North Carolina BB 55 Covers Page 6
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the
classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.
Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image | Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image | Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image | Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category |
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1962-03-01 | |
8:30 A.M. |
Note:
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N/A |
1962-03-01 | |
8:30 A.M. |
Contributed by Jimmy Jordan.
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N/A |
1962-03-21 | |
9:30 A.M. |
Note:
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N/A |
1962-03-22 | |
12:30 P.M. |
Contributed by Jimmy Jordan.
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N/A |
1962-03-23 | |
5:30 P.M. |
Cacheted. Contributed by Jimmy Jordan.
N/A |
N/A |
1962-04-23 | |
1:30 P.M. |
Battleship Cachet
N/A |
N/A |
1962-04-29 | |
6:30 P.M. |
Dedication of the battleship as a Memorial to World War II veterans of North Carolina. Cachet sponsored by William F. Luckett
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N/A |
1963-04-06 | |
1:30 P.M. |
FDOI – 5c Carolina Charter stamp
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N/A |
c. 1965 | |
3.5c Non-Profit Org. rate in effect from (?) to (?) |
"See "THE IMMORTAL SHOWBOAT" / Sound & Light Spectacular / (Ship Outline) ". USS North Carolina Battleship Commision No. 10 envelope.
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1965-08-09 | |
N/A |
"Show Boat" cachet.
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N/A |
1966-01-21 | |
Souvenir cover |
Note:
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N/A |
1966-04-09 | |
25th Anniversary |
Note:
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N/A |
1966-09-26 | |
Souvenir cover |
Note:
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N/A |
1982-09-10 | |
N/A |
Battleship postcard
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N/A |
c. 1983 | |
5.2c Non-Profit Org. rate in effect from 1983 to 1985 |
"Visit USS North Carolina / Battleship Memorial / (Ship Outline) / Open Daily at 8: A.M.". On piece, contributed by Jimmy Jordan.
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N/A |
1985-12-07 | |
N/A |
Cacheted cover for the 44th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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N/A |
1989-08-22 | |
FDOI – 25c North Carolina stamp |
Cachet by Panda Cachets
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N/A |
1989-08-22 | |
FDOI – 25c North Carolina stamp |
Original cachet by Donald Graf with a USS North Carolina Type 2(n) postmark, dated March 25 1946. Contributed by Jimmy Jordan.
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N/A |
1989-08-22 | |
FDOI – 25c North Carolina stamp |
Handpainted cachet by Fred Collins. USS North Carolina is in the bottom right corner of the cachet.
N/A |
1989-08-22 | ||
FDOI – 25c North Carolina stamp |
Postcard.
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N/A |
1989-08-23 | |
North Carolina Bicentennial |
Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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N/A |
1989-08-23 | |
North Carolina Bicentennial |
Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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1990-04-09 | |
49th Anniversary of Commissioning |
Note:
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N/A |
1991-04-09 | |
50th Anniversary of Commissioning |
Cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)
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1991-04-09 | |
50th Anniversary of Commissioning |
Rubber stamp cachet. Contributed by William Lowe.
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N/A |
1991-04-09 | |
50th Anniversary of Commissioning |
Backside of the previous rubber stamp cacheted cover. Contributed by William Lowe.
N/A |
N/A |
1995-02-24 | |
"Visit USS North Carolina" |
No. 10 envelope from the USS North Carolina Memorial
N/A |
N/A |
1992-07-04 | |
Independence Day |
Cachet by J.R. Hemenway . Contributed by William Lowe.
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1992-07-04 | ||
Independence Day |
Stuffer card . Contributed by William Lowe.
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N/A |
1995-09-02 | |
FDOI - 50th Anniversary end of WWII |
Cachet by Greg Ciesielski (Ciesielski Cachets)
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N/A |
2002-04-04 | |
FDOI - North Carolina Greetings From America stamp. |
Cachet features the USS North Carolina but the Battle Star count is incorrect at 12, it should be 15. Cachet by Richard H. Hall. Contributed by Jimmy Jordan.
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N/A |
2007-09-03 | |
R. B. = Rural Branch |
Battleship postcard
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2011-04-09 | ||
70th Anniversary of Commissioning |
Postmark designed by Richard Porcelli (Wilmington Philatelic Society), cover designed by Cape Fear Stamp & Cover Club (Jimmy Jordan). 99 covers made.
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2020-09-02 | ||
Presidential Visit |
Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
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N/A |
"USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial” | |
[1] www.battleshipnc.com |
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- Covers Page 4 (1941-1944)
- Covers Page 5 (1945-1947)
- Covers Page 6 (Memorial 1961-2007)
- Covers Page 7 (Postcards Page 1)
- Covers Page 8 (Postcards Page 2)
- Covers Page 9 (Postcards & Stamps)
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