OtherUS Annapolis Naval Academy

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.

 

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

 

No Image		N/A	c 1845
			Academy Crest

The United States Naval Academy is a federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis, MD. Established on 10 October 1845, under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, it is the second oldest of the five U.S. service academies, and educates officers for commissioning primarily into the US Navy and US Marine Corps.

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US Naval Academy Postmarks

 

No Image			1931-10-10 Locy Type 7dit "NAVAL / ACADEMY / BRANCH" Annapolis MD
			Official Mail

Corner card indicates the cover came from USS Arkansas BB-33 which was the flagship of the U.S. Fleet Scouting Force Training Squadron at the time.

 

N/A			1941-09-24 Locy Type 7dt "NAVAL ACADEMY / BRANCH" Annapolis MD
			Collectors request

R/S on back from Paul Gross.

 

N/A			2020-03-25 USPS Type 12 "NAVAL ACADEMY USPS" Annapolis MD
			Collectors request

From the Phil Schreiber.

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US Naval Academy Cachets - First Day Covers

 

		N/A	1937-00-00
			Unused FDC

Cachet by F. R. Rice. Contributed by Mark Kalisch on behalf of Col. & Mrs. Bertram Kalisch, USA (Ret.).

 

			1937-01-01 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF." USS Thrush AVP-3
			New Year's Day Annapolis Naval Academy

Cachet by Jimmie Allen.

 

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