Maine SSBN 741 Covers Page 1: Difference between revisions

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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

N/A		N/A	1994-04-19 USPS 4-bar Groton CT
			Float Off

Autographed. Cachet by Donald Wilson

N/A		N/A	1994-07-16 USPS 4-bar Groton CT
			Christening

Cachet by Donald Wilson

N/A		N/A	1994-07-16 ”Christening Station” Groton CT
			Christening

Cachet by Frank Cochran

N/A		N/A	1994-07-16 ”Christening Station” Groton CT
			Christening

Cachet by Frank Cochran

N/A		N/A	1994-07-16 ”Christening Station” Groton CT
			Christening

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1994-07-16 ”Christening Station” Groton CT
			Christening

Cachet by Robert Quintero, sponsored by USS Michigan Chapter No. 80, USCS

N/A		N/A	1994-07-16 ”Christening Station” Groton CT
			Christening

Cachet by USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-04-11 USPS 4-bar Groton CT
			Sea Trials

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS 4-bar Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by Donald Wilson

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by Greg Ciesielski

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Portsmouth NH 03801
			Commissioning

Cachet by Greg Ciesielski

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Portsmouth NH 03804
			Commissioning

Cachet by Greg Ciesielski

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Portsmouth NH
			Commissioning

Cachet by T.N.T. Cachets

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Maine Commissioning Committee

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Maine Commissioning Committee

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Portsmouth NH
			Commissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Michigan Chapter No. 80, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 USPS Pictorial ”Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station” Kittery ME
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 Non-Postal marking "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION"
			Commissioning Autographed by both CO's.

Cachet by the USS Maine Commissioning Committee

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 Non-Postal marking "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION"
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Maine Commissioning Committee

N/A		N/A	1995-07-29 Non-Postal marking "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION"
			Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Maine Commissioning Committee. Signed by Cdr David Comis, CO Gold. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1995-12-07 Locy Type F "MISSLE FIRING / OFF / CAPE CANAVERAL FL"
			Missile Launch "MISSILE" misspelled in postmark.

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1995-12-07 Non-Postal marking "FIRST / MISSILE / LAUNCH"
			Missile Launch Autographed by CO (Gold Crew)

Cachet by the USS Maine Commissioning Committee

N/A			1995-12-20 USPS Machine Cancel Jacksonville FL
			D-5 Trident II Missile Launch

Add-on cachet by Tom Morrissey. From the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	1999-07-16 USPS Type 9 "Kings Bay Cont. Br." St Marys GA
			5th Anniversary of Christening

Cachet by -

N/A		N/A	2000-06-09 USPS Pictorial "PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD BICENTENNIAL WEEKEND STATION" Kittery ME
			Port Visit to Portsmouth, NH

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2000-07-29 USPS Pictorial "Fifth Anniversary / In / Commission Sta." Groton CT
			5th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

			2000-10-31 Locy Type 2-2n+y (USS, FPO AA 34092-2138, "(BLUE)")
			Halloween Day

Cachet Maker Douglas Ebert, Contributed by Douglas Ebert. Year is unknown, 2000 is a guess.

N/A			2002-12-07 USPS Type 12 Cancel "Kings Bay Cont. Br." St. Mary's GA
			Change of Command (Front) Strategic Patrol #21 (Back)

Ships cachet, from the Neal Mills collection.

N/A		N/A	2005-07-29 USPS Pictorial "10th Anniversary Station" Groton CT
			10th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 Locy Type 2 USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Keyport WA
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Mike Brock

N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 Locy Type 2 (FPO AP 96672) USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Keyport WA USPS Type 9 Keyport WA
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Keyport WA USPS Type 9 Keyport WA
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 Locy Type 2 (FPO AP 96672) USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Keyport WA USPS Type 9 Keyport WA
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

N/A		N/A	2010-07-29 USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Groton CT
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Dieter Lange

N/A		N/A	2015-07-29 USPS Pictorial "20th Anniversary Station" Groton CT
			20th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2020-07-29 USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Sta." Groton CT
			25th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Greytcovers (Bill Wladyka)

N/A		N/A	2022-02-04 USPS Type 12c Cancel "Naval Station MOU1" Pearl Harbor HI
			Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific announces 2021 Battle "E" Awardees USS Seawolf SSN-21, USS Key West SSN-722, USS Topeka SSN-754, USS Jefferson City SSN-759, USS Hampton SSN-767, USS Missouri SSN-780 USS Ohio SSGN-726, USS Maine SSBN-741 USS Frank Cable AS-40, Arco ARDM-5, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron 1 and Naval Ocean Processing Facility Dam Neck.

