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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 --------- Cachet Category

 

N/A		N/A	1975-10-11 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening / Of The U.S.S. / Dwight D. Eisenhower" Newport News VA
			Keel Laying - USS Carl Vinson CVN-70

Cachet Maker - Morris W. Beck. Cachet #B1000

 

N/A		N/A	1975-10-11 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening / Of The U.S.S. / Dwight D. Eisenhower" Newport News VA
			Keel Laying - USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 Launching - USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69

Cachet Maker - Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS.

 

			1975-10-11 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening / Of The U.S.S. / Dwight D. Eisenhower" Newport News VA
			Ship Launching: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 Ship Christening: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 Ship Keel Laying: USS Carl Vinson CVN-70

Cachet Maker: Newport News Shipbuilding

 

No Image			1975-10-11
			Cachet Category

Note: This is an insert that was inside the cover above.

 

			1975-10-11 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening / Of The U.S.S. / Dwight D. Eisenhower" Newport News VA
			Ship Launching  : DWIGHT_D_EISENHOWER_CVN_69 Ship Christening : DWIGHT_D_EISENHOWER_CVN_69 Ship Keel Laying : USS Carl Vinson CVN-70

Cachet Maker - Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS.

 

			1975-10-11 Locy Type 2tnu (USS) USS Independence CV-62
			Keel Laying

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

N/A		N/A	1976-11-01 Locy Type 2-1t(n+u)y(USS,FPO) USS Ashtabula AO-51
			Unknown

Cachet by the Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS.

 

N/A		N/A	1980-03-15 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of / The USS / CARL VINSON" Newport News VA
			Launching & Christening

Autographed by Carl Vinson and the Ships Sponsor Mrs. Charles Tillman Snead

 

		No Image	1980-03-15 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of / The USS / CARL VINSON" Newport News VA
			Launching & Christening

Note: Add-on cachet by: Howard Tiffner

 

N/A		N/A	1980-03-15 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of / The USS / CARL VINSON" Newport News VA
			Launching & Christening

Cachet by - Ken Bieda

 

N/A		N/A	1980-03-15 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of / The USS / CARL VINSON" Newport News VA
			Launching & Christening

Cachet by - USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1980-03-15 Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS) Locy Type 9-1(nu) (USS) USS Caron DD-970
			Launching & Christening

Cachet by - Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

No Image			1981-10-13 Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)
			First Day of Postal Service

Cachet Maker: Richard F. Hoffner and Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1981-10-13 Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)
			First Day of Postal Service

Cachet Maker: Richard F. Hoffner and Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1982-03-13 Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)
			Commissioning

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1982-03-13 Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)
			Commissioning

Cachet Maker - Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

			1982-05-12 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS,USN)
			Ship's Crest

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1983-05-31 Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USN,USS)
			Collectors Request

Note:

 

			1986-06-19 Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USS,USN)
			75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1987-11-23 Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS)
			Collectors Request

Note:

 

			1989-08-21 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9-1nu (USS,USN)
			A proud tradition of service

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1990-03-13 Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USN,USS)
			8th Anniversary

Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

No Image			1990-07-04 Locy Type 2-1p(n+) (USS)
			Independence Day 1990

Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

N/A		N/A	1990-10-27 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USN,USS)
			Navy Day

Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

N/A		N/A	1990-12-25 Locy Type 9-1nu(USN,USS)
			Christmas Day

Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

			1991-03-01 Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS,USN)
			A Tradition of Service

Note:

 

			1991-07-04 Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520280) ZIP 96629
			Category

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 74 USS Puget Sound and Charles B Hall.

 

			1991-07-04 Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520280) ZIP 96629
			Category

Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 74 USS Puget Sound and Charles B Hall.
Same cover as above only showing second cachet and second postmark.

 

			1992-03-28 Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520280) ZIP 96629
			Change of Command

Note: Back of the cover has a postmark from Bremerton Navy Yard.

 

			1992-07-15 Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520280) ZIP 96629
			Ship Commemorative: USS Pledge MSO-492

Cachet Maker: P. M. Leenhouts

 

No Image			1993-04-12 Type Meter OFR2 (#520280) ZIP 96629
			Welcome Aboard Pamphlet

Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong

 

			1993-07-09 Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS)
			Category

Note:

 

No Image			1993-07-28 Type 2-1n+ (USS)
			Welcome Aboard Pamphlet

Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong

 

No Image			1994-02-08 Locy Type Meter FR2 (#9003472) ZIP 96629
			Category

Note:

 

No Image			1994-03-28 Locy Type Meter FR2 (#9003472) ZIP 96629
			Category

Note:

 

No Image			1994-07-31 Locy Type Meter PB3 (#3303784) ZIP "FPO 96629"
			Category

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1995-09-02 Type 2-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Commemorating the end of WWII

