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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.

 

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July - December 1963
 

N/A		N/A	1963-07-13 Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Algol AKA-54
			Welcome to Norfolk - Gunboat POTOSI (Mexico)

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N/A		N/A	1963-07-14 Locy Type 2t(n+) USS Muliphen AKA-61
			Welcome to Norfolk - Gunboat QUERETARO (Mexico)

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N/A		N/A	1963-08-03 Locy Type 2t(n) USS Long Beach CG(N)-9
			Greetings USS LONG BEACH Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser

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N/A		N/A	1963-08-10 Locy Type 2t(n) USS John King DDG-3
			Keel Laying of - USS STURGEON SSN-637 Nuclear Submarine at Groton Conn.

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N/A		N/A	1963-08-10 Locy Type 2(n) USS Sampson DDG-10
			Launching of - USS SYLVANIA AFS-2 at San Diego Cal.

Note: Ludo Janssens catalog lists the date as 8/15/63 for this cover. Correct date used in the cancel if the 10th was the actual launch date. Multiple sources are not in agreement on the Launching date for this ship.

 

N/A		N/A	1963-08-17 Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Mountrail APA-213
			Greetings USS MOUNTRAIL PHIBRON 2, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-08-17 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Thetis Bay LPH-6
			Greetings USS THETIS BAY PHIBRON 12, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-09-04 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) USS John R. Pierce DD-753
			Welcome Home USS JOHN R. PIERCE Mediterranean Sea Duty, USN Sixth Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-09-04 Locy Type 2 USS Soley DD-707
			Welcome Home USS SOLEY Mediterranean Sea Duty, USN Sixth Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-09-14 Locy Type 2tn+u) 1958 (opening paren doesn't show) USS Alcor AK-259
			Launching USS SACRAMENTO AOE-1 Naval Auxiliary Ship, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

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N/A		N/A	1963-09-21 Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Telfair APA-210
			Greetings USS TELFAIR APA-210 PHIBRON 4, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-09-28 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Gainard DD-706
			Welcome to Norfolk USS GAINARD DD 706 - Com. Destroyer Div. 122, Newport RI

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N/A		N/A	1963-09-28 Locy Type 2r Locy Type 9efu USS Hyman DD-732
			Welcome to Norfolk USS HYMAN DD 732 Com. Destroyer Div. 122, Newport RI

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-01 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Orion AS-18
			Commissioning at Norfolk Naval Shipyard - USS OAK RIDGE ARDM-1 Polaris Submarine Repair Ship

Note: This was actually a Recommissioning of the ship.

 

N/A		N/A	1963-10-05 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Barry DD-933
			Greetings USS OPPORTUNE ARS-41 SEVRON 8, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-06 Locy Type 2r USS Keppler DD-765
			Greetings USS ESCAPE ARS-6

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-12 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
			Greetings USS GUADALCANAL Navy's Newest Helicopter Carrier Home Port: Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-18 Locy Type 2t(nu) ("DDR") USS Furse DDR-882
			Launching at Newport News VA USS VON STEUBEN SSBN-632, Polaris Submarine

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-20 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS John King DDG-3
			Welcome to Norfolk Naval Oiler RFA WAVE RULER (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-24 Locy Type 2r USS Arneb AKA-56
			Welcome to Norfolk Missile Destroyer HMS DEVONSHIRE (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-26 Locy Type 2(n) USS Yancey AKA-93
			Welcome to Norfolk USS ODAX SS-484 Sub. Sqdrn. 4, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-10-31 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Ault DD-698
			Launching at San Francisco Cal. USS GARCIA DE-1040

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N/A		N/A	1963-11-02 Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Fulton AS-11
			Launching at Groton Conn. USS ULYSSES S. GRANT SSBN-631, Polaris Missile Submarine

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N/A		N/A	1963-11-25 Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Uvalde AKA-88
			Greetings USS UVALDE AKA-88 PHIBRON 10, Atlantic Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-11-30 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Harold J. Ellison DD-864
			Launching at Mare Island Calif. USS STONEWALL JACKSON SSBN-634, Polaris Missile Submarine

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-01 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Howard W. Gilmore AS-16
			Greetings USS KITTIWAKE ASR-13 Submarine Rescue Vessel

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-01 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Laffey DD-724
			Launching at Bath Maine USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS DLG-27 Guided Missile Destroyer

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-07 Locy Type 2(nu) USS Gearing DD-710
			Launching at Puget Sound Wash. USS SCHOFIELD DEG-3 Guided Missile Destroyer Escort

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-13 Locy Type FDPS 2(n+)("AG") USS Jamestown AG-166
			Commissioning USS JAMESTOWN AG-166 At Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-14 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) Locy Type 9fu USS Conway DDE-507
			Launching at Camden N.J. USS GUARDFISH Nuclear Submarine SSN-612

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-18 Locy Type 2n+ USS Fremont APA-44
			Keel Laying at New York Naval Shipyard USS DULUTH LPD-6

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-20 Locy Type 2t(nu) Locy Type 9ef(nu) USS Long Beach CG(N)-9
			Welcome Home USS LONG BEACH Mediterranean Sea Duty, USN Sixth Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-20 Locy Type 2t(n+) USS Spiegel Grove LSD-32
			Launching at Newport News VA. USS SAM RAYBURN Nuclear Submarine SSBN-635

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N/A		N/A	1963-12-23 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Chilton APA-38
			Welcome to Norfolk - Minesweeper ROKS HA DONG (Korea)

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