL-50. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Lloyd A. Nace.

 

Locy Type 3 "MERRY / XMAS" Brooklyn, NY / US Receiving Ship

1936-12-25

Christmas Day. Cachet by David R Annis

 

Locy Type 3 "WASHINGTON / BIRTH DATE"

1937-02-22

Washington's Birthday

 

Locy Type 3 "EXPERIMENY / COVER"

1937-02-22

Washington's Birthday

 

Locy Type 3 "HINDENBURG / EXPLODES"

1937-05-06

Hindenburg Explodes at NAS Lakehurst NJ. David R Annis created this forgery of the Brooklyn Receiving Ship Type 3 cancel to use on some of his covers.

 

Locy Type 3 "HINDENBURG / EXPLODES"

1937-05-06

Hindenburg Explodes at NAS Lakehurst NJ

 

Locy Type 3 "NAVY / DAY"

1937-10-27

Keel Laying of the USS North Carolina BB-55. Cachet by Lloyd A. Nace

 

Locy Type 3 "U S NAVY / CREATED 1775"

1937-12-22

Navy Birthday

 

Locy Type 3 "USS / SEATTLE"

1938-02-04

Official Business

 

Locy Type 3 "USS / SEATTLE"

1940-06-13

Launching of USS North Carolina BB-55

 

Locy Type 3 (BBT)

1941-07-23

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9

1937-05-05

Note:

 

Locy Type F (RS-B-1c)

1935-05-30

Memorial Day

 

Locy Type F "FIRST DAY / THIS CANCEL" (RS-B-1f)

1937-02-22

Washington's Birthday

 

Locy Type F USS Seattle (RS-B-1e)

1936-12-25

Christmas Day from the back of the David R Annis cacheted cover.

 

Locy Type F (RS-B-1h)

1937-09-11

Although used to cancel the stamp, this was not a legal postmark.

 

Locy Type F (RS-N-1c)

1946-01-01

Although used to cancel the stamp, this was not a legal postmark.

 

Locy Type F (RS-N-1a)

1945-10-27

Cachet is thermographed. Cachet by George V. Sadworth.

 

Locy Type RCVD

1937-08-26

Launching cachet for USS Honolulu CL-48. This postmark is on the back. Courtesy of the Tom Kean collection.

 

Other Information

 

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