OtherUS Annapolis Naval Academy

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

 

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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

 

N/A			1919-11-14 USPO Duplex Cancel "NAVAL ACADEMY BR." Annapolis MD
			USMC Mail

Knights of Columbus stationary. 1919 was the year that the Academy Branch PO opened.

 

N/A			1931-10-10 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "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 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "NAVAL ACADEMY / BRANCH" Annapolis MD
			Collectors request

R/S on back from Paul Gross.

 

N/A			1945-10-10 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY / CENTENNIAL / 1845 -- 1945" Annapolis MD
			Collectors request

USNA Crest rubber stamp cachet.

 

N/A			1947-07-06 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY / JOHN PAUL JONES / BICENTENNIAL / 1747-JULY 6 1947" Annapolis MD
			Collectors request

John Paul Jones rubber stamp cachet.

 

N/A			1948-04-30 USPO Duplex Cancel "NAVAL ACAD.BR." Annapolis MD
			Collectors request

Note:

 

N/A			1995-10-10 USPS Type 9 Cancel "NAVAL ACADEMY PO" Annapolis MD
			First Day Cover, Sc#3001

Cachet by Bernard Goldberg

 

N/A			1995-10-10 USPS Pictorial Postmark "United States Naval Academy / 150th Anniversary / Celebration Station" Annapolis MD 21401
			First Day Cover, Sc#3001

Cachet by VAPEX

 

N/A			1995-10-10 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Academy Station" Annapolis MD 21402
			First Day Cover, Sc#3001

Cacheted

 

N/A			1995-10-11 USPS Pictorial Postmark "U.S. Naval Academy Station" Willow Grove PA
			Second Day Cover, Sc#3001

Cachet by USPS, Philadelphia District. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A			2001-05-25 USPS Type 9 Cancel "USNA" Annapolis MD
			Graduation

Cachet by KH Cachets (Kerry Heffner)

 

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

From the Phil Schreiber collection.

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US Naval Academy Covers

 

N/A			1880
			Official Business

Report card enclosed.

 

N/A		N/A	1888
			Official Business

Note:

 

N/A			1935-10-10 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "STATION SHIP / U.S.N.A." USS Reina Mercedes IX-25
			90th Anniversary of the USNA

Cachet by Raymond Graves & D. L. Webster, NMC and sponsor by the Viking Crew No. 8, ANCS

 

N/A		N/A	1937-05-26 USPO Machine Cancel Annapolis MD
			First Day Cover, Sc.#794

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1937-05-26 USPO 4-bar Cancel Annapolis MD
			First Day Cover, Sc.#794

Cacheted

 

		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.

 

N/A		N/A	1938-05-19 USPO Machine Cancel Annapolis MD
			Chesapeake Bay Seaplane Mail

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1938-09-22 USPO Duplex Cancel Gambrills MD
			USNA Dairy - Official Business

Courtesy of Richard D. Jones

 

N/A		N/A	1995-10-10 USPS Machine Cancel "First Day of Issue" Annapolis MD
			First Day Cover, Sc.#3001

Cacheted

 

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