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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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1989
 

N/A		N/A	1989-01-31 Locy Type 2-2t(n+)y (USN,USS,FPO 09531-2790) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-76f USS America CV-66
			Welcome to Norfolk PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH Visiting USS AMERICA (CV-66) At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1989-02-01 Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USN,USS) USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
			Welcome Home USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) From Mediterranean Deployment (and encounter with two Libyan aircraft) USN Guardian of Our Country

Note: USS John F. Kennedy launched two F-14 Tomcats from VF-32 "Fighting Swordsmen" to intercept two MiG-23 Flogger fighter aircraft. The U.S. planes were sent to escort the MiGs away from the task force. During the course of the intercept, the MiGs were determined to be hostile and were both shot down.

 

N/A		N/A	1989-04-15 Locy Type 2-2(n+)(USS) USS Briscoe DD-977
			Welcome to Norfolk TCG FATIH F-242 Turkey's Newest Frigate CAPT. Murat Tuncer, Commanding Attending NATO Sponsored International Azalea Festival Oya Soley Turkman, Turkey, Azalea Queen

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N/A		N/A	1989-04-15 Locy Type 2-2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			USS SCRANTON Nuclear Submarine SSN-756 Christened Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1989-05-23 Locy Type 2-2(n+)(USS) USS L. Y. Spear AS-36
			Fiftieth Anniversary Foundering of USS SQUALUS (SS-192) Off Coast of New Hampshire May 23, 1939

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N/A		N/A	1989-06-03 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Emory S. Land AS-39
			USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750) Commissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. CMDR. Mark B. Keef, Commanding

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N/A		N/A	1989-06-03 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Scott DDG-995
			Welcome to Norfolk German Destroyer SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN D-182 Peter Jansen-Schucht, postal clerk Naval artist - cachet maker - Excellent

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N/A		N/A	1989-07-29 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-48 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Wasp LHD-1
			USS WASP LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship Commissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Larry D. Simmons PC2, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1989-08-01 Locy Type LDPS 2-1(n+)(D1,USS) USS Canisteo AO-99
			Last Day Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1989-08-07 Locy Type FDPS F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15 "FIRST DAY OF / POSTAL SERVICE" Locy Type FDPS 9-1(n+u) (USS) USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			First Day Postal Service United States Naval Ship ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN-72 Gerald E. Smith, Chief Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1989-09-05 Locy Type 2t(n+)(USS) USS Dahlgren DDG-43
			Welcome to Norfolk Argentine Naval Training Ship LIBERTAD

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N/A		N/A	1989-09-11 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15 "BUILDERS / TRIALS" USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Aircraft Carrier (CVN-72) On Builders Trials Gerald E. Smith, Chief Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1989-09-20 Locy Type LDPS 2-1(n+) (D2,USN,USS) Locy Type LDPS 9-1(n+u) (USN,USS) USS Farragut DDG-37
			Last Day Postal Service USS FARRAGUT DDG-37 At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Eric W. Stacey PC3 SW, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1989-09-25 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) USS L. Y. Spear AS-36
			Welcome to Norfolk USS SCULPIN (SSN-590) Enroute to Deactivation at Newport News

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N/A		N/A	1989-10-02 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) USS Caloosahatchee AO-98
			USS CANISTEO (AO-99) Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Served Dec. 3, 1945 to Oct. 2, 1989

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N/A		N/A	1989-10-02 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) USS Coral Sea CV-43
			USS HERMITAGE (LSD-43) Decommissioned At Amphib Base Norfolk, VA. Served Dec. 15, 1956 to Oct. 2, 1989

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N/A		N/A	1989-10-02 Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u) (USS) USS Spiegel Grove LSD-32
			Decommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1989-10-28 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USN,USS) Locy Type 9-1 (L) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-14 USS Emory S. Land AS-39
			USS ASHEVILLE Nuclear Submarine SSN-758 Christened Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1989-10-30 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5
			USS FARRAGUT (DDG-37) Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1989-10-31 Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5
			USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDG-5) (Formerly Named USS BIDDLE DDG-5) PC2 Scott J. Olsen, Postal Clerk Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1989-11-03 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS L. Y. Spear AS-36
			Inactivation Ceremony For USS SCULPIN (SSN-590) At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. November 3, 1989

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1989-11-11 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15 Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u) (USS) USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Aircraft Carrier CVN-72 CAPT. Wm. B. Hayden, Commanding Gerald E. Smith, Chief Postal Clerk Commissioned Today At Norfolk Naval Base

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N/A		N/A	1989-12-14 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D2,USN,USS) USS Emory S. Land AS-39
			Inactivation Ceremony USS GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB (SSN-685) CDR. Robert S. Collins, Commanding At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. December 14, 1989

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