About the Universal Ship Cancellation Society

Founded in 1932, the USCS is an international philatelic organization of over 1,100 members with an interest in postmarks and covers from all maritime services. This includes Navy ships of all countries, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy bases, merchant ships with seapost and paquebot markings, related cachets, and other naval memorabilia.

It is the only organization in the United States devoted to Navy and maritime covers, and is one of the oldest specialized postal history societies in the world. For more information on Naval Covers and Postmarks check out our What is a Naval cover? and What is a Postmark? pages.

American Philatelic Society Affiliate #98. In our 85th Year.

Visit the Naval Cover Museum, owned and operated by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.  The museum is a digital archive of Naval Covers to aid in the preservation and research of this unique historical record and art form.  The Museum collection consists of scanned images of Naval Covers or parts of Naval Covers. The images are grouped into various categories including by ship name, cachet maker as well as several subject groupings.