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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 |
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-12-27 |
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Keel Laying |
Cachet by T. M. Holcombe & Lloyd A. Nace
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N/A |
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N/A |
1940-11-07 |
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Launching |
Cachet by T. M. Holcombe & Lloyd A. Nace
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N/A |
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N/A |
1940-11-07 |
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Launching |
Cachet by Edgar P. Simmons
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N/A |
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N/A |
1940-11-07 |
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Launching |
Cachet by William F. Spader
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N/A |
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N/A |
1940-11-08 |
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Launching (posted a day late) |
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Joe Saferda & William F. Spader
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1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Robert V. Walton & Glen Osborn, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Fielding
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet by Eugene L. Mueller
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cacheted
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cacheted
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Cachet Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Add-on cachet by William Frederick
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No Image |
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No Image |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Weigand hand painted cachet
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No Image |
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No Image |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Weigand hand painted cachet
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No Image |
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No Image |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Weigand hand painted cachet
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No Image |
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No Image |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Weigand hand painted cachet
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No Image |
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No Image |
1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Weigand hand painted cachet
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1941-04-14 |
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First Day in Commission |
Note:
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N/A |
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1941-04-29 |
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Category |
Note:
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-30 |
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First Day Type 9v |
Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-05-26 |
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80th Anniversary of the Blockade of the |
Cachet by Donald R. Graf
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1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1941 |
Black Wilfred R. Cyr Cachet
Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: USS Trout SS-202, USS Tuna SS-203, USS Mackerel SS-204, USS Marlin SS-205, USS Gar SS-206, USS Grampus SS-207, USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayling SS-209, USS Grenadier SS-210 and USS Gudgeon SS-211.
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1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1941 |
Red Wilfred R. Cyr Cachet
Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: USS Trout SS-202, USS Tuna SS-203, USS Mackerel SS-204, USS Marlin SS-205, USS Gar SS-206, USS Grampus SS-207, USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayling SS-209, USS Grenadier SS-210 and USS Gudgeon SS-211.
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