Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 11 Rear Admiral Byrd

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Rear Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS

Organized March 1934 - Inactive in 1936
Reactivated in early 1962 - continues active to date

 

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			1934-07-04 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTB) "OUR FIRST / FOURTH" USS Ranger CV-4
			Independence Day

Note: 1st Chapter 11 cachet.

 

N/A			1935-06-08 Locy Type 3 "FIRST / BIRTHDAY" USS Cuttlefish SS-171
			1st Anniversary

Note: 2nd Chapter 11 cachet.

 

			1962-09-08 Locy Type 2 USS RALEIGH LPD-1
			Commissioning

Note: 1st Chapter 11 cachet after Reactivation.

 

			1963-04-06 USPO 4-bar "USS North Carolina Rural Sta." Wilmington, NC USS North Carolina BB-55
			Unofficial First Day Cover for Sc#1230

Jesse Burgess Thomas, USCS No. 1012

 

			1963-04-06
			Stuffer Card in the 04/06/1963 cover

Jesse Burgess Thomas, USCS No. 1012

 

N/A		N/A	1964-10-27 Locy Type 2 USS Calcaterra DER-390
			Navy Day

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N/A		N/A	1964-10-27 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5
			Navy Day

Note: Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1964-10-27 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Forrest Royal DD-872
			Navy Day

Note: Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1964-10-27 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Platte AO-24
			Navy Day

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N/A		N/A	1964-10-27 Locy Type 2(n+)(U S S) USS Tulare AKA-112
			Navy Day

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N/A		N/A	1977-01-22 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n)(USS) USS Elliot DD-967
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1977-06-25 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Convention Station" Arlington VA
			21st USCS National Convention

Cachet by Colorano Silk Cachets, Sponsored by the RAdm Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1977-06-26 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Convention Station" Arlington VA
			21st USCS National Convention

Cachet by Colorano Silk Cachets, Sponsored by the RAdm Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1978-10-07 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USS Harry W. Hill DD-986
			Launching

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N/A		N/A	1978-10-21 Locy Type 2 USS Glover AGFF-1
			Launching of the USS Arkansas CGN-41

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			1987-09-11 Locy Type 2-1n (USN,USS) USS New Jersey BB-62
			22 cent New Jersey Constitution stamp FDOI

Cachet by the Rear Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS and K M C Venture.

 

N/A		N/A	1992-03-31 USPS Pictorial "Last Day In Commission Station" Long Beach, CA
			Decommissioning of the USS Missouri BB-63

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N/A			2002-07-19 USPS Pictorial Postmark "5th Anniversary In Commission Station" Groton CT
			5th Anniversary In Commission - USS Seawolf SSN-21

Cachet designed by John Lyding, sponsored by the Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS. From the George Marcincin collection.

 

N/A			2003-07-24 USPS Pictorial "10th Anniversary Station" USS Columbus SSN-762
			10th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2003-10-18 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Iwo Jima Reunion Station" Norfolk VA
			Reunion for the crewmembers of the USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 and the USS Iwo Jima LHD-7

Note: Cachet No. 85, #4 of 23

 

N/A			2004-05-01 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Mid-Atlantic Regional Station" Bethesda MD
			USCS Mid-Atlantic Convention

Cachet by John Lyding

 

N/A			2004-05-02 USPS Pictorial Postmark "USCS Mid-Atlantic Regional Station" Bethesda MD
			USCS Mid-Atlantic Convention

Cacheted. Postmark has been digitally 'cleaned' for viewing purposes.

 

N/A		N/A	2006-05-26 USPS Pictorial Postmark Bethesda MD
			USCS 50th Annual Convention

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N/A			2007-07-19 USPS Pictorial Postmark "10th Anniversary Station" Groton CT
			10th Anniversary In Commission - USS Seawolf SSN-21

Cachet designed by John Lyding, sponsored by the Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS. From the George Marcincin collection.

 

N/A			2012-07-19 USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Sta." Groton CT
			15th Anniversary of Commission - USS Seawolf SSN-21

Cachet designed by John Lyding, sponsored by the Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS. From the George Marcincin collection.

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N/A		N/A	c 1964
			Chapter rubber stamp marking

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