NORTH CAROLINA BB 55
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.
North Carolina Class Battleship Keel Laid October 27 1937 - Launched June 13 1940 |
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (Keel Laying 1937 - Launching 1940)
- Covers Page 2 (Commissioning 1941 Page 1)
- Covers Page 3 (Commissioning 1941 Page 2)
- Covers Page 4 (1941-1944)
- Covers Page 5 (1945-1947)
- Covers Page 6 (Memorial 1961-2007)
- Covers Page 7 (Postcards Page 1)
- Covers Page 8 (Postcards Page 2)
- Covers Page 9 (Postcards & Stamps)
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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Black stamp pad. Backside of the Hutnick Commissioning cover.
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Blue-Green stamp pad, cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Red stamp pad, cachet by George V. Sadworth.
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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No. 10 cover, no cachetmaker identification.
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Unlisted in the 1997 edition of the USCS Postmark Catalog.
Commissioning Day, cachet by George V. Sadworth.
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Locy Type |
1941-04-09 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day, Official Mail
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1945-11-02 |
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Official Business
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1945-12-24 |
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Christmas Eve, cachet by Ted Harrington
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Locy Type |
1941-10-13 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1946-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1946
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Locy Type |
1941-09-04
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Incorrectly listed as (2) in the 1997 edition of the USCS Postmark Catalog.
Shakedown Cruise, cachet by M. Fay Muridge and sponsored by Walter Czubay (R/S on back)
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Locy Type |
1943-02-15 |
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Censored Marine's Mail
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Locy Type |
1946-02-08 |
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Official Business
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Locy Type 9v |
1941-04-25 |
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Registered
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Locy Type |
1946-10-30 |
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Money Order Business
USS NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL POSTMARKS
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USPO Slogan |
1962-04-29 |
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Dedication, cachet by William Luckett
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USPO 4-bar |
1963-04-06 |
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Unofficial First Day Cover for Sc.#1230
Jesse Burgess Thomas USCS #1012, sponsored by
Rear Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS
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USPO Meter |
c 1965 |
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No. 10 Advertising cover with pictorial meter.
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USPO Slogan |
1966-01-21 |
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Note:
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USPO Slogan |
1966-04-09 |
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25th Anniversary. No indication of cachetmaker, back is clean.
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USPO Slogan |
1966-09-28 |
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Note: Different type of dial than the January cancel
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USPS 4-bar |
1985-12-07 |
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Notice the zip code in the postmark. 44th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Unknown cachetmaker.
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USPS 4-bar |
1989-08-23 |
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Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of NC ratifying the US Constitution.
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
1989-08-23 |
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Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of NC ratifying the US Constitution.
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
1991-04-09 |
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50th Anniversary. Cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)
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USPS Meter |
1995-02-24 |
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50th Anniversary of the ending of WWII. #10 Metered cover.
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USPS Pictorial |
1995-09-02 |
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50th Anniversary of the signing treaty ending WWII. FDOI for stamp. Cachet by Greg Ciesielski
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USPS 4-bar |
2007-09-03 |
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Picture postcard from the Battleship Memorial. (R.B. = Rural Branch)
Other Information
USS NORTH CAROLINA earned the American Defense Medal (w/ "A" device), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 15 battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the Phillipine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Phillipine Liberation Medal (w/ 1 star) and the Phillipine Independence Medal for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of North Carolina
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