The results of the current Postmark Survey are displayed in the following three tables.
All postmark classifications for a given ship are unofficial until they have been formally classified by the USCS Postmark Committee.
Latest updates:
GERMANTOWN LSD-42
NICHOLAS FFG-47
PHILIPPINE SEA CG-58
PORTER DDG-78
SAMPSON DDG-102
SAN JACINTO CG-56
SHOUP DDG-86
Previous updates:
CHOSIN CG-65
HOWARD DDG-83
MASON DDG-87
MCINERNEY FFG-8
NITZE DDG-94
O'KANE DDG-77
PONCE LPD-15
| Requests Sent: | 153 |
| Responses Received: | 98 |
| Successful: Failed: |
94 4 |
| Failures due to: Ship Decommissioned: Ship Not Commissioned: Postmarks From Different Ship: Empty Envelope: |
0 1 1 2 |
Results from 2007 Survey: 154 requests, 90 responses (58 %), 87 successful, 2 rejected.
| Ship | Designation | Zip Code | Postmarks Received for 2008 Survey | Last Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN | CVN-72 | FPO AP 96612-2872 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| ANTIETAM | CG-54 | FPO AP 96660-1174 | 13-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| ANZIO | CG-68 | FPO AE 09564-1188 | 9-2, 11-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| ARLEIGH BURKE | DDG-51 | FPO AE 09565-1269 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| ASHLAND | LSD-48 | FPO AE 09564-1736 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| BAINBRIDGE | DDG-96 | FPO AE 09565-1303 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| BARRY | DDG-52 | FPO AE 09565-1270 | 11-2, 12-2c, Meter | 2008 |
| BATAAN | LHD-5 | FPO AE 09554-1657 | 2007 | |
| BENFOLD | DDG-65 | FPO AP 96661-1283 | 2-1, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| BERTHOLF | WMSL-750 | FPO AP 96681-3904 | -- | |
| BLUE RIDGE | LCC-19 | FPO AP 96628-3300 | 11-1, 12-2c, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| BONHOMME RICHARD | LHD-6 | FPO AP 96617-1656 | 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| BOONE | FFG-28 | FPO AA 34093-1484 | 11-2, 12-2c, Meter | 2008 |
| BOXER | LHD-4 | FPO AP 96661-1663 | 11-2, 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| USNS BRIDGE | T-AOE-10 | FPO AP 96661-3040 | 2005 | |
| BULKELEY | DDG-84 | FPO AE 09565-1301 | 2007 | |
| BUNKER HILL | CG-52 | FPO AP 96661-1172 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CAPE ST GEORGE | CG-71 | FPO AE 09566-1191 | 11-2, 12-2, Meter | 2008 |
| CARL VINSON | CVN-70 | FPO AE 09566-2840 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CARNEY | DDG-64 | FPO AA 34090-1282 | 12-1, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CARR | FFG-52 | FPO AE 09566-1506 | 2007 | |
| CARTER HALL | LSD-50 | FPO AE 09573-1738 | 12-2, 13-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| CHAFEE | DDG-90 | FPO AP 96662-1305 | 2006 | |
| CHANCELLORSVILLE | CG-62 | FPO AP 96662-1182 | 2007 | |
| CHOSIN | CG-65 | FPO AP 96662-1185 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CHUNG-HOON | DDG-93 | FPO AP 96662-1302 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CLEVELAND | LPD-7 | FPO AP 96662-1710 | Envelope returned empty. Not even the stamp was cancelled! | 2004 |
| COLE | DDG-67 | FPO AE 09566-1285 | 12-2, 13-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| USNS COMFORT | T-AH-20 | FPO AE 09566-4008 | 2005 | |
| COMSTOCK | LSD-45 | FPO AP 96662-1733 | 2006 | |
