BEAR WMEC 901 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 19:34, 16 March 2026

2026-03-16T19:34:08Z

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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_1990_1_Marking.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~300px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_1990_1_Marking.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_1990_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_1990_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-03-16T19:33:01Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:33, 16 March 2026
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	<ol>		<ol>
	Famous Class 270 ft Medium Endurance Cutter<br/>		Famous Class 270 ft Medium Endurance Cutter<br/>
	Keel Laid August 23 1979 - Launched September 25 1980<br/>		Keel Laid 23 August 1979 - Launched 25 September 1980<br/>
	Delivered to the USCG January 18 1983<br/><br/>		Delivered to the USCG 18 January 1983<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USCGC BEAR WMEC-901'''<br/>Commissioned February 4 1983<br/>		<li>'''USCGC BEAR WMEC-901'''<br/>Commissioned 4 February 1983<br/>
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[BEAR_WMEC_901_Page_1 \| USCGC Bear WMEC-901 Covers Page 1]]     (1980-83)</li>		<li>[[BEAR_WMEC_901_Page_1 \| USCGC Bear WMEC-901 Covers Page 1]]     (1980-1983)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<h4>No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard</h4>		<h4>No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard</h4>
			<hr/>
			<h4>Private Marking</h4>
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			<!-- 1980-09-25 -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Private Marking
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			c 1990
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_1990_1_Marking.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_1990_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Marking and cover created by [[Cachet_Maker_George_H_Wilson_ \| George H. Wilson]]. From the Rich Hoffner collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<br/><hr/>
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	<!-- 1980-09-25 -->		<!-- 1980-09-25 -->

GregCiesielski: Updated page

2017-03-03T01:18:59Z

Updated page

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 <h4>No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard</h4>
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-<!-- 1983-01-19 -->
+<!-- 1980-09-25 -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPS CDS<br/><br/>Seattle WA
+USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Tacoma WA
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--01-19
+-09-25
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_19830119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_19800925_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 N/A
 </td></tr></table>
-Delivered to the US Coast Guard today.
+Launched
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - Named after [[BEAR_AG_29_ | USRC/USCGC/USS Bear AG-29]]
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Named after [[BEAR_AG_29_ | USRC / USCGC / USS Bear AG-29]]
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GregCiesielski at 00:57, 3 March 2017

2017-03-03T00:57:06Z

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	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Bear_WMEC901_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Bear_WMEC901_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~1983~~)</li>		<li>[[BEAR_WMEC_901_Page_1 \| USCGC Bear WMEC-901 Covers Page 1]]     (1980-83)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->

GregCiesielski: Added ship page and 4 covers

2010-02-24T00:57:43Z

Added ship page and 4 covers

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Famous Class 270 ft Medium Endurance Cutter<br/>
Keel Laid August 23 1979 - Launched September 25 1980<br/>
Delivered to the USCG January 18 1983<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC BEAR WMEC-901'''<br/>Commissioned February 4 1983<br/>
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Bear_WMEC901_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (1983)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set,
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of
earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<hr/>
<h4>No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS CDS<br/><br/>Seattle WA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1983-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_19830119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Delivered to the US Coast Guard today.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS CDS<br/><br/>Seattle WA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1983-02-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_19830204_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Commissioned, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2(n+)<br/>("USCGC")<br/><br/>[[POLAR_SEA_WAGB_11_ | USCGC Polar Sea<br/>WAGB-11]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1983-02-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_19830204_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Commissioned, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_J_Weber_ | Richard J. Weber]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Machine<br/>Cancel<br/><br/>Ft. Lauderdale FL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1983-04-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bear_WMEC901_19830419_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Port Visit to Port Everglades FL, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_H_Wilson_ | George H. Wilson]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named after [[BEAR_AG_29_ | USRC/USCGC/USS Bear AG-29]]



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