MELVILLE AD 2 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 16:02, 3 August 2020

2020-08-03T16:02:14Z

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	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Huntington_ACR5_19421226_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Huntington_ACR5_19171226_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Censored, registered mail going to the [[HUNTINGTON_ACR_5_ \| USS Huntington CA-5]]		Censored, registered mail going to the [[HUNTINGTON_ACR_5_ \| USS Huntington CA-5]]

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2020-08-03T16:00:34Z

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	Melville Class Destroyer Tender<br/>		Melville Class Destroyer Tender<br/>
	Keel Laid November 11 1913 - Launched March 2 1913<br/><br/>		Keel Laid November 11 1913 - Launched March 2 1913<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MELVILLE Destroyer Tender No. 2'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MELVILLE Destroyer Tender No. 2'''</li>
	Commissioned December 3 1915<br/><br/>		Commissioned December 3 1915<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS MELVILLE AD-2'''<br/>		<li>'''USS MELVILLE AD-2'''</li>
	Designated (AD) July 17 1920<br/>		Designated (AD) July 17 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned August 9 1946<br/><br/>		Decommissioned August 9 1946<br/><br/>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>9v		Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>(1917)
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			1917-12-09
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19171209_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Huntington_ACR5_19421226_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Censored, registered mail going to the [[HUNTINGTON_ACR_5_ \| USS Huntington CA-5]]
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			Locy Type 9v<br/><br/>(1940)
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~9v		Locy Type 9v
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	Locy Type~~<br/>~~9x		Locy Type 9x
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	1946-05-08		1946-05-08

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2018-11-13T19:38:00Z

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[USS MELVILLE AD-2_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Melville AD-2 Covers Page 1]]    (~~1919~~-46)</li>		<li>[[USS MELVILLE AD-2_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Melville AD-2 Covers Page 1]]    (1918-46)</li>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1916 - Disestablished July 18 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1916 - Disestablished July 18 1946</h4>

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	Locy Type 1z		Locy Type<br/>1z
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	1918-09-16		1918-09-16
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	Locy Type 2		Locy Type<br/>2
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	Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ \| George V. Sadworth]]		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ \| George V. Sadworth]]
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			Locy Type<br/>9vz
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			1918-03-25
			<br/>to<br/>
			1918-04-07
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			[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19180325 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			Mark from back of cover
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GregCiesielski at 02:42, 26 June 2018

2018-06-26T02:42:42Z

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	Decommissioned August 9 1946<br/><br/>		Decommissioned August 9 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register April 23 1947<br/>		Struck from Naval Register April 23 1947<br/>
	Turned over to Maritime Commission March 30 1948 for disposal~~<br/>~~<br/>		Turned over to Maritime Commission March 30 1948 for disposal<br/>
	Sold August 19 1948 for scrap		Sold August 19 1948 for scrap
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GregCiesielski: added 1 postmark/cover

2018-06-26T02:41:17Z

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	<li>[[USS MELVILLE AD-2_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1919-46)</li>		<li>[[USS MELVILLE AD-2_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Melville AD-2 Covers Page 1]]    (1919-46)</li>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>~~Close-Up~~ Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>~~Full~~ Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1916 - Disestablished July 18 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1916 - Disestablished July 18 1946</h4>
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			Locy Type 1z
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			1918-09-16
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19180916_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19180916_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Censored, World War I use. From the Tom Kean collection. Go to the Ships Cover Page to see the enclosed letter.
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2		Locy Type 2
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		USS MELVILLE earned the World War I Victory Medal (with Mobile Base Clasp), the American Defense Service Medal (with Sea Clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	World War I Victory Medal (with Mobile Base Clasp), the American Defense Service Medal (with Sea Clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, USN (January 10 1841 - March 17 1912)<br/>   Melville was an Officer in The United States Navy during The American Civil War. Melville volunteered for duty as Chief Engineer of TIGRESS in 1873 for her rescue in Baffin Bay of 19 survivors of the Polaris expedition to the Arctic. He also volunteered to join the Jeannette expedition, departing San Francisco, Calif., August 7 1879 to seek an ocean passage to the Atlantic by way of Siberia. Jeannette became icebound in September and, after 2 years of effort to save her, was crushed by floes in the Laptev Sea and sank June 12 1881. Melville led the only boat party to reach safety in Lena Delta, Siberia. He then returned north to find the frozen bodies of Jeannette’s commanding officer, Lt. George W. Delong, and his party lost in July. Congress rewarded Melville for his gallantry and resourcefulness by advancing him 15 numbers on the promotion list and awarding him a medal. Melville superintended the design of 120 ships of the “New Navy” and introduced such widely acclaimed innovations, as the water tube boiler, vertical engines, and the repair ship.		'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, USN (January 10 1841 - March 17 1912)<br/>   Melville was an Officer in The United States Navy during The American Civil War. Melville volunteered for duty as Chief Engineer of TIGRESS in 1873 for her rescue in Baffin Bay of 19 survivors of the Polaris expedition to the Arctic. He also volunteered to join the Jeannette expedition, departing San Francisco, Calif., August 7 1879 to seek an ocean passage to the Atlantic by way of Siberia. Jeannette became icebound in September and, after 2 years of effort to save her, was crushed by floes in the Laptev Sea and sank June 12 1881. Melville led the only boat party to reach safety in Lena Delta, Siberia. He then returned north to find the frozen bodies of Jeannette’s commanding officer, Lt. George W. Delong, and his party lost in July. Congress rewarded Melville for his gallantry and resourcefulness by advancing him 15 numbers on the promotion list and awarding him a medal. Melville superintended the design of 120 ships of the “New Navy” and introduced such widely acclaimed innovations, as the water tube boiler, vertical engines, and the repair ship.
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2017-03-29T02:53:49Z