| COWPENS | CG-63 | FPO AP 96662-1183 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CROMMELIN | FFG-37 | FPO AP 96662-1492 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CURTIS WILBUR | DDG-54 | FPO AP 96683-1272 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| CURTS | FFG-38 | FPO AP 96662-1493 | 2005 | |
| DE WERT | FFG-45 | FPO AA 34090-1499 | 2004 | |
| DECATUR | DDG-73 | FPO AP 96663-1290 | 2007 | |
| DENVER | LPD-9 | FPO AP 96663-1712 | 11-2, 12-2c, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| DONALD COOK | DDG-75 | FPO AE 09566-1294 | 2006 | |
| DOYLE | FFG-39 | FPO AA 34090-1494 | 2005 | |
| DUBUQUE | LPD-8 | FPO AP 96663-1711 | 2007 | |
| DWIGHT D EISENHOWER | CVN-69 | FPO AE 09532-2830 | 11-2, 12-2c, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| ELROD | FFG-55 | FPO AE 09568-1509 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| EMORY S LAND | AS-39 | FPO AE 09545-2610 | 2004 | |
| ENTERPRISE | CVN-65 | FPO AE 09543-2810 | 11-2, 12-2c, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| ESSEX | LHD-2 | FPO AP 96643-1661 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| FARRAGUT | DDG-99 | FPO AA 34091-1211 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| FITZGERALD | DDG-62 | FPO AP 96665-1280 | 11-2, 11-2a, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| FORD | FFG-54 | FPO AP 96665-1508 | 2007 | |
| FORREST SHERMAN | DDG-98 | FPO AE 09569-1214 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| FORT MCHENRY | LSD-43 | FPO AE 09569-1731 | 2004 | |
| FRANK CABLE | AS-40 | FPO AP 96657-2615 | 11-1, 12-2c, Meter | 2008 |
| GARY | FFG-51 | FPO AP 96666-1505 | 2007 | |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | CVN-73 | FPO AP 96650-2801 | 12-2c, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| GERMANTOWN | LSD-42 | FPO AP 96666-1730 | 2-2, 9 (L), F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| GETTYSBURG | CG-64 | FPO AA 34091-1184 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| GONZALEZ | DDG-66 | FPO AE 09570-1284 | 2004 | |
| GRIDLEY | DDG-101 | FPO AP 96666-1210 | 2-2, 12-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| GUNSTON HALL | LSD-44 | FPO AE 09573-1732 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HALSEY | DDG-97 | FPO AP 96667-1308 | 13-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HALYBURTON | FFG-40 | FPO AA 34090-1495 | 2-1, 9-1, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HARPERS FERRY | LSD-49 | FPO AP 96665-1737 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HARRY S TRUMAN | CVN-75 | FPO AE 09524-2875 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HAWES | FFG-53 | FPO AE 09573-1507 | F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| HIGGINS | DDG-76 | FPO AP 96667-1291 | 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HOPPER | DDG-70 | FPO AP 96667-1289 | 9-2, 11-2, 12-2c, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| HOWARD | DDG-83 | FPO AP 96667-1274 | 2-2, 9-2 | 2008 |
| HUE CITY | CG-66 | FPO AA 34091-1186 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| INGRAHAM | FFG-61 | FPO AP 96668-1515 | 12-2, 13-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| IWO JIMA | LHD-7 | FPO AE 09574-1664 | 12-2, 13-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| JAMES E WILLIAMS | DDG-95 | FPO AE 09575-1204 | 9-2, 11-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| JARRETT | FFG-33 | FPO AP 96669-1489 | 2007 | |
