Universal Ship Cancellation Society
{{Short description|International non-profit organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Universal Ship Cancellation Society
| abbreviation = USCS
| logo = Universal_Ship_Cancellation_Society_logo.png
| founder =
| formation = {{start date and age|1932}}
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| type = 501(c)(3) non-profit
| field = Philately
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Laurie Bernstein
| leader_title2= Vice president
| leader_name2 = Nancy Clark
| location_country = United States
| membership =
| membership_year =
| publication = USCS Log
| website = {{URL|uscs.org}}
| footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://uscs.org/about-uscs/a-history-of-the-uscs/ |title=A History of the USCS |website=uscs.org |accessdate=April 17, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://uscs.org/about-uscs/current-officers-and-directors/ |title=Current Officers, Directors, and Managers |website=uscs.org |date=April 1, 2023 |accessdate=April 17, 2025}}
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The Universal Ship Cancellation Society (USCS) is an international philatelic non-profit organization with an interest in postmarks and covers from all maritime services.{{cite web | author = United States Postal Service | title = Organizations | url=http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentUpload1View?status=i&langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10152&HTMLName=resources.html&pagetitle=A_Stamps | website=usps.com | accessdate = 2007-08-30 }}
Overview
File:1956 S. S. American Chief postal cover to Rye, New York.jpg
Founded in 1932, the USCS is one of the oldest specialized postal history societies in the world and the only organization in the United States devoted to navy and maritime covers. The USCS held its first national convention in August 1940, in Los Angeles.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pasadena-post-stamp-notes/170538645/ |title=Stamp Notes |first=D. D. |last=Livingston |newspaper=Pasadena Post |location=Pasadena, California |page=6 |date=August 18, 1940 |accessdate=April 17, 2025 |via=newspapers.com}}
As of 2008, the USCS consisted of about 1,300 members worldwide. Members' interests includes topics such as: navy ships of all countries, merchant ships with seapost and paquebot markings, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard, navy bases, related cachets, postcards, patches, photographs and other navy memorabilia.
The USCS holds annual conventions in various cities throughout the United States and has local chapters in many cities in the United States and Europe. The USCS also uses study units formed by members to research specialized interests and maintains a photograph library with over 3,000 negatives of ships.
Publications
The USCS publishes the following:
- USCS Log (ISSN 0279-6139). Monthly 32-page journal with articles of lasting interest on Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and other maritime covers; and historical articles of various U.S. and foreign ships.Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center, [http://www.history.navy.mil/library/guides/newsletters.htm "Newsletters in the Navy Department Library"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911120753/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/guides/newsletters.htm |date=September 11, 2007 }}, Navy Historical Center website, April 04, 2007. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
- USCS Handbook. Contains basic information for collectors, including a postmark primer, naval terms dictionary, hull classifications, and the society history.
- Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks. A reference of nearly a century of postal history.Naval Cover Museum, [http://www.navalcovermuseum.org/Glossary.html "Glossary of Terms"], Navy Cover Museum website, October 31, 2000. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
- Naval Cover Cachet Makers’ Catalog. A reference volume of sponsors and cachet artists with illustrations and summary information on the people involved.
- Data Sheets. Compilations of historical interest, events and operations.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://uscs.org/}}
- [https://www.navalcovermuseum.org Naval Cover Museum]
Category:1932 establishments in the United States