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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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Ordered as "ARCTIC CGC-82"<br/>Keel Laid July 14 1941 - Launched April 4 1942<br/><br />
Name and designation changed to "ESKIMO WPG-38",<br/>then "ESKIMO WAGL-38" while under construction<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USCGC STORIS WAGL-38'''<br/>Commissioned and Renamed "STORIS" September 30 1942<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USCGC STORIS WAG-38'''<br/>Redesignated (WAG) 1956 to 1966<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USCGC STORIS WAGB-38'''<br/>Redesignated (WAGB) May 1 1966<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USCGC STORIS WMEC-38'''<br/>Redesignated (WMEC) July 1 1972 - Decommissioned February 8 2007<br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, <br />
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should <br />
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).<br />
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't <br />
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date <br />
range for covers on that page.<br />
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<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1970-2007)</li><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry <br />
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks <br />
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark <br />
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest <br />
known usage.<br />
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an <br />
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN <br />
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.<br />
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the<br />
existing example.<br />
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text<br />
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th><br />
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th><br />
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th><br />
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<h4>Post Office Established December 1 1944 to March 4 1947</h4><br />
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Locy Type 2z <br />
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1945-10-30<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAGL38_19451030_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAGL38_19451030_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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'''WAGL-38'''. Censored Coastie mail<br />
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-67 <br />
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1947-06-23<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAGL38_19470623_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAGL38_19470623_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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'''WAGL-38'''. Cacheted <br />
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-67 <br />
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1947-10-11 <br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAGL38_19471011_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAGL38_19471011_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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'''WAGL-38'''. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Day_Lowry_ | Day Lowry]] <br />
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<h4>Post Office Re-Established July 3 1956 to September 25 1959</h4><br />
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Locy Type 2(n) <br />
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1957-07-15<br />
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'''WAG-38'''. 1957 DEWLINE Operations<br />
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Locy Type 2(n) <br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1957-09-04 <br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_19570904_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_19570904_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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'''WAG-38'''. 1957 Northwest Passage Operations<br />
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Locy Type 2(n)<br/><br/>Missing<br/>Date Slug<br />
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1970's<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WMEC38_1970_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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"The 2(n) cancel was kept by the yeoman after POD. In 1972 he cut "AG" from the designation and wrote in "MEC" by hand and used the cancel as a cachet." USCS Postmark Catalog <br />
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Locy Type 9fu<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1957-07-15<br />
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'''WAG-38'''. 1957 DEWLINE Operations<br />
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-67a<br />
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1982-05-05<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WMEC38_19820505_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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Official Ship's cachet. "S-67a is a new device used in the 1980s with no post office aboard. "KODIAK/ALASKA" is permanently attached to the dial, and the date is added by a separate rubber stamp." USCS Postmark Catalog<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>Kodiak, AK<br />
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1989-05-28<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WMEC38_19890528_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)]]<br />
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USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Dutch Harbor, AK<br />
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1998-05-12<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WMEC38_19980512_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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Official Ship Cachet and return address from the ship<br />
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USPS CDS<br/><br/>Kodiak, AK<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-02-08<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WMEC38_20070208_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
N/A<br />
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Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Departure Station"<br/><br/>Seattle, WA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-07-01<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070701_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Departure Station"<br/><br/>Seattle, WA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-07-01<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070701_5_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Joseph_Lynch_ | Joseph Lynch]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Port of Call Station"<br/><br/>Barrow, AK<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-07-13<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070713_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Port of Call Station"<br/><br/>Barrow, AK<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-07-13<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070701_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dan_Goodwin_ | Dan Goodwin]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Port of Call Station"<br/><br/>Barrow, AK<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-07-13<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070713_5_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Crewmember Reunion Station"<br/><br/>Reno, NV<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-09-06<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070906_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070906_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage, Crewmember Reunion of [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Crewmember Reunion Station"<br/><br/>Reno, NV<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-09-06<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070906_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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N/A<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage, Crewmember Reunion of [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dan_Goodwin_ | Dan Goodwin]]<br />
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Northwest Passage Complete Station"<br/><br/>Boston, MA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2007-09-24<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070924_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Storis_WAG38_20070924_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by [[SPAR_WLB_403_ | USCGC Spar WAGL-403]] and [[BRAMBLE_WLB_392_ | USCGC Bramble WAGL-392]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
"STORIS" is a Scandinavian name taken from the Eskimo word "sirorssuit" meaning "great ice"<br />
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