NEW MEXICO BB 40 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-20T21:05:50Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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	New Mexico Class Battleship<br/>		New Mexico Class Battleship<br/>
	Keel Laid October 14 1915 as CALIFORNIA<br/>		Keel Laid 14 October 1915 as '''CALIFORNIA'''<br/>
	Renamed March 22 1916<br/>		Renamed 22 March 1916<br/>
	Launched April 13 1917<br/><br/>		Launched 13 April 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS NEW MEXICO Battleship No. 40'''<br/>		<li>'''USS NEW MEXICO Battleship No. 40'''<br/>
	Commissioned May 20 1918<br/><br/>		Commissioned 20 May 1918<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS NEW MEXICO BB-40'''<br/>		<li>'''USS NEW MEXICO BB-40'''<br/>
	Designated (BB) July 17 1920<br/>		Designated (BB) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned July 19 1946<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 19 July 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register February 25 1947<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 25 February 1947<br/>
	Sold November 9 1947 for scrap		Sold 9 November 1947 for scrap
	</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>[[New_Mexico_BB_40_Covers_Page_1 \| USS New Mexico BB-40 Covers Page 1]]    (1920-45)</li>		<li>[[New_Mexico_BB_40_Covers_Page_1 \| USS New Mexico BB-40 Covers Page 1]]    (1920-1945)</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="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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<h4>Post Office Established 1918 - Disestablished 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established 1918 - Disestablished 1946</h4>

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	Armistice Day. UNCATALOGED postmark. See [[OtherUS_United_ States_Fleet_ \| United States Fleet]]. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ \| Richard F. Hoffner]].		Armistice Day. UNCATALOGED postmark. See [[OtherUS_United_ States_Fleet_ \| United States Fleet]]. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ \| Richard F. Hoffner]].
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2(n)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-06-15
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_NewMexico_BB40_19460615_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_NewMexico_BB40_19460615_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			"Opinion" - With one month left in Commission, could this postmark symbolize the Last Day of Postal Service? They isn't any reference to the First Day or Last Day of Postal Service.<br/>From the Bob Govern collection.
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GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2022-01-07T04:36:54Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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 Armistice Day. UNCATALOGED postmark. See [[OtherUS_United_ States_Fleet_ | United States Fleet]]
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GregCiesielski at 19:41, 5 February 2021

2021-02-05T19:41:06Z

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 Armistice Day. UNCATALOGED postmark. See [[OtherUS_United_ States_Fleet_ | United States Fleet]]
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JonBurdett: added 2 marks replaced 1

2017-05-02T19:04:02Z

added 2 marks replaced 1

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	<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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			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established 1918 - Disestablished 1946</h4>

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	[[Image:JonBurdett newmexico bb40 19451126.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett newmexico bb40 19451126.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Locy Type<br/>2z
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			1945-09-02
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			</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1940-03-28		1940-03-28
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	[[Image:JonBurdett newmexico bb40 ~~19400328~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett newmexico bb40 19400328r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 9v<br/>~~<br/>(~~1934)		Locy Type<br/>9v 1934
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1935-08-15		1935-08-15
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	Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ \| Bruce D. Liddell]]		Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ \| Bruce D. Liddell]]
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9v 1938-41
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1938-02-23
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
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			</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>9v~~<br/><br/>(~~1942)		Locy Type<br/>9v 1942
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1942-08-19		1942-08-19
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 9w<br/>~~<br/>(~~1933)		Locy Type<br/>9w 1933
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1935-08-15		1935-08-15
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 9x<br/>~~<br/>(~~1932)		Locy Type<br/>9x 1932
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1935-08-15		1935-08-15

GregCiesielski at 18:37, 20 November 2016

2016-11-20T18:37:18Z

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	NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>		NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of New Mexico<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of New Mexico<br/><br/>
			Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name NEW MEXICO - USS New Mexico BB-40 and [[NEW_MEXICO_SSN_779_ \| USS New Mexico SSN-779]]<br/><br/>
	The ships sponsor was Miss Margaret Cabeza De Baca, the daughter of the recently deceased Governor of New Mexico, Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (died 28 February 1917).		The ships sponsor was Miss Margaret Cabeza De Baca, the daughter of the recently deceased Governor of New Mexico, Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (died 28 February 1917).
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GregCiesielski at 18:20, 20 November 2016

2016-11-20T18:20:18Z

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
			its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
			<table width="90%">
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	<ol><br/>		<ol><br/>
	New Mexico Class Battleship<br/>		New Mexico Class Battleship<br/>
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	Struck from Naval Register February 25 1947<br/>		Struck from Naval Register February 25 1947<br/>
	Sold November 9 1947 for scrap		Sold November 9 1947 for scrap
	</ol>		</ol></td>
	<p>~~ ~~</p>		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
			[[Image:New_Mexico_BB_40_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
			</td>
			</tr>
			</table>
			<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

GregCiesielski at 14:51, 20 November 2016

2016-11-20T14:51:14Z

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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	NEW MEXICO earned ~~6 Battle Stars~~ for her World War II ~~service~~<br/><br/>		USS NEW MEXICO earned the following awards for her service during World War II - the American Defense Service Medal with "Fleet" clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with six battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal with "Asia" clasp and the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars.<br/><br/>
	NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>		NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of New Mexico<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of New Mexico<br/><br/>

GregCiesielski at 14:47, 20 November 2016

2016-11-20T14:47:29Z

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	NEW MEXICO earned 6 Battle Stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>		NEW MEXICO earned 6 Battle Stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
	NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>		NEW MEXICO BB-40 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships\|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of New Mexico		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of New Mexico<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Miss Margaret Cabeza De Baca, the daughter of the recently deceased Governor of New Mexico, Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (died 28 February 1917).
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GregCiesielski at 14:43, 20 November 2016

2016-11-20T14:43:02Z

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[New_Mexico_BB_40_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1920-45)</li>		<li>[[New_Mexico_BB_40_Covers_Page_1 \| USS New Mexico BB-40 Covers Page 1]]    (1920-45)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Navy Day 1933		Navy Day 1933
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	~~<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">~~
	~~<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">~~
	~~Locy Type<br/>3 (B-TBT)<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>PHILA. PA"~~
	~~</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">~~
	~~1934-01-05~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="350">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_NewMexico_BB40_19340105_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="120">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_NewMexico_BB40_19340105_2_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~
	~~</td></tr></table>~~
	[[Cachet_Category_Commodore_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Commodore Stephen Decatur]]. Cachet Designer [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ \| Dr. S.E. Hutnick]], Cachet Sponsor [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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GregCiesielski at 14:41, 20 November 2016

2016-11-20T14:41:13Z

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 Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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