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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess. | Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.<br/><br/><hr/>'''HISTORICAL NOTE'''<br/>In 1937 the Navy established a seaplane base on Japonski Island with biplane flying boats. In 1939, the Navy began construction of a full Naval Air Station. The Navy commissioned NAS Sitka on 1 October 1939. Construction continued, and on 20 July 1942, the Navy designated NAS Sitka as Naval Operating Base (NOB) Sitka. NOB Sitka was decommissioned on 15 August 1944. | ||
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1942-01-01<br/> | 1942-01-01<br/>Locy Type 2<br/>"SEATTLE, WASH. / NAV. AIR STA. SITKA ALASKA BR. | ||
NAV. AIR STA. SITKA ALASKA BR. | |||
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First Day This Cancel | |||
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[[Cachet Maker M Fay Muridge|Muridge]] Cachet | Cachet by [[Cachet Maker M Fay Muridge| M. Fay Muridge]] | ||
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N/A | |||
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1943-05-07<br/>Locy Type 2<br/>"SEATTLE, WASH. / NAV. AIR STA. SITKA ALASKA BR. | |||
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Marines mail | |||
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Marine Barracks, NAS Sitka Alaska. From the Greg Ciesielski collection. | |||
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Revision as of 18:49, 18 December 2021
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
HISTORICAL NOTE
In 1937 the Navy established a seaplane base on Japonski Island with biplane flying boats. In 1939, the Navy began construction of a full Naval Air Station. The Navy commissioned NAS Sitka on 1 October 1939. Construction continued, and on 20 July 1942, the Navy designated NAS Sitka as Naval Operating Base (NOB) Sitka. NOB Sitka was decommissioned on 15 August 1944.
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First Day This Cancel |
Cachet by M. Fay Muridge
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1943-05-07 |
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Marines mail |
Marine Barracks, NAS Sitka Alaska. From the Greg Ciesielski collection.
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