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Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf|Donald R Graf]]<br/> | Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf|Donald R Graf]]<br/> | ||
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1941-10-27<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)<br/>[[WARD_APD_16_ | USS Ward DD-139]] | |||
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1941-11-20<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)<br/>[[WARD_APD_16_ | USS Ward DD-139]] | 1941-11-20<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)<br/>[[WARD_APD_16_ | USS Ward DD-139]] | ||
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The USS Ward fired the first American shot in World War II, when she engaged the Japanese (a Japanese Ko-hyoteki-class two-man midget submarine) before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and successfully sank her opponent. | The USS Ward fired the first American shot in World War II, when she engaged the Japanese (a Japanese Ko-hyoteki-class two-man midget submarine) before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and successfully sank her opponent. | ||
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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.
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1941-03-31 |
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Front pencil notation "FDPS"
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1941-03-31 |
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1941-03-31 |
Nicholson Cachet
Back pencil notations...Black rubberstamp "SUNK"
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1941-05-19 |
Cachet Maker: Donald R Graf
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1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day |
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1941-11-20 |
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Philatelic Mail |
The USS Ward fired the first American shot in World War II, when she engaged the Japanese (a Japanese Ko-hyoteki-class two-man midget submarine) before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and successfully sank her opponent.
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1943-01-10 |
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The Battle Cry of Freedom / Keep 'Em Flying |
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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