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US NAVAL
COVERS--U SHIP NAMES
Cachets & text in killer bars are always mentioned, if present.
Typically these covers have a return address
& one or more owner's or service provider's marks
on the back. Cancel color is black unless stated otherwise.
Alphabetization includes titles & first names if present.
For example, USS President Adams is filed under P, not A.
Another example: USS John Young is under J, not Y.
Other Navy ships: A-M page N-R
page S-T page, V, W-X & Y-Z.
USS UHLMANN
3 / 24 / 53 on Brooklyn commemorative. $3,50USS UHLMANN philatelic NYC branch three
times $2.75
USS UMPQUA (AT-25)
at Charleston South Carolina, bold strike 12 / 20 / 39 $5.00
![]() USS UMPQUA (AT-25) at Pensacola Florida July 4 1937, autographed by mail clerk, extraordinarily attractive $7.50 (nf)+
USS UNION (AKA-106) front from #10 cover, official business, 3 / 22 / ?? $1.75 USS UNION (AKA-106) multicolor patriotic cachet, 4 / 22 / 4? on firemen commemorative. $4.75
USS UNION 4 / 13 / 52 $3.75 USS UNION 4 / 13 / 52 on Indiana commemorative. $3.75 USS UPSHUR (T-AP 198). Wanted to buy. Covers from that ship. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c!
Clear 13 APR 1970 USS FORT SNELLING (LSD-30) hand cancel on 6-c Herman Melville postal stationery sent to Pennsylvania, black USS UTINA (ATF-163) return address, fancy well-struck cachet for the fleet tug UTINA at Norfolk, never sealed. $2.75 n(f)n(u) USS UVALDE (AKA-88) 1 / 6 / 47 ship name in killer bars, doubled strike but rare $5.00 USS UVALDE (AKA-88) 8 / 11 / 51 bent corners $3.00 USS UVALDE (AKA-88) bold strike 6 / 26 / 51 $4.00 USS UVALDE (AKA-88) violet cachet, Oakland California cancel over it, $4.25 To order from this
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US NAVY COVERS--V
SHIP NAMES
Cachets & text in killer bars are always mentioned, if present.
Typically these covers have a return address
& one or more owner's or service provider's marks
on the back. Cancel color is black unless stated otherwise.
Alphabetization includes titles & first names if present.
For example, USS President Adams is filed under P, not A.
Another example: USS John Young is under J, not Y.
Other Navy ships: A-M page N-R page S-T page U W-X & Y-Z.
USS VALCOUR
(AGF-1) 6 / 8 / ?? year missing, on card $2.00USS VALCOUR (AGF-1) 6 / 8 / ?? year
omitted on Transpo stationery $3.25
USS VALDEZ (DE-1096 later FF-1096) two different JUN 30 1975 cancels, well struck cachet, attractive. Served with the Middle East Force off Djibouti, Abu Dhabi & Kuwait. $4.25 USS VALIANT (WMEC-621) Coast Guard cutter cachet 4 / 15 / 74 $3.75 USS VALLEJO, MARIANO G. (SSBN-658) cacheted 3 / 2 / 73 $3.75 USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) Bold cancel 5 / 16 / 49 $4.25 % USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) on teacher's commemorative 7 / 24 / 57 $3.75 USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) One corner missing 11 / 6 / 50 $3.50 USS VALLEY FORGE (LPH-6) 12 / 16 / 67 from FPO San Francisco 96601, front only of #10 cover sent "POSTAGE AND FEES PAID / NAVY DEPARTMENT" by the Commanding Officer to the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington DC. $2.00 n(v)%
USS VALLEY FORGE (LPH-8). Wanted to buy--other covers from this ship that we do not already list. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c USS VAMMEN (DE 644) two different cancels 9 / 3 / 57, cacheted $4.25 USS VAMMEN (DE-644) two different cancels 9 / 23 / 52, during her West Coast reactivation service during the Korean War. $4.25 USS VAN VOORHIS (DE 1028). Wanted to buy--covers from that ship, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c
Wanted to buy--covers from USS VANCE & USCGC VANCE (DE387, DER387, and WDE 487). Please offer us some, priced in US dollars. *c
USS VANCOUVER (LPD-2) 8 / 12 / 68 attractive red embossed seal & 3 newspaper clippings $4.50 To order from this
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here. USS VANCOUVER (LPD-2) 8 / 19 / 74 Labor Day $3.50 USS VANCOUVER (LPD-2) 8 / 6 / 73 on Truman commemorative $3.00 USS VANVALKENBURGH First day mistake (3 / 8 / 51 instead of 5 / 8 / 51) $4.50 USS VEGA (AF-59) 1 / 16 / 75 Two different cancels & violet cachet, bent corner, tennis stationery $3.75
