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Return to [[ROBERT_E_LEE_SSN_601_ | USS Robert E. Lee SSN-601 Main Page]]
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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
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Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also 
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything 
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the 
classification types for all postmarks based on the [[Locy_System | Locy System]].
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<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To Cachet<br/>Close-Up Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To Full<br/>Cover Front Image
</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To Postmark<br/>or Back Image
</th><th valign="center">Postmark Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_RobertELee_SSBN601_19591218_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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1959-12-18<br/>Locy Type 2<br/>[[RICHARD_E_KRAUS_DD_849_ | USS Richard E. Kraus DD-849]]
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Launching
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]] 
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1960-09-16<br/>USPO Slogan Machine Cancel<br/>Newport News VA
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First Day in Commission
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Signed by CO Commander Reuben F. Woodall (Blue Crew)
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1961-01-02<br/>USPO Slogan Machine Cancel<br/>Cocoa FL
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First Successful Launching of their POLARIS missile.
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The first launch (Blue Crew) was actually on Dec. 22; this was mailed while she was back at the Cape changing crews for the Gold Crew's first launch on Jan. 11. Cocoa (Beach) Fla. was the nearest post office before they put one at Cape Canaveral.
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1964-09-15<br/>Locy Type 2(n+)<br/>[[HUNLEY_AS_31_ | USS HUNLEY AS-31]]
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Collector request
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Official Ships Cachet and boxed "Free World" slogan.
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1965-02-11<br/>Panama Machine Cancel<br/>"PAQUEBOT"<br/>Balboa Canal Zone
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Panama Canal E-W Transit
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Rubber stamp cachet 
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1965-07-04<br/>USPO 1-bar Postmark<br/>Mare Island CA
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Independence Day
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1965-09-16<br/>USPO 1-bar<br/>Mare Island CA
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5th Anniversary of Commissioning
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Cacheted
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1966-10-23<br/>Locy Type 2(n)(USS)<br/>[[TELFAIR_LPA_210_ | USS Telfair APA-210]]
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Welcome to Norfolk
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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1972-10-05<br/>USPS Machine Cancel<br/>Patrick AFB, FL
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Polaris A3 Launch cover.
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_H_Goldey_ | George H. Goldey]]
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1974-02-10<br/>Locy Type 2t(nu)<br/>[[PROTEUS_AS_19_ | USS PROTEUS AS-19]]
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Collector request
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Official Ship's Cachet
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1975-02-06<br/>Locy Type 2(n+)<br/>[[PROTEUS_AS_19_ | USS PROTEUS AS-19]]
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Collector request
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Official Ship's Cachet
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1977-01-19<br/>USPS CDS<br/>Vallejo CA
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Collectors request
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Ships cachet
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1978-12-31<br/>USPS 4-bar<br/>Port Everglades FL
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New Years Eve in Florida
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"In Port - Port Everglades" cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_H_Wilson_ | George H. Wilson]]
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1978-12-31<br/>USPS Machine Cancel<br/>Fort Lauderdale FL
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New Years Eve in Florida
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"In Port - Port Everglades" cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_H_Wilson_ | George H. Wilson]]
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1980-09-16<br/>USPS 4-bar<br/>Newport News VA
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20th Anniversary
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ | Robert D. Rawlins]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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1982-10-06<br/>USPS Machine Cancel<br/>Honolulu HI
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Collector request
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Official Ship's Cachet
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1983-11-30<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Sta."<br/>Bremerton WA
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Last Day of Commission
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_74_USS_Puget_Sound_ | USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS]]
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1983-12-01<br/>Locy Type 2-1(n)(USS)<br/>[[SPRUANCE_DD_963_ | USS SPRUANCE DD-963]]
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Last Day of Commission +1
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Duane_Rosendale_ | Duane Rosendale]]
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c 1960's
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Honorary Membership Card
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1983-11-30
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Last Day of Commission Invitation
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