Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 66

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.

Chapter Covers

The Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4 is very prolific and has created many covers since their organization on September 9, 1933. Cachets for this chapter have been created by various artists and efforts are made to identify them. To speed up the time for a page to fully load, they have been separated into smaller year increments starting with the year 1980. This Chapter is based out of Philadelphia, PA and they create covers for US Navy vessels, US Coast Guard vessels and other maritime entities. Please enjoy these covers that show our maritime history.

Cachet Artist and Director is Rich Hoffner unless otherwise stated.

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1960-79

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1981

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-09 USPS Type9 North Kingstown RI USS Mississippi SSN-782
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-12 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USS San Diego LPD-22
			Christened

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-18 USPS 4-bar ”City of Ships Br.” Bath ME USS Michael Murphy DDG-112
			Keel Laid

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-25 USPS Pictorial ”Deactivation Station” Groton CT USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-25 USPS Pictorial ”Deactivation Station” Groton CT USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-26 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USNS Howard O. Lorenzen T-AGM-25
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-26 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USNS Howard O. Lorenzen T-AGM-25
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-30 USPS Pictorial ”20th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Miami SSN-755
			20th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-04 USPS Type 12 Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Sea Trials

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-20 USPS Pictorial ”50th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Firing Station” Cape Canaveral FL USS George Washington SSBN-598
			50th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Missile Firing

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-23 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USCGC Stratton WMSL-752
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-26 USPS Type 12 Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Delivered to USN

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-27 USPS Pictorial ”25th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Providence SSN-719
			25th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-30 USPS Pictorial ”Still At Sea Station” Indianapolis IN USS Indianapolis CA-35
			65th Anniversary of Loss

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-31 USPS Pictorial ”State Capital Station” Jefferson City MO USS Missouri SSN-780
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-31 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Day Station” Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-08-02 USPS Type 12 Goose Creek SC USNS Mount Baker T-AE-34
			Inactivation Ceremony

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N/A		N/A	2010-08-11 USPS Type 11 Norfolk VA USS Albany SSN-753
			Returns to Homeport

Note: Error in cachet, "SSN-763" should be "SSN-753".

 

N/A		N/A	2010-08-25 USPS Type 9 Seattle WA NOAA Ship BELL M. SHIMADA
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-08-25 USPS Pictorial ”50th Anniversary at / the North Pole Station” Nome AK USS Seadragon SSN-584
			50th Anniversary North Pole Transit

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N/A		N/A	2010-09-09 USPS Pictorial ”15th Anniversary Station” Norfolk VA USS Tucson SSN-770
			15th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-09-11 USPS 4-bar ”Midway Philatelic Br.” San Diego CA USNS Washington Chambers T-AKE-11
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-09-16 USPS Pictorial ”50th Anniversary / of Commissioning / Station” Norfolk VA USS Robert E. Lee SSBN-601
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-09-27 USPS 4-bar Norfolk VA HNoMS Utvoer S303
			1st Norwegian Submarine visit to US port

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N/A		N/A	2010-10-09 USPS Pictorial ”15th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Columbia SSN-771
			15th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-10-09 USPS Pictorial ”15th Anniversary / Homeport Station” Pearl Harbor HI USS Columbia SSN-771
			15th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-10-09 USPS Pictorial ”15th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Columbia SSN-771
			15th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-10-20 USPS Pictorial ”20th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS West Virginia SSN-736
			20th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-10-20 USPS Pictorial ”20th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS West Virginia SSN-736
			20th Anniversary

Note: Error in cachet text, “25th Anniversary” should be “20th Anniversary”.

 

N/A		N/A	2010-10-26 USPS 4-bar ”Midway Philatelic Br.” San Diego CA USNS Medgar Evers T-AKE-13
			Keel Laying

Note: Error in cachet, "Medger Evers" should be "Medgar Evers".

 

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