| JOHN C STENNIS | CVN-74 | FPO AP 96615-2874 | 11-2, 12-2c, Meter | 2008 |
| JOHN L HALL | FFG-32 | FPO AA 34091-1488 | 2006 | |
| JOHN PAUL JONES | DDG-53 | FPO AP 96669-1271 | 11-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| JOHN S MCCAIN | DDG-56 | FPO AP 96672-1274 | 11-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| JUNEAU | LPD-10 | FPO AP 96669-1713 | 2004 | |
| KAUFFMAN | FFG-59 | FPO AE 09576-1513 | 11 (L), 12 (L), F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| KEARSARGE | LHD-3 | FPO AE 09534-1662 | 2007 | |
| KIDD | DDG-100 | FPO AP 96670-1212 | 2-2, 9-2, 9-2y, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| KITTY HAWK | CV-63 | FPO AP 96634-2770 | 11-2, 11-2a | 2008 |
| KLAKRING | FFG-42 | FPO AA 34091-1497 | 2005 | |
| LABOON | DDG-58 | FPO AE 09577-1276 | 2007 | |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN | CG-57 | FPO AP 96671-1177 | 2007 | |
| LAKE ERIE | CG-70 | FPO AP 96671-1190 | 2006 | |
| LASSEN | DDG-82 | FPO AP 96671-1299 | 9-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| LEYTE GULF | CG-55 | FPO AE 09570-1175 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MAHAN | DDG-72 | FPO AE 09578-1292 | 2005 | |
| MAKIN ISLAND | LHD-8 | FPO AP 96672-1601 | -- | |
| MASON | DDG-87 | FPO AE 09578-1302 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MCCAMPBELL | DDG-85 | FPO AP 96672-1275 | 11-2, 12-1, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MCCLUSKY | FFG-41 | FPO AP 96672-1496 | 11-2, 12-2c, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MCFAUL | DDG-74 | FPO AE 09578-1293 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| MCINERNEY | FFG-8 | FPO AA 34092-1466 | 11 (L), 12-1, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MESA VERDE | LPD-19 | FPO AE 09578-1702 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| USNS MERCY | T-AH-19 | FPO AP 96672-4090 | 11-1a | 2008 |
| MILIUS | DDG-69 | FPO AP 96672-1286 | 2-2, 9-2, 12-2c | 2008 |
| MITSCHER | DDG-57 | FPO AE 09578-1275 | 11-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MOBILE BAY | CG-53 | FPO AP 96672-1173 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| MOMSEN | DDG-92 | FPO AP 96672-1307 | 2007 | |
| MONTEREY | CG-61 | FPO AE 09578-1181 | F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| MOUNT WHITNEY | LCC-20 | FPO AE 09517-3310 | Envelope returned with no postmarks | 2007 |
| MUSTIN | DDG-89 | FPO AP 96672-1304 | -- | |
| NASHVILLE | LPD-13 | FPO AE 09579-1715 | 11-2, 12-2c | 2008 |
| NASSAU | LHA-4 | FPO AE 09557-1615 | 12-2C, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| NEW ORLEANS | LPD-18 | FPO AP 96673-1701 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| NICHOLAS | FFG-47 | FPO AE 09579-1501 | 2-1, 9-1 | 2008 |
| NIMITZ | CVN-68 | FPO AP 96620-2820 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| NITZE | DDG-94 | FPO AE 09579-1200 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| NORMANDY | CG-60 | FPO AE 09579-1180 | 2005 | |
| O'KANE | DDG-77 | FPO AP 96674-1295 | 11-2, 12-2c, Meter | 2008 |
| OAK HILL | LSD-51 | FPO AE 09573-1739 | 9-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| OSCAR AUSTIN | DDG-79 | FPO AE 09581-1298 | 11-2, 12-2 | 2008 |
| PAUL HAMILTON | DDG-60 | FPO AP 96667-1278 | 2-2, 9-2 | 2008 |
