WYOMING AG 17

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.

Wyoming Class Battleship
Keel Laid February 9 1910 - Launched May 25 1911


1. USS WYOMING Battleship No. 32
   Commissioned September 25 1912
   
   
2. USS WYOMING BB-32
   Designated (BB) July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS WYOMING AG-17
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) July 1 1931
   Decommissioned August 1 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 16 1947
   Sold October 30 1947 to Lipsett Inc. of New York City and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Wyoming Covers Page 1    (1913-47)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established January 7 1913 - Disestablished July 30 1947

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-03-28

As BB-32
Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-06-24

As AG-17

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-10

As AG-17
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1913 "MANZANILLO / CUBA"

1913-01-28

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1916

1917-06-13

As BB-32
Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1919

1919-09-22

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1924-26

1924-01-30

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1924-26 "ROTTERDAM / HOLLAND"

1924-07-24

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1926-06-04

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NEW ORLEANS / LOUISIANA"

1934-10-12

As AG-17
Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell and Robert L. Manley

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NORFOLK / NAVY YARD"

1935-04-20

As AG-17

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "ANNAPOLIS / MARYLAND"

1937-05-30

As AG-17

 

Locy Type 3r (B-BTT) "NEW YORK / NY"

1938-08-14

As AG-17
Not sure what role, if any, A.H. Fillion had in creating the cachet.

 

Locy Type 3z

1941-08-13

As AG-17
Identified by manuscript

 

Locy Type 5hks "GALVESTON / TEXAS"

1931-11-11

As AG-17
Armistice Day

 

Locy Type 6 (25 mm dial)

1930-09-24

As AG-17.

 

Locy Type 6 (28mm dial)

1935-02-24

As AG-17. Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type 7dr

1936-04-04

As AG-17

 

Locy Type 7drz

1944-11-01

As AG-17

 

Locy Type 8

1929-04-08

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 9

1930-00-00

As BB-32

 

Locy Type 9v 1917

1915-09-05 to 1915-09-10

As BB-32
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v 1938-41

1941-04-14 to 1941-04-16

As AG-17
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9x 1929

1929-08-07

As BB-32
This example is called a "Cut-Square Applied", a common practice of the day. Collectors would cut the postmark off larger envelopes or wrappers and glue them to a small envelope for easier handling and storage.

 

Locy Type 9x 1938-41

1941-06-24

As AG-17

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-45b (Type)

1918-04-13

As BB-32
Censored wartime (WWI) use
Unlisted Fancy type similar to W-45b

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-45b (Type)

1918-04-13

As BB-32
Censored wartime (WWI) use
Unlisted Fancy type similar to W-45b with outer ring

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-45e

1946-03-12

As AG-17

 

Locy Type PPO USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-45c

c1930

N/A

As BB-32
On cut piece

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n) Aug 1, 1947

1947-08-01

As AG-17
Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Wyoming

 

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