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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.

Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.

 

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 --------- Cachet Category

 

No Image			1935-09-25 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA. USS Aylwin DD-355
			Ship Keel Laying - USS Blue DD-387 Ship Keel Laying - USS Helm DD-388

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick and Desmond D. Jagyi

 

			1935-09-25 Locy Type 6gp-1 Portsmouth, VA Navy Yard
			Ship Keel Laying

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

		No Image	1935-09-25 Locy Type 6gp-1 Portsmouth, VA Navy Yard
			Ship Keel Laying

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			1937-05-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA." USS Leary DD-158
			Ship Launching - USS Helm DD-388 Ship Launching - USS Blue DD-387

Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by the Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

 

N/A		N/A	1937-05-27 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "NORFOLK / NAVY YARD" USS DRAYTON DD-366
			Ship Launching - USS Helm DD-388 Ship Launching - USS Blue DD-387

Cachet by the Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

 

N/A		N/A	1937-05-27 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "NAVY YARD / NORFOLK VA." USS LAMSON DD-367
			Ship Launching - USS Helm DD-388

Cachet by Norwood B. Scatchard

 

			1937-10-16 Locy Type FDC 3r "DAY OF / COMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell. Back is clean

 

			1937-10-16 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "DAY OF / COMMISSION"
			Ship Commissioning

Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by the Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

 

N/A		N/A	1937-10-16 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "DAY OF / COMMISSION"
			Ship Commissioning

Cachet by Lloyd A. Nace

 

N/A		N/A	1937-10-16 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "DAY OF / COMMISSION"
			Ship Commissioning

Cachet by Walter Czubay

 

			1937-10-27 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY / DAY"
			Navy Day 1937

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			1937-10-27 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY / DAY"
			Ship Keel Laying - USS North Carolina BB-55

Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by the Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

 

N/A		N/A	1937-10-27 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY / DAY"
			Navy Day

Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

		No Image	1938-03-01 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "SANTELMO / PERLAS IS"
			Category

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			1938-03-16 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) MIAMI / FLORIDA
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by the Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

 

			1938-03-17 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "MIAMI / FLORIDA"
			St Patrick's Day Shakedown Cruise Port Visit - Miami, Florida

Notes: Cachet Maker: Erwin H. Combs

 

No Image			1939-04-03 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "GUANTAMO / BAY CUBA"
			Category

Note: Back PLAINFIELD NJ duplex 1939-04-10

 

No Image			1940-07-03 Locy Type 9v
			Category

Note: Front violet rubberstamp REGISTERED BOX with "2" in pencil
Back black pen return to ship at Pearl Harbor...Type 9v marks from ship, SAN DIEGO CALIF 1940-07-07...SCOUTING FORCE U.S. FLEET 1940-07-05

 

No Image			1941-04-02 Type 3r (AC-BBT)
			Category

Note: Front pencil notation "DD 388"
Back typed notation "70"

 

No Image			1942-05-01 Type 3z (BBT)
			Category

Note: Censored wartime (WWII) use...Heavy wrinkling...Front blue pen notation "U.S.S. Helm"
Back pencil notation "Helm"...Black pen notation "293"

 

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