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Keel Laying
Keel Laying
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Cacheted
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alex_R_Hesse_ | Alex R. Hesse]]
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Keel Laying
Keel Laying
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Cacheted
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alex_R_Hesse_ | Alex R. Hesse]]
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N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19380418_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1938-04-18<br/>Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)<br/>"SEADRAGON / KEEL LAID"<br/>[[STINGRAY_SS_186_ | USS Stingray SS-186]]
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Keel Laying
</td></tr></table>
(Hand Tinting by Alex Hesse's wife Collette). Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alex_R_Hesse_ | Alex R. Hesse]]. From the David Kent collection.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19380418_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1938-04-18<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Groton, CT
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Keel Laying
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]. From the David Kent collection.
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</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Rollin B DeWolfe| Rollin B. DeWolf]]  
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Rollin B DeWolfe| Rollin B. DeWolf]]  
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19390411_6_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1939-04-11<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Groton CT<br/><br/>1939-04-21<br/>USPO Duplex Cancel<br/>Groton CT
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Launched but stuck on the ways 11 April 1939; successfully launched 21 April 1939
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Rollin B DeWolfe| Rollin B. DeWolf]]. From the David Kent collection.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19390411_7_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1939-04-11<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT)<br/>"SEADRAGON / LAUNCHING"<br/>[[SNAPPER_SS_185_ | USS Snapper SS-185]]<br/><br/>1939-04-21<br/>USPO Duplex Cancel<br/>"Submarine Base Br."<br/>New London CT
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Launching<br/>*Notice the extra line of text "Launching Completed April 21, 1939"
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Rollin B DeWolfe| Rollin B. DeWolf]]. From the David Kent collection.
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</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]  
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]  
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19391023_10_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1939-10-23<br/>Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)<br/>"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Commissioning
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gow_C_Ng_ | Gow C. Ng]]. From the David Kent collection.
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</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Eugene_L_Mueller_ | Eugene L. Mueller]]   
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Eugene_L_Mueller_ | Eugene L. Mueller]]   
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19391023_11_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1939-10-23<br/>Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)<br/>"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Commissioning
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]. From the David Kent collection.
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</td></tr></table>
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_Frederick_ | William Frederick]]  
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_Frederick_ | William Frederick]]  
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19391027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1939-10-27<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)<br/>"NAVY DAY / NEW LONDON"
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Navy Day
</td></tr></table>
Hand-tinted, thermographed cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_Buchwald_ | Richard Buchwald]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Ralph_L_(Shorty)_Burkholder_ | Ralph L. Burkholder]]. From the David Kent collection.
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Navy Day 1940
Navy Day 1940
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Cachet sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]  
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Francis_C_Pace_ | Francis C. Pace]], sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]  
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Navy Day 1940
Navy Day 1940
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Cachet sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]  
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Francis_C_Pace_ | Francis C. Pace]], sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]  
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Searaven_SS196_19401027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1940-10-27<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Navy Day
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Francis_C_Pace_ | Francis C. Pace]], sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]].
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19410210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1941-02-10<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Collectors request
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]. From the David Kent collection.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Seadragon_SS194_19410906_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1941-09-06<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Collectors request
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet Maker_Sibley's_Department_Store_Hobby_Shop_ | Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)]]. From the David Kent collection.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:KArmstrong_Sea_Dragon_SS_194_19410919_1_Front.jpg.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
No Image
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1941-09-19<br/>
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) <br/>
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Category</td></tr></table>
Note: Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kelly_Armstrong | Kelly Armstrong]]
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 7 January 2024



 
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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.



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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
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Category


 

N/A

1938-04-18
USPO Machine Cancel
Groton, CT

Keel Laying

Cachet by Alex R. Hesse


 

N/A

N/A

1938-04-18
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
"SEADRAGON / KEEL LAID"
USS Stingray SS-186

Keel Laying

Cachet by Alex R. Hesse


 

N/A

N/A

1938-04-18
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
"SEADRAGON / KEEL LAID"
USS Stingray SS-186

Keel Laying

(Hand Tinting by Alex Hesse's wife Collette). Cachet by Alex R. Hesse. From the David Kent collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1938-04-18
USPO Machine Cancel
Groton, CT

Keel Laying

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. From the David Kent collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11

Launching Invitation

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11

Launching Invitation

Note:


 

N/A

1939-04-10
USPO Machine Cancel
New London, Conn

Launching

Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf (1 day early)


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
USPO Machine Cancel
Groton, CT

Launching

Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT)
"SEADRAGON / LAUNCHING"
USS Snapper SS-185

Launching

Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
USPO Machine Cancel
Groton, CT

Launching

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
USPO Machine Cancel
Groton, CT

Launching

Cachet by T. M. Holcombe (ANCS 15) and Lloyd A. Nace (ANCS 54)


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT)
"NEW LONDON / CONN"
USS Richmond CL-9

1939-04-21
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT)
"AT / SEA"
USS Richmond CL-9

Launched but stuck on the ways 11 April 1939; successfully launched 21 April 1939

Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
USPO Machine Cancel
Groton CT

1939-04-21
USPO Duplex Cancel
Groton CT

Launched but stuck on the ways 11 April 1939; successfully launched 21 April 1939

Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf. From the David Kent collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-04-11
Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT)
"SEADRAGON / LAUNCHING"
USS Snapper SS-185

1939-04-21
USPO Duplex Cancel
"Submarine Base Br."
New London CT

Launching
*Notice the extra line of text "Launching Completed April 21, 1939"

Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf. From the David Kent collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Add-on cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge and sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge and sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by Gow C. Ng. From the David Kent collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by Eugene L. Mueller


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. From the David Kent collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Cachet by Lloyd A. Nace


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-23
Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

Commissioning

Add-on cachet by William Frederick


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-27
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"NAVY DAY / NEW LONDON"

Navy Day

Hand-tinted, thermographed cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by Ralph L. Burkholder. From the David Kent collection.


 

1939-12-26
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"ANNAPOLIS / MARYLAND"

Launching of -
USS Tambor SS-198

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-26
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"ANNAPOLIS / MARYLAND"

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Cachet by Jack McLennan.


 

N/A

N/A

1940-01-01
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"NEW ORLEANS / LA"

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Cachet by Jack McLennan.


 

N/A

N/A

1940-01-01
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"NEW ORLEANS / LA"

Shakedown Cruise

Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.


 

N/A

N/A

1940-01-05
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"NEW ORLEANS / LA"

Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by George V. Sadworth.


 

N/A

1940-09-01
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

Collectors request

Note:


 

1940-10-27
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

Navy Day 1940

Cachet by Francis C. Pace, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS


 

N/A

N/A

1940-10-27
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
"PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

Navy Day 1940

Cachet by Francis C. Pace, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS


 

N/A

N/A

1940-10-27
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)

Navy Day

Cachet by Francis C. Pace, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-02-10
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)

Collectors request

Cachet by George V. Sadworth. From the David Kent collection.


 

1941-05-09
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
USS CANOPUS AS-9

Sailors Mail

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-06
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)

Collectors request

Cachet by Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop). From the David Kent collection.


 

No Image

No Image

1941-09-19
Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)

Category

Note: Add-on cachet by Kelly Armstrong


 

N/A

N/A

1945-08-09
Locy Type 2#
Br. #13822
SubDiv 73, Pearl Harbor T.H.

Sailors Mail

Censored. From the David Kent collection.

 


 

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