GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN 73
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 August 1986 - Christened & Launched 21 July 1990 |
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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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 George Washington CVN-73 Covers Page 1 (1986-2021)
- USS George Washington CVN-73 Covers Page 2 (2022-)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Date |
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NOTE - "Post office opened for business Apr 15, 1992. The box of postmarks was misrouted to a ship in the Indian Ocean and did not arrive until May 25. FDPS covers are backdated."
USCS Postmark Catalog 1997.
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Locy Type |
1992-04-15 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1992-07-04 |
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Commissioning. Cachet by the Aircraft Carrier Study Group
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Locy Type |
1992-07-04 |
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Commissioning, cachet by USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS
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Locy Type |
1992-06-02 |
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Official Ship's Cachet, Acceptance Trials
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Locy Type |
1997-12-11 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Elgin E. Sink
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Locy Type |
1997-12-11 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Elgin E. Sink
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Locy Type |
2005-03-17 |
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St. Patrick's Day. Cachet by Taze Nicholson Chapter No. 104, USCS
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Locy Type |
2011-10-31 |
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Ships Cachet. Halloween. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
2012-02-22 |
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Washington's Birthday. Cachet by Mike Brock
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Locy Type |
2015-07-11 |
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Official Ships Cachet. "Combined Exercise Talisman Sabre 15".
"This postmark reflects the change in the Naval Postal System by adding Unit Number." Greg C.
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Locy Type |
2023-01-01 |
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Cachet by Neal J. Mills
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Locy Type | 2016-04-08 |
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Official ships cachet, requested by Robert Jank
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Locy Type |
2002-10-06 |
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Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
2003-04-25 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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Locy Type |
2011-03-21 |
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Cachet by Bill Payden
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Locy Type |
2022-06-13 |
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Collect request from Foster E. Miller, III.
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Locy Type |
2024-02-22 |
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George Washington's birthday, cachet by Michael Brock.
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Locy Type |
2002-09-03 |
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Operation Enduring Freedom 2002, cachet by Alexander Magda
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Locy Type F |
2008-06-04 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type F |
2011-05-08 |
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Centennial of Naval Aviation. Contributed by Elgin E. Sink
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Locy Type F |
2012-07-04 |
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20th Anniversary of Commissioning. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2014-04-30 |
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225th Anniversary of the Inauguration of George Washington as the 1st President of the United States. Cachet by Mike Brock
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Locy Type F |
2015-12-19 |
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Official Ships Cachet. Confusing postmark; US Navy is a "-1" variation, "FPO" and a ZIP Code is a "-2" variation. However, there is no ship name in the postmark either. So for now, it is classified as a Type F. Greg C.
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1993-07-21 |
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Notes:
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2006-06-26 |
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"E" = ENDICIA. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Slogan |
1990-07-21 |
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USPS |
1992-11-13 |
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70th Anniversary of Aircraft Carriers. VAPEX '92 Show Cachet.
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USPS |
1992-11-14 |
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70th Anniversary of Aircraft Carriers. VAPEX '92 Show Cachet.
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USPS |
2007-07-04 |
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15th Anniversary of Commissioning. Cachet by the Taze Nicholson Chapter No. 104, USCS
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USPS |
2012-07-04 |
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20th Anniversary of Commissioning. Cachet by Greytcovers
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USPS |
2017-07-04 |
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25th Anniversary of Commissioning. Cachet by Robert Jank
Other Information
NAMESAKE - George Washington, (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799), 1st President of the United States of America (1789-1797).
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named in honor of George Washington - USS George Washington (1798), USS George Washington ID-3018,
USS George Washington SSBN-598 and USS George Washington CVN-73.
The ships sponsor is First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
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