Cachet Category Ship Commissioning Page 4

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

 

			1939-02-16 Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION" USS Wichita CA-45
			Edward Hacker

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

			1939-05-19 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION" USS Anderson DD-411
			R. A. Weiss

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

N/A			1939-05-19 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Saint Louis CL-49
			Edward Hacker

Note:

 

			1939-05-19 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Saint Louis CL-49
			Frederick Horton P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

			1939-05-19 Locy Type 9v Locy Type 9efw Locy Type 9x USS Saint Louis CL-49
			Cachet Maker

Notes:

 

No Image		No Image	1939-05-19 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Saint Louis CL-49
			Kelly Armstrong

Add-on cachet

 

			1939-09-18 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y." USS Helena CL-50
			Frederick Horton

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

			1939-09-18 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) BROOKLYN / N Y USS Helena CL-50
			ANCS Crew 13 USS Brooklyn George V Sadworth

Notes:

 

			1939-09-18 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) BROOKLYN / N Y USS Helena CL-50
			Gordon A Shaw Lloyd A Nace

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1939-09-18 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) BROOKLYN / N Y USS Helena CL-50
			Louis C & Mae Weigand

Notes:

 

			1939-09-19 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Mayrant DD-402
			Louis C & Mae Weigand Louis C Weigand Mae Weigand

Notes:

 

			1939-11-08 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) USS Neosho AO-23
			Dr S E Hutnick

Notes: Cachet Categories: Ship First Day Of Postal Service and Ship Commissioning
Date is incorrect for FDPS.

 

			1940-03-04 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Morris DD-417
			Al Cohen Meyer Tuchinsky

Notes:

 

			1940-04-25 Locy Type 9v Locy Type 9x Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) USS Wasp CV-7
			Cachet Maker

Notes:

 

			1940-04-25 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT, D2) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Wasp CV-7
			Walter Czubay National Cachet Society

Notes:

 

			1940-04-25 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT, D2) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Wasp CV-7
			Eugene L Mueller

Notes:

 

			1940-04-25 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT, D2) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Wasp CV-7
			George Neumann Frederick Horton

Notes:

 

No Image		No Image	1940-04-25 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Wasp CV-7
			Kelly Armstrong

Add-on cachet

 

			1940-07-03 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-TBT) COMMISSION- / ED TODAY USS Tautog SS-199
			Lloyd A Nace Gordon A Shaw

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1940-10-20 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) FIRST MAIL / SERVICE USS Mayo DD-422
			Louis C & Mae Weigand

Notes:

 

			1940-12-03 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERV USS Curtiss AV-4
			Al Cohen

Notes: Cachet Categories: Ship Commissioning and Ship First Day Of Postal Service

 

			1940-12-27 Locy Type SLKb(n) (56x3) USS Emerald PYc-1
			Mae Weigand

Notes: Postmark date is assumed.

 

---

 

If you have images to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add them. See Editing Cachet Category Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

 

---

Copyright 2025 Naval Cover Museum