Cachet Category Alaskan Ports
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use
the postmark date or best guess. This applies to covers with add-on cachets as well.
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This is a study of various Alaskan ports seen on Naval covers. The postmarks will be the featured item, not the covers.
| Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image | Thumbnail Link To Full Postmark Image | Thumbnail Link To Front Image | Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Cachet Makers |
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1935-07-22 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard |
1935 Maneuvers in Alaskan Waters. This island is FICTITIOUS and was created by the NMC for Mrs. W. A. Benshoff, a well-known collector.
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1934-05-28 |
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Cacheted |
Aleutian Islands Duty 1934
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N/A |
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1934-07-04 |
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No Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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1934-07-05 |
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R/S Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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1935-05-11 |
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Cachet by Richard Dumonte |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1935
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N/A |
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1935-05-11 |
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Cacheted |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1935
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1934-04-07 |
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R/S cachet |
Note:
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N/A |
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1935-05-13 |
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Cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill |
Alaskan Cruise of the US Fleet.
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1934-07-31 |
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R/S cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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1934-08-10 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth |
Alaska Cruise 1934
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N/A |
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1934-08-10 |
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Typed Cachet |
Submarine Tender for the Alaska Cruise 1934
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N/A |
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1934-08-23 |
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No Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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N/A |
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1934-08-23 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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N/A |
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1934-06-10 |
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Rubber stamp cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey Expedition 1934
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N/A |
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1934-07-26 |
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N/A |
Alaska Cruise 1934
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1934-07-27 |
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Cachet artist is Whipple Y. Chester |
Alaska Cruise 1934
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N/A |
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1939-07-07 |
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No Cachet |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters
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N/A |
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1939-06-21 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard |
Third Aleutian Islands Survey 1935
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N/A |
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1934-07-21 |
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Cachet artist is Whipple Y. Chester |
Alaskan Cruise 1934
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1934-05-11 |
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R/S Cachet |
Note:
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1934-05-12 |
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R/S Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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1934-05-15 |
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R/S Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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1934-03-28 |
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R/S cachet |
Note:
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1935-08-01 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard |
Fleet Week 1935
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N/A |
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1935-08-01 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard |
Fleet Week 1935
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N/A |
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1936-07-29 |
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Rubber Stamp Cachet |
Fleet Week 1936
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1938-07-03 |
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Cachet by M. Fay Muridge |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters, cover is backstamped from Ketchikan Alaska
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N/A |
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1938-07-04 |
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No Cachet |
Note:
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N/A |
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1935-06-18 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard |
Third Aleutian Islands Survey 1935. Notice - The port in the cancel is misspelled, it should be "Khvostof Island"
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1935-05-08 |
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Cachet by Milton Wigod |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1935 - USS Quail AM-15, USS Oglala CM-4, USS Tanager AM-5 and USS Kingfisher AM-25 participating.
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N/A |
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1935-06-15 |
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Cachet by unknown |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1935
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1934-08-07 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth |
Alaska Cruise 1934
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N/A |
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1941-05-09 |
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Cachet by M. Fay Muridge |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters.
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1934-07-14 |
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R/S Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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N/A |
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1935-05-12 |
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N/A |
Alaska Duty 1935
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N/A |
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1935-05-13 |
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N/A |
Alaska Duty 1935
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No Image |
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1933-07-31 |
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Cachet by Seattle Junior Philatelic Society |
Aleutian Island Survey 1933
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N/A |
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1940-08-15 |
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Cachet by M. Fay Muridge |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters
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N/A |
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1934-08-03 |
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No Cachet |
Note:
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N/A |
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1935-07-25 |
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Cachet by O. A. Farabee |
Alaskan Cruise 1935
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N/A |
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1936-01-22 |
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No Cachet |
Alaska Duty 1936
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N/A |
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1936-01-22 |
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Popeye Cachet |
Alaska Duty 1936
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N/A |
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1936-01-22 |
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Cachet by John Coulthard |
Alaska Duty 1936
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No Image |
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1937-07-11 |
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Notes:
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1937-07-11 |
| Pacific Northwest Cruise |
Crosby Cachet
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N/A |
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1941-02-12 |
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Lincoln Cachet |
Alaska Duty 1941
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1938-07-13 |
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Cachet by Edward Hacker |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters
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N/A |
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1938-07-18 |
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Cachet by M. Fay Muridge |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters.
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N/A |
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1939-09-03 |
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Cachet by Walter G. Crosby |
US Navy in Alaskan Waters
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N/A |
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1940-06-25 |
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Cacheted |
Alaska Cruise
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N/A |
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1934-08-16 |
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R/S Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1934
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N/A |
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1934-06-16 |
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Cachet by Richard Dumonte |
Notice - The port is misspelled in the cancel, it should be "UNALASKA / ALASKA"
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1935-05-21 |
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R/S Cachet |
Aleutian Islands Survey 1935
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1938-04-07 |
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Cachet by Richard Buchwald |
Alaska Maneuvers, Problem XIX 1938. USS Perch SS-313, USS Permit SS-178, USS Pickerel SS-177,
USS Plunger SS-179, USS Pollack SS-180, USS Porpoise SS-172 and USS Tarpon SS-175 participating.
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N/A |
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1934-08-02 |
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Cachet artist is Whipple Y. Chester |
From the Neal J. Mills collection.
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N/A |
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1935-07-22 |
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Cachet by O. A. Farabee |
Alaskan Cruise 1935
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1934-07-23 |
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Cachet artist is Whipple Y. Chester |
Alaska Cruise 1934
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N/A |
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1936-07-26 |
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No Cachet |
Alaska Duty 1936
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