VESTAL AR 4
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.
Ordered 17 April 1904 as ERIE Renamed October 1905 Keel Laid 25 March 1907 - Launched 19 May 1908 Decommissioned 14 August 1946 Struck from Naval Register 25 September 1946 Sold 28 July 1950 for scrap |
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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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- USS Vestal AR-4 Covers Page 1 (1913-1944)
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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Post Office Established 15 September 1913 - Disestablished 15 August 1946
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Locy Type 1z |
1918-02-23 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4, Censored WWI use.
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Locy Type 2z |
1944-04-21 |
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AR-4. Censored WWII use.
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Locy Type |
1913-11-10 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4. Picture postcard of "Old Point Comfort VA".
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Locy Type |
1916-03-30 |
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As Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
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Locy Type |
1917-02-28 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4. Postcard use.
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Locy Type |
1920-02-18 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
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Locy Type |
1916-02-10 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
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Locy Type |
1914 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
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Locy Type |
1915-02-05 |
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Fleet Repair Ship No. 4
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Locy Type |
1926-06-04 |
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AR-4. Official Business.
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Locy Type |
1938-07-29 |
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AR-4. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type |
1939-06-15 |
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AR-4
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Locy Type 3s |
1922-12-13 |
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AR-4
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Locy Type |
1937-10-04 |
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AR-4. 28th Anniversary, Cachet by Frederick Horton
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Locy Type |
1942-03-07 |
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AR-4. Censored. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type 6 |
1931-10-30 |
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AR-4
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Locy Type |
1924-11-09 |
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AR-4
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Locy Type 9 |
1925-02-24 |
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AR-4
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Locy Type 9v |
1915-02-22 |
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AR-4. Backside of Registered cover.
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Locy Type 9v |
1918-08-22 |
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AR-4. Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type 9v |
1937-12-25 |
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AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
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Locy Type |
1937-12-25 |
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AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
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Locy Type 9x |
1937-12-25 |
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AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
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Locy Type F |
1933-02-08 |
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AR-4. "North Bay Stamp Club" created postmark.
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Locy Type F |
1940-06-16 |
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AR-4
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Locy Type F |
1940-02-22 |
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AR-4. Blue Ink.
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Locy Type F |
1940-02-22 |
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AR-4. Purple Ink. Cachet by Richard Buchwald
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Locy Type F |
1946-05-07 |
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AR-4. Black Ink.
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Locy Type Fz |
1941-06-14 |
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AR-4. Flag Day, cachet by Jacques Minkus
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Locy Type SLK |
1915-02-22 |
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AR-4. Registered cover.
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Locy Type SLK |
1937-12-25 |
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AR-4. Multiple mark cover, Christmas 1937 - New Year 1940
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Locy Type |
c1937 |
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AR-4. Undated straightline mark
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Locy Type |
1937-07-04 |
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AR-4. Cachet is thermographed. The last digit of the date is illegible. 1937 is a best guess based on the known date range for this postmark.
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N/A |
c 1930's |
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AR-4. Unused "Guard Mail" envelope.
Other Information
USS VESTAL earned the Combat Action Ribbon; the Mexican Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the World War I Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for a virgin—dedicated to Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and fire—who tended the sacred fire kept perpetually burning on her altar
Undated postcard of the ship:
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