COURIER WTR 410
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 25 January 1945 as Inter-Island Shuttle "DODDRIDGE" Renamed (Date unknown) "Coastal Messenger" Launched 1945 Operated by United Fruit Company and the Grace Line Inc. Acquired by U.S. Coast Guard 15 February 1952 Used as Coast Guard Training Vessel Decommissioned 4 October 1972 Struck 31 January 1975 Fate unknown |
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- USCGC Courier WAGR / WTR-410 Covers Page 1 (1952-2015)
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.
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1st Commissioning February 15 1952 to August 22 1964
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Locy Type 2 |
1952-02-28 |
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WAGR-410. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets). From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type |
1952-06-13 |
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WAGR-410. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
USPS Pictorial Postmark
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USPS |
2014-08-25 |
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WTR-410. Cachet by Phil Edwards (The Cover Monster). From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
Other Information
USCGC COURIER earned the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon during her career.
NAMESAKE - A message carrier.
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