Operation Deepfreeze Cancellations


Naval Air Facility McMurdo / McMurdo Station

17038, 17425, 96599, 96692


TYPE
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
SIZE
Single Circle Machine Cancel
"U.S. NAVY OPERATION DEEP FREEZE" Between 5 Bars
"U.S. NAVY 17038 BR" NAF McMURDO SOUND2-Line Center
JAN27
1960
Circle Diameter: 24mm
Bar Length: 52 mm
Single Circle Machine Cancel
"U.S. NAVY OPERATION DEEP FREEZE" Between 5 Bars
"U.S. NAVY 17038 BR."
3-Line Center
2 -PM
JAN 14
1974
Circle Diameter: 23mm
Bar Length: 53mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY 17038" NAF McMURDO SOUND
3-Line Center
OCT
15
1958
Circle Diameter: 33mm
Bar Length: 53mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars"U.S. NAVY 17038 BR."
4-Line Center
NOV
1
1977
AM
Circle Diameter: 32mm
Bar Length: 24mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY BR. 17038 NEW YORK, NY" Oval Horizontally
4-Line Center
PM
18
JAN
1974
Circle Diameter: 33 X 31 mm
Bar Length: 24 mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY BR. 17038 NEW YORK, NY" Oval Vertically
4-Line Center
JAN
11
1978
AM
Circle Diameter: 32 X 33 mm
Bar Length 24 mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY FPO 96692 MCM ANTARCTICA"
4-Line Center
OCT
31
PM
1978
Circle Diameter: 33mm
Bar Length 25mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY FPO 96692 McMURDO STATION ANT."
4-Line Center
FEB
1
1983
A.M.
Circle Diameter 33 X 35 mm
Bar Length: 26 mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY MCM ANTARCTICA FPO 96692"
3-Line Center
FEB
8
1987
Circle Diameter 32 X 34 mm
Bar Length: 25 mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY FPO AP 96599 MCM ANTARCTICA"
3-Line Center
FEB
15
1994
Circle Diameter: 38 X 44 mm
Bar Length: 31 mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"U.S. NAVY MCM ANTARCTICA FPO 96599"
3-Line Center
AUG
21
1997
Circle Diameter: 29 mm
Bar Length: 25+ mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"USAF ANTARTICA APO AP 96599"
ERROR "ANTARTICA"
4-Line Center
FEB
12
1998
Circle Diameter 33 X 35 mm
Bar Length: 26 mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"USAF MCMURDO ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599"
3-Line Cancel
NOV
6
1998
Circle Diameter: 29 mm
Bar Length: 26 mm

Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"MCMURDO STATION ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599"
Single-Line Cancel

Used very short term
OCT
15
1999
Circle Diameter: 35mm
Bar Length: 14mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"MCMURDO STATION ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599"
Single-Line Cancel
JAN
14
2000
Circle Diameter: 37mm
Bar Length: 15mm
Single Circle Handstamp Cancel
Four Killer Bars
"USAF MCMURDO ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599"
3-Line Cancel
JAN
14
2000
Circle Diameter: 29 mm
Bar Length: 26 mm


OFFICIAL and REGISTERED MAIL CANCEL
Double Circle Handstamp Cancel
"MCM ANTARCTICA FPO AP 96599 US NAVY"
3-Line Center
JAN
8
1998
Outer Circle Diameter: 29 mm
Double Circle Handstamp Cancel
"USAF ANTARTICA APO AP 96599"
ERROR "ANTARTICA"
3-Line Center
OCT
21
1998
Outer Circle Diameter: 31 mm
Double Circle Handstamp Cancel
"USAF MCMURDO ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599"
3-Line Center
FEB
16
1999
Outer Circle Diameter 31 mm
Double Ring Handstamp Cancel
"McMURDO ANTARCTICA APO AP 96599"
1-Line Center
16 FEB 1999
Outer Circle Diameter: 38 mm
Meter Postage
"MCMURDO ANTARCTICA 96599"
1-Line Center
OCT 21 '98