Surface ship covers, no longer on our lists

30 th Anniv. Mine laying off Panama Canal by German subs, pmk

USS SHEN”O”NDOAH (error pmk.) 10-10-73 $3.75 (2)

USS PIEDMONT AD-17, 30 th Anniv in Comm 1-5-74 $3.75 (1)

USS SHENANDOAH AD-25, Lincoln’s B-day. Error pmk SHEN”O”NDOAH 2-12-75 $3.50 (1)

USS AINSWORTH DE-1090, Last day old designation DE, 6-30-75 $1.75 (5)

USS BELKNAP DLG-26, Last day old design. DLG 6-30-75 $1.75 (7)

USS CONNOLE DE-1056, Last day old desig. DE, 6-30-75 $1.75 (5)

USS DAHLGREN DLG-12, Last day old desig. DLG, 6-30-75 $1.75 (4)

USS JESSE L. BROWN DE-1089, Last day old desig. DE, 6-30-75 $3.75 (1)

USS TRUETT DE-1095, Last day old desig. DE, 6-30-75 $1.75 (4)

USS BROOKE FFG-1, First Day new hull designation FFG, 7-1-75 $2.50 (1)

USS CALIFORNIA CGN-36, First day new hull desig CGN 7-1-75 $2.75 (4)

USS HORNE CG-30, FD new desig. CG 7-1-75 $2.50 (1)

USS McCANDLESS FF-1084, First day new desig. 7-1-75 $3.50 (2)

USS ROARK FF-1053, First day new design. 7-1-75 $2.75 (2)

USS VREELAND FF-1076, First day new desig “FF” 7-1-75 Fancy pmk, $3.75 (1)

USS NIMITZ CVAN-68, 30 th Anniv of V-J Day, 9-2-75 $3.25 (4)

USS CANISTEO AO-99, 30 th Anniv. 12-3-75 $3.25 (2)

USS JOSEPH HEWES FF-1076, 5 th Anniv 4-24-76 $2.50 (1)

USS LYNDE McCORMICK DDG-8, 15 th Anniv (error pmk USS at bottom of dial) 6-3-76 $4.00 (1)

USS FRANCIS MARION LPD-249, 15 th Anniv in Comm 7-6-76 $2.75 (3)

USS BARRY DD-933, 20 th Anniv in Comm. 8-31-76 $2.50 (1)

USS SHENANDOAH AD-26, Viking 2 Mars landing 9-3-76 $4.50 (1)

USS McCANDLESS FF-1084 5 th Anniv in Comm. 3-18-77 $3.75 (1)

USS HARLAN COUNTY LST-1176, 5 th Anniv 4-8-77 $2.75 (2)

USS CONSTITUTION, Flag Day, ships pmk. 6-14-77 $2.00 (USCS Chapter 1 cacheted cover) (4)

USS CONSTITUTION, Independence Day, ships pmk. 7-4-77 $3.50 (Chapter 1 cacheted cover) (1)

USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DDG-44, Anniversary 11-4-77 $1.75 (4)

USS MISSISSIPPI CGN-40, Commissioning, T-2 pmk 8-5-78 $3.25 (3)

USS CONOLLY DD-979, Commissioning type 9 pmk, 10-14-78 $2.25 (6)

USS CONOLLY DD-979, Commissioning, ships T-2 & 9 postmarks 10-14-78, diff cachet $3.75 (1)

ISS DARYUSUN D-12 (F-DD-994) Keel laid 10-23-78 $4.50 (1)

USS GEORGE PHILIP FFG-12, Launch 12-16-78 $3.50 (1)

ISS ARDESHIR D-13, Keel laid (F-DDG-995) for Iran 2-12-79 $4.50 (2)

USS CLARK FFG-11, Launch 3-24-79 $3.00 (1)

ISS NADIR D-14, Keel laid (F-DDG-996) for Iran 5-7-79 $4.50 (1)

USNS CATAWBA T-ATF-168, Delivered to US Navy 5-28-80 $1.75 (6)

USNS NAVAJO T-ATF-169 Delivered to USN 6-12-80 $3.00 (1)

USS BARRY DD-933, 4 th of July, Fancy pmk 7-4-80 $2.25 (4)

USS ARKANSAS CGN-41, Sea Trials 9-3-80 $3.50 (1)

Race 1, America’s Cup, Yacht Freedom winner, pmk pictorial pmk. Newport RI 9-16-80 $2.00 (3)

Race 5, America’s Cup, Victor Yacht Freedom, pictorial pmk Newport RI 9-25-80 $2.00 (6)