| PEARL HARBOR | LSD-52 | FPO AP 96667-1740 | 11-2, 12-2c, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| PELELIU | LHA-5 | FPO AP 96624-1620 | 11-1, 11-1a, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| PHILIPPINE SEA | CG-58 | FPO AA 34092-1178 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| PINCKNEY | DDG-91 | FPO AP 96675-1306 | 2007 | |
| PONCE | LPD-15 | FPO AE 09582-1717 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| PORT ROYAL | CG-73 | FPO AP 96675-1193 | 2006 | |
| PORTER | DDG-78 | FPO AE 09582-1296 | 11-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| PREBLE | DDG-88 | FPO AP 96675-1303 | Envelope returned with postmarks from USS Cowpens (CG-63) | 2006 |
| PRINCETON | CG-59 | FPO AP 96675-1179 | 2007 | |
| RAINIER | AOE-7 | FPO AP 96698-3038 | 2003 | |
| RAMAGE | DDG-61 | FPO AE 09586-1279 | 11 (L), 12 (L), F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| RENTZ | FFG-46 | FPO AP 96677-1500 | -- | |
| REUBEN JAMES | FFG-57 | FPO AP 96669-1511 | 2-1, 12-1, Meter | 2008 |
| ROBERT G BRADLEY | FFG-49 | FPO AA 34090-1503 | 2-1, 11-1, 12-1, 12-1, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| RODNEY M DAVIS | FFG-60 | FPO AP 96663-1514 | 2007 | |
| RONALD REAGAN | CVN-76 | FPO AP 96616-2876 | 11-2, 12-2c, Meter | 2008 |
| ROOSEVELT | DDG-80 | FPO AA 34092-1297 | 2007 | |
| ROSS | DDG-71 | FPO AE 09586-1288 | 2004 | |
| RUSHMORE | LSD-47 | FPO AP 96677-1735 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| RUSSELL | DDG-59 | FPO AP 96677-1277 | 12-2, 13-3, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| SAMPSON | DDG-102 | FPO AP 96678-1303 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| SAMUEL B ROBERTS | FFG-58 | FPO AA 34092-1512 | 2004 | |
| SAN ANTONIO | LPD-17 | FPO AE 09587-1700 | 9-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| SAN JACINTO | CG-56 | FPO AE 09587-1176 | 11 (L), F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| SHILOH | CG-67 | FPO AP 96678-1187 | 2006 | |
| SHOUP | DDG-86 | FPO AP 96678-1300 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| SIMPSON | FFG-56 | FPO AA 34093-1510 | 11-1, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| STEPHEN W GROVES | FFG-29 | FPO AA 34091-1485 | 2004 | |
| STETHEM | DDG-63 | FPO AP 96678-1281 | 11-2, 12-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| STOUT | DDG-55 | FPO AE 09587-1273 | 2006 | |
| TARAWA | LHA-1 | FPO AP 96622-1600 | 12-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| TAYLOR | FFG-50 | FPO AA 34093-1504 | 2006 | |
| THACH | FFG-43 | FPO AP 96679-1498 | 12-2, 13-2, F [CD-10], Meter | 2008 |
| THE SULLIVANS | DDG-68 | FPO AA 34093-1287 | 2-2, 9-2, Meter | 2008 |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT | CVN-71 | FPO AE 09599-2871 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| TORTUGA | LSD-46 | FPO AP 96679-1734 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| TRUXTUN | DDG-103 | FPO AE 09588-1309 | Returned to sender - Invalid FPO | -- |
| UNDERWOOD | FFG-36 | FPO AA 34093-1491 | -- | |
| VANDEGRIFT | FFG-48 | FPO AP 96682-1502 | 2-2, 9-2, F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| VELLA GULF | CG-72 | FPO AE 09590-1192 | 2005 | |
| VICKSBURG | CG-69 | FPO AA 34093-1189 | -- | |
| WASP | LHD-1 | FPO AE 09556-1660 | 2006 | |
| WHIDBEY ISLAND | LSD-41 | FPO AE 09591-1729 | 2004 | |
