Author: John Germann (page 14)

Non-Philatelic Cover USS Missouri By Don Tjossem (USCS #L-10,987) The USS MISSOURI (BB-63) has always been a favorite ship for collectors since the Japanese World War II surrender took place on her deck on 2 September 1945. Sometimes the date…

USS Fairfax Famous 50 Destroyer   Type 3 cancel and cachet giving the history of the ship’s namesake, Admiral Fairfax. Cachet by Harry Whitlatch. Signed by the Navy Mail Clerk at the upper left. Type 3 cancel and cachet honoring…

USS Pennsylvania By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) Christmas has always been a favorite holiday for cover collectors, cover artists and cover sponsors. During the golden years of naval cover collecting in the 1930’s, Christmas covers were very popular. Christmas provided…

USS Arizona By Don Tjossem (USCS #L-10,987) This USS ARIZONA cover was cancelled on 25 December 1935. The cancel is tied to two 1 cent Scott # 686 coil line pair stamps featuring Warren G. Harding. The killer bars include…

USS Tuscaloosa CA 37 By John Young (L-8219) Edwin Frick (USCS #1594) used a 1 cent Martha Washington stamp (printed matter rate) to get a cancel from this heavy cruiser before our entry into World War Two. His efforts were…

Lincoln’s Birthday 1934 By John Young (L-8219) Lincoln’s Birthday was never a federal holiday, but it was a legal holiday in several states (Connecticut, California, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey & New York.) Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,…

USS Coucal and USS Tang By LCDR Glenn Smith, USN Retired (8073) On March 26 th, 1977, USS COUCAL (ASR-8) and USS TANG SS-563 were the oldest U. S. Navy vessels of their class still in commission. The reason for…

USS Pollack By Steve Shay (L-10,812) The 2 nd USS Pollack, SSN-603, was launched on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1962 in Camden, New Jersey. Pollack was a Permit class nuclear attack sub. She was commissioned May 26, 1964 and…

USS Rochester CA-2 By Steve Shay (L-10,812) The Navy has a tradition of renaming a ship that is currently in service if that name is needed for a new ship. In the early 20 th century this happened with several…

USS Pollack, SS-180 By Steve Shay (L-10,812) Occasionally we find a cancel that is a legitimate cancel that contains an error of some kind. The USS Carl Vinson has a Type 11 cancel which includes the hull identification of the…