TEXAS BB 35
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 April 17 1911 - Launched May 18 1912 |
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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 (1918-42)
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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Unused |
1920
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Picture postcard titled "U.S.S. Texas Passing Culebra Cut, Panama Canal"
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Locy Type |
1915-12-21 |
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Christmas card from the ship
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1915-12-21 |
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Christmas card from the ship
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Locy Type |
1918-11-22 |
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1942-10-19 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1932-04-11 |
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Fleet Concentration, cachet by Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
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Locy Type |
1933-10-12 |
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Locy Type |
1934-05-30 |
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Memorial Day
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Locy Type |
1934-05-31 |
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FDR Reviews the Fleet, cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1934-11-09 |
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Cachet by NMC E. O. Tauer. His name is printed in the lower right corner.
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1934-11-09 |
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Cachet by NMC E. O. Tauer. His name is printed in the lower right corner.
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1936-03-06 |
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Remember The Alamo! Cachet by Sidney N. Bremer and Edward E. Bryan
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1936-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1936.
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Locy Type |
1936-12-25 |
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Christmas Day 1936. Cachet by Jack McLennan
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1937-07-03 |
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First Atlantic Coast Naval Reserve Cruise, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky
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Locy Type |
1931-11-11 |
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Cachet Category: Armistice Day, Cachet Maker: Walter G Crosby
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Locy Type |
1919-05-12 |
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Locy Type |
1934-09-18 |
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Patriotic cachet by C. Stephen Anderson. Annotation on front by NMC E. O. Tauer states this is the First Day of Use for this machine.
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1934-11-10 |
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Welcome Home, cachet by Admiral Joseph M. Reeves Chapter No. 14, USCS
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Locy Type |
1937-07-29 |
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Locy Type |
1942-10-03 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1934-02-12 |
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Lincoln's Birthday
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Locy Type |
1934-02-22 |
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Washington's Birthday
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Locy Type |
1932-07-22 |
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Official Business
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Locy Type |
1929-05-28 |
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Registered, Philatelic mail
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1929-05-28 |
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Registered, Philatelic mail
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Locy Type |
1939-04-01 |
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1939-04-01 |
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Locy Type |
1939-04-01 |
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Locy Type |
1934-02-22 |
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Washington's Birthday. This marking has not tied the stamps to the cover. There is no postmark ink showing through so these stamps were precancelled and then applied to the envelope.
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Locy Type |
1930-00-00 |
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Note: Postmark date is unknown. 1930 is a guess.
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Locy Type |
1930-00-00 |
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Locy Type F |
1918-05-28 |
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Censored wartime (WWI) use
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Locy Type F |
1937-05-30 |
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Locy Type P |
1931-09-15 |
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Other Information
TEXAS earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII service
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Texas
Four ships of the US Navy have been named USS TEXAS -
USS Texas Battleship No. 1, USS Texas BB-35, USS Texas CGN-39 and USS Texas SSN-775.
The following is a letter contained in the 1919-05-12 cover:
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The following is a pamphlet contained in the 1919-05-12 cover:
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