"Late Date" Pearl Harbor Ship Project

Covers will be listed in chronological order based on the postmark date.

1. 1941 November 01-10
2. 1941 November 11-20
3. 1941 November 21-30
4. 1941 December 1-7

 

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-01 Locy Type 9fw USS Solace AH-5
			Philatelic Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-01 Locy Type 9fw USS Solace AH-5
			Philatelic Mail

Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert

 

N/A			1941-11-03 Locy Type A (BBT) USS West Virginia BB-48
			Officer's Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-02 Locy Type 3(A-BTT) USS Tangier AV-8
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by William S. Linto

 

N/A			1941-11-03 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Nevada BB-36
			Sailor's Mail

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-03 Locy Type 3(A-BTB) USS Ontario AT-13
			Philatelic Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-03 Locy Type 3(A-BTB) USS Ontario AT-13
			Philatelic Mail

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N/A			1941-11-03 Locy Type 7qt(2) USS West Virginia BB-48
			Sailor's Mail

Mailed by SK1/c Dean L. Skelton (1920-1984) who survived the attack. He was assigned to BENHAM the next day, and transferred again in June 1942 not long before she sank.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-05 Locy Type 3(A-TBT) Locy Type 3z Locy Type 9v Locy Type 9x USS Breese DM-18
			Philatelic Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-05 Locy Type 6erp USS Detroit CL-8
			Sailor's Mail

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N/A			1941-11-05 Locy Type 3(AC-TTB) USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Sailor's Mail

"Via Clipper"

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-05 Locy Type 3(A-BTT) USS Rigel AR-11
			Sailor's Mail

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N/A			1941-11-05 Locy Type 3(A-BTT) USS Tangier AV-8
			Philatelic Mail

Note: Unknown cachet maker, but back indicates ANCS 608

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-06 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Pelias AS-14
			Philatelic Mail

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-06 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Solace AH-5
			Official Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-07 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Pelias AS-14
			Philatelic Mail

Linto Cachet. Self-addressed to collector and navy veteran Leon G. Dutcher (1890-1956), Haven, Kansas.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-07 Locy Type 7d USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Sailor's Mail

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			1941-11-07 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Sailor's Mail

"Via Clipper" - With 2-pages of the letter

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-07 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Solace AH-5
			Official Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-08 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Medusa AR-1
			Philatelic Mail

Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-08 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USS Shaw DD-373
			Sailor's Mail

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-08 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Tucker DD-374
			Official Mail

Via AIR MAIL

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-08 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Wasmuth DMS-15
			Sailor's Mail

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N/A			1941-11-10 Locy Type 9v USS Aylwin DD-355
			Registered, Official Mail

Air Mail. Also postmarked 10 Nov 1941 US Fleet Registered and 13 Nov 1941 Washington DC (Reg. Sec.)

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-10 Locy Type 6erp USS Detroit CL-8
			Sailor's Mail

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N/A			1941-11-10 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBB) USS Vestal AR-4
			Sailor's Mail

Crewmember Donald F. McLean joined crew on 27 Oct 1941.

 

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