GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2021-02-14T15:26:34Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-06-27T19:25:35Z

added 1 cover

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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>
President Jackson Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid February 5 1940 as Maritime Commission type (C3-A) hull PRESIDENT GARFIELD<br/>
Renamed prior to launching<br/>
Launched November 20 1940<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 1 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THOMAS JEFFERSON AP-60'''<br/>
Commissioned August 31 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THOMAS JEFFERSON APA-30'''<br/>
Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943<br/>
Assigned to MSTS October 31 1949<br/>
Decommissioned July 18 1955<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register October 1 1958<br/>
Transferred to Maritime Commission October 1 1958<br/>
Sold March 1 1973 to Zidell Exploration Inc. 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 THOMAS JEFFERSON APA-30_Covers_Page_1 |Thomas Jefferson Covers Page 1]]    (1944-1947)</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">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-11-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThomasJefferson_APA30_19471114_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThomasJefferson_APA30_19471114_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-30<br/>
Cover addressed to C.E. Moore, possible cover creator.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15851)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThomasJefferson_APA30_19460410_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThomasJefferson_APA30_19460410_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-30




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BTT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-09-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett thomasjefferson apa30 19440907 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett thomasjefferson apa30 19440907.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-30<br/>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>T-14c
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-01-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThomasJefferson_APA30_19470124_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThomasJefferson_APA30_19470124_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As APA-30<br/>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_B_Saunders_Bullard_ | B. Saunders Bullard]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
THOMAS JEFFERSON received six battle stars for her World War II service and four battle stars for her Korean War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of The United States



<p> </p>
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<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON APA 30 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

JonBurdett: added 1 cover