Cachet Maker Richard F Hoffner Page 10

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.

See Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS for more of Rich Hoffner's work. He has been the Cachet Director of Chapter No. 4 since 1980.

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N/A		N/A	2002-12-10 Locy Type 9-1(n+u) USS Valley Forge CG 50
			On Duty

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N/A		N/A	2005-07-06 USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA
			20th Anniversary USS Honolulu SSN-718

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N/A		N/A	2008-01-26 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USS Dewey DDG-105
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2008-11-08 Locy Type FDC F USS Freedom LCS-1
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2009-01-14 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Sesquicentennial Station" Portland OR USCGC Bluebell WLI-313
			Unofficial First Day of Issue

USCGC Bluebell honors the state she is homeported in.

N/A		N/A	2009-03-17 USPS CDS Prudhoe Bay AK USS Annapolis SSN-760
			Arrival for ICEX 2009

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N/A		N/A	2009-09-18 USPS CDS Keyport WA USCGC Sea Fox WPB-87374
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2009-10-10 Locy Type FDC F USS Wayne E. Meyer DDG-108
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2009-10-10 Locy Type FDC F USS Wayne E. Meyer DDG-108
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2009-10-13 Locy Type F USS Wayne E. Meyer DDG-108
			Navy Day

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N/A		N/A	2009-10-13 Locy Type F USS Wayne E. Meyer DDG-108
			Navy Day

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N/A		N/A	2009-10-21 USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Groton CT USS Topeka SSN-754
			20th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2009-11-23 USPS CDS Pearl Harbor HI USS Texas SSN-775
			Arrival to New Homeport

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N/A		N/A	2009-11-23 USPS CDS Pearl Harbor HI USS Texas SSN-775
			Arrival to New Homeport

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N/A		N/A	2009-12-05 USPS Pictorial Postmark "Missouri Capital Station" Jefferson City MO USS Missouri SSN-780
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2009-12-10 USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station" Groton CT USS Hartford SSN-768
			15th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2009-12-17 USPS CDS Mobile AL USS Coronado LCS-4
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2009-12-17 USPS CDS Mobile AL USS Coronado LCS-4
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2009-12-30 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”50th Anniversary of Commissioning Station” Groton CT USS George Washington SSBN-598
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2009-12-30 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”50th Anniversary of Commissioning Station” Groton CT USS George Washington SSBN-598
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-01-23 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Deactivation Station” San Pedro CA USS Los Angeles SSN-688
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-04 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Distinguished Sailors Station” Norfolk VA USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51
			Unofficial First Day of Issue - Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-04 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Distinguished Sailors Station” Norfolk VA USS McCloy FF-1038
			Unofficial First Day of Issue - LtCdr. John McCloy, USN

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-04 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Distinguished Sailors Station” Norfolk VA USS W. S. Sims DE-1059
			Unofficial First Day of Issue - Admiral William S. Sims, USN

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-19 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”5th Anniversary Station” Silverdale WA USS Jimmy Carter SSN-23
			5th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-19 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”15th Anniversary Station” Norfolk VA USS Toledo SSN-769
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Adoption Ceremony Station” Philadelphia PA USS Wayne E. Meyer DDG-108
			Adopted by the Philadelphia Council Navy League

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-29 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”50th Anniversary of Launch Station” Cape Canaveral FL USS Observation Island EAG-154
			50th Anniversary of Launch FBM-A1X Polaris Missile

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-09 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”50th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Patrick Henry SSBN-599
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-17 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USS William P. Lawrence DDG-110
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-26 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Broward Navy Days Station” Fort Lauderdale FL USCGC Key Biscayne WPB-1339
			Fleet Week – Port Everglades

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-07 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Commissioning Station” Alameda CA USCGC Waesche WMSL-751
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-15 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Armed Forces Day Station” Bremerton WA USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
			Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-20 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Christening Station” Camden NJ USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
			50th Anniversary of Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”25th Anniversary Station” Keyport WA USS Alabama SSBN-731
			25th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”25th Anniversary Station” Keyport WA USS Alabama SSBN-731
			25th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-29 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Fleet Week NY Station” Staten Island NY USCGC Campbell WMEC-909
			Fleet Week – New York City 2010

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-05 Locy Type F ”2010 Port Visit / Rose Festival / Portland Oregon” USS Sampson DDG-102
			Portland Rose Festival

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-05 USPS 4-bar ”City of Ships Br.” Bath ME USS Spruance DDG-111
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-12 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USS San Diego LPD-22
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Deactivation Station” Groton CT USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Deactivation Station” Philadelphia PA USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”Deactivation Station” Philadelphia PA USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-30 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”20th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Miami SSN-755
			20th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-04 USPS Type 12 Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Sea Trials

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-04 USPS Type 12 Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Sea Trials

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-20 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”50th Anniversary of / 1st Polaris Firing Station” Cape Canaveral FL USS George Washington SSBN-598
			50th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Missile Firing

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-23 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USCGC Stratton WMSL-752
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-26 USPS Type 12 Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Delivered to the USN

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-26 USPS Type 12 Groton CT USS Missouri SSN-780
			Delivered to the USN

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 Locy Type 2 USS Maine SSBN-741
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Note: Special “Ballot” postmark.

N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”15th Anniversary Station” Keyport WA USS Maine SSBN-741
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”15th Anniversary Station” Keyport WA USS Maine SSBN-741
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-07-31 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”State Capital Station” Jefferson City MO USS Missouri SSN-780
			Commissioning

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