BITTERSWEET WLB 389

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.

Juniper Class Steel Bouy Tender Keel Laid September 16 1943 - Launched November 11 1943 USCGC BITTERSWEET WAGL-389 Commissioned May 11 1944 USCGC BITTERSWEET WLB-389 Redesignated (WLB) 1965 Decommissioned August 18 1997 VALVAS (Estonian Coast Guard Service) Transferred to Estonian Coast Guard September 5 1997

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944,1997)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-08-28

N/A

Censored tobacco acknowledgement card to General Motor Corp.

 

USPO Slogan Machine cancel Ketchikan AK

1966-02-14

N/A

Note:

 

USPS Machine cancel Cape Cod MA

1997-06-21

N/A

Official Mail

 

USPS Machine cancel "Woods Hole Station" Falmouth, MA

1997-08-18

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A woody vine also known as the staff tree

 

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