USNS MOHAWK T-ATF-170, Acceptance Day 10-16-80 $2.50 (3)

USS ARKANSAS CGN-41, Commissioning 10-18-80 (cachet of ships crest) $2.75 (4)

USS ARKANSAS CGN-41, Commissioning (cachet of sketch of ship) 10-18-80 $3.75 (2)

USNS APACHE T-ATF-172, Launched 3-28-81 $2.00 (5)

USCGC NORTHLAND WMEC-904, Keel laid 4-9-81 $1.75 (7)

USS CONSTITUTION, Frigate, 50 th Anniv. of Re-Comm. (7-1-81) postal meter shows frigate 7-1-81 $2.00 (Chapt. 1 cover) (7)

USS UNDERWOOD FFG-36, Keel laid 7-30-81 $1.75 (8)

USCGC CAPE CURRENT WPB-95307 Coast Guard Day 8-4-81 $2.00 (9)

USS CARL VINSON CVN-70, FDPS 10-13-81 $2.50 (6)

USS CARL VINSON CVN-70, FDPS, 10-13-81 diff cachet (unofficial Navy postal service logo) $2.50 (7)

USS DOYLE FFG-39, Keel laid 10-23-81 $3.75 (1)

USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN-71, Keel laid 10-31-81 H200 $2.75 (10)

USCGC DORADO WSES-1, Decomm. 12-15-81 $4.00 (1)

USCGC POINT SPENCER WPB-82349 Re-commissioned 1-4-82 $2.75 (3)

20c FDR stamp, cachet of crest of USS FDR CVA-42, First Day of Issue, New Hyde Park NY 1-30-82 $4.50 (1)

USCGC CAMPBELL WHEC-32, Decommissioning 4-1-82 $2.25 (7)

USCGC EAGLE WIX-327, Phila Bicentennial, pictorial pmk. Phila PA 6-17-82 $1.75 (5)

USCGC EAGLE WIX-327, rubber stamp cachet for Tall Ships “82, on “Eagle” 14c P/C, pictorial pmk, Phila PA 6-17-82 $1.75 (11)

USS SARATOGA CV-60, Tall Ships Phila Century IV, 6-17-82 ships pictorial pmk. $2.50 (5)

USCGC CATENARY WYTL-65606, In-Port Security, Tall Ships Phila 6-17-82 $3.00 (1)

Tall Ship LINDO Tall Ships 82, pictorial pmk Phila 6-17-82 $3.00 (1)

Tall Ship OUR SVANEN, Tall Ships 82, pictorial pmk. Phila. 6-17-82 $2.50 (1)

Tall Ship YOUNG AMERICA, Tall Ships ’82, pictorial pmk. Phila PA 6-17-82 $2.00 (4)

Tall Ship GLORIA rs on Eagle 14c pc, pictorial pmk Phila 6-17-82 $3.00 (1)

13c Phila. Acad. Of Music FD of Issue, post card., pmk. aboard USS Stephen W Groves 6-18-82 $2.75 (1)

USS BARRY DD-933, T-F, Tall Ships Newport 6-23-82 $4.00 (1)

USS CAPODANNO FF-1093, T-F, Tall Ships Newport 6-23-82 $4.00 (1)

USS BARRY DD-933, Fourth of July 7-4-82 $2.50 (5)

USS SPERRY AS-12, Decommissioning 9-30-82 $4.25 (1)

USS FORREST SHERMAN DD-931, Decommissioning 11-6-82 $2.25 (5)

USCGC ESCANABA WMEC-907, Keel laid 4-1-83 $2.50 (3)

USS HAWES FFG-53, Launch 2-18-84 $3.50 (1)

USCGC CAMPBELL WMEC-909, Keel 8-10-84 $1.75 (4)

USCGC THETIS WMEC-910, Keel 8-24-84 $2.75 (3)

USS THOMAS S GATES CGN-51, Keel 8-31-84 $3.75 (1)

USCGC HARRIET LANE WMEC-903, FDC 9-20-84 $2.75 (2)

USNS MOHAWK T-ATF-170 Delivered to USN 10-16-83 $2.00 (4)

50c Chester Nimitz stamp, First day of Issue, crest of USS NIMITZ as cachet, Fredericksburg TX 2-22-85 $2.50 (5)

USCGC LEGARE WMEC-912, Keel laid 6-27-86 $3.00 (2)

USCS Convention 7-19-85 salutes V-J Day $2.50 (1)

USCGC THUNDER BAY WTGB-108, Christened 7-31-85 $2.25 (4)

USCGC DUANE WHEC-33, LDC 8-1-85 $2.50 (2)

