CONSTELLATION CV 64

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 14 September 1957 - Launched 8 October 1960 USS CONSTELLATION CVA-64 Commissioned Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) 27 October 1961 USS CONSTELLATION CV-64 Redesignated Carrier (CV) 1 July 1975 - Decommissioned 7 August 2003 Struck from Naval Register 2 December 2003

Naval Covers

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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.

1. Covers Page 1    (1961 - 1989)
2. Covers Page 2    (1990 - 1999)
3. Covers Page 3    (2000 - 2004)

 

Postmarks

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130

1961-10-27

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130

1961-10-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130

1961-10-30

Official Ship Cachet, Elwood E. Ellis (USCS) R/S marking on back

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130

1961-11-09

Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130a

1962-09-07

Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130a

1962-10-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130a

1963-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130b

1967-05-18

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1971-11-07

Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1974-01-31

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (CV,USS)

1979-03-21

Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS,USN)

1983-03-31

Decommissioning of the USS Ethan Allen SSN-608. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130g

1984-01-23

Official Ship Cachet, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130g

1984-04-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130g

1986-10-15

Official Ship Cachet, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130h

1986-10-21

Official Ship Cachet, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130h

1989-11-12

Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USN,USS)

1986-01-19

Official Mail

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USN,USS)

1989-01-25

WestPac

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS) (weak "E")

1991-10-27

Navy Day, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 2-2tn+ (USS, FPO AP 96635-2780)

2000-06-19

Cachet by Walter H. Bryant

 

Locy Type 7dit(nu) (POW/MIA)

1971-10-31

Sailor Mail

 

Locy Type 7ditn+u (USS) "ELITE OF / THE FLEET"

1978-10-22

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 7qt(nu) (USS)

1968-04-15

Sailor Mail

 

Locy Type 7qt(nu) (USS)

1968-07-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 7qt(nu) (USS)

1973-01-11

Official Ship Cachet

 

Locy Type 9-1nu (USS,USN) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130l

1991-10=27

Navy Day, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS)

2000-08-31

Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS, FPO AP 96635)

2003-02-27

Ship Cachet (on piece), request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 12-2 (USS, FPO AP 96635)

2002-07-08

On piece, request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-130o

1991-10-27

Notes:

 

Locy Type P [2(n+) "A" removed]

1976-07-14

Note:

 

Locy Type P [2-1(n+) "A" removed]

1983-07-18

Official Ship Cachet, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520251) ZIP 96635

1991-11-08

Official Business. Friden Meter

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS CONSTELLATION CVA/CV-64 Sta." Bremerton, WA

2007-10-25

Cremember Reunion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Crewmember Reunion Station" Norfolk VA

2009-10-19

Cremember Reunion, cachet by Mike Brock

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The configuration of the 15 stars in the original United States national flag

 

 

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