Country Germany

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	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category

 

			1936-01-20 Undated Portland OR Machine Cancel Cruiser EMDEN Keel Laid December 1921 Launched January 6 1935 Commissioned October 15 1925 Decommissioned April 26 1945
			Portland Rose Festival

Cover created by Louis R. Diesing, sponsored by the Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1963-09-27 Holstein Germany (U-Boat) HAI S-170
			Ship cover

Note: This is a naval cover from the Federal Republic of Germany Navy the type XXIII diesel submarine "Hai" S 170 (Shark) ex-U 2365. The Hai has an interesting career.
She was U-2365 and was sunk in Danish waters by her crew in WWII to avoid capture by the allied forces. She was raised at a cost of 2.5 mil marks and found to be in fantastic condition many years later. She was returned to service in the Federal Republic of Germany Navy. This cover has a two line stamp from the boat.

 

		N/A	1965-06-19 Locy Type P [2t(nu),"E" removed] USS Waller DD-466 German Destroyer Z1 (D170)
			Welcome to Norfolk

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. This is the former USS Anthony DD-515

 

N/A		N/A	1963-10-08 Holstein Germany (U-Boat) HECHT S-171
			Ship cover

Note: This is a naval cover from the Federal Republic of Germany Navy the type XXIII diesel submarine "Hecht" S 171 (Pike) ex-U 2367. The Hecht has an interesting career.
Sank 5 May, 1945 near Schleimünde, in approximate position 55.00N, 11.00E, after a collision with an unidentified German U-boat. Raised in August 1956. Renamed U-Hecht (pike) and served in the German Federal Navy from 1 Oct, 1957. Stricken on 30 Sep, 1968 and broken up at Kiel in 1969.
Rubber stamp marking from the submarine as cachet on the cover.

 

N/A		N/A	1967-04-11 Kiel Germany (U-Boat) U-9 S-188
			Ship cover

From the John Lyding collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1967-04-11 Kiel Germany (U-Boat) U-11 S-190
			Ship cover

From the John Lyding collection.

 

			1970-07-06 HESSEN D184 USS Fred T. Berry DD 858
			Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk VA

 

N/A		N/A	1972-02-12 Lisbon Portugal (Frigate) LUBECK F224
			NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic

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N/A		N/A	1973-10-19 Germany (U-Boat) U-8 S-187
			Ship cover

From the John Lyding collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1973-11-09 Germany (U-Boat) U-19 S-198
			Ship cover

From the John Lyding collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1974-01-28 Germany (U-Boat) U-1 S-180
			Ship cover

From the John Lyding collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1974-02-19 Germany (U-Boat) U-5 S-184
			Ship cover

From the John Lyding collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1978-06-21 Kiel Germany (U-Boat) U-11 S-190
			10th Anniversary 1968-1978

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N/A		N/A	1979-07-05 Koln F-220 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS,"CGN") USS California CGN-36
			Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk VA. Frigate KOLN KL-21 December 1957, Lau-6 December 1958, FDC-15 April 1961, LDC-17 December 1982

 

N/A		N/A	1983-10-06 Philadelphia PA SSS GORCH FOCK
			Tall Ship Station

Serviced by Rich Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1990-11-12 German postmark Uberherrn SM-343
			Minesweeper

Cacheted, "Operation Sudflanke"

 

N/A		N/A	1990-11-13 Greece postmark MARBURG M-1080
			Minesweeper

Cacheted, "Operation Sudflanke"

 

N/A		N/A	2005-10-19 German postmark U-32
			Submarine U-32

Cacheted

 

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