Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 3

Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

Chapter Covers

The Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4 is very prolific and has created many covers since their organization on September 9, 1933. Cachets for this chapter have been created by various artists and efforts are made to identify them. To speed up the time for a page to fully load, they have been separated into smaller year increments starting with the year 1980. This Chapter is based out of Philadelphia, PA and they create covers for US Navy vessels, US Coast Guard vessels and other maritime entities. Please enjoy these covers that show our maritime history.

Cachet Artist and Director is Rich Hoffner unless otherwise stated.

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Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

 

N/A			1980-02-23 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Iwo Jima LPH-2
			35th Anniversary of the flag raising on Iwo Jima

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1980-02-23 USPS Pictorial "Iwo Jima Station" St. Petersburg FL
			35th Anniversary of the flag raising on Iwo Jima

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1980-03-01 USPS 3-bar San Diego CA
			Decommissioning of USS Chicago CG-11

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1980-03-23 USPS 4-bar Cape Canaveral FL USS Intrepid CVS-11
			15th Anniversary Gemini-Titan flight

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

			1980-03-29 USPS MPP Philadelphia PA
			Proof Strike of the Mailers Postmark Permit (MPP)

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1980-04-02 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Tacoma, WA
			Keel Laying USCGC Tampa WMEC-902

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N/A		N/A	1980-04-17 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Iwo Jima LPH-2
			10th Anniversary of Apollo 13

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1980-05-10 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) USS BELKNAP CG-26
			Postal Service Re-established

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N/A			1980-05-10 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-66 USS BELKNAP CG-26
			Recommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1980-05-17 Locy Type 2-1(n)(A,D1,USN,USS) Locy Type 9-1(nu)(USN,USS) USS BELKNAP CG-26
			Armed Forces Day In Port at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1980-05-17 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D2,USN,USS) Locy Type 2-1a(n+)(D2,USN,USS) USS Clark FFG-11
			Commissioning

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner (No. H157) and sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

 

N/A		N/A	1980-05-17 Mailer's Postmark Permit #18203 Philadelphia Navy Shipyard Br. Philadelphia PA
			Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	1980-05-30 USPS Machine Cancel Seattle, WA
			Keel Laying of USS Crommelin FFG-37

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N/A			1980-06-04 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-7 "SALUTING / OP SAIL '80 / BOSTON" USS Barry DD-933
			TALL SHIPS '80

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner (No. H160) and sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

 

N/A			1980-07-11 USPS Machine Cancel Tacoma, WA
			Launching of USCGC Morro Bay WTGB-106

Note: 140' Icebreaking Tug

 

N/A		N/A	1980-07-12 Locy Type F "COMMISSIONING DAY" USS Fletcher DD-992
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1980-07-21 USPS FDOI Washington, D.C.
			First Day of Issue for Sc. #1825. Cachet honors all branches of the military.

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N/A			1980-08-25 Locy Type FDPS 2-1n+ (USN,USS) USS Arkansas CGN-41
			First Day of Postal Service

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner (No. H164) and sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

 

N/A		N/A	1980-08-26 USPS Machine Cancel Newport News, VA
			Keel Laying of USS Salt Lake City SSN-716

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N/A		N/A	1980-08-29 USPS CDS Norfolk VA
			Decommissioning of USS Albany CG-10

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A			1980-09-12 USPS Machine Cancel Baltimore MD
			Recommissioning of USCGC Cape Fox WPB-95316

Cachet Director and artist is Rich Hoffner

 

N/A			1980-10-13 Locy Type 2-1(n)(D2,USS) Locy Type 9-1(nu)(USS) USS Samuel E. Morison FFG-13
			Navy Day

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner (No. H174) and sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

 

N/A		N/A	1980-11-21 USPS FDOI San Rafael CA
			First Day of Issue for Sc. #UX86. Cachet honors the 300th Anniversary of Drake's voyage around the world.

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N/A		N/A	1980-12-10 USPS 1-bar Mare Island CA
			15th Anniversary USS Kamehameha SSN-642

Cachet by Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1980-12-22 USPS 4-bar Cancel Newport News VA
			15th Anniversary USS Lewis and Clark SSBN-644

Cachet by Robert D. Rawlins. RDR located on the bottom left corner of the Mexico territory.

 

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