| WINSTON S. CHURCHILL | DDG-81 | FPO AE 09591-1267 | F [CD-10] | 2008 |
| AUSTIN | LPD-4 | FPO AE 09564-1707 | Decommissioned September 27, 2006 | 2004 |
| BELLEAU WOOD | LHA-3 | FPO AP 96623-1610 | Decommissioned October 28, 2005 | 2004 |
| CAMDEN | AOE-2 | FPO AP 96698-3013 | Decommissioned October 14, 2005 | 2004 |
| CORONADO | AGF-11 | FPO AP 96662-3330 | Decommissioned September 30, 2006 | -- |
| CUSHING | DD-985 | FPO AP 96662-1223 | Decommissioned September 21, 2005 | 2005 |
| DETROIT | AOE-4 | FPO AE 09567-3015 | Decommissioned February 17, 2005 | 2004 |
| DULUTH | LPD-6 | FPO AP 96663-1709 | Decommissioned October 13, 2005 | -- |
| JOHN F KENNEDY | CV-67 | FPO AA 34095-2800 | Decommissioned March 23, 2007 | 2005 |
| LA SALLE | AGF-3 | FPO AE 09577-3320 | Decommissioned May 27, 2005 | -- |
| O'BANNON | DD-987 | FPO AA 34092-1225 | Decommissioned August 19, 2005 | 2004 |
| OGDEN | LPD-5 | FPO AP 96674-1708 | Decommissioned February 21, 2007 | 2006 |
| SACRAMENTO | T-AOE-1 | FPO AP 96698-3012 | Decommissioned Oct 1, 2004 | 2004 |
| SAIPAN | LHA-2 | FPO AE 09549-1605 | Decommissioned April 20, 2007 | 2006 |
| SEATTLE | AOE-3 | FPO AE 09587-3014 | Decommissioned March 15, 2005 | 2004 |
| SHREVEPORT | LPD-12 | FPO AE 09587-1714 | Decommissioned September 26, 2007 | 2006 |
| SPRUANCE | DD-963 | FPO AA 34093-1201 | Decommissioned March 23, 2005 | 2004 |
| STUMP | DD-978 | FPO AE 09587-1216 | Decommissioned October 22, 2004 | -- |
| THOMAS S GATES | CG-51 | FPO AA 34091-1171 | Decommissioned December 15, 2005 | 2004 |
| THORN | DD-988 | FPO AE 09588-1226 | Decommissioned August 25, 2004 | -- |
| TICONDEROGA | CG-47 | FPO AA 34093-1158 | Decommissioned September 30, 2004 | 2004 |
| TRENTON | LPD-14 | FPO AE 09588-1716 | Decommissioned January 17, 2007 | -- |
| VALLEY FORGE | CG-50 | FPO AP 96682-1170 | Decommissioned August 30, 2004 | 2003 |
| VINCENNES | CG-49 | FPO AP 96682-1169 | Decommissioned June 29, 2005 | 2004 |
| YORKTOWN | CG-48 | FPO AA 34093-1159 | Decommissioned December 3, 2004 | -- |
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| Postmark Type | Total Count | Dial Dimensions (Count) |
| 2-1 | 35 | 28(5), 29(1), 30(4), 31(7), 32(11), 33(5), 34(2) |
| 2-2 | 51 | 27(1), 28(12), 29(4), 30(7), 31(10), 32(10), 33(2), 34(3), 36(1), 38(1) |
| 9-1 | 29 | 28(13), 29(5), 30(8), 31(2), 32(1) |
| 9-2 | 44 | 27(5), 28(10), 29(4), 30(24), 31(2) |
| 9 (L) | 2 | 30(2) |
| 11 | 1 | 35(1) |
| 11-1 | 19 | 29(3), 31(1), 34(7), 35(5), 36(2), 39(1) |
| 11-2 | 83 | 25(1), 30(1), 31(1), 33(8), 34(21), 35(14), 36(2), 37(6), 38(27), 39(1), 40(1), 41(1), 43(1) |
| 11 (L) | 10 | 35(4), 37(2), 38(3), 39(1) |
| 12 | 2 | 30(1), 31(1) |
| 12-1 | 17 | 28(1), 30(9), 31(7) |
| 12-1c | 1 | 34(1) |
| 12-2 | 48 | 30(19), 31(28), 37(1) |
| 12-2c | 47 | 31(2), 35(2), 36(2), 37(13), 38(20), 39(2), 40(4), 42(2), 44(1) |
| 12 (L) | 7 | 30(1), 31(3), 35(1), 38(2) |
| 13 | 2 | 30(2) |
| 13-1 | 3 | 29(2), 30(1) |
| 13-2 | 24 | 30(23), 33(1) |
| 13 (L) | 2 | 30(2) |
| F | 6 | n/a |
| F [CD-9] | Reclassified as Type 13 | |
| F [CD-10] | 89 | n/a |
| Meter | 98 | n/a |
Count is the number of postmarks of that type that have been received.
Dial dimensions are in millimeters. Each dimension is given as a set of two numbers X(Y) where X is the horizontal dimension in millimeters and Y is the number of postmarks with that dimension.