CHARLESTON PG 51
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 CHARLESTON PG-51
Commissioned July 8 1936 - Decommissioned May 10 1946
Transferred to Maritime Commission 1946
- USTS CHARLESTON
Transferred to Massachusetts Maritime Academy March 25 1948
Last cruise for Maritime Academy was 1957
Fate unknown
Erie Class Gunboat
Keel Laid October 27 1934 - Launched February 25 1936
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- USS Charleston Covers Page 1 (1937-41)
- USS Charleston First Day Covers Page 2 (Aug 15 1939)
- USS Charleston First Day Covers Page 3 (Aug 15 1939)
- USS Charleston First Day Covers Page 4 (Aug 15 1939)
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.
>>> 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 |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1937-05-01 |
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Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1938-06-16 |
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President James Madison's Birthday, cachet by Louis G. Nix
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Locy Type |
1940-07-05 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type |
1941-02-12 |
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Abraham Lincoln cachet by Myron F. McCamley and Robert B. Kirchgraber
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Locy Type 9v |
1940-07-05 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type 9x |
1940-07-05 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type F |
1939-08-15 |
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First Day of Issue, Sc#856 - 25th Anniversary of the Panama Canal
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Locy Type F |
1939-08-15 |
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First Day of Issue, Sc#856 - 25th Anniversary of the Panama Canal. Add-on cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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Locy Type |
1939-08-15 |
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First Day of Issue, Sc#856 - 25th Anniversary of the Panama Canal. Contributed by Mark Kalisch.
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USPO Duplex |
1936-02-25 |
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N/A |
Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Aleutian Defense, May 1943
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina
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