USS VEGA (AF-59 or AK-17) 3 / 26 / 73, violet cachet $3.25
USS VERMILION (LKA-107) 1 / 19 / 51 $3.50 (n) USS VERMILION (AKA-107) 3 / 30 / 68 Navy Department business, #10 front only $2.00 USS VERMILION (LKA-107) 6 / 16 / 65 $3.25 (n) USS VERMILION (LKA-107) two different cancels 2 / 20 / 69 $3.75 (n) USS VERMILION (LKA-107). Wanted to buy--covers from 1948 to 1949. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c
USS VESOLE (DD / DDR-878) 10 / 22 / 73 Defense Hemisferica & destroyerman's mail cachets $4.00 USS VESOLE (DD / DDR-878) 3 / 7 / ?? No year, destroyerman's mail, commanding officer's corner card $3.50 USS VESOLE (DD?DDR-878) 6 / 14 / 74 Flag day multicolor cachet, during 11 months duty off Charleston. $3.50 USS VESOLE (DD / DDR-878) 8x11 photostat of photo, framing suggested, $3.00
Install this webpage as a Favorite now USS VESTAL (Fleet Repair Ship) 7 / 26 / 37 $5.00 n* USS VESTAL at San Pedro California 5 / 5 / 38 $5.00 n* USS VESTAL at SAN PEDRO / CALIF., bold cancel 2 / 22 / 38 $5.25 n*
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here. USS VESUVIUS (?E-15) cacheted, 10 / 12 / 71 $3.50 USS VIGIL (AGR-121). Wanted to buy--mailed items from this ship, expecially in 1962. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars. *c USS VIREO (MSC-205) at Mare Island California, 7 / 11 / 37 $5.25 USS VIREO (MSC-205) at San Pedro California, 2 / 21 / 38 $5.25
USS VIREO (MSC-205) at Seattle, officer in charge corner card, 2 / 25 / 72 $3.00
USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) 9 / 11 / 76 Bold cachet $3.75 USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) commissioning of nuclear missile cruiser cachet 9 / 11 / 76 $4.25
USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) keel laying cachet 8 / 19 / 72, USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG-4) cancel $4.00 USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) launched 12 / 14 / 74, cancel by USS Milwaukee (AOR-2) cacheted $4.25 USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) launching 12 / 14 / 74 small cachet, Newport News christening slogan $4.00 USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) launching 12 / 14 / 74, Newport News commemorative slogan $4.00 & USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) multicolor keel laid cachet, 8 / 19 / 72 $4.25
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USS VOGE (DE-1047) 11 / 10 / 71 violet cachet $3.75 USS VOGE (DE-1047) 6 / 12 / 72, violet cachet $3.25 USS VOGE (DE-1047) multicolor Memorial Day cachet (same as cover shown below), 5 / 27 / 74 cancel on crossed flags stamp, when she was part of the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. $2.75 n(v)
USS VOGE (DE-1047) 4 / 9 / 75 black cachet $3.75 USS VOGE (DE-1047) 8 / 7 / 75 blue cachet $3.50
USS VOGELGESANG (DD-862) 3 / 1 / 74 farewell to Norfolk cachet $3.75 (n) USS VOGELGESANG (DD-862) 5 / 17 / 74 two cents postage due in Ohio (incorrectly assessed). Two different, each franked by a different stamp. $3.25 each, or both for $5.50 (n)
USS VREELAND (DE-1068 later FF-1068) two different cancels 7 / 11 / 72 and a USPS cancel, during her preparations for another cruise in the Mediterranean. $3.00 USS VREELAND (FF-1068) Interphil '76 cachet, FDC for Bicentennial stamp, USCS cachet on back, nice $4.00 USS VREELAND (FF-1068) Two different cancels 11 / 12 / 75 Nice $3.50 USS VULCAN (AR-5) 8 / 1 // 72 Two different cancels $3.50
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US NAVY POSTAL
HISTORY--W TO X SHIP NAMES
Cachets & text in killer bars are always mentioned, if present.
Typically these covers have a return address
& one or more owner's or service provider's marks
on the back. Cancel color is black unless stated otherwise.
Alphabetization includes titles & first names if present.
For example, USS President Adams is filed under P, not A.
Another example: USS John Young is under J, not Y.
Other Navy ships: A-M page N-R
page S-T page, U, V & Y-Z.
