BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SSBN 640 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Upgraded the postmark

2016-09-28T19:02:14Z

Upgraded the postmark

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	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_2_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_5_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_2_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_5_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Inactivation, cachet ~~by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ \| Robert D. Rawlins]], sponsored~~ by the [[~~Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_59_USS_Saginaw_~~ \| ~~USS Saginaw~~ Chapter No. 59, USCS]]		Inactivation, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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GregCiesielski: added 1 postmark/cover

2016-09-27T02:00:21Z

added 1 postmark/cover

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	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
			<hr>
			<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	~~USPO~~<br/>~~Machine~~ Cancel<br/><br/>~~Groton~~, CT		USPS<br/>Pictorial Cancel<br/><br/>Mare Island NSY, CA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1964~~-12-05		1993-11-23
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19641205_2_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~N/A~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_2_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Launching~~, cachet by [[~~Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_~~ \| ~~Morris W~~. ~~Beck~~]]		Inactivation, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ \| Robert D. Rawlins]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_59_USS_Saginaw_ \| USS Saginaw Chapter No. 59, USCS]]
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GregCiesielski at 18:54, 26 September 2016

2016-09-26T18:54:09Z

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 Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]
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GregCiesielski at 18:02, 26 September 2016

2016-09-26T18:02:01Z

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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19851022_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19851022_1_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 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~1964~~-1994)</li>		<li>[[BENJAMIN_FRANKLIN_SSBN_640_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 Covers Page 1]]     (1963-1994)</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>
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	USPO ~~Duplex~~<br/><br/>Groton, CT		USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Groton, CT
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1964-12-05		1964-12-05
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~1964-12-05~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19641205_2_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19641205_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	N/A		N/A
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Launching		Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ \| Morris W. Beck]]
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GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2009-08-01T23:42:14Z

added 1 cover

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>Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid May 25 1963 - Launched December 5 1964<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SSBN-640'''<br/>
Commissioned October 22 1965 - Decommissioned November 23 1993<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register November 23 1993<br/>
Disposed of through Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program August 21 1995
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19851022_1_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 incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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     (1964-1994)</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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Type 9<br/><br/>"Mare Island Shipyard"<br/><br/>Mare Island CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1993-11-23
<br/>to<br/>
1993-11-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19931123_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Registered, Official Mail

<hr/>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Duplex<br/><br/>Groton, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1964-12-05
<br/>to<br/>
1964-12-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19641205_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Launching




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS CDS<br/><br/>"Submarine Base Branch"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1985-10-22
<br/>to<br/>
1985-10-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BenjaminFranklin_SSBN640_19851022_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by [[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">
USPS Type 9<br/><br/>"Naval Base Branch"<br/><br/>Bremerton WA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1994-10-18
<br/>to<br/>
1994-10-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Swordfish_SSN579_19941018_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Swordfish_SSN579_19941018_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Scrapping program is started for the [[SWORDFISH_SSN_579_ | USS Swordfish SSN-579]], [[SEADRAGON_SSN_584_ | USS Seadragon SSN-584]], [[STURGEON_SSN_637_ | USS Sturgeon SSN-637]], [[FRANCIS_SCOTT_KEY_SSBN_657_ | USS Francis Scott Key SSBN-657]] and USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 at the [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Puget_Sound_Washington_ | Puget Sound Navy Yard]] Bremerton WA<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Benjamin Franklin (January 17 1706 - April 17 1790)<br/>
American Statesman, Founding Father, Inventor, and the first U.S. Postmaster General



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