USS MEDUSA AR-1 Covers Page 2
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.
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1935-05-20 |
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1935 Fleet Maneuvers |
Purple WELCOME NAVY rubberstamped cachet sponsored by The Black Cat and USCS Chapter 26
Back red rubberstamp "1386"...Green signature of ship's postal clerk...Violet rubberstamp of ship's postal clerk..Green rubberstamp C.E. Frowe return...Black rubberstamp D.C. Bartley return
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1935-07-04 |
Notes: Cachet Maker: C Wright Richell
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No Image |
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1935-07-09 |
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Reduced Official Business
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1935-08-01 |
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Fleet Week 1935 |
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1936-08-11 |
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Armistice Day 1936 |
Multiple struck cover
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1936-09-18 |
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Ship's Birthday |
Multiple struck cover
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1936-11-11 |
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Armistice day 1936 |
Multiple struck cover
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1936-11-11 |
Notes: Cachet Maker: Douglas C & Harry F Wentz.
Cachet is thermographed.
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No Image |
1936-12-08 |
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Notes: Cachet Maker: Walter G Crosby.
Cachet is thermographed.
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1937-01-01 |
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New Years Day 1937 |
Pen signed and purple rubberstamped NMC
Back VALLEJO CALIF Mare Island Station Machine 1937-01-15...Blue pen notation "1217/49"...Red pen "6" in black ink circle
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1937-04-27 |
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1937-09-18 |
Notes: Cachet Maker: Frederick Horton
USCS Member #1280 is Frederick Horton.
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1938-01-04 |
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1938-04-13 |
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Ship Commemorative: |
Notes: Cachet Maker: USCS Chapter 26 John Rodgers
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1938-07-28 |
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1938-08-03 |
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1938-10-11 |
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Note: Cachet Maker: Walter G Crosby
Cachet is thermographed.
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1938-12-25 |
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Note: Cachet Maker: Lloyd A Nace
Cachet is thermographed.
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1939-01-01 |
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New Years Day 1939 |
Gold foil Cachet
Back violet rubberstamp Lloyd Nace USCS
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1940-02-24 |
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1940-10-07 |
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Note: Cachet Maker: Nanco
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1940-11-06 |
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Note: Back dark and sky blue rubberstamps D.D.Jagyi...Black pen notation "#5871."
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1941-01-01 |
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1941-07-10 |
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Back pencil notation "U.S.S. Medusa"
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1941-09-25 |
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Add on cachet by MhCachets
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1942-01-16 |
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Sailor Mail |
Censored Wartime (WWII) Use
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1942-02-27 |
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Official Business
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1942-05-08 |
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Patriotic |
Censored Wartime (WWII) Use
Unknown Cachet Pearl Harbor First Casualty
Back violet rubberstamp "U.S. Navy Mail Clerk / Naval Hosp. (Pearl Harbor Br.) / Honolulu, Hawaii
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1942-11-14 |
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Censored Wartime (WWII) Use
Back pencil notations ship/cancel type
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1945-05-06 |
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1940-12-25 |
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