WASHINGTON BB 56 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-05T05:36:09Z

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 Navy Day, recycled First Day Cover cachet.
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks/1 cover

2025-11-27T20:49:24Z

Added 2 postmarks/1 cover

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GregCiesielski: Updated the page

2020-07-11T21:06:20Z

Updated the page

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:06, 11 July 2020
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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>North Carolina Class Battleship<br/>		<ol>North Carolina Class Battleship<br/>
	Keel Laid June 14 1938 - Launched June 1 1940<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 14 June 1938 - Launched 1 June 1940<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS WASHINGTON BB-56'''<br/>		<li>'''USS WASHINGTON BB-56'''</li>
	Commissioned May 15 1941 - Decommissioned June 27 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned 15 May 1941 - Decommissioned 27 June 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1960<br/>
	Sold June 1 1961 and broken up for scrap		Sold 1 June 1961 and broken up for scrap
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[Washington_BB_56_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (~~1941~~-46)</li>		<li>[[Washington_BB_56_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Washington BB-56 Covers Page 1]]    (1940-1946)</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/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"		Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 (A-TTT)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1941-05-15		1941-05-15
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"		Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 (A-TTT)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1941-05-15		1941-05-15
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"		Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 (A-TTT)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1941-05-15		1941-05-15
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	[[Image:Bunter_Washington_BB_56_19411207_1_front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:Bunter_Washington_BB_56_19411207_1_front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ludwig_W_Staehle_ \| ~~Luwig~~ W. Staehle]] and [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones_ \| John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2 ,USCS]]		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ludwig_W_Staehle_ \| Ludwig W. Staehle]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones_ \| John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2 ,USCS]]
	<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	WASHINGTON earned 13 battle stars during World War II in operations that had carried her from the Arctic Circle to the western Pacific<br/><br/>		USS WASHINGTON earned 13 battle stars during World War II in operations that had carried her from the Arctic Circle to the western Pacific<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the State of Washington		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the State of Washington<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Miss Virginia Marshall, great-great-great granddaughter of John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States.<br/><br/>
			Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name WASHINGTON - [[SEATTLE_IX_39_ \| USS Washington ACR-11]], USS Washington BB-47 (Never completed), USS Washington BB-56 and [[WASHINGTON_SSN_787_ \| USS Washington SSN-787]].
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JonBurdett: replaced mark

2016-06-13T13:58:01Z

replaced mark

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:58, 13 June 2016
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	Locy Type<br/>7qtz(2)		Locy Type<br/>7qtz(2)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1943-07-26		1943-08-14
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 ~~19430726~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19430814 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 ~~19430726~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19430814.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Censored wartime (WWII) use~~		Note:
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GregCiesielski at 21:21, 25 May 2016

2016-05-25T21:21:11Z

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 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
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JonBurdett: added 3 marks

2016-03-02T01:46:02Z

added 3 marks

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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-06-30T16:04:48Z

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.
<ol>North Carolina Class Battleship<br/>
Keel Laid June 14 1938 - Launched June 1 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WASHINGTON BB-56'''<br/>
Commissioned May 15 1941 - Decommissioned June 27 1947<br/><br/>
Stricken June 1 1960<br/>
Sold June 1 1961 and broken up 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>[[Washington_BB_56_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1941-46)</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/>3 (AC-TBB)<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>PHILA PA"<br/><br/>[[PHILADELPHIA_CL_41_ | USS Philadelphia<br/>CL-41]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-06-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Philadelphia_CL41_19380614_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>PHILA PA"<br/><br/>[[BUCK_DD_420_ | USS BUCK <br/>DD-420]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-06-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Buck_DD420_19400601_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Buck_DD420_19400601_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Launching




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (AC-BBT)<br/><br/>"WASHINGTON /<br/>LAUNCHED"<br/><br/>[[RHIND DD 404 | USS RHIND<br/>DD-404]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-06-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rhind_dd404_19400601.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rhind_dd404_19400601 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet Maker Richard Buchwald|Buchwald]] Launching Cachet




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Letter
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-06-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_rhind_dd404_19400601 letter.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Enclosure from USS RHIND Launching Cover above




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Philadelphia PA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-06-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19400601_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Lloyd_A_Nace_ | Lloyd A. Nace]] and [[Cachet_Maker_T_M_Holcombe_ | T. M. Holcombe]]

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410515_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410515_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ | Jacques Minkus]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410515_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410515_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_Czubay_ | Walter Czubay]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410515_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410515_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19460318 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19460318.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (TTB)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-12-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Washington_BB_56_19411207_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Washington_BB_56_19411207_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ludwig_W_Staehle_ | Luwig W. Staehle]] and [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones_ | John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2 ,USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (TTB)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-00-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410026_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19410026_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored sailor's mail




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>7qt(1)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19460515 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19460515.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9fw
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Washington_BB_56_19410531_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Washington_BB_56_19410531_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>CD-Z4
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-08-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19450815 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett washington bb56 19450815.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<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 Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-10
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19451027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Washington_BB56_19451027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day, recycled First Day Cover cachet.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
WASHINGTON earned 13 battle stars during World War II in operations that had carried her from the Arctic Circle to the western Pacific<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of Washington



<p> </p>
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