Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Canadian Ships Page 1
Canadian Ships Page 2
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Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text
Ship --------- Cachet Makers
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1960 Canadian Machine Postmark
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50th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy
Welcome to Norfolk VA
Welcome to Norfolk VA
Welcome to Norfolk VA
Welcome to Norfolk VA
Welcome to Norfolk VA
Welcome to Norfolk - NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron. KL 06/11/52 - LAU 11/01/56 - FDC 11/07/59 - LDC 02/18/74
1965-08-14 Sailor's Address HMCS OTTAWA DDH 229
Forces Air Letter
Sailor's Mail
Welcome to Norfolk
Port Visit - Norfolk VA
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1967-05-16 HMCS GRILSE SS-71 ex USS Burrfish SS 312 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Submarine Branch Sta. Groton CT
Signed by the Captain
Port Visit - Groton CT
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1969-01-22 HMCS GRILSE SS-71 ex USS Burrfish SS 312 Canadian CDS FMO Victoria British Columbia
Rubberstamp cachet
Port Visit - British Columbia
Port Visit - Norfolk VA
1970-07-04 Halifax NS Machine cancel HMCS BONAVENTURE CVL-22
Cole cachet
Decommissioning
1970-07-04 Halifax NS Machine cancel HMCS BONAVENTURE CVL-22
Cole cachet
Decommissioning enclosure
Welcome to Norfolk VA
1972-01-24 British postmark HMCS ONONDAGA S-73
Unk.
Crew Work-up
1973-04-11 Commanding Officer's Marking HMCS RESTIGOUCHE DDE 257 FMO Halifax NS Machine Postmark
N/A
Ships Mail
Welcome to Norfolk
Welcome to Norfolk
Welcome to Norfolk
Welcome to Norfolk
1978-08-29 Belgium postmark HMCS HURON DDH 281
Ship cover
STANAVFORLANT (Standing Naval Forces Atlantic) 1978
1978-08-29 Belgium postmark HMCS HURON DDH 281
Ship cover
STANAVFORLANT (Standing Naval Forces Atlantic) 1978
1979-06-07 Commanding Officer Marking HMCS GATINEAU DDE-236 Locy Type 2tn+u(USS,FF) USS Bronstein FF-1037
Rose Festival 1979
Port Visit - Portland OR
Fleet Week 1985
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1985-11-08 Canadian First Day Cover
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75th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy
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1985-11-08 Canadian First Day Cover
Cachet by Canada Post
75th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy
1997-03-05 "Posted On Board" Marking HMCS HURON DDG 281 FMO Victoria BC Postmark
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Signed by the CO
1997-06-02 "Posted On Board" & "Ship's Office" Marking HMCS HALIFAX FFH 330 FPO Halifax NS Postmark
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Signed by the CO
1998-05-20 "Posted On Board" Marking HMCS GLACE BAY MM 701 Ship's Postmark
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Signed by the XO
1998-05-20 "Posted On Board" Marking HMCS WHITEHORSE MM 705 FMO Victoria BC Postmark
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Signed by the CO
1999-07-17 Commanding Officer Marking HMCS ATHABASKAN DDG 282 Belgium Postmark
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Port Visit
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1910-2010 100th Anniversary
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Note:
2010-02-05 FMO HALIFAX
Cover created by Tom Hanaway
Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax) is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic.
2010-02-08 FMO ESQUIMALT
Cover created by Tom Hanaway
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (CFB Esquimalt) is Canada's west coast navy base and home port to the Pacific fleet, known as Maritime Forces Pacific.
NON-NAVAL CANADIAN VESSELS
1936-09-04 Canadian Hand Cancel Pond's Inlet / Baffin Island NT
RMS NASCOPIE Owned by the Hudson Bay Company
This cover is for the 1936 Annual Arctic Voyage
1939-08-23 Canadian CDS Craig's Harbour NWT
RMS NASCOPIE Owned by the Hudson Bay Company
This cover is for the 1939 Annual Arctic Voyage
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1974-01-08 Canadian Machine Cancel Vancouver British Columbia
DOV SEA OTTER Owned by NUYTCO Research Ltd, Vancouver BC
This cover is for Dive #159 to recover tugboat "Squamish Chief" on Nov 25 1973 at 375 feet.
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1932-2010 Universal Ship Cancellation Society
USCS [1]
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