JOHN C STENNIS CVN 74
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.
Nimitz Class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 13 March 1991 - Christened 11 November 1993 Launched 13 November 1993 |
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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 John C. Stennis CVN-74 Covers Page 1 (1995-2022)
- USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 Covers Page 2 (2023-)
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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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1995-12-09 |
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS
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Locy Type |
1995-12-09 |
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by Al Banasky
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Locy Type |
1995-12-09 |
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by Al Banasky
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Locy Type |
2011-10-11 |
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Postmark from the 2011-12 USCS Postmark Survey Results.
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Locy Type |
2019-06-21 |
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Tiger Cruise 2019. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
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Locy Type |
1998-08-26 |
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Ships cachet, "Welcome to San Diego CA" cachet by the USS San Diego Chapter No. 27, USCS. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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2007-11-16 |
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Cachet by Dan Goodwin
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Locy Type |
2007-02-14 |
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Cachet by Douglas Ebert.
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Locy Type |
2009-07-24 |
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Official Ship's Cachet. Notice the ship's name in the postmark is smaller than the 2007 example.
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Locy Type |
2016-07-04 |
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Independence Day, Cachet by Neal J. Mills
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Locy Type |
2019-01-11 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Elgin E. Sink
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Locy Type |
2020-12-09 |
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25th Anniversary, cachet by Michael Brock
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Locy Type |
2022-12-25 |
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Christmas. Cachet by Neal J. Mills
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Locy Type |
2007-02-14 |
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Cachet by Douglas Ebert.
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Locy Type |
2011-10-11 |
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USCS Postmark Survey. NO period after the "C", font is different.
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Locy Type |
2023-10-04 |
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Collectors request, from the Foster E. Miller, III collection.
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Locy Type F |
2008-05-27 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type F |
2011-05-08 |
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100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2015-12-09 |
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20th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
1998-01-17 |
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From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type |
2015-11-05 |
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Ships cachet, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type |
2019-06-28 |
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Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
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Locy Type |
2013-03-14 |
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Ships cachet, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS |
1993-11-11 |
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Christening, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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USPS |
1995-12-09 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2010-12-09 |
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15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2015-12-09 |
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20th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2020-12-09 |
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25th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler. Cachet by Michael Brock
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Senator John Cornelius Stennis (August 3 1901 – April 23 1995).
Stennis was a Democrat Senator from Mississippi from November 17 1947 – January 3 1989.
Stennis was also the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services from January 3 1969 to January 3 1981.
The ship's sponsor was Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble, daughter of the ship’s namesake.
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