Cachet Maker R S Ewing

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

 

			1934-08-22 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) MACON OVER / BREMERTON USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			USS Macon ZRS-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing and Almas

 

			1934-09-03 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) LABOR DAY / BREMERTON USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Labor Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Deane C Bartley, R S Ewing and Almas

 

		No Image	1934-09-09 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) ANOTHER / NATIVE SON USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Category

Notes:

 

			1934-10-12 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY" USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Columbus Day

Note: R/S address on back of cover. Artist has initials RNW or RHW (seen at the lower right part of the water).

 

			1934-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) MACON OVER / FRISCO USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			USS Macon ZRS-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing and Deane C Bartley

 

			1934-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) 13 TH U.S. / NAVY DAY USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Navy Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing and USCS Chapter 21 Pennsylvania

 

			1934-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) 13 TH U.S. / NAVY DAY USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Navy Day

Notes:

 

			1934-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) 13 TH U.S. / NAVY DAY USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Navy Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing, C Wright Richell and William J Hager
Not certain what role, if any, Hager had in creating this cachet.

 

			1934-10-27 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) 13 TH U.S. / NAVY DAY USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Navy Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 2 John Paul Jones, Deane C Bartley, R S Ewing and Whipple Y Chester.
Chester is the cachet artist.

 

			1934-11-11 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) Locy Type 9 LEST WE / FORGET USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Armistice Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Almas and R S Ewing

 

			1934-11-16 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) FLEET / FLAGSHIP USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Admiral J M Reeves

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 24 US Fleet, R S Ewing and Almas

 

			1934-11-29 Locy Type 6i USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Thanksgiving Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Fred P Anders and R S Ewing
Cachet artist is C. M. Anders.

 

			1934-12-06 Locy Type 3 (B-TBT,AT SEA) MACON & FLT / MVRS. 6 DEC. USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			USS Macon ZRS-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: Byrd L Powell and R S Ewing

 

No Image			1934-12-17 Locy Type 3 (BC-TTT) MACON OVER / GOLDEN GATE USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			USS Macon ZRS-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: National Aiglon Society and R S Ewing

 

			1935-02-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT,AT SEA) FLEET / FLAGHIP USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Lincoln's Birthday

Notes: Cachet Makers: Ted Harrington and Karl E Parshall.
Notice the misspelling of flagship in the killer bars. Not sure what role, if any, R. S. Ewing had in creating this cachet.

 

			1935-02-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT,AT SEA) FLEET / FLAGHIP USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Lincoln's Birthday

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing and Norman K Mary
Notice the misspelling of flagship in the killer bars.

 

No Image			1935-02-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT,AT SEA) U.S.S. MACON / CRASHES USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			USS Macon ZRS-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing and Lloyd A Nace
Postmark in purple ink.

 

No Image			1935-02-22 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT) AVOID / ALLIANCES USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Washington's Birthday

Notes: Cachet Makers: R S Ewing and Clyde Welch.
Postmark in purple ink.

 

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