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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>South Dakota Class Battleship<br/>
Keel Laid July 5 1939 - Launched June 7 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57'''<br/>
Commissioned March 20 1942 - Decommissioned January 31 1947<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1962<br/>
Sold October 25 1962 for scrap
</ol>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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).

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<ol>
<li>[[USS SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941-46)</li>
</ol>
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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
existing example.
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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="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established April 15 1942 - Disestablished August 7 1946</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3z<br/>(APR WED 15, 1942)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>MAIL"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-04-15
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19420415 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19420415.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-04-18
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_SouthDakota_BB57_19460418r_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_SouthDakota_BB57_19460418_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-12-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SouthDakota_BB57_19461225r_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SouthDakota_BB57_19461225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Christmas_Day_ | Merry Christmas]], 
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-04-16
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19450416 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19450416.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (AC-BTB)<br/><br/>"NAVY DAY /<br/>1945"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19451027r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19451027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BTB)
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1942-12-21
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19421221r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19421221.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>7rz*
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-07-26
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19450726 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19450726.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type<br/>9vz
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1943-10-23
<br/>to<br/>
1943-11-05
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[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19431023 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett southdakota bb57 19431023.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Mark from back of cover
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<h3>Other Information</h3>

SOUTH DAKOTA earned 13 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of South Dakota
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