Country Great Britain Ships
Covers are listed in chronological order within ship name.
| Great Britain Ships Page 2 (M - Z) |
| US World War II Lend Lease Ships |
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c 1930's |
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RMS Queen Mary Stationary |
Although not a HMS, the RMS Queen Mary was used as a troop ship during WWII.
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1946-01-10 |
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Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson |
See USS Baffins CVE-35 for US Navy information.
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1961-06-16 |
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Cachet by Joachim Dill |
KL 14 November 1943 - Lau 31 August 1944 - FDC 27 March 1945 - LDC 24 June 1971, Sold to be broken up for scrap.
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1936-09-17 |
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KL 08/15/33 - Lau 10/09/34 - FDC 01/13/36 - LDC 09/28/38 To Royal Australian Navy, renamed HMAS Hobart.
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1936-09-17 |
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KL 08/15/33 - Lau 10/09/34 - FDC 01/13/36 - LDC 09/28/38 To Royal Australian Navy, renamed HMAS Hobart.
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1938-02-14 |
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Nice R/S marking from the Postman, Cpl. J. Riley, RN
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1942-04-20 |
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Censored Sailor's Mail
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1978-12-04 |
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Final Disembarkation of Air Group from the HMS ARK ROYAL
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1970-07-06 |
Welcome to Norfolk VA
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1951-12-14 |
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Courtesy of the Liam McGovern collection.
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1978-08-21 |
Welcome to Norfolk VA
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1984-02-16 |
Welcome to Norfolk VA
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1934-10-01 |
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Welcome to Long Beach CA
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1935-08-05 |
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Vancouver welcomes HMS Danae D-44 |
Cachet by the Capt. Vancouver Chapter No. 30, USCS. From the Adam Francis collection.
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1935-08-30 |
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Welcome to Santa Barbara CA
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1963-10-24 |
Welcome to Norfolk
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1933-07-19 |
Fleet Week, Serviced by Deane C. (DC) Bartley.
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1933-09-05 |
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Myron F. McCamley Cachet |
Serviced by Myron McCamley and Louis Diesing
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1934-09-16 |
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1934-10-13 |
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Welcome to Philadelphia PA |
Cachet by Richard H. Green
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1935-06-21 |
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Welcome to Norfolk VA |
Cachet by L. Erle White
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1935-06-21 |
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Welcome to Norfolk VA |
Cachet by L. Erle White
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1935-06-25 |
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Farewell to HMS Dragon |
Note:
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1936-09-02 |
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Welcome to New London CT |
Cachet by Rip Sousa
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1937-01-12 |
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Welcome to Kingston Jamaica |
Cachet by Fred C. Barnes (?)
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1937-02-21 |
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Welcome to Pensacola FL |
Cacheted. From the Karl Schweinfurth collection.
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1937-05-02 |
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Philatelic posting |
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1937-05-12 |
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Welcome to Antigua BWI |
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1941-12-08 |
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Censored |
Unsure what the USS Cleveland Crew, ANCS marking on the back is for. Perhaps sender?
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1946-02-12 |
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Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson |
See USS Pybus CVE-34 for US Navy information.
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1989-04-11 |
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Cachet by R. N. Marriott, RNCC Group |
44th Anniversary of "OPERATION SUNFISH" on April 11 1945.
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1945-11-20 |
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Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson |
See USS Croatan CVE-14 for US Navy information.
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1939-05-18 |
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Royal Visit |
Cachet by Jack McLennan
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1945-03-14 |
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Sailor's Mail |
Censored
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1948-11-15 |
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Tazewell G. Nicholson |
Visit of HMS Duke of York to Norfolk, VA.
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1941-11-07 |
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Notes: Cachet Maker: William S Linto.
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1977-09-30 |
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"Welcome To Norfolk" |
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1941-11-14 |
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Notes: Cachet Maker: William S Linto.
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1941-11-14 |
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Notes: Same cover as above but showing postmarks.
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1965-07-16 |
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Cachet by |
NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron. Contributed by Tom Kean.
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1975-04-21 |
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Cachet by |
"Operation SPRINGBOARD". See USNS Sirius T-AFS-8
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1980-12-13 |
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"Welcome to Norfolk". See USNS Sirius T-AFS-8
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1981-01-17 |
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