ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN 72
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.
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid November 3 1984 - Launched February 13 1988 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1984-2003)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1989-08-07 |
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Notes: First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1989-09-11 |
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Notes: Builders Trials
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Locy Type |
1989-11-11 |
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Notes: First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1990-01-27 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1993-10-19 |
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Persian Gulf Cruise, cachet by Steve Kovacs
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Locy Type |
1995-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas from the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72, the USS California CGN-36, the USS Sacramento AOE-1
and the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA
Tom Armstrong
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Locy Type |
1998-12-25 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
2000-02-12 |
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Note: The difference between this 11-2 postmark and the 11-2 postmarks starting in 2003 are subtle but distinct. The killer bars are thicker in this postmark, it looks like it uses a different font for the FPO numbers and the position of the last number relative to the bottom killer bar is different.
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Locy Type |
2003-09-27 |
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Arrival of the USS Constellation CV-64 to Puget Sound Navy Yard, following her decommissioning
Tom Armstrong
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Locy Type |
2003-09-27 |
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Locy Type |
2008-09-05 |
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Notes: Contributed by Bill Payden.
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Locy Type |
1999-07-19 |
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Cachet maker: Roger Wentworth
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Locy Type |
2003-09-27 |
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Arrival of the USS Constellation CV-64 to Puget Sound Navy Yard, following her decommissioning
Tom Armstrong
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Locy Type |
2003-09-27 |
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Navy Day, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
2001-10-13
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Navy Day, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
2001-10-13
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New Year's Day, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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Locy Type F |
1990-02-01 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1990-02-01 |
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Shakedown Cruise, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1990-10-09 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1991-09-30 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type F |
2008-05-05 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, Serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type F |
2009-11-11 |
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Veteran's Day & 20th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
1993-03-17 |
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Official Business. Friden Meter
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Locy Type |
1999-11-11 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
1993-10-17 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
1993-10-19 |
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Non-Postal Marking from the back of the cover, cachet by Steve Kovacs
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 - April 15 1865)
16th President of the United States
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