Ship Listings

Wording in Cancel - Date - Ship Name - U.S.C.S. Cancel Type - Ship Designation - Type of Cover - Franking - Other Important Information - Condition - Price

U.S.S. Wheeling 8-6-1912 Ty. 2 PG-14 #331 PPC (Real Photo Santiago Cuba) f $30.00

Wording in Cancel - Date - Ship Name - U.S.C.S. Cancel Type - Ship Designation - Type of Cover - Franking - Other Important Information - Condition - Price

U.S.S. Salinas Harbor Pearl 8-30-1932 Ty. 3 AO 19 #731 PPC (Emma Street, Honolulu) f $10.00

Wording in Cancel - Date - Ship Name - U.S.C.S. Cancel Type - Ship Designation - Type of Cover - Franking - Other Important Information - Condition - Price

U.S. Navy 12-22-1943 U.S.S. Yorktown Ty. 7z* CV 10 #UC3 f $10.00

All items may be assumed to be on sound covers, canceled in black ink on a standard size envelope with common franking for the period. War time covers are often Free.

PC picture post card
illus illustrated
cc corner card
cds circular date stamp
Ty. type
c circa
ds datestamp
adv advertising

Markings are graded on the following scale:

vf very fine - Clear and without defect
f fine - Easily readable
g good - Readable, but with some problems