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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.

1933-35

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Back Image	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Categories

N/A		N/A	1995-01-07 Locy Type F USS Harpers Ferry LSD-49
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-01-12 USPS MPP Philadelphia PA 19112
			The USS Iowa BB-61 is stricken from the Naval Register

Note: Cachet Artist is Michael W. McCue

N/A		N/A	1995-01-12 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Br." Bremerton WA
			The USS Missouri BB-63 is stricken from the Naval Register

Note: Cachet Artist is Michael W. McCue

N/A		N/A	1995-01-12 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Br." Bremerton WA
			The USS New Jersey BB-62 is stricken from the Naval Register

Note: Cachet Artist is Michael W. McCue

N/A		N/A	1995-01-12 USPS MPP Philadelphia PA 19112
			The USS Wisconsin BB-64 is stricken from the Naval Register

Note: Cachet Artist is Michael W. McCue

N/A		N/A	1995-01-21 Locy Type 11 USS Rainier AOE-7
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-01-28 USPS Type 9 St. Augustine, FL USS Chinook PC-9
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-05 Locy Type F USS Frank Cable AS-40
			15th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-05 USPS Pictorial "US Flagship OLYMPIA Station" Philadelphia PA 19106
			100th Anniversary of the USS Olympia C-6

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-11 Locy Type F USS Boxer LHD-4
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-11 Locy Type F USS Boxer LHD-4
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-15 USPS Pictorial "Decommissioning Ceremony Station" Norfolk, VA USS Belknap CG-26
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-19 USPS 4-bar Bath, ME USS Gonzalez DDG-66
			Launching

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-23 USPS 4-bar Bath, ME USS Hopper DDG-70
			Launching

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Station" Bremerton, WA USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-24 USPS Pictorial "Commissioning Station" Norfolk, VA USS Toledo SSN-769
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-02-27 Locy Type F USS Boxer LHD-4
			Canal Transit

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-02 Locy Type F USS Boxer LHD-4
			Equator Crossing

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-10 Locy Type 9 USS Paul Hamilton DDG-60
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-11 USPS 4-bar Lockport, LA USS Thunderbolt PC-12
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-11 USPS 4-bar Lockport, LA USS Shamal PC-13
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-18 Locy Type 11 & 9 USS Laboon DDG-58
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-18 USPS Pictorial "Commissioning Station" Norfolk VA 23511
			Commissioning of the USS Laboon DDG-58

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-18 Locy Type F USS Laboon DDG-58
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-29 Locy Type F USS Frank Cable AS-40
			Change of Command USS Grayling SSN-646

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N/A		N/A	1995-03-31 Locy Type F USS Frank Cable AS-40
			Decommissioning USS Ortolan ASR-22

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-01 USPS Pictorial "Christening Station" Newport News, VA USS Cheyenne SSN-773
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-07 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton CT 06349
			Inactivation Ceremony of the USS Gato SSN-615

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-10 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS 39567
			Keel Laying of the USS Ross DDG-71

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-11 USPS 4-bar Groton CT 06340
			Initial Sea Trials of the USS Columbia SSN-771

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-11 USPS 4-bar Groton CT 06340
			Initial Sea Trials of the USS Maine SSBN-741

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-13 Locy Type F USS Frank Cable AS-40
			Decommissioning of the USS Richmond K. Turner CG-20

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-14 Locy Type 11 & 9 USS Harlan County LST-1196
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-17 USPS 4-bar Naval Station Guam USS White Plains AFS-4
			Placed out of Service by the MSC

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-18 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS 39567
			Keel Laying of the USS Bon Homme Richard LHD-6

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-28 USPS 4-bar Leonardo, NJ USS Nitro AE-23
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-04-29 USPS Pictorial Norfolk VA 23511
			25th Anniversary USS Flying Fish SSN-673

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N/A		N/A	1995-05-27 Locy Type 2 & 9 USS Paul Hamilton DDG-60
			Commissioning

Note: See ship page for close-up views of the postmarks

N/A		N/A	1995-05-27 Locy Type F (P-59) USS Paul Hamilton DDG-60
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-06-02 USPS Type 9 Jacksonville, FL USS Clifton Sprague FFG-16
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1995-06-03 USPS Type 9 Savannah, GA
			Christening of the USS Falcon MHC-59

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N/A		N/A	1995-06-07 USPS MPP Philadelphia, PA USS Saratoga CV-60
			Arrival at the Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility

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