USCGC CAMPBELL WMEC-909, Christening 8-30-86 $2.50 (5)

USS BUNKER HILL CG-52 Commissioning T-2 pmk 9-20-86 $4.25 (3)

USCGC BIBB WHEC-31, Decommissioning, 9-30-85 $2.75 (10)

8.5 Mayflower embossed envelope First Day of Issue Plymouth, MA 12-4-86 $4.50 (1)

USCGC TANEY WHEC-37, Decommissioning (modern conf.) 12-7-86 $2.25 (7)

USCGC TANEY WHEC-37, Decommissioning (WWII configuration) 12-7-86 $2.25 (7)

USS MOBILE BAY CG-53, Commissioning, pictorial pmk Mobile AL 2-21-87 $3.25 (3)

USS THOMAS S. GATES CG-51 Commissioning T-F 8-22-87 $3.00 (8)

USS SAN JACINTO CG-56 Commissioning 1-23-88 $2.75 (7)

USS NORMANDY CG-60 Launch 3-19-88 $3.75 (1)

USS WISCONSIN BB-64, FDC, T-F pmk 10-22-88 $5.00 (1)

USS WISCONSIN BB-64, FDC, diff. T-F pmk 10-22-88 w/postal clerk names $5.00 (1)

USCGC NORTHWIND WAGB-282 Decommissioned 1-20-89 $3.75 (5)

USS PRINCETON CG-59, ships T-F pmk. Commissioning 2-11-89 $3.75 (3)

Battleship NORTH CAROLINA BB-55, Ratification of Const. 8-23-89

USS North Carolina Rural Sta. $2.00 (7)

USS MISSOURI BB-63, 45 th Anniv V-J Day, pictorial pmk Long Beach CA 9-2-90 $2.25 (6)

USS IOWA BB-61, Last Day in Comm. 10-26-90 $3.75 (4)

USS RUSHMORE LSD-47, Commissioning T-F fancy pmk. 6-1-91 $2.50 (6)

USS MIDWAY CV-41, Decommissioning 4-11-92 $4.50 (5)

USS MARVIN SHIELDS FF-1066, Decommissioning, Ships fancy pmk. 7-2-92 $3.50 (1)

USS LABOON DDG-58, Launch 2-20-93 $4.00 (1)

USS ELMER MONTGOMERY FF-1082, Decommissioning, ships fancy pmk 6-30-93 $2.75 (7)

USS FORRESTAL AVT-59, Deactivation, ships pmk. 9-11-93 $5.00 (1)

USCGC VASHON WPB-1308, Christmas, cutters T-F pictorial pmk. 12-25-93 $2.25 (5)

USS ZEPHYR PC-8, Christening 3-12-94 $4.75 (1)

USCGC VASHON WPB-1308 Change of Command 5-27-94 $2.75 (8)

USS NORMANDY CG-60 FD of Issue, 1994 WWII issue, set of 10 covers 6-6-94 $25.00 (2 complete sets left)

USS NORMANDY CG-60, First Day of Issue postmark, single cover, our choice of Scott #, 6-6-94 $2.50 (8)

USS THE SULLIVANS DDG-68, Keel laid 7-27-94 $3.00 (4)

USS STOUT DDG-55, Commissioning pictorial pmk Houston TX 8-13-94 $2.50 (5)

USS BOLSTER ARS-38, Decommissioning 9-24-94 $3.00 (4)

USS CANOPUS AS-34, Deactivation 10-7-94 $4.00 (1)

USCGC PRIMROSE WLIC-316 50 th Anniversary pictorial pmk. 11-1-94 $2.25 (7)

USS MITSCHER DDG-57, Commissioning 12-10-94 $4.50 (2)

USS CHINOOK PC-9, Commissioning 1-28-95 $2.25 (8)

USS SARATOGA CV-60, arrival Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility 6-7-95 $3.50 (5)

USS MISSISSIPPI CGN-40, Deactivation 9-6-96 $3.50 (1)

USS HARRY S. TRUMAN CVN-75, Christening, pictorial pmk. Newport News 9-7-96 $3.50 (4)

USS HOLLAND AS-32 Decommissioned 9-30-96 $2.50 (8)

USS HIGGINS DDG-76 Keel laid 11-14-96 $4.00 (1)

USS THE SULLIVANS DDG-68, Commissioning, ships fancy pmk. 4-19-97 $3.75 (1)

USS DONALD COOK DDG-75 Launch 5-3-97 $3.75 (1)

USS BON HOMME RICHARD LHD-6, Christening 5-17-97, pictorial pmk USS JPJ DDG-53 T-F $2.75 (6)

