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Postal Covers

William Barker Cushing

  • Honoring LT. Cushing
  • 70th Anniversary of the destruction of the Albermarle
  • Civil War Trail Station
  • Liberty Ship Honoring CDR Cushing

    DD-376

  • Cushing's Keel-Laying #1
  • Cushing's Keel-Laying #2
  • Cushing's Launching Day #1
  • Cushing's Launching Day #2
  • Cushing's Launching Day #3
  • Cushing's Launching Day #4
  • Cushing's Launching Day #5
  • Cushing's Launching Day #6
  • Cushing's Launching Day #7
  • Cushing's Launching Day #8
  • Cushing's Launching Day #9
    I thought the one above was interesting because it was mailed to a man in Yugoslavia.
  • Cushing's Launching Day #10
  • Cushing's Launching Day #11
  • Launching of USS Patterson DD-392
  • Sea Trials
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #1
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #2
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #3
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #4
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #5
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #6
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #7
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #8
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #9
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #10
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #11
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #12
  • Navy Day, Oct. 27, 1936
  • Navy Day, 1936
  • November 11, 1936
  • Thanksgiving 1936
    The next two images are of a "Shakedown Portfolio."
    This is a collection of Postal Cancels during the 376's Shakedown Cruise.
    !!!WARNING!!!
    These are VERY LARGE images. Nearly 1 Meg each! You might want to open a new window for these. I normally don't post images this large, but I thought it was worth it.
  • Shakedown Portfolio Cover
  • The two pages of the Shakedown Portfolio
  • Shakedown Cruise to Hawaii #1
  • Shakedown Cruise to Hawaii #2
  • Shakedown Cruise
  • January 26, 1937
  • Feb 10, 1937
  • Feb 15, 1937
  • Mar 7, 1937 In La Paz, Mexico
  • March 12, 1937
  • March 22, 1937 Keel Laying of USS Wilson DD-408
  • May 6, 1937 Launching of USS Jarvis (1)
  • May 6, 1937 Launching of USS Jarvis (2)
  • May 6, 1937 Launching of USS Patterson and USS Jarvis
  • Flag Day, 1937
  • 3 to 30 July, 1937
    Commemorates participating in the search for the lost Earhart Plane, and Crossing the Equator at the intersection with the International Date Line. This is a Crosby Cover, with a small image of Cushing on the lower left.
  • February, 1938. A Crosby Cover, with a photo of Cushing
  • April 2, 1938
  • April 30, 1938
  • August 13, 1938. A second Crosby Cover
  • May 29, 1941
  • July, 1941. A third Crosby Cover
  • Official DD-376 Navy Dept Envelope
  • A hand-drawn cover
  • The back of the hand-drawn cover
  • Honoring the Keel-Laying of the DD-408
  • Honoring the 1939 New York World's Fair
  • A Multi-date cancellation by 3 different ships
  • May 6, 1937Commemorating the Launching of USS Patterson and USS Jarvis
  • Commemorating Cushing's Launching and Commissioning.
  • November 13, 1942--Cushing's Sinking
  • An unused Crosby Cover

    DD-797

  • Navy Day 1945
  • January 17, 1946
  • March 20, 1946
  • Postmarked April 1946
  • 1951
  • Commemorating the DD-376
  • JAnuary 11, 1952. The Four Freedoms
  • 1954
  • The day Cushing became Paraná

    DD-985

  • Cushing's Keel-Laying #1
  • Cushing's Keel-Laying #2
  • Christening #1
  • Christening #2
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #1
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #2
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #3
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #4
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #5
  • Cushing's First Day in Commission #6
  • October 9, 1979 Welcome to San Diego.
  • Christmas 1979
  • January, 1980
  • September 29, 1980
  • December 2, 1980 Quite possibly the day I left the 985.
  • January, 1983
  • March, 1984
  • Armistice Day, 1985
  • May, 1986
  • July 4, 1986 in Portland, OR
  • 1987 Portland Rose Festival
  • July, 1991
  • July, 1991
  • DD-985's 12th Anniversary (It's off by 1 month)
  • December 7, 1991
  • December 25, 1991
  • July 4, 1992
  • July 4, 1992 (2)
  • Navy Day, 1993
  • June 7, 2002
  • Cushing's Decommissioning #1
  • Cushing's Decommissioning #2
  • Cushing's Decommissioning #3
  • Cushing's Decommissioning #4
  • Cushing's Decommissioning #5 This is the back of #4 above.
    Picture Credits
    My Collection
    Last Updated 3/1/2006