ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN 72

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.

Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 3 November 1984 - Launched & Christened 13 February 1988 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN-72 Commissioned 11 November 1989

Naval Covers

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1. USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Covers Page 1    (1984-2013)
2. USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Covers Page 2    (2014-2019)
3. USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Covers Page 3    (2020-)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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Post Office Established 7 August 1989

 

Locy Type FDPS F "FIRST DAY OF / POSTAL SERVICE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-08-07

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1989-08-07

First Day of Postal Service

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USS Abraham Lincoln

 

Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-11-11

First Day in Commission, Purple Ink.

 

Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-11-11

First Day in Commission, Red ink.

 

Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-11-11

First Day in Commission, Black ink.

 

Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-11-11

First Day in Commission, Pink ink.

 

Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1989-11-11

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)

1990-01-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1993-10-19

Persian Gulf Cruise, cachet by Steve Kovacs

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1994-08-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 11-2a (USS, FPO AP 96612-2872)

2003-07-17

1st Carrier Landing with President George W. Bush aboard. From the Neal J. Mills collection.

 

Locy Type 11-1(n+) (USS)

1998-12-25

Notes:

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS,FPO AP 96612-2872)

2000-02-12

Note: The difference between this 11-2 postmark and the 11-2 postmarks starting in 2003 are subtle but distinct. The killer bars are thicker in this postmark, it looks like it uses a different font for the FPO numbers and the position of the last number relative to the bottom killer bar is different.

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS,FPO AP 96612-2872)

2003-09-27

Arrival of the USS Constellation CV-64 to Puget Sound Navy Yard, following her decommissioning. Cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS,FPO AP 96612-2872)

2008-09-05

Contributed by Bill Payden.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS,FPO AE 09520-2872)

2013-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by Robert Jank

 

Locy Type 11-2ny (USS,FPO AE 09520) (Unit 100349)

2016-04-27

Collectors request, ships cachet, requested by Donald Lawson. "This postmark reflects the change in the Naval Postal System by adding Unit Numbers." Greg C.

 

Locy Type 11-2(n) (USS, FPO AP 96649)

2022-04-05

Collectors request, ships cachet, requested by Foster E. Miller, III.

 

Locy Type 12-1c(n+) (USS)

1999-07-19

Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 12-2 (USS,FPO AP 96612-2872)

2003-09-27

Arrival of the USS Constellation CV-64 to Puget Sound Navy Yard, following her decommissioning. Cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 12-2ny (USS,FPO AE 09520) (Unit 100349)

2015-04-09

150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, cachet by Bill Payden. "This postmark reflects the change in the Naval Postal System by adding Unit Numbers." Greg C.

 

Locy Type 12-2cn (USS,FPO AP 96649)

2024-02-12

Lincoln's birthday, official ship's cachet, text cachet by Michael Brock.

 

Locy Type 13-1(n+)u (USS)

2001-10-13

Navy Day, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F "BUILDERS / TRIALS" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-09-11

Note:

 

Locy Type F "ACCEPTANCE / TRIALS" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1989-10-02

Note:

 

Locy Type F "SHAKEDOWN / CRUISE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1990-02-01

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F "CROSSING / THE EQUATOR" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1990-10-09

Note:
 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15

1991-09-30

"The device was used after Oct. 1990 with no wording in the killers. In 1991 the killers on one copy of the cancel were cut to 20 mm (A-15a)". Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15a

1992-04-30

"The device was used after Oct. 1990 with no wording in the killers. In 1991 the killers on one copy of the cancel were cut to 20 mm (A-15a)".

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15b

1996-12-25

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-05-05

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, Serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F

2009-11-11

Veteran's Day & 20th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-11

2011-05-08

Centennial of Naval Aviation, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F

2014-11-11

25th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type Meter FR2 (#9002083) ZIP 96612

1999-11-11

Notes:

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520278) ZIP 96612

1991-03-07

Official Business.

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520343) ZIP 96612

1993-03-17

Official Business. Friden Meter

 

Locy Type Meter PB3 (#3368012) "USS A. LINCOLN CVN-72 / FPO 96612"

1993-10-17

Notes:

 

Locy Type Meter PB6 (#0001939511) "Mailed From Zip Code 09520"

2017-10-13

Navy Day, ships cachet on the back of a cover created by Richard F. Hoffner

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of The / USS / Abraham Lincoln" Newport News VA

1988-02-13

Christening and Launching of USS Abraham Lincoln

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Homeport Station" Everett WA

2009-02-12

200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA

2009-11-11

20th Anniversary of the USS Abraham Lincoln.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary / Station" Norfolk VA

2014-11-11

25th Anniversary of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Sta." Norfolk VA

2019-11-11

30th Anniversary of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Michael Brock

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "35th Anniversary Sta." Newport News VA

2024-11-11

35th Anniversary of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Cachet by Michael Brock

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Non-Postal Marking

 

Locy Type Non-Postal Marking

1993-10-19

Non-Postal Marking from the back of the cover, cachet by Steve Kovacs

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 - April 15 1865)
Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and was assassinated while in office.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name ABRAHAM LINCOLN - USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN-602 and USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72.

The ships sponsor is JoAnn K. Webb.

 

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