MATTHEW PERRY T-AKE 9
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.
Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo Ship Keel Laid 3 October 2008 - Launched & Christened 16 August 2009 Delivered to the US Navy 24 February 2010 |
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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).
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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 |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPS Type 11 |
2008-10-03 |
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N/A |
Keel Laying, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10 1794 – March 4 1858), USN
Veteran of the War of 1812, Mexican-American War; Siege of Veracruz, Battle of Tuxpan and Second Battle of Tabasco. Commodore Perry compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
The ships sponsor is Hester Evans, a great-great-great granddaughter of Commodore Perry.
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