PORPOISE SS 172 Covers Page 1: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:25, 3 October 2017

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	1933-10-27 USPO Duplex "Navy Yard Sta." Portsmouth NH
			Keel Laying

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-06-20 USPO Duplex "Navy Yard Sta." Portsmouth NH
			Launching

Cachet by C. Wright Richell

N/A			1935-10-22 Locy Type FDPS F "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
			First Day of Postal Service

Add-on cachet by Alton M (Budd) Arrington

No Image			1935-10-22 Locy Type FDPS F "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
			First Day of Postal Service

Postmark by John E. Gill

No Image			1935-10-22 Locy Type FDPS F "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
			First Day of Postal Service

Cover by USS Porpoise Chapter No. 23, USCS

			1935-10-22 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "FIRST DAY / POSTAL"
			Category

R/S marking on back from John C. Von Losberg. This cover has been backdated to reflect the First Day of Postal Service. The ship's Type 3 postmark device was received and first used on November 28 1935 with "THANKSGIVING/DAY" in the killers. (USCS Postmark Catalog)

			1935-10-22 Locy Type FDPS F "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Cachet by C. Wright Richell

N/A		N/A	1935-12-25 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "OUR FIRST / CHRISTMAS"
			Christmas

Cover by USS Porpoise Chapter No. 23, USCS

			1936-02-22 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "WASHINGTONS / BIRTHDAY"
			Washington's Birthday

Cachet by the USS Porpoise Chapter No. 23, USCS

			1936-03-19 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "MIAMI / FLA."
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Add-on Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

			1937-08-15 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"
			Ship's Birthday

Cachet by Frederick Horton

		N/A	1937-12-03 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, CA
			Ship's Birthday

Official Business

N/A		N/A	1938-02-01 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "275 FEET / DEEP DIVE" Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "MONTEREY / BAY, CALIF"
			Deep Dive

Cachet by P.J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill

			1940-02-16 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "MANILA / P I"
			Category

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

			1941-07-07 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Canopus AS-9
			Category

Canceled aboard Sub Tender with return to PORPOISE

N/A			1941-07-18 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
			Category

