NITZE DDG 94
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 20 September 2002 - Launched 3 April 2004 Christened April 17 2004 Commissioned 5 March 2005 |
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- USS Nitze DDG-94 Covers Page 1 (2004-2020)
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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Locy Type |
2011-10-11 |
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Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012
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2008-06-25 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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2016-09-12 |
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FREE Mail, collector request by Elgin Sink
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2019-03-26 |
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Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2011-10-11 |
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Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012
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Locy Type |
2011-10-11 |
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Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012
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Locy Type |
2020-05-30 |
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From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type |
2016-12-21 |
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Courtesy of Tom Kean
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Locy Type F |
2008-03-19 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Dan Goodwin
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS |
2005-03-01 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
The date on this pictorial postmark is incorrect. The Type 9 postmark, with a date of March 5, 2005, is the correct date of Commissioning.
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2005-03-05 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Wolfgang Hechler
The date on this pictorial postmark has been corrected.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Mr. Paul Henry Nitze (January 16 1907 - October 19 2004).
Nitze served the US Government for over 40 years and among many assigments he held, President Kennedy appointed him as Secretary of the Navy in 1963 and he served in that capacity until 1967.
President Truman awarded Nitze the Medal of Merit in 1947 for is duties as Director and then as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey . In 1985, President Reagan awarded Nitze the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to the freedom and security of the United States.
At his funeral service in Washington National Cathedral, his coffin was carried by eight crew members of the USS Nitze DDG-94, one of the very few ships in the U.S. Navy ever to be named for a living person.
The ships sponsor is Elisabeth Porter, Mr. Nitze's wife.
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