GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-08-30T19:06:31Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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	As AGF-1~~<br/>~~		As AGF-1. Christmas cachet by [[Cachet Maker Albert O (Bert) Wickard_ \| Albert O (Bert) Wickard]]
	Christmas cachet by [[~~Cachet_Maker_Albert_O_Wickart_~~ \| Albert O. (Bert) ~~Wickart~~]]
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	As AVP-55		As AVP-55
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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/>LDPS 2(n+)(USS)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1972-12-06
			</td><td align="center" width="320">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour AGF1 19721206_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski Valcour AGF1 19721218 2 Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day Postal Service, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ \| Tazewell G. Nicholson]]. Courtesy of Bob Govern.
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	VALCOUR earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USS VALCOUR earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - An island in Lake Champlain, southeast of Plattsburgh, N.Y. A crucial naval engagement took place off that island on 11 October 1776, when a Continental force under General Benedict Arnold met a superior British fleet. Although the British bested Arnold's makeshift flotilla, the delay forced upon the enemy by the long time it took them to construct vessels for service on the lake resulted in a year's postponement of their attempt to invade the colonies—a year in which the Americans prepared to meet the British Army. When they finally started their thrust down the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River corridor in the fall of 1777, the English Army was defeated and captured in the Battle of Saratoga.		'''NAMESAKE''' - An island in Lake Champlain, southeast of Plattsburgh, N.Y. A crucial naval engagement took place off that island on 11 October 1776, when a Continental force under General Benedict Arnold met a superior British fleet. Although the British bested Arnold's makeshift flotilla, the delay forced upon the enemy by the long time it took them to construct vessels for service on the lake resulted in a year's postponement of their attempt to invade the colonies—a year in which the Americans prepared to meet the British Army. When they finally started their thrust down the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River corridor in the fall of 1777, the English Army was defeated and captured in the Battle of Saratoga.
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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-04-08T18:40:36Z

added 1 cover

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>
Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender<br/>
Keel Laid December 21 1942 - Launched June 5 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS VALCOUR AVP-55'''<br/>
Commissioned July 5 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS VALCOUR AGF-1'''<br/>
Reclassified Misc. Command Flagship (AGF) December 15 1965<br/>
Decommissioned June 17 1973<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 17 1973<br/>
Sold May 1977 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Valcour_AGF1_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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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 VALCOUR AGF-1_Covers_Page_1 |Valcour Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946-62)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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/>FDC 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-07-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19460705 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19460705.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AVP-55<br/>
First Day in Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (AVP) 1946
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-08-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19460828 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19460828.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AVP-55




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (AVP) 1946
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour_AVP55_19461225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour_AVP55_19461225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AVP-55<br/>Christmas Day.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (AVP) 1962
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-04-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19620430 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19620430.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AVP-55




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (AGF)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-01-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour_AGF1_19670105_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour_AGF1_19670105_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AGF-1<br/>
Christmas cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Albert_O_Wickart_ | Albert O. (Bert) Wickart]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-12-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour_AVP55_19541211_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Valcour_AVP55_19541211_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AVP-55<br/>
Launching of [[FORRESTAL_AVT_59_ | USS Forrestal CVA-59]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1949-11-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19491102 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett valcour avp55 19491102.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AVP-55


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
VALCOUR earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - An island in Lake Champlain, southeast of Plattsburgh, N.Y. A crucial naval engagement took place off that island on 11 October 1776, when a Continental force under General Benedict Arnold met a superior British fleet. Although the British bested Arnold's makeshift flotilla, the delay forced upon the enemy by the long time it took them to construct vessels for service on the lake resulted in a year's postponement of their attempt to invade the colonies—a year in which the Americans prepared to meet the British Army. When they finally started their thrust down the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River corridor in the fall of 1777, the English Army was defeated and captured in the Battle of Saratoga.



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VALCOUR AGF 1 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

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