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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 Ship --------- Category

N/A		N/A	1931-01-16 Type 3s (A) "GONAIVES / HAITI"
			Sailors mail

Courtesy of the Richard Jones collection.

N/A			1932-04-28 Type 5hks
			Category

Note:

N/A			1933-06-19 Type 3s (BC)
			Category

Cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley and sponsored by the USCS Chapter No. 2.

			1935-02-22 Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NEW ORLEANS / LOUISIANA"
			Port Visit / Washington's Birthday

Cachet by Onzay, sponsored by Emil A. Thurman and George L. Canaday.

N/A		N/A	1934-05-25 Type 3s (A) "GONAIVES / HAITI"
			Sailors mail

Courtesy of the Richard Jones collection.

N/A		N/A	1936-02-25 Type 3s (A)
			Mardi Gras

Cachet by Onzay, sponsored by Emil A. Thurman and George L. Canaday.

			1936-02-25 Type 3s (A)
			Mardi Gras

Cachet by E. O. Saltmarsh

N/A			1937-12-01 Type 3 (AC-TTB) "PORTSMOUTH / VA."
			Port Visit

Back signed Jagyi

N/A			1938-03-05 Type 3 (AC-TTB) "CULEBRA / P.R."
			Port Visit

Note:

N/A			1939-07-29 Type 3 (AC-TTB) "BRIDGEPORT / CONN" Type 9v Type 9x
			Category

Note:

			1941-04-23 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
			Ship Stats

Cachet by Sibley's Dept Store (Hobby Shop)

 

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