BEAR WMEC 901

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.

Famous Class 270 ft Medium Endurance Cutter Keel Laid August 23 1979 - Launched September 25 1980 Delivered to the USCG January 18 1983 USCGC BEAR WMEC-901 Commissioned February 4 1983

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.

1. USCGC Bear WMEC-901 Covers Page 1     (1980-83)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

 

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard

 

USPS CDS Seattle WA

1983-01-19

N/A

Delivered to the US Coast Guard today.

 

USPS CDS Seattle WA

1983-02-04

N/A

Commissioned, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n+) ("USCGC") USCGC Polar Sea WAGB-11

1983-02-04

N/A

Commissioned, cachet by Richard J. Weber

 

USPS Machine Cancel Ft. Lauderdale FL

1983-04-19

N/A

Port Visit to Port Everglades FL, cachet by George H. Wilson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after USRC/USCGC/USS Bear AG-29

 

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