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 3 November 1984 - Launched & Christened 13 February 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.
- USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Covers Page 1 (1984-2013)
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 |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type FDPS F |
1989-08-07 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15
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Locy Type FDPS 9-1(n+u)(USS) |
1989-08-07 |
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type FDC F |
1989-11-11 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15. Purple Ink.
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Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u)(USS) |
1989-11-11 |
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First Day of Commissioning
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Locy Type FDC F |
1989-11-11 |
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First Day of Commissioning. Red ink.
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Locy Type FDC F |
1989-11-11 |
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First Day of Commissioning. Black ink.
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Locy Type FDC F |
1989-11-11 |
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First Day of Commissioning. Pink ink.
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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 |
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 |
2008-09-05 |
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Notes: Contributed by Bill Payden.
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Locy Type |
2013-07-04 |
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Independence Day, cachet by Robert Jank
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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. Cachet by Tom Armstrong
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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 F |
1989-09-11 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15
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Locy Type F |
1990-02-01 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1990-10-09 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15
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Locy Type F |
1991-09-30 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15a. "The device was used after Oct. 1990 with no wording in the killers. In 1991 the killers on one copy of the cancel were cut to 20 mm (A-15a)". Cachet by Gary Rogak
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Locy Type F |
1992-04-30 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15a. "The device was used after Oct. 1990 with no wording in the killers. In 1991 the killers on one copy of the cancel were cut to 20 mm (A-15a)".
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Locy Type F |
1996-12-25 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration A-15b. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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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 F |
2011-05-08 |
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Centennial of Naval Aviation, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2014-11-11 |
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25th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2015-04-09 |
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150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, cachet by Bill Payden. "This postmark reflects the change in the Naval Postal System and until more postmark examples are seen, they will be classified as Type F." Greg C.
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Locy Type F |
2015-04-09 |
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150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, cachet by Bill Payden. "This postmark reflects the change in the Naval Postal System and until more postmark examples are seen, they will be classified as Type F." Greg C.
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Locy Type |
1999-11-11 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
1993-03-17 |
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Official Business. Friden Meter
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Locy Type |
1993-10-17 |
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USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Slogan |
1988-02-13 |
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Christening and Launching of USS Abraham Lincoln
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USPS Pictorial |
2009-02-12 |
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200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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USPS Pictorial |
2009-11-11 |
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20th Anniversary of the USS Abraham Lincoln.
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USPS Pictorial |
2014-11-11 |
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25th Anniversary of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Non-Postal Marking
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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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