USCG Stations

Covers should be listed in state order. Use the postmark date or return address to determine origin.
 

 
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 Or Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Front Cover Or Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Cover Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Historical Information / Cachet Category

 

N/A			1942-06-12 Locy Type 2a "Coast Guard Sta. Rec'd." Brooklyn NY
			Received marking

Note:

 

			1943-05-02 USPO Type 9# "Navy 11001 Sta." Miami Fla. Locy Type 2z*
			USCG Captain of the Port (COTP) Barracks, Miami FL - Established 15 March 1943 - Discontinued 29 September 1945

Cachet by F. Miller. From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

			1943-04-06 USPO Type 9# "Navy 11006 Br." Wilmington Calif. Locy Type 2z*
			USCG Training Station, Catalina Island, Wilmington CA - Established 25 February 1943 - Discontinued 15 September 1944

Cachet by F. Miller. From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

			1943-04-07 Locy Type 2z USPO Type 9 "Cst.Gd. Patrol Base Sta." San Diego Calif.
			USCG Patrol Base, San Diego CA - Established 04 Jan 1943 - Redesignated NAVY 11092 15 Sep 1944

Cachet by John Coulthard. From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

N/A			1943-07-16 USPO Type 9 "Coast Guard Tr. Sta. Br." New London Conn.
			USCG Training Station, Groton CT - Established 05 Feb 1943 - Discontinued 22 Jul 1946

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

N/A			1943-07-22 USPO Type 3z "USCG"
			USCG HQ Washington DC - Established 19 Dec 1942 - Discontinued 28 Feb 1946

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

			1943-07-29 USPO Type 9 "Government Island Sta." Alameda Calif.
			USCG Alameda CA, Government Island (contract) Station - Established 15 Jun 1942 - Discontinued 31 Oct 1944

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

N/A			1943-07-29 USPO Type 9# "Navy 11043 Br." Anna Ill.
			USCG Anna IL - Established 21 Jun 1943 - Discontinued 22 May 1945

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

			1943-08-07 Locy Type 2z* USPO Type 9# "Navy 11011 Br." San Francisco Calif.
			USCG Captain of the Port Barracks, San Francisco CA - Established 15 Mar 1943 - Discontinued 30 Sep 1945

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

N/A			1943-08-13 USPO Type 9# "Navy 11045 Br." Owensboro KY.
			USCG Owensboro KY - Established 21 Jun 1943 - Discontinued 30 Sep 1945

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

			1943-08-19 Locy Type 2z* USPO Type 9# "Navy 11017 Sta." Chicago Ill.
			USCG Patrol Office Chicago IL - Established 16 Apr 1943 - Discontinued 28 Aug 1945

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

N/A			1943-08-24 USPO Type 9# "Navy 11013 Sta." Saint Augustine Fla.
			USCG Training Station, St. Augustine FL - Established 22 Mar 1943 - Discontinued 17 Mar 1945

From the Dennis Pack collection.

 

			1943-08-24 Locy Type 3z USPO Type 9 "Coast Guard Academy Sta." New London, Conn.
			USCG Academy, New London CT

Note:

 

N/A			1943-08-20 USPO Type 9 "Dist. Coast Guard Office" Norfolk VA
			USCG District Office, Norfolk VA

From the collection of Dennis Pack.

 

N/A			1946-03-21 USPO Type 9 "Dist. Coast Guard Office" Norfolk VA
			USCG District Office, Norfolk VA

Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy. From the collection of Dennis Pack.

 

N/A			1946-10-02 USPO Type 9# "Navy 11042 Br." St. Louis MO
			USCG District Office, St. Louis MO

From the collection of Dennis Pack.

 

N/A			2018-08-14 USPS Type 12 "USCG Base Kodiak Post Office" Kodiak AK 99619
			USCGC Alex Haley WMEC-39

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1970-12-09 USPS Pictorial Postmark PO Branch 17104
			USCG Loran Station Marcus Island

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1982-06-14 USPS 4-bar Cancel Westport WA
			USCG Station Grays Harbor

Cachet by Don Abrahamson, sponsored by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1986-08-26 Locy Type 2 (US Coast Guard FPO 98763)
			USCG Loran Station Hokkaido Japan

Rubber stamp cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

N/A		N/A	1982-07-16 Locy Type 2 (US Coast Guard FPO 98781)
			USCG Loran Station Iwo Jima, Japan

Rubber stamp cachet. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1992-06-19 Locy Type 2 (US Coast Guard FPO 96381)
			USCG Loran Station Iwo Jima, Japan

Rubber stamp cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

N/A			1979-07-04 Locy Type 2 (US Coast Guard FPO SF 96619)
			USCG Loran Station Kure Island, Hawaii

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1984-02-04 USPS Machine Cancel Nome AK
			USCG Loran Station, Port Clarence

From the Tom Kean collection

 

N/A		N/A	1980-02-25 USPS 4-bar Biddeford Pool ME
			Wood Island Light Station

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1998-09-15 USPS Machine Cancel Jacksonville FL
			USCG Station Mayport, Atlantic Beach, FLORIDA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1983-03-22 USPS Machine Cancel Cortez FL
			USCG Station, Cortez, FLORIDA

R/S cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-24 USPS Machine Cancel New Orleans LA
			USCG Station, New Orleans, LOUISIANA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1991-11-18 USPS Machine Cancel Caribou ME
			USCG LORAN Station, Caribou MAINE

Official R/S cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-13 USPS Machine Cancel UP MI MPC
			USCG Station Portage, Dollar Bay, MICHIGAN

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A			1998-08-15 USPS Type 9 Youngstown NY
			USCG Station, Youngstown NEW YORK

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A			1992-02-07 USPS Type 9 Freeport NY
			USCG Station Jones Beach, Freeport NEW YORK

Cachet created by Walter Grabowy

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-06 USPS Machine Cancel Kinston NC
			USCG Station Ft Macon, Atlantic Beach NORTH CAROLINA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1991-10-21 USPS Machine Cancel Carolina Beach NC
			USCG LORAN Station, Carolina Beach NORTH CAROLINA

Official R/S cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1992-07-06 USPS 4-bar Carolina Beach NC
			USCG LORAN Station, Carolina Beach NORTH CAROLINA

First Day of Use, Cachet created by Walter Grabowy

 

N/A		N/A	1992-00-00 Unused
			USCG LORAN Station, Carolina Beach NORTH CAROLINA

Different Return Address, Official R/S cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1998-12-28 USPS Machine Cancel Rocky Mount NC
			USCG Station, Elizabeth City NORTH CAROLINA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-06 USPS Machine Cancel Rocky Mount, NC
			USCG Station, Hatteras Inlet NORTH CAROLINA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-04 USPS 4-bar Hobucken, NC
			USCG Station, Hobucken NORTH CAROLINA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-10 USPS Machine Cancel Fayetteville, NC
			USCG Station Oak Island, Long Beach NORTH CAROLINA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A		N/A	1998-08-10 USPS Machine Cancel Kinston, NC
			USCG Station Swansboro, Emerald Isle NORTH CAROLINA

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A			1999-02-22 Official Mail Meter Burlington VT
			USCG Station, Burlington VERMONT

Cachet created by John Young

 

N/A			1998-08-04 USPS 4-bar La Push WA
			USCG Station Quillayute River, La Push WASHINGTON

Cachet created by John Young

 

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