SAIPAN LHA 2 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2025-07-31T01:44:25Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:44, 31 July 2025
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li> [[SAIPAN_LHA_2_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Saipan LHA-2 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1981-92)</li>		<li> [[SAIPAN_LHA_2_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Saipan LHA-2 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1981-1992)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak\| Gary R. Rogak]]		Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak\| Gary R. Rogak]]
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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/>7-2t(n+) (USS,FPO NEW YORK 09549)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1981-09-23
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19810923_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19810923_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Courtesy of the Dave Kent collection.
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GregCiesielski at 19:17, 29 May 2018

2018-05-29T19:17:34Z

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 </td></tr></table>
 From the [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]] collection.
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GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmark/1 cover

2018-05-29T19:07:14Z

Added 2 postmark/1 cover

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 Christened 20 July 1974<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS SAIPAN LHA-2'''<br/>
-Commissioned 15 October 1977 - Decommissioned 20 April 2007
+Commissioned 15 October 1977<br/>Decommissioning Ceremony 20 April 2007<br/>Decommissioned 25 April 2007<br/><br/>
 </ol></td>
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 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-1(n+)
+Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-1(n+) (USS)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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 Commissioning
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 Ships cachet, collectors request by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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JohnG3938 at 02:43, 29 January 2018

2018-01-29T02:43:28Z

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 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
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GregCiesielski: Updated page and 1 postmark

2017-07-26T00:47:19Z

Updated page and 1 postmark

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JonBurdett: added 2 marks

2016-02-18T00:52:30Z

added 2 marks

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:52, 18 February 2016
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li> [[SAIPAN_LHA_2_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1992~~)</li>		<li> [[SAIPAN_LHA_2_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1981-92)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	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/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1974-07-20		1974-07-20
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19740720_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19740720_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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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/>2-1(n+) (USS)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1981-08-12
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19810812 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19810812.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
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	1991-10-15		1991-10-15
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911015 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911015 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (A,D2,USS)		Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (A,D2,USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1992-08-17<br/>to<br/>~~1992-08-17		1992-08-17
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:Bunter_Saipan_LHA_2_19920817_1_pm1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:Bunter_Saipan_LHA_2_19920817_1_pm1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1991-12-25		1991-12-25
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911225 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911225 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1995-10-27		1995-10-27
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19951027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19951027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	[[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak\|Rogak]] Cachet		[[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak\|Rogak]] Cachet
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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/>9-1(n+u) (USS)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1981-08-12
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19810812 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19810812.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	2004-07-10		2004-07-10
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20040710_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|250px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20040710_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|250px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1993-09-02		1993-09-02
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19930902_Meter.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19930902_Meter.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	2007-04-20		2007-04-20
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20070420_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20070420_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

NCMSysop at 21:06, 11 April 2012

2012-04-11T21:06:48Z

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>Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship<br/>
Keel Laid July 21 1972 - Launched July 18 1974<br/>
Christened July 20 1974<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SAIPAN LHA-2'''<br/>
Commissioned October 15 1977 - Decommissioned April 20 2007
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Saipan_LHA2_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> [[SAIPAN_LHA_2_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1992)</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<br/>Machine cancel<br/><br/>Pascagoula MS
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1974-07-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19740720_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Launching cachet but Christening event on this date, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (D1,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-10-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911015 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911015.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak|Rogak]] Cachet




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (A,D2,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1992-08-17<br/>to<br/>1992-08-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Saipan_LHA_2_19920817_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Saipan_LHA_2_19920817_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (B,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911225 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19911225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak|Rogak]] Cachet




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (A,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1995-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19951027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett saipan lha2 19951027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet Maker Gary R Rogak|Rogak]] Cachet




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>11
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2004-07-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20040710_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20040710_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>Meter OFR2<br/>(#520289) ZIP 09549
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1993-09-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_19930902_Meter.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
On Piece

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2007-04-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20070420_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Saipan_LHA2_20070420_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Decommissioning, cachet by
[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Citation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Grenada) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Armed Forces Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Cuban Resettlement)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in honor of the World War II Battle of Saipan.



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