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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 | Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category |
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1938-08-09 |
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Keel Laid |
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. Courtesy of the William J. Wladyka Collection.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-06-21 |
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Launching |
Cachet by Gow C. Ng. From the Dave Kent collection.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-06-21 |
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Launching |
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. From the Dave Kent collection.
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N/A |
1939-06-21 |
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Launching |
Cachet by Portsmouth Navy Yard Improvement Association. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Hand painted, add-on cachet
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N/A |
1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Hand painted, add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
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N/A |
1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Signed by crewmembers. Cachet by George V. Sadworth and Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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N/A |
1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.
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1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Al Cohen. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Edward Hacker. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1939-10-02 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Eugene L. Mueller. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1939-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas |
Cachet by George V. Sadworth, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1940-01-09 |
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Deep Dive |
Cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.
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N/A |
1940-01-09 |
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Deep Dive, Signed by the CO |
Cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1940-02-10 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw & Robert V. Walton, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.
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N/A |
1940-02-23 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw & Robert V. Walton, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1940-02-26 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw & Robert V. Walton, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1940-03-07 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw & Robert V. Walton, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1940-03-16 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Edward Hacker. From the Dave Kent collection.
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N/A |
1940-04-08 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Edward Hacker. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1940-10-27 |
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Navy Day |
Cachet by Francis C. Pace, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. From the Dave Kent collection.
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1944-03-10 |
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Sailors mail |
Censored WWII use
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