RALEIGH CL 7
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.
- USS RALEIGH CL-7
Commissioned February 6 1924 - Decommissioned November 2 1944
Struck from Naval Register November 28 1945
Sold February 27 1947 for scrap
Omaha Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid August 16 1920 - Launched October 25 1922
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.
- Covers Page 1 (1925-37)
- Covers Page 2 (1938-44)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1927-01-00 |
Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1935-07-04 |
Independence Day
Louis R. Diesing
Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS
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Locy Type |
1938-02-15 |
Cachet by W. C. Stamper
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Locy Type |
1938-08-16 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1941-08-12 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1930-03-14 |
Official Business
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Locy Type |
1930-04-18 |
Official Business
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Locy Type |
1931-10-27 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1942-04-29 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1932-03-22 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1928-12-05 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1935-07-18 |
Notes: This postmark is on the back of a cover for Destroyer Squadron One Scouting Force.
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Locy Type |
1941-10-02 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1932-11-14 |
Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell
"Mare Island Station", Vallejo, CA machine postmark dated 11/15/1932 on reverse
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Locy Type |
1936-08-30 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1925-03-19 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1939-11-14 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1943-09-04
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type |
1930-03-05 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1938-07-04 |
Note: Cachet is thermographed.
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Locy Type |
1938-08-16 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1939-02-05 |
Note:
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Locy Type F |
1934-05-31 |
Note:
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Locy Type F |
1938-03-28 |
Postmark is thermographed
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Locy Type F |
1938-03-31 |
Note:
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Locy Type F |
1941-05-03 |
Fancy cancel
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Locy Type F |
1941-04-24 |
Note:
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Locy Type F |
1936-09-03 |
Fancy postmark combo cancel
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Locy Type F |
1938-08-16 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1936-08-30 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
1938-06-18 |
Unlisted Straightline
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Locy Type |
1938-08-16 |
Note:
Other Information
RALEIGH earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII service
RALEIGH was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Raleigh, North Carolina
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