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<li>'''U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY SCHOONER READY'''<br/>
Built 1875 for the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey by W. E. Woodall &amp; Co. of Baltimore MD<br/><br/>
<li>'''USC&GS READY'''</li>
In service from 1875 to 1886<br/>
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Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also  
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  
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything  

Latest revision as of 04:59, 24 June 2024


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

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.

    Built 1875 for the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey by W. E. Woodall & Co. of Baltimore MD

  1. USC&GS READY
  2. In service from 1875 to 1886

 

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
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Cachet Category


 

N/A

N/A

c. 1885
Oval Postmark "CR"
New York

Mail to Ensign C. E. Sweeting, USN

The piece was mailed from New York City to the Navy Department, Washington DC. Rerouted to the Coast Survey Office, Washington DC. Ensign Sweeting had been reassigned to the USC&GS Schooner READY. This cover was marked Postage Due, stamp applied and postmarked with a Received marking from a unreadable city.

 


 

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