MARIA BRAY WLM 562
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 April 15 1999 - Launched August 28 1999 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1999-2009)
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 Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities
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USPS 4-bar |
1999-04-15 |
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N/A |
Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS 4-bar |
1999-08-28 |
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N/A |
Launching, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS 4-bar |
2000-04-06 |
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N/A |
Commissioning (Special), cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Ink-Jet |
2009-06-06 |
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N/A |
New R/S cachet received and used today.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Maria Bray was a 19th century American maritime heroine of an incident during the first days of winter in late 1864.
Bray was married to Alexander Bray, the lighthouse keeper at Thacher Island Light, off Rockport on Massachusetts' Cape Ann. From December 21 to December 24, 1864, she and her twelve-year-old nephew tended the lights of the station, while her husband was stranded on the mainland, where he had taken an ill co-worker. The Bray family was reunited on Christmas Day.
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