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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also  
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also  
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<hr/>'''CV-38'''
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Shangri-la_CVA38_1943_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1943
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
$1.00 Receipt
</td></tr></table>
Contributed One Dollar towards the Construction of the Ship. 
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</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Cacheted  
Cacheted  
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Shangri-La_CVS38_19440224_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1944-02-24<br/>USPO Duplex Cancel<br/>"Navy Yard Sta."<br/>Portsmouth VA
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching| Launching]] 
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]. From the John Young collection.
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Shangri-La_CVS38_19440224_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1944-02-24<br/>USPO Duplex Cancel<br/>Portsmouth VA
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Launching
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ralph_P_Werve_ | Ralph P. Werve]]. From the John Young collection.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Shangri-La_CVS38_19440916_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1944-09-16<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Portsmouth VA
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Commissioning 
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ralph_P_Werve_ | Ralph P. Werve]]. From the John Young collection.
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Sailor Mail<br/>
Sailor Mail<br/>
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use
Censored WWII use
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1951-06-04<br/>
1951-06-04<br/>
Locy Type FDPS 2(n)<br/>  
Locy Type Fake<br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37a<br/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
First Day Postal Service<br/>
First Day Postal Service<br/>
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
USCS Postmark Catalog lists only a FDPS 9ef(nu)
USCS Postmark Catalog lists only a FDPS 9ef(nu)
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:KArmstrong_Shangri-La_CV_38_19510604_1_Front.jpg.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center">
1951-06-04<br/>
Locy Type Fake<br/>
"FIRST DAY / POST SERV" <br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37a<br/>
Locy Type FDPS 9ef(nu)<br/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service | First Day Postal Service]]</td></tr></table>
Note: Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kelly_Armstrong | Kelly Armstrong]]
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</td></tr></table>
Note:
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:Bunter_Shangri-la_CVA_38_19550121_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:Bunter_Shangri-la_CVA_38_19550121_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1955-01-21<br/>
Locy Type FDPS 2<br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37d<br/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
First Day Postal Service</td></tr></table>
Notes: Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Morrissey|Tom Morrissey]]<br/>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19550121 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19550121.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19550121 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1955-01-21<br/>
Locy Type FDPS 2<br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37d<br/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
First Day Postal Service</td></tr></table>
Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Morrissey|Tom Morrissey]]<br/>
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19550309 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19550309.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19550309 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1955-03-09<br/>
Locy Type 2<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37d
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Category<br/>
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19581103.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19581103 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1958-11-03<br/>
Locy Type 2t(n+u)<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37f
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Category<br/>
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19621003 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19621003.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19621003 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
Locy Type 2t(n+u)<br/>
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37g<br/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Project Mercury
</td></tr></table>
Add on cachet
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19630308.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19630308 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1963-03-08<br/>
Locy Type 7tn+u (C+,USS)
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Category<br/>
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1965-09-15<br/>
Locy Type 2(n+) (USS, no hyphen)
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
21st Anniversary of Commissioning<br/>
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19661027 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19661027.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19661027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1966-10-27<br/>
Locy Type 2(n+) (CVS,USS)
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Navy Day 1966
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<!--  1971-07-12  -->
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19710712.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cva38 19710712 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1971-07-12<br/>
Locy Type FAKE
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Category<br/>
</td></tr></table>
USCS Postmark Catalog states..."The 2t(nu) cancel with "BOSTON/MASS." in the killers was privately made and not authorized"
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
 
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.



Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image Thumbnail Link To
Full Cover Front Image 		Thumbnail Link To
Postmark or Back Image 		Primary Date
Postmark Type
Killer Bar Text
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Cachet Category

CV-38
 

N/A

N/A

1943

$1.00 Receipt

Contributed One Dollar towards the Construction of the Ship.


 

1944-02-24
Locy Type 2z*

Launching

Cachet by Glenn W. Dye


 

1944-02-24
USPO Machine Cancel
Portsmouth VA

Launching

Cachet by Gordon H. Hamilton, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Crew, ANCS


 

N/A

N/A

1944-02-24
USPO Duplex Cancel
"Navy Yard Sta."
Portsmouth VA

Launching

Cacheted


 

N/A

N/A

1944-02-24
USPO Duplex Cancel
"Navy Yard Sta."
Portsmouth VA

Launching

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the John Young collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1944-02-24
USPO Duplex Cancel
Portsmouth VA

Launching

Cachet by Ralph P. Werve. From the John Young collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1944-09-16
USPO Machine Cancel
Portsmouth VA

Commissioning

Cachet by Ralph P. Werve. From the John Young collection.


 

1944-11-27
Locy Type 2z

Sailor Mail

Censored WWII use


 

1945-02-20
Locy Type 2z

Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use
Cachet by Jacques Minkus


 

1945-06-24
Locy Type 2z

Category

Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

1945-09-14
Locy Type 9efu

1945-09-19
Locy Type 2z

1945-09-26
Washington D.C. Reg. Sec.
Washington D.C. U.S. Fleet Post Office

Official Business

Note:


 

1945-09-26
Locy Type Pz
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37

Tokyo Bay

Note:


 

1945-09-28
Locy Type Pz
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37

Tokyo Bay

Note:


 

1945-10-27
Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

Navy Day 1945

Add on cachet


 

N/A

N/A

1945-11-11
Locy Type 2(n) (CV)

Armistice Day

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge


 

1945-12-05
Locy Type 2(n) (CV)

Category

Note:


 

1946-07-01
Locy Type 2(n) (CV)

"Operation Crossroads", 1st test "Able"

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

N/A

N/A

1946-07-26
Locy Type 2(n) (CV)

"Operation Crossroads", 2nd test "Baker"

Stuffer card suggests this is a Von Losberg cachet. I believe it is a Michael Sanders cachet. (Greg Ciesielski).


 

No Image

1951-06-04
Locy Type Fake
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37a

First Day Postal Service

USCS Postmark Catalog lists only a FDPS 9ef(nu)


 

No Image

No Image

1951-06-04
Locy Type Fake
"FIRST DAY / POST SERV"
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37a
Locy Type FDPS 9ef(nu)

First Day Postal Service

Note: Add-on cachet by Kelly Armstrong


 

No Image

1951-06-26
Locy Type 2
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37b

Category

Note:


 

1952-05-10
Locy Type 2
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-37c

Korea 1952

Note:

 

 

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