Locy Variant # Examples

Variant #

Variant # indicates that "U.S. Navy" (rather than the ship's name) and a Branch number appear in the dial.

The following cancel is from the U.S.S. Paricutin (AE-18) and is classified as Type 2#

 

Last Updated: August 6, 2000
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Locy System for Classifying Naval Postmarks, As Revised ©, of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society is excerpted and reprinted with permission.