Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 8

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.

Chapter Covers

The Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4 is very prolific and has created many covers since their organization on September 9, 1933. Cachets for this chapter have been created by various artists and efforts are made to identify them. To speed up the time for a page to fully load, they have been separated into smaller year increments starting with the year 1980. This Chapter is based out of Philadelphia, PA and they create covers for US Navy vessels, US Coast Guard vessels and other maritime entities. Please enjoy these covers that show our maritime history.

Cachet Artist and Director is Rich Hoffner unless otherwise stated.

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1936-59

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N/A		N/A	1984-01-04 USPS Machine Cancel Newport News VA
			Keel Laying USS Oklahoma City SSN-723

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N/A		N/A	1984-01-26 USPS 4-bar Cancel Pascagoula MS
			10th Anniversary USS Tunny SSN-682

Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1984-02-11 USPS Machine Cancel New London, CT
			Commissioning USS Georgia SSBN-729

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N/A		N/A	1984-02-11 USPS Machine Cancel New London, CT
			Commissioning USS Georgia SSBN-729

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N/A		N/A	1984-02-27 USPS 4-bar Cancel Bath, ME
			Keel Laying USS Simpson FFG-56

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N/A		N/A	1984-03-03 USPS Machine Cancel Newport News VA
			Keel Laying USS Newport News SSN-750

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N/A		N/A	1984-03-10 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton, CT
			Commissioning USS Minneapolis St. Paul SSN-708

Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1984-03-16 USPS Pictorial Postmark Tampa FL
			Commissioning USCGC Tampa WMEC-902

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N/A		N/A	1984-04-04 USPS 4-bar Cancel Pascagoula MS
			25th Anniversary USS Dace SSN-607

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N/A		N/A	1984-04-09 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton CT
			20th Anniversary USS Daniel Webster SSBN-626

Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1984-05-19 USPS Machine Cancel Groton CT
			Christening USS Alabama SSBN-731

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N/A		N/A	1984-06-04 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) USS Gallery FFG-26
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Cachet artist is Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1984-06-29 USPS Special Cancel "Collectors Corner" Seattle WA
			Launching USS Germantown LSD-42

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N/A		N/A	1984-06-30 Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Fulton AS-11
			Sea Trials USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730

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N/A		N/A	1984-07-21 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton, CT
			Commissioning USS Hyman G. Rickover SSN-709

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N/A		N/A	1984-08-26 USPS 1-bar Cancel Mare Island, CA
			20th Anniversary USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634

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N/A		N/A	1984-09-17 USPS 4-bar Cancel Newport News, VA
			Sea Trials USS Olympia SSN-717

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N/A		N/A	1984-09-19 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton, CT
			15th Anniversary USS Seahorse SSN-619

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N/A		N/A	1984-10-06 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-46 USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1984-10-11 USPS CDS "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth, NH
			15th Anniversary USS Grayling SSN-646

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N/A		N/A	1984-10-17 USPS CDS "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH
			20th Anniversary USS Tinosa SSN-606

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N/A		N/A	1984-10-28 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15a USS Georgia SSBN-729
			Crossing the Equator

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N/A		N/A	1984-11-10 USPS FDOI Washington DC
			First Day Cover Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Sc. #2109

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N/A		N/A	1984-11-13 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15b USS Georgia SSBN-729
			Homeport Arrival

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N/A		N/A	1984-12-02 USPS 4-bar Cancel Newport News, VA
			20th Anniversary USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635

Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1984-12-08 USPS Machine Cancel Groton CT
			Launching USS Pittsburgh SSN-720

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N/A		N/A	1984-12-17 USPS 4-bar Cancel Portsmouth VA
			Commissioning USCGC Northland WMEC-904

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N/A		N/A	1984-12-21 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton, CT
			10th Anniversary USS Glenard P. Lipscomb SSN-685

Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

N/A		N/A	1984-12-30 USPS 4-bar CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton CT
			25th Anniversary USS George Washington SSBN-598

Cachet artist is Robert D. Rawlins

 

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