Bennington CVS 20 Covers Page 1
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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 | Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category |
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1944-08-08 |
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First Day Postal Service |
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1944-09-30 |
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Official Business |
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1944-10-16 |
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Official Business |
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1945-06-27 |
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Official Business |
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1945-09-02 |
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Tokyo Bay |
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1945-09-11 |
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Tokyo Bay |
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1945-09-12 |
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Tokyo Bay |
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1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1945 |
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1946-02-28 |
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Victory |
Minkus Cachet
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1952-11-13 |
Cachet Maker: C Wright Richell.
Richell is the artist.
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1952-11-13 |
Same cover as above but showing the postmarks.
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No Image |
1954-03-18 |
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United States Navy / Ship photo |
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1954-04-12 |
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Lytton's advertisement card |
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No Image |
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1954-09-27 |
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Category |
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1954-11-15 |
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Aircraft Carrier |
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No Image |
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1959-01-07 |
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Category |
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No Image |
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1960-01-18 |
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Category |
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1961-11-11 |
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Category |
Cachet Maker: B Saunders Bullard.
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1965-03-17 |
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St. Patrick's Day 1965 |
USCS Farragut Chapter / P.J. Ickeringill cachet
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1966-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1966 |
E-F cachet
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1967-01-09 |
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Category |
Return to USS O'BRIEN DD-725
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1967-11-09 |
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Apollo Recovery Force |
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N/A |
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N/A |
2002-12-15 |
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60th Anniversary of Keel Laying |
Cachet by Ron Reeves. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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N/A |
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N/A |
2004-02-26 |
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60th Anniversary of Launching |
Cachet by Ron Reeves. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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N/A |
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2004-08-06 |
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60th Anniversary of Commissioning |
Cachet by Ron Reeves. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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