Cachet Maker Alex R Hesse

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.

 

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 Ship --------- Category

 

		No Image	1933-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "NAVY DAY / " USS Arizona BB-39
			Navy Day

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		N/A	1933-10-27 Locy Type 3 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15 "NAVY / DAY" USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Navy Day

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			1935-06-19 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2 "U.S.S. QUINCY / LAUNCHED" USS MacDonough DD-351
			Launching - USS QUINCY CA-39

Notes: Cachet Makers: P J (PeeJay) Ickeringill and Alex R Hesse
Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1935-11-28 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "LET US / GIVE THANKS" USS Narwhal SS-167
			Thanksgiving Day

Cachet Makers: Robert V Walton, Alex R Hesse, H B French and C Wright Richell

 

			1937-06-01 Locy Type 5hsu USS Dolphin SS-169
			Ship Birthday

Cachet by Alex R. Hesse and Fred Wayman, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew 24, ANCS

 

			1937-06-04 Locy Type LDC 5hks "LAST / DAY" USS Bonita SS-165
			Last Day In Commission

Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

			1939-03-01
			Ship Keel Laying - USS Tautog SS-199

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			1939-11-28 Locy Type 5hsu "264 FOOT / DEEP DIVE" USS Dolphin SS-169
			Deep Dive

Cachet by Alex R. Hesse and Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1940-08-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Thresher SS-200
			First Day of Commission

Glen Osborn, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.

 

			1941-06-30 Locy Type FDC Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z5 USS Grayback SS-208
			Ship Commissioning Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, Robert V. Walton, Alex R. Hesse and sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.

 

			1950-05-20 Locy Type 2(n) USS Okanogan APA-220
			First Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	1964-11-11 Locy Type P [2(n+) with "L" removed] USS Northampton CC-1
			Veteran's Day

Original cachet by Neil F. Nielsen in 1947, updated by Alex R. Hesse and sponsored by the Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1964-11-11 Locy Type2(n+)(USS) USS Saint Paul CA-73
			Veteran's Day

Original cachet by Neil F. Nielsen in 1947, updated by Alex R. Hesse and sponsored by the Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

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