Cachet Maker Kelly Armstrong

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.

 

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			2000-2022 First Day Covers Event Covers Naval Covers http://www.armstrongcachets.com/
			Kelly Armstrong

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N/A		N/A	1927-08-03 Locy Type 9 USS Kittery AK-2
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A			1931-05-04 Locy Type 5hks USS Bonita SS-165
			Collectors request

Add-on cachet. Back scan is a typical notation from the cachetmaker. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1931-05-29 Locy Type 6 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-50c USS Cincinnati CL-6
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1931-07-23 Locy Type 5hks USS Narwhal SS-167
			Collectors request

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1931-10-27 Locy Type 5s "SAINT THOMAS / VIRGIN ISLANDS" USS Kittery AK-2
			Location Commemorative: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1931-12-24 Locy Type 5hks "SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA" USS Argonaut SM-1
			Christmas

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1932 Locy Type 5hks "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USS Bushnell AS-2
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1932-01-19 Locy Type 5s (C) USS Argonne AG-31
			Ship Commemorative

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1932-04-26 Locy Type 5hks USS Bass SS-164
			N/A

Add-on cachet. From the Kelly Armstrong collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1932-05-16 Locy Type 5hks USS Barracuda SS-163
			N/A

Add-on cachet. From the Kelly Armstrong collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1932-05-27 Locy Type 5hks USS Henderson AP-1
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1932-06-13 Locy Type FDC 5hks USS McFarland DD-237
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	193x-09-08 Locy Type 5s USS Holland AS-3
			Category

Add-on cachet. Postmark year is unknown but likely early 1930's.

 

N/A		N/A	1932-09-08 Locy Type 5hks "BREMERTON / WASHINGTON" USS Cincinnati CL-6
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1932-09-26 Locy Type 5s "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA" USS Kittery AK-2
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1932-11-18 Locy Type 3 "GUANAMO BAY / CUBA" USS Hannibal AG-1
			Guantanamo Bay

Add-on cachet. Guantanamo is misspelled "GUANAMO" in the postmark killer bars.

 

N/A		N/A	1933-03-10 Locy Type 3s (A) "CRUISE TO / HONOLULU TH" USS Lexington CV-2
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1933-03-25 Locy Type 6 USS Maryland BB-46
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1933-05-06 Locy Type 5hks USS Dolphin SS-169
			N/A

Add-on cachet. From the Kelly Armstrong collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1933-06-10 Locy Type 3s "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USS Altair AD-11
			Ship Commemorative

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1933-06-12 Locy Type 6 USS Lexington CV-2
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1933-11-30 Locy Type 3s (AC) "CUBAN / WATERS" USS Cole DD-155
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-28 Locy Type 3s (B-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / N.H." USS Concord CL-10
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-10-15 Locy Type 5hks "MARE ISLAND / CALIF" USS Dolphin SS-169
			N/A

Add-on cachet. From the Kelly Armstrong collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-11-26 Locy Type 3bs (XOX) USS Lea DD-118
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-11-29 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USS Lawrence DD-250
			Category

Add-on cachet. Misprint in cachet: USS Lawrence is DD-250, USS Perry was DD-340

 

N/A		N/A	1935-02-22 Locy Type 5hks "WASHINGTON / BIRTHDAY" USS Bass SS-164
			Washington's Birthday

Add-on cachet. From the Kelly Armstrong collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-03-01 Locy Type 3s "WELCOME / USS AYLWIN" USS Herbert DD-160
			Category

Add-on cachet. Postmark killer bar text commemorates commissioning of USS Aylwin DD-355 on this date.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-03-21 Locy Type 3s USS Long DMS-12
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1935-03-22 Locy Type FDPS 3 (BC-BTT) "F.D.P.O.S. / COMM 3-1-35" USS Aylwin DD-355
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1935-04-21 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "EASTER / SUNDAY" USS Biddle DD-151
			Easter

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1935-07-25 Locy Type 3s (B-BBT) "GIBRALTER / B. P." USS Arkansas BB-33
			Ship Commemorative

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1935-07-27 Locy Type 3b (BC-XTX) USS Arkansas BB-33
			Ship Commemorative

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1935-09-24 Locy Type F [CD-2] "BOSTON NAVY YD / 3 ALM. P.O. FIRE" USS Arkansas BB-33
			Ship Commemorative

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1935-09-25 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTB) "10-TH ANNIV / S-51 SANK" USS Cuttlefish SS-171
			10th Anniversary of the sinking of USS S-51 SS-162

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1935-10-12 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-15 USS Maryland BB-46
			Columbus Day

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1936-01-01 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NEW YEARS / DAY" USS Hannibal AG-1
			New Year's Day

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1936-03-12 Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-TTB) ""FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Tarpon SS-175
			First Day of Commissioning

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1936-04-15 Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USS Bainbridge DD-246
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1936-09-12 Locy Type FDPS 3 (AC-TTB) "1ST DAY POST / SERVICE" USS Drayton DD-366
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1936-10-20 Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-TBB) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION" USS Balch DD-363
			Ship Commissioning

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1937-01-06 Locy Type LDC 5hks "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA." USS Blakely DD-150
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1937-04-07 Locy Type LDC 3r (A-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USS Lea DD-118
			Ship Decommissioning

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1937-04-13 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-28 USS Dorsey DD-117
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1937-06-12 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "COMMING / N. NAVY YARD" USS Bagley DD-386
			Ship Commissioning

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1937-06-12 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION" USS Dunlap DD-384
			Ship Commissioning

