BALSAM WLB 62

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.

Cactus Class 180 ft. Auxiliary Vessel, Lighthouse Tender Keel Laid 25 October 1941 - Launched 15 April 1942 USCGC BALSAM WAGL-62 Commissioned 13 October 1942 USCGC BALSAM WLB-62 Redesignated (WLB) 1965 - Decommissioned 6 March 1975 Sold September 13 1977 to a private company.

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Balsam WLB-62 Covers Page 1     (1943-1972)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

Army-Air Force Machine Cancel APO 791

1957-08-02

N/A

WAGL-62. Rubber stamp cachet for 1957 Arctic Operations. From the John Young collection.

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Anchorage AK

1966-04-02

N/A

WLB-62. Ship's embossed seal and signatures of the CO & XO

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The balsam fir (Abies balsamea), a North American evergreen tree.

 

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