Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 71 USS America

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

 

N/A		N/A	1972-07-18 2(n+) (USS,"DE")
			USS Brewton DE 1086

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			1972-09-09 Locy Type FDC 2(n+) (USS,"DE")
			Commissioning of the USS Kirk DE-1087

Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

 

N/A		N/A	1972-10-13 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)
			Testing as SCS USS Guam LPH-9

SCS - "Sea Control Ship". 18 January 1972 to 1 July 1974.

 

N/A		N/A	1972-11-11 FDC 2(n) (USS,"DE" omitted)
			Commissioning of the USS Barbey DE 1088

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			1972-11-11 Locy Type FDC 2(n) (USS,"DE" omitted)
			Commissioning of the USS Barbey DE-1088

Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

 

		N/A	1972-11-18
			Keel Laying of the USS Baton Rouge SSN-689

Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

 

N/A		N/A	1973-06-30 FDC 2(n+) (USS,"DE")
			Commissioning of the USS Miller DE 1091

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N/A		N/A	1973-08-18 USPS Machine cancel Newport News, VA
			Keel Laying of the USS Texas DLGN 39

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N/A		N/A	1973-12-01 USPS Machine Cancel Pascagoula MS
			Launching of the USS Tarawa LHA-1

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1974-01-26 FDC 2f(n+) (USS,"DE")
			Commissioning of the USS Pharris DE-1094

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			1974-12-14 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening of / The USS Virginia" Newport News VA
			Launching of the USS Virginia DLGN-38

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			1974-12-27 USPS Machine cancel Pascagoula, MS
			Keel Laying of the USS OLDENDORF DD-972

Red/black printed cachet...Oldendorf misspelled...Back pencil notations ship/cancel info

 

N/A		N/A	1975-08-09 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of / The USS / Texas" Newport News VA
			Launching & Christening of the USS Texas CGN 39

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N/A		N/A	1976-04-10 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT
			Keel Laying of the USS Ohio SSBN-726

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N/A		N/A	1980-03-15 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Christening Of / The USS / Carl Vinson" Newport News VA
			Launching & Christening of the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70

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