11211. Coast Guard Ship Cancellation Covers.
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11211. Coast Guard Ship Cancellation Covers.
11211. Coast Guard Ship Cancellation Covers. These are envelopes made for collectors, with the postmark from the ship’s post office (Navy and Coast Guard ships have had their own post offices since 1908). By the 1930’s collectors began sending their own envelopes, or “covers”, to ships for examples of these postmarks. Many have been decorated with designs called cachets, some of which are true works of art. Although early postmarks may be scarce, many are very modestly priced and large collections can easily be formed without spending a lot of money. Available are:
USS Trenton November 3, 1934. $8.
USCGC Hamilton WHEC-715 March 18, 1967. $4.
USCGC Hamilton WHEC-715 March 18, 1967. $4.
USCGC Southwind WAGB-280 December 20, 1967. $4.
USCGC Glacier WAGB-4 February 26, 1969. $4.
USCGC Staten Island WAGB-278 October 25, 1974. $3.
USCGC Glacier WAGB-4 March 18, 1982. $2.
USCGC Polar Sea WAGB-11 September 25, 1982. $2.
USCGC Glacier WAGB-4 April 11, 1983. $2.
USCGC Polar Sea WAGB-11 August 31, 1984. $2.