RAINBOW AS 7
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.
Built in 1890 at James Laing, Sunderland, England Purchased by the US Navy 29 June 1898 Converted to a distilling ship Commissioned 2 December 1901 - Decommissioned 24 December 1914 See US Receiving Ship - San Francisco CA for more information Struck from the Naval Register 26 June 1928 Sold for scrap 13 September 1928 |
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- USS Rainbow AS-7 Covers Page 1 (1905-1925)
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning Period 2 December 1901 to 24 December 1914
Post Office Established 31 August 1909 - Post Office Disestablished 15 May 1914
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Duplex Postmark |
1905-06-01 |
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Sailor Mail.
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Duplex Postmark |
1906-03-17 |
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N/A |
Sailor Mail.
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Locy Type |
1910-05-08 |
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Distilling Ship. Picture postcard of Mayon Volcano, Legaspi, PI
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Locy Type |
1914-02-09 |
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Sailor mail
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Locy Type F |
1912-04-19 |
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N/A]] |
This is an illustration of the postmark, NEED an actual copy.
3rd Commissioning Period 29 January 1916 to 11 July 1925
Post Office Established 16 October 1917 - Post Office Disestablished 11 July 1925
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Locy Type 1z |
1918-09-03 |
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Censored, Official Business.
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Locy Type |
1918-12-30 |
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Sailor mail
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Locy Type |
1924-05-21 |
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Sailor mail
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Locy Type |
1925-03-30 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1919-10-24 |
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Registered Sailor's Mail. Postmark shown is from the back of the cover.
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Locy Type |
1925-01-17 |
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Unreported. The USCS Postmark Catalog does not report a M.O.B. postmark for the USS Rainbow. This item is an Naval Mail Clerk Bonding Appointment card.
Other Information
The USS RAINBOW received the Philippines Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal (with Atlantic Fleet clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - An arc containing the colors of the spectrum in concentric bands, formed in the sky by the refraction and reflection of sunlight passing through rain or mist.
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