Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 27 USS San Diego

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.

 

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Chartered May 1 1935. Created covers 1935-1938, reorganized 1940, inactive after WWII

Cachet Director and Artist - W. N. Watson

 

N/A		N/A	1935-08-23 Locy Type P [3t with "UNITED STATES FLEET" and "|.|" in the dial] "USS PENN. / FLAG" USS Pennsylvania BB-38
			Fleet Review

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N/A		N/A	1938-09-13 Locy Type LDC 5hks "LAST DAY / COMMISSION" USS Lawrence DD-250
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1938-09-14 Locy Type LDC 3 "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USS Humphreys DD-236
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1938-09-15 Locy Type LDC 3 (A-TBT) "LAST DAY / SAN DIEGO CAL" USS McCormick DD-223
			Decommissioning

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Reorganized & Chartered March 31 1977, Created covers 1977-1999, Declared Inactive 2007

Cachet Director and Artist - Richard W. DeRossett

 

N/A		N/A	1977-11-19 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n)(USS) USS David R. Ray DD-971
			First Day of Commissioning

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1977-12-03 Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS) USS O'Brien DD-975
			First Day of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1977-12-05 Locy Type 2-1(n)(USS) USS David R. Ray DD-971
			Welcome to Home Port

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1977-12-20 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS O'Brien DD-975
			Welcome to Home Port

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1977-12-25 Locy Type 2-1(n)(USS) USS David R. Ray DD-971
			Christmas

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1977-12-25 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS O'Brien DD-975
			Christmas

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1978-03-04 Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS) USS Oldendorf DD-972
			First Day of Commissioning

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1978-03-11 Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS) Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Merrill DD-976
			First Day of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1978-03-17 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Oldendorf DD-972
			Welcome to Home Port

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1978-05-20 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)(USS) USS John Young DD-973
			First Day of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-26 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS John Young DD-973
			Transits the Panama Canal

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N/A		N/A	1978-06-03 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS John Young DD-973
			Welcome to Home Port

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1978-10-27 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Belleau Wood LHA-3
			Welcome to Home Port

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N/A		N/A	1979-08-25 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-6 USS Leftwich DD-984
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1979-09-13 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-6 USS Leftwich DD-984
			Welcome to Home Port

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N/A		N/A	1983-04-18 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
			75th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet visiting San Diego, CA

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