ENTERPRISE CVN 65
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.
Enterprise Class Nuclear-Powered Attack Carrier Keel Laid 4 February 1958 - Launched & Christened 24 September 1960 |
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- USS Enterprise CVAN-65 / CVN-65 Covers Page 1 (1961-2012)
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.
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.
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existing example.
Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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USS Enterprise Ship Postmarks
Locy Type |
1961-10-16 |
First Day of Postal Service
Locy Type |
1961-11-25 |
First Day of Commissioning
Locy Type |
1962-04-14 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1967-03-04 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1968-09-02 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1971-11-25 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1975-01-10 |
Comparing this cancel to the 25 Nov 1971 cancel, there is a difference in the spacing at the bottom. While the (N) is centered at the bottom, the "A" is closer to the (N) then the 1971 cancel. The dark line in the cancel shows it is held on by a rubber band to the handle. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.
Locy Type |
1976-08-19 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1982-01-29 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1978-07-29 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1985-11-11 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1986-09-03 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1997-08-12 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1998-10-27 |
Note:
Locy Type |
2006-07-14 |
Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
Locy Type |
1971-12-15 |
Longseth POW/MIA cachet
Locy Type |
1962-07-31 |
Notes:
Locy Type |
1984-03-15 |
Sailor Mail
Locy Type |
1974-10-25 |
WESTPAC Deployment
Locy Type |
1978-04-17 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1979-06-11 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1994-06-13 |
Note:
Locy Type |
2006-05-20 |
Note:
Locy Type |
2003-03-20 |
On Piece, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
Locy Type |
2011-03-15 |
Ships cachet (On Piece), collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
Locy Type |
2012-04-10 |
Ships cachet (On Piece), collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
Locy Type |
2011-03-15 |
Ships cachet (On Piece), collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
Locy Type F |
1962-10-27 |
Notes:
Locy Type F |
2008-05-12 |
70th Anniversary of the Commissioning of USS Enterprise CV-6, cachet by Dan Goodwin
Locy Type F |
2011-05-08 |
100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type F |
2011-11-25 |
50th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type PPR |
1978-04-17 |
Note: Parcel Post Roller
Locy Type |
1991-02-27 |
N/A |
Official Business
Locy Type |
1993-06-02 |
Official Business
Locy Type |
1981-11-05 |
On Card
Locy Type | 2011-10-24 |
On Piece
Locy Type |
2012-11-30 |
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tom Armstrong
Locy Type |
2012-11-30 |
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tom Armstrong
Locy Type |
2012-12-01 |
Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
2012-12-01 |
Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Richard H. Hall
Locy Type |
2012-12-01 |
Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
2012-12-01 |
Decommissioning (Incorrectly used terminology, should be INACTIVATION CEREMONY) , cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
2012-12-01 |
-*CORRECTED POSTMARK* Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
2017-02-03 |
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.
Locy Type |
2017-02-03 |
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.
Locy Type |
2017-02-03 |
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. Postmark by Wolfgang Hechler
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
USPS |
2006-11-25 |
45th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS |
2007-12-25 |
Merry Christmas, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS |
2008-05-12 |
70th Anniversary of the Commissioning of USS Enterprise CV-6, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS |
2012-12-01 |
Decommissioning (Incorrectly used terminology, should be INACTIVATION CEREMONY) , cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS |
2017-02-03 |
Decommissioning, cachet by Michael Brock
Other Information
Two ships of the Continental Navy were named Enterprise - USS Enterprise (1775 Armed Sloop) and
USS Enterprise (1776 Schooner)
Six ships of the US Navy have been named Enterprise - USS Enterprise (1799 12-gun Schooner/14-gun Brig), USS Enterprise (1831 10-gun Schooner), USS Enterprise (1874 Barque-rigged Screw Sloop), USS Enterprise SP-790, USS Enterprise CV-6 and USS Enterprise CVN-65.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bertha Irene Franke, wife of former Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke
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