STORIS WMEC 38
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.
Keel Laid July 14 1941 - Launched April 4 1942 Name and designation changed to "ESKIMO WPG-38", then "ESKIMO WAGL-38" while under construction |
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Naval Covers
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- Covers Page 1 (1970-2007)
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 |
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established December 1 1944 to March 4 1947
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-10-30 |
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WAGL-38. Censored Coastie mail
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Locy Type F |
1947-06-23 |
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WAGL-38. Cacheted
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Locy Type F |
1947-10-11 |
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WAGL-38. Cachet by Day Lowry
Post Office Re-Established July 3 1956 to September 25 1959
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1957-07-15 |
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WAG-38. 1957 DEWLINE Operations
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1957-09-04 |
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WAG-38. 1957 Northwest Passage Operations
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1970's |
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"The 2(n) cancel was kept by the yeoman after POD. In 1972 he cut "AG" from the designation and wrote in "MEC" by hand and used the cancel as a cachet." USCS Postmark Catalog
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Locy Type 9fu |
1957-07-15 |
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WAG-38. 1957 DEWLINE Operations
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Locy Type F |
1982-05-05 |
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Official Ship's cachet. "S-67a is a new device used in the 1980s with no post office aboard. "KODIAK/ALASKA" is permanently attached to the dial, and the date is added by a separate rubber stamp." USCS Postmark Catalog
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USPS Pictorial |
1989-05-28 |
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N/A |
Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)
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USPS 4-bar |
1998-05-12 |
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N/A |
Official Ship Cachet and return address from the ship
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USPS CDS |
2007-02-08 |
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N/A |
Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-07-01 |
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-07-01 |
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N/A |
50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Joseph Lynch
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-07-13 |
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-07-13 |
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N/A |
50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Dan Goodwin
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-07-13 |
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N/A |
50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-09-06 |
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage, Crewmember Reunion of USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-09-06 |
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N/A |
50th Anniversary Northwest Passage, Crewmember Reunion of USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Dan Goodwin
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-09-24 |
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50th Anniversary Northwest Passage by USCGC Spar WAGL-403 and USCGC Bramble WAGL-392, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
"STORIS" is a Scandinavian name taken from the Eskimo word "sirorssuit" meaning "great ice"
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