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Independence Day | Independence Day | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Goff_DD247_19340114_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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1934-01-14<br/>Locy Type 5hks<br/>"CUBAN / WATERS" | |||
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Port Visit | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19341111 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1934-11-11<br/>Locy Type 3s (AC-BBT)<br/>"SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" | |||
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Armistice Day | |||
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]] and sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Marshall_R_Hall_ | Marshall R. Hall]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19360102 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1936-01-02<br/> | |||
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBB)<br/>"SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"<br/> | |||
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Collectors request | |||
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Notes: Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_William_S_Linto|William S Linto]].<br/>Cachet is partly thermographed (lettering).<br /> | Notes: Cachet Maker: [[Cachet_Maker_William_S_Linto|William S Linto]].<br/>Cachet is partly thermographed (lettering).<br /> | ||
Cover had postmarks from [[CHESTER_CA_27|USS Chester CA-27]], [[GOFF_DD_247|USS Goff DD-247]], and [[REUBEN_JAMES_DD_245|USS Reuben James DD-245]]. | Cover had postmarks from [[CHESTER_CA_27|USS Chester CA-27]], [[GOFF_DD_247|USS Goff DD-247]], and [[REUBEN_JAMES_DD_245|USS Reuben James DD-245]]. | ||
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N/A | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19390623 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1939-06-23<br/>Locy Type 3br (AC-XBX)<br/>"PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINI"<br/> | |||
Locy Type 6ep (3)<br/>Locy Type 9v | |||
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Collectors request | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19400512 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19400512 2 Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
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1940-05-12<br/>Locy Type F<br/>"MOTHER'S DAY / U.S.S. GOFF"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-53c<br/> | |||
Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)<br/>"MOHTER / OF MINE" (on the back) | |||
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Mothers Day | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19400616 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1940-05-12<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)<br/>"FATHER'S / DAY" | |||
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Fathers Day | |||
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_Czubay_ | Walter Czubay]] | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19410207 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1941-02-07<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)<br/>"BALBOA / CANAL ZONE" | |||
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Canal visit | |||
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce Liddell]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19410211 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1941-02-11<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)<br/>"BALBOA / CANAL ZONE" | |||
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Canal visit | |||
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski Goff DD247 19410411 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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N/A | |||
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1941-04-11<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) | |||
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Collectors request | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:55, 9 February 2026
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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 | Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category |
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1932-07-04 |
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Independence Day |
Note:
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N/A |
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N/A |
1934-01-14 |
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Port Visit |
Note:
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No Image |
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1934-06-18 |
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Category |
Back pencil notation ship / cancel info
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No Image |
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1934-10-05 |
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Category |
Note:
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N/A |
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N/A |
1934-11-11 |
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Armistice Day |
Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by Marshall R. Hall
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N/A |
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N/A |
1936-01-02 |
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Collectors request |
Note:
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1936-08-05 |
Notes: Cachet Maker: William S Linto.
Cachet is partly thermographed (lettering).
Cover had postmarks from USS Chester CA-27, USS Goff DD-247, and USS Reuben James DD-245.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-06-23 |
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Collectors request |
Note:
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1939-11-15 |
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USS SQUALUS SS-192 Decommissioning |
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N/A |
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1940-05-12 |
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Mothers Day |
Note:
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N/A |
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N/A |
1940-05-12 |
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Fathers Day |
Cachet by Walter Czubay
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-02-07 |
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Canal visit |
Add-on cachet by Bruce Liddell
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-02-11 |
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Canal visit |
Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-04-11 |
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Collectors request |
Note:
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1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1941 |
Nuemann Cachet
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