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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.

 

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

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1961
 

N/A		N/A	1961-02-11 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Chikaskia AO-54
			Welcome to Norfolk - Destroyer RESTIGOUCHE (Canada)

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N/A		N/A	1961-02-11 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Chipola AO-63
			Welcome to Norfolk - Submarine AUROCHS (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1961-02-11 Locy Type 2 USS Tutuila ARG-4
			Greetings to USS Tutuila ARG-4 Commander Service Sqdrn. 4, Norfolk VA

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N/A		N/A	1961-03-05 Locy Type 2 USS Stickell DDR-888
			Greetings to USS Stickell DDR-888 Destroyer Sqdrn. 26, Norfolk VA

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N/A		N/A	1961-03-12 Locy Type P USS Des Moines CA-134
			Greetings USS Des Moines Heavy Cruiser, Atlantic Fleet

Note: In 1961 the ship was issued a 2t(n+u) cancel which apparently had the hull designation "CVA." The mail clerk removed the center letter before it was used.

 

N/A		N/A	1961-03-12 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Newport News CA-148
			Greetings USS Newport News Cruiser Division Two, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-03-19 Locy Type 2t(n+u) ("DDR") USS Corry DDR-817
			Greetings USS Corry DDR 817 Destroyer Sqdrn. 26, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-03-21 Locy Type 2r USS O'Hare DDR-889
			Greetings USS O'Hare DDR 889 Destroyer Sqdrn. 26, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-03-25 Locy Type 2(n+) ("DDR") USS Charles P. Cecil DDR-835
			Greetings USS Charles P. Cecil DDR 835 Destroyer Sqdrn. 26, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-03-26 Locy Type 2r USS Eaton DDE-510
			Greetings USS Eaton DDE-510 Destroyer Sqdrn. 28, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-04-08 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,"DDE") USS Robert L. Wilson DDE-847
			Greetings Robert L. Wilson DDE-847 Destroyer Sqdrn. 4, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-05-14 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Norfolk DL-1
			Greetings Atlantic Fleet

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1961-06-03 Locy Type 2 USS William M. Wood DDR-715
			Welcome to Norfolk - Transport SOARES DUTRA (Brazil)

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N/A		N/A	1961-07-01 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Du Pont DD-941
			Greetings USS Dupont DD-941 Destroyer Sqdrn. 22, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-07-10 Locy Type 2t(n+u) Locy Type 9fu USS Hyades AF-28
			Greetings USS Hyades AF-28 Commander Service Sqdrn. 2, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-07-20 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(A) USS Ault DD-698
			First Day in Commission - Destroyer PERNAMBUCO (Brazil) Formally USS Hailey DD-556

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N/A		N/A	1961-09-23 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Mullinnix DD-944
			Greetings USS Mullinnix DD-944 Flagship Desron 32, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1961-09-30 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Laffey DD-724
			Welcome to Norfolk - Sub Tender HMS FORTH (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1961-10-05 Locy Type 2t(n+u) ("DDE") USS Waller DDE-466
			Welcome to Norfolk - Submarine HMS OBERON (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1961-10-05 Locy Type 2t(n+u) Locy Type 9fu USS Plymouth Rock LSD-29
			Welcome to Norfolk - Submarine HMS ALLIANCE (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1961-10-28 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Conway DDE-507
			Welcome to Norfolk - Destroyer Escort DU CHAYLA (France)

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N/A		N/A	1961-11-19 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS John King DDG-3
			Greetings USS John King - Guided Missile Destroyer, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A			1961-11-25 Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-33a USS Enterprise CVA(N)-65
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1961-12-17 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) (USS) Locy Type FDPS 9ef(nu) (USS) USS Liddle APD-60
			First Day Postal Service

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