USC&GS READY
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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.
|
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.
| Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image | Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image | Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image | Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category |
|---|
|
N/A |
 |
N/A |
c. 1885 |
|
Mail to Ensign C. E. Sweeting, USN |
The piece was mailed from New York City to the Navy Department, Washington DC. Rerouted to the Coast Survey Office, Washington DC. Ensign Sweeting had been reassigned to the USC&GS Schooner READY. This cover was marked Postage Due, stamp applied and postmarked with a Received marking from a unreadable city.
If you have images to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add them. See Editing Ship Cover Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum