Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 9

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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N/A		N/A	1985-01-05 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS FULTON AS-11
			5th Anniversary USS Indianapolis SSN-697

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N/A		N/A	1985-01-12 USPS Machine Cancel Groton CT
			Christening USS Alaska SSBN-732

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N/A		N/A	1985-01-19 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-43 USS Augusta SSN-710
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1985-02-01 USPS 4-bar Cancel Newport News, VA
			10th Anniversary USS L. Mendel Rivers SSN-686

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N/A		N/A	1985-02-04 USPS 4-bar Cancel Newport News, VA
			15th Anniversary USS Finback SSN-670

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N/A		N/A	1985-02-11 USPS 4-bar Cancel New London CT
			1st Anniversary USS Georgia SSBN-729

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N/A		N/A	1985-02-14 USPS Machine Cancel Groton CT
			Initial Sea Trials USS Alabama SSBN-731

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N/A		N/A	1985-04-19 USPS Machine Cancel Newport News VA
			Initial Sea Trials USS Honolulu SSN-718

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N/A		N/A	1985-05-03 USPS FDOI Cancel Boston MA
			First Day Of Issue Sc. #U609 USF Constitution envelope

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N/A		N/A	1985-05-25 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-34 USS Alabama SSBN-731
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1985-05-25 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-34 USS Alabama SSBN-731
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1985-07-06 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton, CT
			Port Visit USS Nautilus SSN-571

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N/A		N/A	1985-07-08 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Ship Visit Station" Milwaukee WI
			Port Visit USS Stark FFG-31

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N/A			1985-07-20 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Convention Station" Valley Forge PA
			USCS Convention & 40th Anniversary of VJ Day

Cover artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1985-07-20 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Convention Station" Valley Forge PA
			USCS Convention & 40th Anniversary of VJ Day

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N/A		N/A	1985-07-21 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Convention Station" Valley Forge PA
			USCS Convention & 40th Anniversary of VJ Day

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N/A		N/A	1985-07-20 USPS Special Postmark "Penn's Landing Sta." Philadelphia PA
			90th Anniversary Commissioning of the USS Olympia C-6

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N/A		N/A	1985-07-27 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Commissioning USS Providence SSN-719

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N/A		N/A	1985-07-31 USPS 4-bar Cancel Lockport LA
			Dedication USCGC Farralon WPB-1301

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N/A		N/A	1985-08-14 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton CT
			15th Anniversary USS Trepang SSN-674

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N/A		N/A	1985-08-16 USPS 4-bar Cancel Newport News VA
			10th Anniversary USS Richard B. Russell SSN-687

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N/A		N/A	1985-08-24 USPS CDS Middletown, RI
			Christening USCGC Tahoma WMEC-908

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N/A		N/A	1985-08-30 USPS 4-bar Cancel "Naval Sta." Port Hueneme CA
			Decommissiong USS Quapaw ATF-110

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N/A		N/A	1985-09-02 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Fulton AS-11
			40th Anniversary of V-J Day USS Missouri BB-63

Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1985-09-02 USPS Pictorial Postmark "BALPEX STA." Hunt Valley MD
			40th Anniversary of V-J Day USS Missouri BB-63

Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1985-09-14 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Fulton AS-11
			Christening USS Nevada SSBN-733

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N/A		N/A	1985-09-30 USPS Type 9 New Bedford, MA
			Decommissioning USCGC Bibb WHEC-31

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N/A		N/A	1985-10-13 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D2,USS) USS Forrestal CV-59
			Navy Day 1985

Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1985-10-22 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton, CT
			20th Anniversary USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640

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N/A		N/A	1985-11-02 USPS Slogan Machine Postmark Newport News VA
			Christening USS Oklahoma City SSN-723

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N/A		N/A	1985-11-09 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton CT
			25th Anniversary USS Tullibee SSN-597

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N/A		N/A	1985-11-23 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Fulton AS-11
			Commissioning USS Pittsburgh SSN-720

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N/A		N/A	1985-12-14 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Fulton AS-11
			Launching USS Louisville SSN-724

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N/A		N/A	1985-12-14 USPS 4-bar Cancel Bath, ME
			Launching USS Thomas S. Gates CG-51

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