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			<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1916 - Disestablished July 18 1946</h4>

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	Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)		Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"25 YEARS /<br/>OF SERVICE"
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	1940-10-08		1940-12-03
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	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 ~~19401008~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19401203 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 ~~19401008~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19401203.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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2017-03-02T17:56:03Z

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			Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)
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			1940-10-08
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2016-11-28T19:19:08Z

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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 ~~19190324~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~250px~~]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19190324r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			Locy Type<br/>3 (A)<br/><br/>"&SQUADRON /<br/>ELEVEN"
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			1928-04-16
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	1937-07-12		1937-07-12
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	1946-05-13		1946-05-13
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	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460513 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460513 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1941-08-14		1941-08-14
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410814_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410814_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1946-05-08		1946-05-08
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	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 ~~19460528~~ pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460528r pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	1942-12-17		1942-12-17
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	1942-12-17		1942-12-17
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19421217_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19421217_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1946-05-08		1946-05-08
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 ~~19460528~~ pm9x.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460528r pm9x.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1930-12-13		1930-12-13
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	[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 ~~19301213~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19301213r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>

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<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.
<ol>
Melville Class Destroyer Tender<br/>
Keel Laid November 11 1913 - Launched March 2 1913<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MELVILLE Destroyer Tender No. 2'''<br/>
Commissioned December 3 1915<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MELVILLE AD-2'''<br/>
Designated (AD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned August 9 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register April 23 1947<br/>
Turned over to Maritime Commission March 30 1948 for disposal<br/><br/>
Sold August 19 1948 for scrap
</ol>
<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>[[USS MELVILLE AD-2_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1919-46)</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/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919-03-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19190324 pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19190324.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (B-TBB)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-07-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19370712_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19370712_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460513 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460513.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-08-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410814_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410814_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
R/S ship's address on front of the cover.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>7dr
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-02-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410228_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410228_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Official Business (Stricken) - Officer's Mail




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>7drz
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410528_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19410528_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Manuscript ship's name on back of cover.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>8
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-06-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19340614_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19340614_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Flag Day. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_13_Teddy_Roosevelt_ | "Teddy" Roosevelt Chapter No. 13, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460528 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460528.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-12-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19421217_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19421217_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Official, registered mail going to the [[VULCAN_AR_5_ | USS Vulcan AR 5]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-12-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19421217_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Melville_AD2_19421217_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Official, registered mail going to the [[VULCAN_AR_5_ | USS Vulcan AR 5]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460528 pm9x.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19460528.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/>(9x with "Parcel Post" removed)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1930-12-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19301213 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett melville ad2 19301213.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
World War I Victory Medal (with Mobile Base Clasp), the American Defense Service Medal (with Sea Clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, USN (January 10 1841 - March 17 1912)<br/>   Melville was an Officer in The United States Navy during The American Civil War. Melville volunteered for duty as Chief Engineer of TIGRESS in 1873 for her rescue in Baffin Bay of 19 survivors of the Polaris expedition to the Arctic. He also volunteered to join the Jeannette expedition, departing San Francisco, Calif., August 7 1879 to seek an ocean passage to the Atlantic by way of Siberia. Jeannette became icebound in September and, after 2 years of effort to save her, was crushed by floes in the Laptev Sea and sank June 12 1881. Melville led the only boat party to reach safety in Lena Delta, Siberia. He then returned north to find the frozen bodies of Jeannette’s commanding officer, Lt. George W. Delong, and his party lost in July. Congress rewarded Melville for his gallantry and resourcefulness by advancing him 15 numbers on the promotion list and awarding him a medal. Melville superintended the design of 120 ships of the “New Navy” and introduced such widely acclaimed innovations, as the water tube boiler, vertical engines, and the repair ship.



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