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1937-11-01 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "BREMERTON / WASHINGTON" USS Lexington CV-2
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1938-02-07 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USS MacLeish DD-220
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1939-04-21 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT) Apr 21, 1939 "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SER." USS Cimarron AO-22
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1939-08-22 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-39 "FLAGSHIP / SQUADRON-4 / HAWAII" USS Argonaut SM-1
			Collectors request

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-08-29 Locy Type 6ep(3) USS Enterprise CV-6
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BBT) Nov 8, 1939 "NEWPORT / R.I." USS Barney DD-149
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 3r (AC-BBT) USS Dallas DD-199
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-16 Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERV" USS Breese DM-18
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1940-05-07 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TBT) "FIRST DAY / POS. SERVICE" USS Denebola AD-12
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1940-05-09 Locy Type FDPS 3 May 9, 1940 "1ST DAY / CANCEL" USS Bowditch AGS-4
			First Day Postal Service

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / PHILA PA" USS Buck DD-420
			Ship Commissioning

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1940-06-26 Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) USS William Ward Burrows AP-6
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1940-08-15 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Triton SS-201
			First Day of Commissioning

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-12-25 Locy Type 6ep(3) USS Enterprise CV-6
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-29 Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BBB) "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII" USS Chew DD-106
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-02-17 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "CAVITE / P I" USS Isabel PY-10
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-02-19 Locy Type 6ep (3) USS Beaver AS-5
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-07-03 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-OTO) USS Kilauea AE-4
			Ship Commemorative: KILAUEA T-AE-26

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1941-08-01 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS S-28 SS-133
			Collectors request

Add-on cachet. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-10-20 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-OBO) "THE FIRST / WATCH" USS Hornet CV-8
			Ship Commissioning

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1945-12-10 Locy Type 2(n) USS Cleveland CL-55
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1945-12-27 Locy Type FDC 2(n) USS Bataan AVT-4
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-01-03 Locy Type 2(n) USS Langley CVL-27
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-03-01 Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-38b USS Cherokee AT-66
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-04-08 Locy Type 2(n) USS Lake Champlain CV-39
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-05-29 Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R3 USS George F Elliott AP-105
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-07-05 Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-65a USS Alabama BB-60
			Ship Commemorative

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-08-07 Locy Type 2z* USS Chincoteague AVP-24
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-11-23 Locy Type 2(n) USS Kearsarge CV-33
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1946-12-28 Locy Type 2(n) USS Iowa BB-61
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1947-01-06 Locy Type 2(n) USS Iowa BB-61
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1947-03-06 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) Locy Type LDPS 9efu USS Cebu ARG-6
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1947-09-24 Locy Type 2tnu USS George Clymer APA-27
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1947-09-26 Locy Type 3b (A-BBX) USS Hambleton DD-455
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1948-09-22 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Iowa BB-61
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1949-01-22 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Leyte CV-32
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1949-09-08 Locy Type 2(n) USS Kearsarge CV-33
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1949-09-21 Locy Type 2(n) USS Haynsworth DD-700
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1949-12-01 Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-59a USS Columbus CA-74
			Category

Add-on cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1990-10-09 Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) (lettering fills dial) USS White Plains AFS-4
			Operation Desert Shield

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N/A		N/A	1990-11-22 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Antietam CG-54
			Thanksgiving

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N/A		N/A	1990-12-05 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS) USS Ranger CV-61
			Desert Shield

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N/A		N/A	1991-01-08 Locy Type 2-1(n) (D1,USS,USN) Locy Type 9-1(nu) (USS,USN) USS Curts FFG-38
			Merry Christmas

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N/A		N/A	1991-05-12 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) USS Harold E. Holt FF-1074
			Operation Desert Shield

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N/A		N/A	1992-03-31 Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-93g USS Missouri BB-63
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	c1992 Locy Type SLK3 USCG Liaison Officer, Pago Pago, American Samoa
			Collectors request

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N/A		N/A	2006-09-09 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Galveston, TX
			Commissioning of - USS Texas SSN-775

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N/A		N/A	2007-03-23 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" Jacksonville FL
			Decommissioning of - USS John F. Kennedy CV-76

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N/A		N/A	2007-05-05 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			Commissioning of - USS Hawaii SSN-776

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N/A		N/A	2008-02-20 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Virginia Sta." Norfolk VA
			100th Anniversary of the - Great White Fleet

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N/A		N/A	2009-11-07 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS NEW YORK LPD-21 Sta." Staten Island NY
			Commissioning of the - USS New York LPD-21

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N/A		N/A	2011-05-08 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Naval Air Station North Island" San Diego CA
			100th Anniversary of - Naval Aviation

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N/A		N/A	2019-06-11 USPS Black & White Pictorial Postmark Honolulu HI
			First Day of Issue - USS Missouri BB-63 stamp.

Cover created from a blank cover postmarked with a Locy Type 2(n) postmark, 1946-04-23

 

N/A		N/A	2019-06-11 USPS Black & White Pictorial Postmark Honolulu HI
			First Day of Issue - USS Missouri BB-63 stamp.

Cover created from a blank cover postmarked with a Locy Type 2(n) postmark, 1947-07-04

 

N/A		N/A	2019-06-11 USPS Black & White Pictorial Postmark Honolulu HI
			First Day of Issue - USS Missouri BB-63 stamp.

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N/A		N/A	2019-06-11 USPS Digital Color Pictorial Postmark Honolulu HI
			First Day of Issue - USS Missouri BB-63 stamp.

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