ARCTIC AF 7
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.
- USS ARCTIC AF-7
Commissioned November 7 1921 - Decommissioned April 3 1946
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1946
Transferred July 3 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Sold August 19 1947 to Southern Shipwrecking Corp. for scrap
Arctic Class Stores Ship
Built 1919 for United States Shipping Board (USSB) as YAMHILL
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 4 1921
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- USS Arctic AF-7 Covers Page 1 (1931-45)
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 Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1933-11-02 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1935-06-14 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1941-09-23 |
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Bottom bar not visable
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Locy Type |
1941-09-23 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1931-04-08 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1938-05-10 |
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Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1943-04-26 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 9 |
1936-05-02 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1945-07-23 |
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Marking from back of cover
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Locy Type |
1936-04-18 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1935-12-25 |
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Christmas Day, no cachet.
According to the USCS Cachetmakers Catalog (Vol. I), Cachetmaker John C. Von Losberg arranged to have this postmark (and maybe others) created for the USS ARCTIC.
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Locy Type |
1941-08-23 |
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Cachet and Postmark by Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)
Non-Postal Markings
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Non-Postal |
1935-10-12 |
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U.S.N. between two thick bars
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Non-Postal |
1935-12-25 |
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U.S.S. ARCTIC between two rows of stars.
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Non-Postal |
1936-04-01 |
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U.S.N. with a Anchor
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Non-Postal |
1936-10-27 |
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U.S.N. in a Star
Other Information
USS ARCTIC earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the region surrounding the North Pole. It extends outward from the pole to 70° north latitude.
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