Ship's Post Offices

Collection: Ships Post Offices

COLD WAR COVERS (STAMPS, NOT HATS!)

Carl Seitz displays his original crackerjacks!Cover commemorating Sea Trials of the soon-to-be USS RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN 687)

In the philatelic world, that of stamp collecting, a cover is a card or envelope that has traveled through the mail and contains postal markings. Collectors often prize first day covers, those postmarked on the first day of a stamp's release, or topical covers, those envelopes with a printed, stamped, or embossed design related to a specific topic. 

There is even an organization, the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, dedicated to collecting cancellations and covers related to ships and submarines.

Cold War submarines and support vessels have many commemorating such events as the launching, commissioning, decommissioning, and recycling. They also had, at several times, a rubber stamp that was applied to personal mail leaving through the ship's office.

Examples of both are featured here. This is the current Cold War Boats cover collection. If you have others that you would like to share with your shipmates, please contact your Site Lead or the Lead Admin.

 
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Ship's Post Offices

Title Contributor Hits
USS ALEXANDER HAMILTON (SSBN 617) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 258
USS ASPRO (SSN 648) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 243
USS AUGUSTA (SSN 710) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 112
USS BASHAW (SS 241) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 216
USS BIRMINGHAM (SSN 695) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 228
USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN 626) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 147
USS DRUM (SSN 677) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 160
USS FLASHER (SSN 613) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 102
USS FLYING FISH (SSN 673) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 279
USS GRAYBACK (SSG 574) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 188
USS GREENLING (SSN 614) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 64
USS GUARDFISH (SSN 612) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 80
USS GUITARRO (SSN 665) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 300
USS HADDO (SSN 604) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 184
USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 270
USS LEWIS & CLARK (SSBN 644) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 151
USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 237
USS PINTADO (SSN 672) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 150
USS RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN 687) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 204
USS SARGO (SSN 583) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 229
USS SHARK (SSN 591) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 288
USS STURGEON (SSN 637) Postal Covers Brad Williamson 198
USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) Covers (Stamps, Not Hats!) Brad Williamson 4393
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