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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>Freighter<br/>
Built 1907 by Union Iron Works at San Francisco<br/><br/>
<li>'''SS MEXICAN''' (Commercial Service)</li>
Owned and operated by American-Hawaiian Steamship Company of New York City<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 10 1917<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MEXICAN ID-1655'''<br/>
Commissioned December 23 1917 - Decommissioned August 4 1919<br/>
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) and served as an animal transport through the end of World War I.<br/><br/>
<li>'''SS MEXICAN''' (Commercial Service)</li>
Returned to her owners the American Hawaiian Steamship Co. on 4 August 1919<br/><br/>
The U.S. War Shipping Administration converted the ship to an animal transport ship from late August to October 1944.<br/>
From 1945 to 1947 used by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to transport animals to Poland.<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1948
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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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 
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<li>[[USS MEXICAN NOTS-1655_Covers_Page_1 | USS Mexican NOTS-1655 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1919)</li>
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<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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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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>
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Non-posted (Free)
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1919-05-19
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[[Image:JonBurdett mexican nots1655 19190519.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett mexican nots1655 19190519 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Military Post Office<br/>Soldiers Mail<br/>Postmark<br/><br/>Hoboken, NJ
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(1919)-07-11
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Mexican_NOTS1655_1(1919)0711_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Mexican_NOTS1655_1(1919)0711_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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A Knights of Columbus "Coming Home" card for doughboys, using an image drawn by Norman Rockwell. The message from the band leader says that they put him on the wrong boat! The ship had no postal facilities.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Former name retained

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