"Late Date" Pearl Harbor Ship Project Page 3

Covers will be listed in chronological order based on the postmark date.

1. 1941 November 01-10
2. 1941 November 11-20
3. 1941 November 21-30
4. 1941 December 1-7

 

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USS Bagley DD-386
			Philatelic Mail

Patriotic cachet by Ted Harrington.

 

N/A			1941-11-21 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Blue DD-387
			Sailor's Mail

Via Air Mail

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 7 USS California BB-44
			Officer's Mail

Via Clipper Air Mail

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3(A-TBT) USS Case DD-370
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3(A-TBT) USS Case DD-370
			Philatelic Mail

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3(A-TBT) USS Case DD-370
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby Addressed to Crosby (probably self-addressed)

 

N/A			1941-11-21 Locy Type 6ep(3) USS Enterprise CV-6
			Sailor's Mail

This ship itself was not at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941, but several planes from her Air Group arrived during the attack, and some became casualties. This is a pre-war example connected to LCDR L.M. Merritt, who is later associated with several different (and questionable) 7 Dec 1941 covers.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 6ep(3) USS Enterprise CV-6
			Sailor's Mail

This ship itself was not at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941, but several planes from her Air Group arrived during the attack, and some became casualties.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Hulbert AVD-6
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Robert B. Kirchgraber.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 7qt(2) USS Maryland BB-46
			Philatelic Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Montgomery DM-17
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Desmond D Jagyi.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Montgomery DM-17
			Philatelic Mail

Postal card.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (A-BTB) USS Ontario AT-13
			Philatelic Mail

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Tucker DD-374
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-22 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) USS Bagley DD-386
			Sailor's Mail

Air Mail

 

N/A			1941-11-22 Locy Type 6ep(3) USS Enterprise CV-6
			Sailor's Mail

"Via Clipper Air Mail". This ship itself was not at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941, but several planes from her Air Group arrived during the attack, and some became casualties.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-22 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Preble DM-20
			Sailor's Mail

Airmail.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-22 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Solace AH-5
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Jacques Minkus. Stamps have FEC Ry. perfins (Florida East Coast Railway).

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-23 Locy Type 3(A-BTT) USS Helena CL-50
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-23 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Pelias AS-14
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by William S. Linto.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BTB) USS Thornton AVD-11
			Philatelic Mail

Zachary Taylor cachet by William S. Linto.

 

N/A			1941-11-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BTB) USS Thornton AVD-11
			Philatelic Mail

Zachary Taylor cachet by William S. Linto.

 

N/A			1941-11-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BTB) (red ink) USS Thornton AVD-11
			Philatelic Mail

Zachary Taylor cachet by William S. Linto.
Signed by crewmember GM1/c Samuel R. Glidewell (1912-1992)

 

N/A			1941-11-25 Locy Type 6ep(2) USS Arizona BB-39
			Official Mail

Addressed to collector Frank Shedblower.
The note enclosed from mail clerk informing him that he cannot comply with cancellation requests.

 

N/A			1941-11-25 Locy Type 6ep(2) USS Arizona BB-39
			Sailor's Mail

"Via Air Mail"

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-25 Locy Type 3(A-TBT) USS Dobbin AD-3
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Leonard Borkowski

 

N/A			1941-11-25 Locy Type 6e(3) USS Honolulu CL-48
			Sailor's Mail

Marked “Missent to Vancouver, Wash.” with back stamp at Vancouver WA cancelled 12-8-1941

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-25 Locy Type 3( A-BTT) USS Monaghan DD-354
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby Addressed to Crosby (probably self-addressed)

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-25 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) Variation of USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-12a (no AM/PM in cial) USS New Orleans CA-32
			Philatelic Mail

Unknown Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-25 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Nevada BB-36
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-25 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Solace AH-5
			Philatelic Mail

Addressed to Bertha L. Thompson, who was USCS president during WWII.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-25 Locy Type 7 USS Tennessee BB-43
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) Locy Type 9v Locy Type 9efw Locy Type 9x USS CASTOR AKS-1
			Philatelic Mail

Note:

 

N/A			1941-11-26 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS CASTOR AKS-1
			Philatelic Mail

Note: Although a philatelic cover, the back has signature of crewmember BM3/c Francis W. (“Frank”) Wittich (1918-2006)
Unknown Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type 6erp USS Detroit CL-8
			Sailor's Mail

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type 3(A-BTT) USS Jarvis DD-393
			Sailor's Mail

Fred G. Ihlenfeldt was assigned to USS Selfridge DD-357, but was on temporary duty at this time to the USS Jarvis.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Nevada BB-36
			Sailor's Mail

Via Airmail

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Pruitt DD-347
			Philatelic Mail

N

 

N/A			1941-11-26 Locy Type 7d USS San Francisco CA-38
			Sailor's Mail

Note: Penalty envelope modified for personal use.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 USPO Duplex Cancel "U.S. Sub Detch. Pearl Harbor Br." Honolulu T.H. USS Sumner AG-32
			Sailor's Mail

Air Mail - Via Clipper

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS West Virginia BB-48
			Philatelic Mail

 

			1941-11-27 Locy Type 6ep(2) USS Arizona BB-39
			Sailor's Mail

Air Mail.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Curtiss AV-4
			Official Business

Mailgram-Expedite

 

N/A			1941-11-27 Locy Type 3 (A-TBB) USS Hulbert AVD-6
			Sailor's Mail

Pre-war example from LCDR L.M. Merritt, who is later associated with several different (and questionable) 7 Dec 1941 covers.

 

N/A			1941-11-27 Locy Type 7 USS Medusa AR-1
			Sailor's Mail

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-27 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Sailor's Mail

Airmail

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Pelias AS-14
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by William S. Linto.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-27 Locy Type 7d USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Marine's Mail

Note:

 

N/A			1941-11-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Reid DD-369
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge. The front shows no connection to the ship. The back has collector/dealer annotation of ship cover was mailed from.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Solace AH-5
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the USS Cleveland Crew, ANCS. Late use cover. USS Cleveland CL-55 was actually launched on 1 Nov 1941.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-28 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Helena CL-50
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-28 Locy Type 3 (A-TBB) USS Nevada BB-36
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-28 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Rigel AR-11
			Sailor's Mail

Clipper Air Mail

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-28 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Solace AH-5
			Sailor's Mail

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-29 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Sailor's Mail

Air Mail

 

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