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

N/A		N/A	2022-05-21 USPS Type 12 Cancel Bremerton WA
			USS MAINE is presented the Trident Submarine Outstanding Performance Award (Olympic Bowl Trophy)

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

N/A		N/A	2022-07-13 USPS Type 12 Cancel Bremerton WA
			USS MAINE is presented the Submarine Squadron 17 Battle "E" award

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

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 </td></tr></table>
 Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USS_Maine_Commissioning_Committee_ | USS Maine Commissioning Committee]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1995-07-29  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image: GregCiesielski_USSMaine_SSBN741_19950729_16_Cover.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-07-29 <br/>Non-Postal marking<br/>"FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Commissioning
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USS_Maine_Commissioning_Committee_ | USS Maine Commissioning Committee]]. Signed by Cdr David Comis, CO Gold. From the Neal Mills collection.
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
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 </td></tr></table>
 Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USS_Maine_Commissioning_Committee_ | USS Maine Commissioning Committee]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1995-12-20  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image: GregCiesielski_Maine_SSBN741_19951220_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image: GregCiesielski_Maine_SSBN741_19951220_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-20<br/>USPS Machine Cancel<br/>Jacksonville FL
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+D-5 Trident II Missile Launch
+</td></tr></table>
+Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Morrissey_ | Tom Morrissey]]. From the Neal Mills collection.
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
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 </td></tr></table>
 Cachet Maker [[Cachet_Maker_Douglas_Ebert|Douglas Ebert]], Contributed by Douglas Ebert. Year is unknown, 2000 is a guess.
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  2002-12-07  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Maine_SSBN_741_20000729_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Maine_SSBN_741_20000729_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-07<br/>USPS Type 12 Cancel<br/>"Kings Bay Cont. Br."<br/>St. Mary's GA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Change of Command (Front)<br/>Strategic Patrol #21 (Back)
+</td></tr></table>
+Ships cachet, from the Neal Mills collection.
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
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 Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Greytcovers_ | Greytcovers (Bill Wladyka)]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski ComSubForPac 20220204 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-02-04<br/>USPS Type 12c Cancel<br/>"Naval Station MOU1"<br/>Pearl Harbor HI
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Commander, [[OtherUS Commander Submarine Force Pacific_ | Submarine Forces Pacific]] announces 2021 Battle "E" Awardees<br/>
+[[SEAWOLF_SSN_21_ | USS Seawolf SSN-21]], [[KEY_WEST_SSN_722_ | USS Key West SSN-722]], [[TOPEKA_SSN_754_ | USS Topeka SSN-754]], [[JEFFERSON_CITY_SSN_759_ | USS Jefferson City SSN-759]], [[HAMPTON_SSN_767_ | USS Hampton SSN-767]],<br/>[[MISSOURI_SSN_780_ | USS Missouri SSN-780]]<br/>[[OHIO_SSGN_726_ | USS Ohio SSGN-726]], [[MAINE_SSBN_741_ | USS Maine SSBN-741]]<br/>[[FRANK_CABLE_AS_40_ | USS Frank Cable AS-40]], <br/>[[ARCO_ARDM_5_ | Arco ARDM-5]],<br/>[[OtherUS Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron One_ | Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron 1]]<br/>and [[OtherUS Navy Theater Undersea Surveillance Command Atlantic_ | Naval Ocean Processing Facility Dam Neck]].
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski Maine SSBN741 20220521 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-05-21<br/>USPS Type 12 Cancel<br/>Bremerton WA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+USS MAINE is presented the [[OtherUS The Olympic Bowl Trophy_ | Trident Submarine Outstanding Performance Award (Olympic Bowl Trophy)]]
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- CACHET ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski Maine SSBN741 20220713 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-07-13<br/>USPS Type 12 Cancel<br/>Bremerton WA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+USS MAINE is presented the [[OtherUS Submarine Squadron Seventeen_ | Submarine Squadron 17 Battle "E" award]]
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
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Maine SSBN 741 Covers Page 1: Difference between revisions

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