Hand painted cachet

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+Return to [[PORPOISE_SS_172 | USS Porpoise SS-172 Main Page]]
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 <br/>&nbsp;<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 Cachet<br/>Close-Up Image
-</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front 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 To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
+</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To Postmark<br/>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
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19331027.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-27<br>USPO Duplex<br/>"Navy Yard Sta."<br/>Portsmouth NH
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Keel Laying
+</td></tr></table>
+Note:
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1935-10-22 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<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_Porpoise_SS172_19350620_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-06-20<br>USPO Duplex<br/>"Navy Yard Sta."<br/>Portsmouth NH
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Launching
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1935-10-22 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<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_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--10-22<br>
+-10-22<br>Locy Type FDPS F<br/>"FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
-Locy Type FDPS F [CD-2]<br/>
-FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 First Day of Postal Service
 </td></tr></table>
-Note: Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton M (Budd) Arrington]]
+Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton M (Budd) Arrington]]
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 No Image
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--10-22<br>
+-10-22<br>Locy Type FDPS F<br/>"FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
-Locy Type FDPS F [CD-2]<br/>
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE
+First Day of Postal Service
+</td></tr></table>
+Postmark by John E. Gill
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1935-10-22 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+No Image
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_8_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-22<br>Locy Type FDPS F<br/>"FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 First Day of Postal Service
 </td></tr></table>
-Note: Cachet Maker: John E. Gill
+Cover by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_23_USS_Porpoise_ | USS Porpoise Chapter No. 23, USCS]]
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_3_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Porpoise_SS172_19351022_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--10-22<br>
+-10-22<br>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"FIRST DAY / POSTAL"
-Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>
-FIRST DAY / POSTAL
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 Category
 </td></tr></table>
-Note: R/S marking on back from [[Cachet_Maker_John_C_Von_Losberg_ | John C. Von Losberg]]. This cover has been backdated to reflect the First Day of Postal Service. The ship's Type 3 postmark device was received and first used on November 28 1935 with "THANKSGIVING/DAY" in the killers. (USCS Postmark Catalog)
+R/S marking on back from [[Cachet_Maker_John_C_Von_Losberg_ | John C. Von Losberg]]. This cover has been backdated to reflect the First Day of Postal Service. The ship's Type 3 postmark device was received and first used on November 28 1935 with "THANKSGIVING/DAY" in the killers. (USCS Postmark Catalog)
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19351022_1_cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19351022_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19351022_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--10-22<br/>
+-10-22<br/>Locy Type FDPS F<br/>"FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2
-Locy Type FDPS F [CD-2]<br/>
-FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service|Ship First Day Of Postal Service]]<br/>
+[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service|Ship First Day Of Postal Service]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell|C Wright Richell]]<br/>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell| C. Wright Richell]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1935-10-22 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<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_Porpoise_SS172_19351225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-25<br>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"OUR FIRST / CHRISTMAS"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Christmas
+</td></tr></table>
+Cover by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_23_USS_Porpoise_ | USS Porpoise Chapter No. 23, USCS]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
 <!--  1936-02-22  -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19360222 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19360222.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19360222 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--02-22<br/>
+-02-22<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"WASHINGTONS / BIRTHDAY"
-Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>
-"WASHINGTONS / BIRTHDAY"<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Washington's Birthday<br/>
+Washington's Birthday
 </td></tr></table>
-[[Cachet_Maker_USCS Chapter 23 USS Porpoise|USCS Chapter 23]] Cachet
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS Chapter 23 USS Porpoise| USS Porpoise Chapter No. 23, USCS]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19361019_1_cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19361019_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19361019_1_back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--03-19<br/>
+-03-19<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"MIAMI / FLA."
-Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>
-MIAMI / FLA.<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Shakedown_Cruise|Ship Shakedown Cruise]]<br/>
+[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Shakedown_Cruise|Ship Shakedown Cruise]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth|Roger A Wentworth]]<br/>
+Add-on Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth| Roger A. Wentworth]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19370815 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19370815.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19370815 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--08-15<br/>
+-08-15<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"SAN DIEGO / CALIF"
-Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>
-"SAN DIEGO / CALIF"<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Ship's Birthday<br/>
+Ship's Birthday
 </td></tr></table>
-[[Cachet_Maker_Frederick Horton|Horton]] Cachet
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick Horton| Frederick Horton]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19371203 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19371203.JPG|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td><td valign="center">
--12-03<br/>
+-12-03<br/>USPO Slogan Machine Cancel<br/>"Mare Island Station"<br/>Vallejo, CA
-Mare Island Station Machine<br/>Vallejo, CA
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Ship's Birthday<br/>
+Ship's Birthday
 </td></tr></table>
 Official Business
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1935-10-22 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<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_Porpoise_SS172_19380201_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-02-01<br>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"275 FEET / DEEP DIVE"<br>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"MONTEREY / BAY, CALIF"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Deep Dive
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_P_J_(PeeJay)_Ickeringill_ | P.J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
 <!--  1940-02-16  -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19400216_1_cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19400216_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:Bunter_Porpoise_SS_172_19400216_1_back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--02-16<br/>
+-02-16<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>"MANILA / P I"
-Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>
-MANILA / P I<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 Category</td></tr></table>
-Notes: Cachet Makers: [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge|M Fay Muridge]],
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge| M. Fay Muridge]], sponsored by the
-[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones|USCS Chapter 2 John Paul Jones]] and
+[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones| John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS]]
-[[Cachet_Maker_Deane_C_Bartley | Deane C. Bartley]].<br/>
-It is unclear what role, if any, D.D. Jagyi had with the cachet.
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
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 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett canopus as9 19410707 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett canopus as9 19410707.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett canopus as9 19410707 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--07-07<br/>
+-07-07<br/>Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)<br/>[[CANOPUS AS 9| USS Canopus AS-9]]
-[[CANOPUS AS 9|USS CANOPUS AS-9]]<br/>
-Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 Category</td></tr></table>
-Notes: Canceled aboard Sub Tender with return to PORPOISE
+Canceled aboard Sub Tender with return to PORPOISE
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 230: / Line 294: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="320" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19410718.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett porpoise ss172 19410718 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--07-18<br/>
+-07-18<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)
-Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Category<br/>
+Category
 </td></tr></table>
 Hand painted cachet

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