Cachet Maker Arthur A Christensen

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.

 

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

 

			1938-02-14 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) USS Lexington CV-2
			Valentine's Day

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			1938-01-01 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) MARE ISLAND / CALIFORNIA USS Wasmuth DMS-15
			New Year's Day

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			1940-01-26 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "PORT ANGELES / WASHINGTON" USS Ramsay DM-16
			Davy Jones' Locker cachet

Cachet artist is Bette Tambling. You can see Bette's signature in the lower right corner on the short octopus tentacle.

 

			1940-03-19 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) LONG BEACH / CALIF. USS Portland CA-33
			United States Navy

Notes: Cachet Makers: Arthur A Christensen and Bette Tambling.

 

			1940-10-22 Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "NORFOLK / VA" USS HOGAN DD-178
			Patriotic Cachet

Note: First Day of Postal Service was October 21 1940.

 

			1940-10-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) NAVY / DAY USS Conyngham DD-371
			Navy Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Arthur A Christensen and M Fay Muridge

 

			1941-07-04 Locy Type 2e Naval Torpedo Station Keyport Washington
			Independence Day

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			1941-09-02 Locy Type 6dep-1 Brooklyn Navy Yard
			Category

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			1941-10-12 Locy Type P (modified 3z) U.S. NAVY
			Columbus Day

Note: Cachet artist is Gordon A. Shaw.

 

			1941-11-20 Locy Type 7di MARINE CORPS BASE Marine Base San Diego
			Thanksgiving Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Arthur A Christensen and Gordon A Shaw.
Notation on the back of the cover indicates: 117 covers, 1 shore station.

 

			1941-11-27 Locy Type 6 USMC Barracks Mare Island Branch Vallejo, CA
			Thanksgiving Day

Cachet artist is Gordon A. Shaw.

 

N/A			1941-12-17 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
			Famous Ancestors

Censored. Cachet artist is Gordon A. Shaw. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

			1942-11-11
			Ship Commemorative - USS Marblehead CL-12

Notes: Cachet Makers: Arthur A Christensen and Gordon A Shaw.

 

			1946-08-03 Locy Type 2 (n) USS Boxer LPH-4
			Category

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			1946-08-06 Locy Type 2(n) USS New Jersey BB-62
			Operation Magic Carpet

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			1946-08-06 Locy Type 2(n) USS New Jersey BB-62
			Operation Magic Carpet

Note: Insert found inside this USS New Jersey cover offering his cachet services.

 

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