USS RALPH TALBOT DD-390 Covers Page 1
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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 | Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category |
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1935-11-28 |
Cachet by T. M. Holcombe
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1936-10-31 |
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Dual Christening of- USS Mugford DD-389 & USS Ralph Talbot DD-390 |
Cachet by Gerald L. Plimpton. The artist name is at the bottom right of the cachet but is not legible.
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N/A |
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1937-10-14 |
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Front pencil notation "US NAVY $3 PRE WW 2"
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N/A |
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1937-10-14 |
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Hand painted cachet
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1937-11-25 |
Cachet by Frederick Horton
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N/A |
1938-10-18 |
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Category |
Note:
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1939-02-07 |
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Special Mail Trip |
Cachet by Harry Ioor. Type 6ep(2) postmark for United States Fleet on the back of the cover.
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N/A |
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1939-02-07 |
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Special Mail Trip |
Type 6ep(2) postmark for United States Fleet on the back of the cover. From the Tom Kean collection.
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N/A |
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1941-06-03 |
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Category |
Front pencil notation "DD 390"...Back typed notation "156"
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1944-11-02 |
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Registered Sailor's Mail |
Front typed return to ship. Back black pre-printed return to sender. Type 9v (x2) and US NAVY Type 9vz (Not from ship)
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1945-12-17 |
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Battleship |
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