Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur

Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

Chapter Covers

The Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4 is very prolific and has created many covers since their organization on September 9, 1933. Cachets for this chapter have been created by various artists and efforts are made to identify them. To speed up the time for a page to fully load, they have been separated into smaller year increments starting with the year 1980. This Chapter is based out of Philadelphia, PA and they create covers for US Navy vessels, US Coast Guard vessels and other maritime entities. Please enjoy these covers that show our maritime history.

Cachet Artist and Director is Rich Hoffner unless otherwise stated.

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			1933-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) "NAVY DAY / PHILA,PA" USS New Mexico BB-40
			Navy Day

Originally named Philadelphia Chapter No. 4, this is their first sponsored cachet. Robert Ritter was the Cachet Director.

 

			1933-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) "NAVY DAY / PHILA, PA" USS New Mexico BB-40
			Navy Day

Cachet by Claude E Grosse.

 

N/A		N/A	1933-12-25
			"Merry Christmas To Our Friends The Mail Clerks"

Cachet by Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, signed by T.M. Holcombe IV

 

N/A		N/A	1934-01-05 Locy Type 5hks USS Nitro AE-2
			Commodore Stephen Decatur (155th anniversary of his birth)

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A			1934-01-05 Locy Type 3 "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA" USS New Mexico BB-40
			Commodore Stephen Decatur (155th anniversary of his birth)

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1934-01-05 Locy Type 3 "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA" USS New Mexico BB-40
			Commodore Stephen Decatur (155th anniversary of his birth)

Blue envelope, Unique?. Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A			1934-01-05 Locy Type 3s (B) "WASHINGTON / D.C." USS Cormorant AM-40
			Commodore Stephen Decatur (155th anniversary of his birth)

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1934-01-05 USPO Machine Cancel Berlin MD (Birthplace of Decatur)
			Commodore Stephen Decatur (155th anniversary of his birth)

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

			1934-01-05 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA USS New Mexico BB-40
			Commodore Stephen Decatur

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

			1934-01-26 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "DECATUR / {blank}" USS Decatur DD-341
			Battle of Seattle, January 26, 1856

Cachet dedicated to the Stephen Decatur Chapter.
Cachet artist was W.C. Chester, sponsored by Deane C. Bartley and the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2 USCS.

 

			1934-05-19 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-32a USS Minneapolis CA-36
			First Day In Commission

Cachet applied by T.M. Holcombe IV and Ralph Casner. NMC J.F. Currier posted the covers.

 

			1934-08-17 Locy Type 3 "FIRST DAY / GREETINGS" USS Tuscaloosa CA-37
			First Day In Commission

Cachet designed by Ralph Casner. NMC E.D. McAndrews posted the covers.

 

			1934-10-02 Locy Type 3(B-BBT) "GREETINGS / DECATUR CHAP" USS Hulbert DD-342
			Commemorating the 1st Anniversary of the Decatur Chapter

Richard H. Green, cachetmaker

 

			1934-10-15 Locy Type LDC 3 (B) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS William B. Preston DD-344
			Last Day of Commission

Richard H. Green, cachetmaker

 

			1934-10-15 Locy Type LDC 3 (B) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS William B. Preston DD-344
			Last Day of Commission

Richard H. Green, cachetmaker

 

			1934-10-15 Locy Type LDC 3s "NAVY-YARD / PHILA" USS Noa DD-343
			Last Day of Commission (Actual date is Oct. 11, 1934)

Richard H. Green, cachetmaker

 

			1934-10-15 Locy Type LDC 3s "NAVY-YARD / PHILA" USS Noa DD-343
			Last Day of Commission (Actual date is Oct. 11, 1934)

Richard H. Green, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1934-10-17 Locy Type LDC 3 (B-BBT) "HAIL AND / FAREWELL" USS Hulbert DD-342
			Last Day of Commission

Richard H. Green, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1934-10-27 Locy Type 9 US Naval Hospital League Island Philadelphia PA
			Navy Day

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1934-10-27 Locy Type 2 US Receiving Ship Philadelphia PA
			Navy Day

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1934-10-27 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA" USS Minneapolis CA-36
			Navy Day

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1935-04-12 Locy Type 2 "Naval Hospital League Is. Branch" Philadelphia, PA
			First Day in Commission US Naval Hospital, Philadelphia PA

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick cachetmaker. Rubberstamp on reverse from Russell N. Worman, USCS #450.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-04-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "DEDICATED / AT SEA" USS Minneapolis CA-36
			Dedication, US Naval Hospital, Philadelphia PA

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick cachetmaker.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-04-12 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "DEDICATED / TO MERCY" USS Relief AH-1
			Dedication, US Naval Hospital, Philadelphia PA

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick cachetmaker.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-04-29 Locy Type 3s "PIER 11 / PHILA PA" USS Herbert DD-160
			Port Visit of HMCS CHAMPLAIN and HMCS SAGUENAY D79

Cachetmaker -

 

N/A		N/A	1935-04-29 Locy Type 3s "PIER 11 / PHILA PA" USS Herbert DD-160
			Port Visit of HMCS CHAMPLAIN

Cacheted. Overstrucked with a USPO machine cancel marking from Philadelphia PA

 

N/A		N/A	1935-05-01 USPO Machine Cancel Philadelphia PA
			Port Visit of HMCS SAGUENAY D79

Cacheted.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-05-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "MOTHER DAY / PHILA.P.A." USS Aylwin DD-355
			Mother's Day USS Olympia IX-40

Richard H. Green, cachet director.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-06-18 Locy Type 3 "PHILADELPHIA / PENNSYLVANIA" USS Antares AG-10
			Port Visit to Philadelphia PA

Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick, cachetmaker

 

N/A		N/A	1935-07-09 Locy Type 5hks "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PA" USS Nitro AE-2
			USS Nitro arrives in Philadelphia, PA

Richard H. Green, cachet director.

 

			1935-07-23 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "RESERVE / CRUISE" USS J. Fred Talbott
			Reserve Cruise

Artist and Cachet Director - Richard H. Green

 

N/A			1935-07-31 Locy Type 3 (C-BTT) "MIDDIES 2ND / VISIT PHILA" USS Babbitt DD-128
			Midshipman Visit to Fels Planetarium

Artist and Cachet Director - Richard H. Green

 

N/A			1935-08-28 Locy Type 3 "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PA" USS Herbert DD-160
			USS Philadelphia CL-41 Keel Laying

Richard Green, cachet director.

 

			1935-10-28 USPO Machine Postmark "Navy Yard Station" Philadelphia PA USS Cassin DD-372
			Launching

Cachet designed by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.
Backstamped with Hutnick's R/S and T. M. Holcombe's R/S markings.

 

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