Rubber stamp cachet, requested by Elgin E. Sink

 

			1997-01-17 Locy Type 9-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Change of Homeport

USCS Chapter 74 Cachet

 

			1997-01-29 Locy Type 9-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Change of Command

USCS Chapter 4 Cachet

 

No Image			1997-04-03 Type 2-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Awarded "E" Award

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1997-10-13 Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840) "CUN" instead of "CVN"
			Navy Day

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1997-12-25 Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Merry Christmas

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1999-06-01 Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Decommissioning of the USS Trepang SSN-674

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1999-09-12 Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Departing of the USS New Jersey BB-62 from Bremerton Naval Shipyard

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1999-11-08 Type F
			Change of Command

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

No Image			1999-12-25 Type 2-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Merry Christmas from Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA

Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong

 

No Image			1999-12-25 Type 2-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Merry Christmas from Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA

Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong. Postmarks from USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, USS Sacramento AOE-1, USS Camden AOE-2, USS Rainier AOE-7,
USS Bridge AOE-10 and USS Fife DD-991

 

			1999-12-25 Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Christmas Day

Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 74 USS Puget Sound and Tom Armstrong.
Cover has postmarks from USS Bridge AOE-10, USS Camden AOE-2, USS Rainier AOE-7, USS Sacramento AOE-1, USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, and USS Fife DD-991.

 

N/A		N/A	2001-11-15 Type 2-2mt(n+)(USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Operation Enduring Freedom

Ships cachet

 

No Image			2002-09-11 Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840) "CUN" instead of "CVN"
			Scrapping is completed of the USS Virginia CGN-38

Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong

 

N/A		N/A	2003-03-29 Type 2-2mt(n+)(USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Operation Foal Eagle

Ships cachet

 

No Image			2003-12-25 Type 9-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840) Type 11-2n (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Merry Christmas

Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong

 

No Image			2004-12-07 Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96629-2840) "CUN" instead of "CVN"
			USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730 begins scheduled overhaul at Bremerton WA

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2007-03-13 USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA
			25th Anniversary

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2007-03-13 USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA
			25th Anniversary

Cachet by the Taze Nicholson Chapter No. 104, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2008-04-17 Locy Type F USS,FPO AE 09566-2840 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10
			100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet

Cachet by John Byrnes (Onedog Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	2008-05-05 Locy Type F USS,FPO AE 09566-2840 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10
			100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet

Serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

N/A		N/A	2010-05-15 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Naval Shipyard Station" Bremerton WA
			Armed Forces Day

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2010-05-15 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Naval Shipyard Station" Bremerton WA
			Armed Forces Day

Cachet Maker: Michael Hebert

 

N/A		N/A	2010-05-15 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Naval Shipyard Station" Bremerton WA
			Armed Forces Day

Cachet Maker: Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	2011-11-11 Locy Type F
			Centennial of Naval Aviation

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2012-03-13 Locy Type F
			30th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2012-03-13 USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary of Commissioning Station" Norfolk VA
			30th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2015-02-12 Locy Type 11-2n+(USS, FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Collectors request

Ships Cachet, requested by Elgin Sink

 

N/A		N/A	2015-12-25 Locy Type 11-2n+(USS, FPO AP 96629-2840)
			Christmas Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2016-01-01 Locy Type 11-2n+(USS, FPO AP 96629-2840)
			New Years Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2016-03-17 Locy Type 11-2n+(USS, FPO AP 96629-2840)
			St. Patrick's Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2016-05-30 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Memorial Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2016-10-27 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Navy Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2016-11-24 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Thanksgiving Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2016-12-25 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Christmas Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2017-01-01 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			New Years Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2017-03-13 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			35th Anniversary

Ships cachet, cover courtesy of Mike Brock

 

N/A		N/A	2017-03-13 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			35th Anniversary

Ships cachet, cover courtesy of Elgin Sink

 

N/A		N/A	2017-03-13 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			35th Anniversary

Ships cachet, cover courtesy of Robert Jank

 

N/A		N/A	2017-03-13 USPS Pictorial Postmark "35th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA
			35th Anniversary

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	2018-07-03 11-2n+ (USS, FPO AP 96629)
			RIMPAC 2018

Ships Cachet, collectors request by Elgin E. Sink

 

N/A		N/A	2020-07-04 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Independence Day

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

			2021-01-24 Locy Type 12-2cn (USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Collectors request

Requested by Foster E. Miller III. The meter on the SASE is from National City, CA, not the ship.

 

N/A		N/A	2021-08-24 Locy Type 11-2n(USS, FPO AP 96629)
			Collectors request

Cachet by Stewart Milstein.

 

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