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Join the USCS Today and enjoy
collecting Naval Covers Click
THIS Link for the membership form. Founded in 1932, the U.S.C.S. is an international philatelic organization of over 1,100 members with an interest in postmarks and covers from all maritime services. This includes Navy ships of all countries, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy bases, merchant ships with seapost and paquebot markings, related cachets, and other naval memorabilia. It is the only organization in the United States devoted to Navy and maritime covers, and is one of the oldest specialized postal history societies in the world Today the USCS has over 1,100 worldwide members and make many resources available for collectors. The monthly USCS LOG publication (included with membership) is packed with information about naval covers, ships, postcards, history, and the addresses of ships to send for your own postmarks from US Navy ships. The USCS has auctions. postcard sales, and a very popular sales circuit that allows you to specify which theme of naval covers you would like to inspect on approval. These covers are always a great bargain for serious collectors. The USCS also has numerous publications available to members that detail lists of cancellations used on ships and lists of ships participating in various events such as the list of ships at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 or the listing of ships in Tokyo Bay. Many members have special interests in US Navy covers such as Manned space flight recovery, aircraft carriers, battleships, subs, destroyers, Great White Fleet, etc. There is a yearly national convention and local chapters in many cities where you can meet collectors that have similar interests.
Please Join the USCS and help share the hobby. Click THIS Link for the membership form. Fill out the form and mail it with your dues to the address on the form.
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