Cachet Maker USCS Pearl Harbor Study Group
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.
Pearl Harbor Study Group
Larry Wendell
(1948-2018)
The Pearl Harbor Study Group (PHSG) was organized in 1986, spearheaded by Larry Wendell. At the time, Larry lived at Lynnwood, Washington, which generated a number of members in the Puget Sound area. Not long after that, however, he relocated to Iowa, and it was here that most of the PHSG newsletters were produced. The first newsletter was published in February 1987, and continued on a semi-regular basis through June 1998. The first editor was James Klinger, but after only two issues he stepped down, and Larry Wendell took over and continued as editor through 1997. The final two issues in 1998 were edited by Phil Bronner. Unofficially, this also marks the end of the study group itself. The PHSG sponsored printed covers related to Pearl Harbor anniversaries. A number of early cachet designs were recycled later. Covers were normally issued with the autograph of the artist, or the organizer of both, a nice touch. The PHSG logo is often on the reverse. Note: All of the Harbor Study Group newsletters have been scanned and are included in the USCS Reference Collection.
Group Composition: members interested in information about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the aftermath.
Organized: Reactivated 1986 (USCS Log August 86, page 97 & September 1986 page 110).
Organizing members: Larry Wendell, Louis Bushnell, Dave Maurer.
Cachet director: B.M.Vesper; Cachet artist: Dave Maurer, Bernhard Vesper.
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1986-12-07 |
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Decommissioning of - |
Cachet by Don Abrahamson. This is the Pearl Harbor Study Group's 1st Cover.
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1988-12-07 |
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Remember the USS ARIZONA |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper.
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1989-12-07 |
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Remember the USS OKLAHOMA |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper.
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1990-12-07 |
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Remember Pearl Harbor |
Unknown Cachet Maker - however, initials LW at bottom indicate Larry Wendell
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1991-08-01 |
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5th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Study Group |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper. Signed by Bernhard M. Vesper and Larry Wendell.
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1994-12-07 |
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper.
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1994-12-07 |
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper. "53rd Anniversary" stamped on the left edge and signed by Bernard M. Vesper.
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