WHALE SSN 638 Covers Page 1: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:52, 27 May 2019

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.

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.

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		N/A	1964-05-27 USPO Machine Cancel Quincy MA
			Keel Laying

Cachet by Malcolm C. Walker, sponsored by the Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS. Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

N/A		N/A	1966-10-14 USPO Machine Cancel Quincy MA
			Launching

Cachet by Morris W. Beck. Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

N/A		N/A	1967-01-18 USPO Machine Cancel Boston MA
			Collectors request.

Ships cachet.

N/A		N/A	1968-10-12 USPO Machine Cancel Quincy, MA
			Commissioning

Cachet by the General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division.

N/A		N/A	1973-03-12 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "SUBMARINE BASE STA." Groton, CT
			Overhaul

Ships cachet.

N/A		N/A	1983-10-12 USPS CDS "Quincy Br." Boston MA
			15th Anniversary

Cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

N/A		N/A	1988-10-12 USPS CDS "Quincy Br." Boston MA
			20th Anniversary

Ships cachet. From the Neal J. Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1996-06-25 Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) USS Nimitz CVN-68
			Decommissioning

Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

N/A		N/A	1996-06-25 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Station" Bremerton WA
			Decommissioning

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

N/A		N/A	1996-06-25 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS) USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			Decommissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

N/A		N/A	1996-06-25 Locy Type 9-1e(n+u) (USS) USS Nimitz CVN-68
			Decommissioning

Cachet by the Tom Armstrong. From the Bob Govern collection.

N/A		N/A	1997-02-05 Locy Type 2 USS California CGN-36
			Scrapping is completed at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA on the USS Dace SSN-607, USS Whale SSN-638, USS Puffer SSN-652 and the USS Bergall SSN-667.

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

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+<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image
+<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cachet Close-Up Image
-</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
+</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
-</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
+</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
-</th><th valign="center">Primary Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text
+</th><th valign="center">Postmark Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text<br/>
-<br/>---------<br/>Cachet Category</th></tr></table>
+Ship<br/>---------<br/>Category</th></tr></table>
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-[[Image:Hoffman_Whale_SSN_638_19640527_1_cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+N/A
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="220" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:Hoffman_Whale_SSN_638_19640527_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:Hoffman_Whale_SSN_638_19640527_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td><td valign="center">
--05-27<br/>
+-05-27<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Quincy MA
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Keel_Laying|Ship Keel Laying]]<br/>
+[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Keel_Laying| Keel Laying]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: Cachet Makers: [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_61_Nuclear_Ships|USCS Chapter 61 Nuclear Ships]] and
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Malcolm_C_Walker| Malcolm C. Walker]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_61_Nuclear_Ships| Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS]]. Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.
-[[Cachet_Maker_Malcolm_C_Walker|Malcolm C Walker]].<br/>Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.
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-[[Image:Hoffman_Whale_SSN_638_19661014_1_cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+N/A
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="220" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:Hoffman_Whale_SSN_638_19661014_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:Hoffman_Whale_SSN_638_19661014_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td><td valign="center">
--10-14<br/>
+-10-14<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Quincy MA
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching|Ship Launching]]<br/>
+[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching| Launching]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck|Morris W Beck]].<br/>Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck| Morris W. Beck]]. Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1967-01-18  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19670118_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-18<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Boston MA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Collectors request.
+</td></tr></table>
+Ships cachet.
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1968-10-12  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Whale_SSN638_19681012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-12<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Quincy, MA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Commissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_General_Dynamics_Quincy_Shipbuilding_Division| General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division]].
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1973-03-12  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:JonBurdett whale ssn638 19730312.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-03-12<br/>USPS Slogan Machine Cancel<br/>"SUBMARINE BASE STA."<br/>Groton, CT
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Overhaul
+</td></tr></table>
+Ships cachet.
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1983-10-12  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19831012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-12<br/>USPS CDS<br/>"Quincy Br."<br/>Boston MA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+th Anniversary
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ | Robert D. Rawlins]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]].
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1988-10-12  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19881012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-12<br/>USPS CDS<br/>"Quincy Br."<br/>Boston MA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+th Anniversary
+</td></tr></table>
+Ships cachet. From the Neal J. Mills collection.
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1996-06-25  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19960625_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-06-25<br/>Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)<br/>[[NIMITZ_CVN_68_ | USS Nimitz CVN-68]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Decommissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1996-06-25  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19960625_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-06-25<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Station"<br/>Bremerton WA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Decommissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1996-06-25  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19960625_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-06-25<br/>Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)<br/>[[ABRAHAM_LINCOLN_CVN_72_ | USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Decommissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]].
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1996-06-25  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Whale_SSN638_19960625_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-06-25<br/>Locy Type 9-1e(n+u) (USS)<br/>[[NIMITZ_CVN_68_ | USS Nimitz CVN-68]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Decommissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]. From the Bob Govern collection.
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1997-02-05  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dace_SSN607_19970205_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-02-05<br/>Locy Type 2<br/>[[CALIFORNIA_CGN_36_ | USS California CGN-36]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Scrapping is completed at [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Puget_Sound_Washington_ | Puget Sound Navy Yard]], Bremerton WA on the [[DACE_SSN_607_ | USS Dace SSN-607]], USS Whale SSN-638, [[PUFFER_SSN_652_ | USS Puffer SSN-652]] and the [[BERGALL_SSN_667_ | USS Bergall SSN-667]].
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
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