Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 6

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.

1933-59

1960-79

1980

1981

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			1982-07-04 Locy Type F USS Barry DD-933
			Independence Day

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		N/A	1982-07-24 USPS Slogan Machie cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Baltimore SSN-704
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1982-07-28 USPS Machie cancel Newport News, VA USS Houston SSN-713
			Sea Trials

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N/A			1982-07-30 Locy Type 2 USS Sperry AS-12
			Last Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1982-09-11 USPS Pictorial "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USS Michigan SSBN-727
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1982-09-11 USPS Pictorial "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USS Michigan SSBN-727
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1982-09-11 USPS Pictorial "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USS Michigan SSBN-727
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1982-09-18 USPS Machine Cancel Groton, CT 06340 USS Portsmouth SSN-707
			Christening and Launch

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N/A		N/A	1982-09-25 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Norfolk VA 235 USS Houston SSN-713
			Ship's Commissioning

Note: Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1982-10-01 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23k USS Saratoga CV-60
			First Day of Postal service (after Overhaul)

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-01 USPS Machine cancel Tacoma, WA USS Orleck DD-886
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-01 Locy Type 2 USS William V. Pratt DDG-44
			Decommissioning of the USS Dash MSO-428

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-01 Locy Type 2 USS William V. Pratt DDG-44
			Decommissioning of the USS Detector MSO-429

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-01 Locy Type 2 USS William V. Pratt DDG-44
			Decommissioning of the USS Direct MSO-430

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-01 Locy Type 2 USS William V. Pratt DDG-44
			Decommissioning of the USS Dominant MSO-431

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		N/A	1982-10-02 USPS CDS Newport RI RMS Queen Elizabeth II
			Port Visit

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-16 USPS 3-bar San Diego, CA USNS Zeus T-ARC-7
			Launching

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N/A		N/A	1982-10-19 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Newport News, VA USS Salt Lake City SSN-716
			Launching

Note: Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1982-11-03 USPS 4-bar "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT 06349 USS Greenling SSN-614
			15th Anniversary

Note: Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1982-11-06 USPS Machine Cancel Groton CT 06340 USS Georgia SSBN-729
			Christening

Note: Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1982-11-21 USPS CDS Mare Island CA 94592 USS Plunger SSN-595
			20th Anniversary

Note: Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1982-12-14 USPS 4-bar Newport News VA USS Lapon SSN-661
			15th Anniversary

Note: Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1982-12-18 USPS 4-bar Bath, ME USS De Wert FFG-45
			Launching

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N/A		N/A	1982-12-23 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT 06349 USS Skate SSN-578
			25th Anniversary

Note: Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

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