USS BATAAN LHD-5 FDPS, T-2 & 9, 6-23-97 $3.75 (5)

USS BATAAN LHD-5, FDPS T-2 6-23-97 $3.50 (1) (same as above but one postmark)

USS CONSTITUTION (Frigate), 200 th Anniv Sail, pictorial pmk Boston 7-21-97 $2.50 (6)

USS CONSTITUTION (Frigate) 200 th Anniv. SAIL, pictorial pmk. Boston 7-21-97 diff cachet $2.50 (3)

USS CONSTITUTION (Frigate), 200 th Anniv. SAIL, Marblehead, Ma 7-21-97 $2.50 (10)

USS CONSTITUTION (Frigate), 200 th Anniv. SAIL, pictorial pmk. Marblehead MA 7-21-97 (Diff cachet) $2.50 (5)

USCGC BITTERSWEET WLB-398, Decommissioning 8-18-97 $2.75 (8)

USS CONSTITUTION (Frigate), 200 th Anniv of Launch, pictorial pmk. Boston MA 10-21-97 $3.75 (3)

USCGC HEALY WAGB-20, Launch 11-15-97 $2.25 (8)

USS PORTER DDG-78 Christened 11-15-97 $2.25 (8)

USCGC ELM WLB-204 Launch 1-24-98 $3.50 (1)

USCGC WHITE LUPINE WLM-546, Decommissioning 2-27-98 $1.75 (7)

USS KIDD DDG-993 Decommissioning 3-12-98 $4.00 (2)

USS MISSOURI BB-63 Arrival Pearl Harbor as museum ship 6-22-98 $2.50 (6)

USS GUAM LPH-9, Decommissioning 8-25-98 both ships pmks. (2 & 9) $3.75 (3)

USS CIMARRON AO-177, Decommissioning 12-15-98 $3.00 (1)

USCGC ALBACORE WPB-87309, Launch 4-12-99 $2.50 (3)

USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL DDG-81 Launch 4-17-99 $2.25 (8)

USS HIGGINS DDG-76 Commissioning ships pictorial pmk. 4-24-99 $2.25 (9)

USS CONSTELLATION CV-64, USCG Day 8-4-99 $2.25 (6)

USS MOUNT HOOD AE-29, Decom. 8-10-99 $2.25 (4)

USS NEW JERSEY BB-62, pictorial pmk for arrival in Philadelphia, 11-12-99 $3.50 (9)

USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CV-67, Int. Naval Review pictorial pmk. Staten Is. NY 7-4-00 $4.50 (1)

USS MOOSBRUGGER DD-980 Decommissioning Ceremony, error pmk misspelled MOOSEBRUGGER 12-8-00 $3.50 (6)

USS MOO”E”SBRUGGER DD-980 LDC 12-15-00 error pmk $3.00 (6)

USS RONALD REAGAN CVN-76 Christening/launching 3-4-01, Pictorial pmk Newport News VA $4.00 (4)

USS MOMSEN DDG-92, Keel laid, 11-16-01 $2.50 (8)

USS SHOUP DDG-86, Commissioning, ships regular postmark (fair) 6-22-02 $2.50 (7)

USS PINCKNEY DDG-91, Christening 6-29-02 $3.50 (1)

USS BAINBRIDGE DDG-96, Keel laid 5-7-03 $2.50 (8)

USS GREEN BAY LPD-20 Keel laying 8-11-03 $4.75 (2)

USS GEORGE H W BUSH CVN-77, Keel laid 9-6-03, pictorial pmk. Newport News $2.50 (8)

USNS LEWIS & CLARK T-AKE-1, Keel laid 4-22-04 $4.75 (1)

USCGC SWORDFISH WPB-87358 In-Commission-Special 3-8-05 $2.25 (8)

39c Ronald Reagan stamp First Day of Issue, Simi Valley, CA pmk 6-14-06. Cachet of USS Ronald Reagan crest. (8) $3.00

USS SAMPSON DDG-102, Christening 9-16-06 $4.50 (2)

USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH CVN-77, FDPS T-2 & T-9 on postal card 10-7-06 $3.50 (12)

USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, FDPS, diff. cachet, cover with T-2 pmk 10-7-06 $3.50 (3)

USCGC BERTHOLF WMSL-750, Christening 11-11-06 $2.00 (9)

USS NEW ORLEANS LPD-18, Commissioning, New Orleans LA, circular date stamp, 3-10-07 $2.75 (5)

USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CV-67, Decommissioning Ceremony 3-23-07 pictorial pmk. Mayport, Fl. $2.50 (8)

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