AMERICA LHA 6
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.
America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Keel Laid 17 July 2009 - Launched 4 June 2012 Christened 20 October 2012 - Acquired 10 April 2014 |
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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 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.
- USS AMERICA LHA-6 Covers Page 1 (2009-2022)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2-2n+ |
2015-03-05 |
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Collector request
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Locy Type 11-2(n+) |
2018-12-10 |
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Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type 12-2n+ |
2017-05-10 |
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Mail addressed to USS Ashland LSD-48, missent to USS America. This postmark is on the back.
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Locy Type F |
2017-10-03 |
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N/A |
Postmark on piece, submitted by Roger A. Wentworth.
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Locy Type |
2017-05-10 |
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Mail addressed to USS Ashland LSD-48, missent to USS America.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Pictorial |
2009-07-17 |
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Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2014-10-11 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2014-10-11 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Wolfgang Hechler, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for our nation.
Five ships of the US Navy have been named AMERICA - USS America (1782), USS America (1862), USS America ID-3006, USS America CV-66 and USS America LHA-6.
The ships sponsor is Lynne Pace, the wife of retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace, USMC.
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