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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

N/A		N/A	1963-01-12 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			Launching

Signed by Cdr Lando C. Zeck Jr., PCO Blue Crew of the USS John Adams SSBN-620. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1963-01-12 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			Launching

Signed by Cdr Lando C. Zeck Jr., PCO Blue Crew of the USS John Adams SSBN-620. Cachet sponsored by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Development Association. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1964-04-05 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			Sea Trials

Signed by Cdr Lando C. Zeck Jr., PCO Blue Crew and Cdr Paul John Early, PCO Gold Crew of the USS John Adams SSBN-620. Cachet sponsored by the Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1964-05-12 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			Commissioning

Cachet by William F. Luckett

N/A		N/A	1964-05-12 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			Commissioning

Cachet by Morris W. Beck. From the Neal Mills collection.

		N/A	1964-06-23 USPO Machine Cancel Cape Canaveral, FLA
			Missile Test

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N/A		N/A	1964-06-23 USPO Machine Cancel Cape Canaveral, FL
			First Missile Test (Blue)

Cachet by Clyde J. Sarzin. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1964-06-23 USPO Machine Cancel Cape Canaveral, FL
			First Missile Test (Blue)

Official ships cachet. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1964-07-08 USPO Machine Cancel Cape Canaveral, FL
			First Missile Test (Gold)

Official ships cachet. Signed by Cdr Paul John Early, CO Gold Crew. From the Neal Mills collection.

		N/A	1964-08-24 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			Collectors request

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N/A		N/A	1964-09-26 USPO Machine Cancel Portsmouth NH
			Shakedown Completed

Cachet by Dan Goodwin. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1965-01-04 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Hunley AS-31
			First Patrol

Official ships cachet. From the Neal Mills collection.

		N/A	1966-06-05 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Hunley AS-31
			Collectors request

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N/A		N/A	1967-03-20 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Always Use / Zip Code" Charleston SC
			Collectors request

Official ships cachet. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1968-10-21 USPO Machine Cancel Bremerton WA
			Canal Transit