Cachet Category Ship Commissioning

Page 1 (1930 - 1936)
Page 2 (1937)
Page 3 (1938)
Page 4 (1939 - 1940)
Page 5 (1941 - 1959)
Page 6 (1960 - 1994)
Page 7 (1995 - present)

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to covers with add-on cachets as well.

 

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 Ship --------- Cachet Makers

 

			1933-03-29 Locy Type FDPS 3 (B-BTT) FIRST DAY / P.O. SERVICE USS Portland CA-33
			USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides

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			1933-03-29 Locy Type FDPS 3 (B-BTT) FIRST DAY / P.O. SERVICE USS Portland CA-33
			Cachet Maker

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			1933-12-01 Locy Type FDC 5hks PORTSMOUTH / N.H. USS Cachalot SS-170
			Cachet Maker

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			1933-12-01 Locy Type FDC 5hks FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Cachalot SS-170
			Cachet Maker

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

No Image			1934-02-10 Locy Type FDC F "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Catalog Illus. CD-1a USS San Francisco CL-38
			Cachet Maker

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No Image			1934-02-10 Locy Type FDC F "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Catalog Illus. CD-1a USS San Francisco CL-38
			Cachet Maker

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

			1934-02-15 Locy Type FDC 3 (B-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS New Orleans CA-32
			Cachet Maker

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

			1934-06-04 Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration R-4a) FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION USS Ranger CV-4
			Cachet Maker

Notes: Cachet Categories: Ship Commissioning and Captain John Paul Jones

 

			1934-06-04 Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration R-4a) FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION USS Ranger CV-4
			USCS Chapter 2 John Paul Jones Whipple Y Chester Deane C Bartley

Notes: Cachet Categories: Ship Commissioning and Captain John Paul Jones

 

			1934-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 3 (BC-BTT) FIRST DAY / CANCEL USS Farragut DD-348
			John E Gill

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			1934-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 3 (BC-BTT) FIRST DAY / CANCEL USS Farragut DD-348
			P J (PeeJay) Ickeringill

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No Image			1934-08-17 Locy Type FDC 3 (BC-BBT) "FIRST DAY / GREETINGS" USS Tuscaloosa CA-37
			Cachet Maker

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

			1934-10-17 Locy Type FDPS 3 (AC-BBT) COMMISSION- / ED 10-4-34 USS Dewey DD-349
			USCS Chapter 8 Admiral George Dewey

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			1935-01-11 Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BTT) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Hull DD-350
			John A Hamm WSCNCC Chapter 2 Teddy Roosevelt

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			1935-01-11 Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BTT) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Hull DD-350
			Samuel Stein C Wright Richell

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			1935-03-15 Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration M-2) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS MacDonough DD-351
			USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides John E Gill

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			1935-06-17 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBB) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Dale DD-353
			Cachet Maker

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			1936-01-25 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTB) COMMISSION - / ED TODAY USS Shark SS-174
			Cachet Maker

Notes: Contributed by Louis Kurzmiller

 

			1936-07-23 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Tucker DD-374
			Roland E Hopkins Raymond A Aiken C Wright Richell

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			1936-08-27 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTB) NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA. USS Antares AKS-3
			Meyer Tuchinsky

Notes: Cachet commemorates commissioning of USS Porter DD-356

 

			1936-09-18 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) WELCOME / U.S.S. SHAW USS Antares AKS-3
			Dr S E Hutnick

Notes: Cachet commemorates commissioning of USS Shaw DD-373

 

			1936-10-21 Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) FIRST POSTAL / SERVICE USS Case DD-370
			Dr S E Hutnick

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			1936-10-21 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-TBT) FIRST POSTAL / SERVICE USS Case DD-370
			Leo A Schupp

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			1936-11-02 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) FIRST DAY / COMMISSION USS Reid DD-369
			USCS Chapter 19 CDR John Barry Gerrit H Cortelyou George K Handle

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1936-11-04 Locy Type 3 (A-TTB) FIRST DAY / COMMISSION USS Conyngham DD-371
			Leo A Schupp

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			1936-11-11 Locy Type 3 (A-TTB) ARMISTICE / DAY USS Conyngham DD-371
			Cachet Maker

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			1936-11-25 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-TTB) FIRST DAY / COMMISSION USS Cummings DD-365
			Cachet Maker

Notes: Cachet maker is not indicated but style is very similar to Leo Schupp.

 

			1936-11-25 Locy Type FDC F  (USCS Illustration S-31) USS Selfridge DD-357
			USCS Chapter 28 RADM Selfridge

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			1936-12-23 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) NAVY YARD / PHILA PA USS Cassin DD-372
			Meyer Tuchinsky

Notes: Cachet commemorates the commissioning of USS McDougal DD-358

 

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