HONOLULU CL 48
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.
Keel Laid 10 September 1935 - Launched 26 August 1937 |
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).
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- USS Honolulu CL-48 Covers Page 1 (1935 - June 1938)
- USS Honolulu CL-48 Covers Page 2 (July 1938 - Dec 1938)
- USS Honolulu CL-48 Covers Page 3 (1939)
- USS Honolulu CL-48 Covers Page 4 (1940-46)
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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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1938-06-15 |
First Day in Commission. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by Walter Czubay
Locy Type |
1938-06-15 |
First Day in Commission / First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Ted Rauterberg. This postmark is not listed in the Postmark Catalog, 5th edition. From the Bob Reisinger collection.
Locy Type |
1938-06-15 |
First Day in Commission / First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby. This postmark is not listed in the Postmark Catalog, 5th edition. From the Bob Reisinger collection.
Locy Type |
1946-07-05 |
Post office discontinued June 1 1946
Locy Type |
1945-09-02 |
Note:
Locy Type 2z |
1944-07-05 |
Censored wartime (WII) use
Locy Type |
1941-04-13 |
Easter 1941
Locy Type |
1939-12-25 |
Merry Christmas from Ralph L. (Shorty) Burkholder
Locy Type |
1940-02-12 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1942-12-27 |
Censored wartime (WWII) use
Locy Type |
1939-01-10 |
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
Locy Type 9 |
1945-09-02 |
Note:
Locy Type 9v |
1940-01-01 |
Note: Cachet is thermographed.
Locy Type |
1940-01-01 |
Note: Cachet is thermographed.
Locy Type 9x |
1940-01-01 |
Note: Cachet is thermographed.
Locy Type F |
1939-07-09 |
Note:
Locy Type F |
1939-07-15 |
Cachet by George V. Sadworth
Locy Type F |
1940-06-16 |
Cachet is thermographed. Father's Day.
Locy Type F |
1940-10-27 |
Cachet by Walt Lupton
Locy Type Fz |
1942-01-03 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1941-08-26 |
Cachet by Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)
Locy Type |
1940-10-27 |
Cachet by Walter Czubay
Locy Types |
c1940 |
Both known straightline marks used together
Locy Type |
1939-09-07 |
Note: Not documented in the USCS Postmark Catalog
Locy Type |
1939-09-07 |
Note: Not documented in the USCS Postmark Catalog
Locy Type |
1940-02-12 |
Note: Not documented in the USCS Postmark Catalog. From the Bob Reisinger collection.
Non-Postal Marking
Non-Postal |
1938-06-15 |
Note: Marking found on Commissioning covers.
Proof Strikes of Type F (H-77)
Proof Strike |
1939-07-15 |
N/A |
Proof Strike on postal card
Proof Strike |
1939-07-15 |
N/A |
Proof Strike on card
Other Information
USS HONOLULU earned 8 Battle Stars for WWII service
HONOLULU was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Honolulu, Hawaii.
The ships sponsor was Miss Helen Poindexter.
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