NOV 28 1970 USS WAINWRIGHT (DLG-28) FPO 96601 cancel on
free #6 cover to New Mexico, opened neatly. Vietnam item. $3.00 (vn)%
USS WALTER B. COBB. Wanted to buy--covers from there, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! USS WARD (DD-139). Wanted to buy--covers from this ship, especially early ones. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c
MAY 15 1941 USS WASHINGTON with FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION in killer bars on 2-c defense stamp (tiny scrape) franking unaddressed #6 cover, multicolor Minkus cachet shows Statue of Liberty with flag background over "WITHOUT FREEDOM / LIBERTY DIES", small paper adherences on back. BB-56. $3.50 pn USS WELBORN C. WOOD (DD-195). Wanted to buy--covers from that ship mailed during 1940. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c
CLEAR 15 OCT 1934 USS WM. B. PRESTON hand cancel in green with LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION in the killer bars ties strip of three 1-c Yosemite stamps franking tan #6 cover to Missouri, large cachet also in green is well struck, neatly addressed, glue stains on back do not go through. $3.75 n
USS WITEK. Wanted to buy--please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Mostly clear AUG 5 1935 USS WORDEN with BREMERTON / WN in killer bars on pair of 1-1 / 2-c George Washington stamps franking #6 cover to Oregon, large yellow-green cachet for the official shakedown cruise depicts the captain at the helm, two backstamps, light cancel runs through most of address area, long corner crease misses cachet art. $4.00 n! Clear JUL 28 1937 USS WORDEN with SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA in killer bars ties 1-c Washington / Greene & 2-c Jackson Scott stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, generic brown ship cachet & blue anchor border all around, paper bends at lower & center right suggest ironing, neatly addressed, never sealed. $3.75 n!% Clear SEP 17 1938 USS WORDEN with SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA in killer bars ties 1-c Franklin & 2-c Washington to #6 cover to Illinois, generic brown ship cachet & blue anchor border all around, neatly addressed, never sealer. $3.75 n!% Wanted to buy--covers for the Leahy class Guided Missile Frigate USS Worden (DLG/CG-18). Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c Clear FEB 22 1932 USS WYOMING hand cancel with HAVANA / BAY, CUBA in the killer bars ties 1/2-c Hale & 1-1/2-c Harding stamps franking #6 envelope to Pennsylvania, return address was in Texas. $7.50 cn Bold JAN 17 1933 USS WYOMING hand cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY, CUBA in the killer bars ties 3-c Washington franking #6 envelope to New Jersey, neat handwritten address. $7.00 cn USS WYOMING. Clear NOV 30 1933 with CUBAN WATERS in killer bars ties 3-c Washington at Newburgh stamp franking #6 cover to California, browning paper. $6.50 cn To order from this
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US NAVAL POSTAL
HISTORY--Y TO Z SHIP NAMES
Cachets & text in killer bars are always mentioned, if present.
Typically these covers have a return address
& one or more owner's or service provider's marks
on the back. Cancel color is black unless stated otherwise.
Alphabetization includes titles & first names if present.
For example, USS President Adams is filed under P, not A.
Another example: USS John Young is under J, not Y.
Other Navy ships: A-M page N-R
page S-T page, U, V & W-X.
![]() USS YANCEY. Bold DEC 29 1950 hand cancel ties 3-c Supreme Court stamp franking #6 cover to North Carolina, neatly addressed, light browning of paper with age. $2.75 nl+ USS YANCEY. Clear Jan 25 1952 hand cancel ties 2-c prexy franking #6 cover to North Carolina, neatly addressed, never sealed, small paper bend at one lower corner. $2.25 n USS YARNALL (DD143). Light DEC 30 1936 with NAVY ... / PHILA. in killer bars ties 3-c Susan B. Anthony franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed. On this date she was placed out of commission & berthed with the reserve fleet there. $3.50 np USS YARNELL (DLG-17). Light but complete SEP 23 1970 hand cancel on 6-c Roosevelt coil franking #6 cover from Robert L. Krinsky RM2 to New Mexico, small tear shows on back only from opening. Operating in the North Atlantic at this time prior to her reclassification. $1.75 n% USS YARNELL (DLG-17). Bold 1 OCT 1975 cancel ties pair of 1-c Jefferson & 8-c Ludington stamps franking #6 cover to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed. $1.75 n%
Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-27). Mostly clear DEC 16 1957 cancel ties 3-c International Naval Review stamp franking #6 cover to California, very light George Washington cachet does not show well on cover's dark yellow-brown paper. Possibly on one of her many deployments to the Mediterranean. $2.00 n Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-27). Mostly clear JUN 11 1973 hand cancel on 8-c 'Rise of the Spirit of Independence' stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, also almost complete JUN 11 1973 double-ring branch cancel for the ship in return address area, neatly addressed, stiffener inside. Probably when it was in port at Charleston. $1.75 n
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Clear MAR 31 1939 USS YORKTOWN hand cancel with GONAIVES HAITI in the killer bars ties 3-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed. $10.00 hn USS YORKTOWN. Clear Portsmouth VA APR 18 1943 machine cancel on #6 cover sent free by Richard E. Megenhardt aboard the ship (FPO NY return address), considerable glue-show through on back, penciled addressing & wrinkling contribute to lack of freshness. As is. $1.00 n
USS YOSEMITE (AD-19). 15 October 1948 US FORCES IN JAPAN #10 airmail cover to Pennsylvania from Navy ship USS Yosemite at Sasebo, US Navy dial cancel with location in killer bars, bold violet cachet also for location, lightly toned back, attractive. $8.00 USS YOSEMITE (AD-19). Bold JAN 1 1952 hand cancel ties block of four 1 / 2-c prexies franking #6 cover to North Carolina, neatly addressed, never sealed. During her service as flagship for the Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet. $2.50 n
USS ZELLARS (DD 777). Almost complete MAR 25 1959 hand cancel ties 7-c airmail stamp franking #6 cover from John E. Worthington aboard the ship (FPO NY return address) to Ohio, typed address, backflap torn in opening. $2.25 n To order from this
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