Tuna SS 203 Covers Page 1: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:28, 18 October 2026

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	1940-10-02 USPO Machine Cancel "MARE ISLAND STATION" Vallejo Calif.
			Launching

Note:

N/A		N/A	1941-02-03 Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / POST SERVICE"
			First Day Postal Service

Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. Courtesy of Laurie Bernstein.

			1941-05-30 Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)
			Memorial Day 1941. AKRON and MACON Memorial

Note:

			1941-10-27 Locy Type 3 (A-OBO) USS Marlin SS-205
			Navy Day 1941

Black cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr
Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: USS Trout SS-202, USS Tuna SS-203, USS Mackerel SS-204, USS Marlin SS-205, USS Gar SS-206, USS Grampus SS-207, USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayling SS-209, USS Grenadier SS-210 and USS Gudgeon SS-211.

			1941-10-27 Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)
			Navy Day 1941

Blue cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr
Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: USS Trout SS-202, USS Tuna SS-203, USS Mackerel SS-204, USS Marlin SS-205, USS Gar SS-206, USS Grampus SS-207, USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayling SS-209, USS Grenadier SS-210 and USS Gudgeon SS-211.

		No Image	1941-12-27 USPO Machine Vallejo, Calif
			Category

Censored. Official Business envelope (stricken out)

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+<tr><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cachet Close-Up Image
-</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
+</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
-</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
+</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark or Back Image
-</th><th valign="center">Primary Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text
+</th><th valign="center">Postmark Date<br/>Postmark Type<br/>Killer Bar Text<br/>
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+Ship<br/>---------<br/>Category</th></tr></table>
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-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="220" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19401002.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19401002.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td><td valign="center">
--10-02<br/>
+-10-02<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>"MARE ISLAND STATION"<br/>Vallejo Calif.
-MARE ISLAND STATION<br/>Vallejo Calif.
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Launching<br/>
+Launching
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-Notes:
+Note:
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-[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19410125 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+N/A
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="220" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19410125.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tuna_SS203_19410203_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td><td valign="center">
--01-25<br/>
+-02-03<br/>Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BTB)<br/>"FIRST DAY / POST SERVICE"
-MARE ISLAND STATION<br/>Vallejo Calif.
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Commissioning (Late Date)<br/>
+First Day Postal Service
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes:
+Cachet by [[Cachet Maker Dr S E Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]. Courtesy of Laurie Bernstein.
+<!-- === End of Cachet Category Entry === -->
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+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
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+[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19410530.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19410530 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
--05-30<br/>
+-05-30<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)
-Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Memorial Day 1941<br/>
+Memorial Day 1941. AKRON and MACON Memorial
-AKRON and MACON Memorial
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes:
+Note:
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 [[Image:Bunter_Marlin_SS_205_19411027_1_cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="220" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:Bunter_Marlin_SS_205_19411027_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:Bunter_Marlin_SS_205_19411027_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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 [[Image:Bunter_Marlin_SS_205_19411027_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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 [[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day|Navy Day]] 1941<br/>
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: Black [[Cachet Maker Wilfred R Cyr|Cyr]] Cachet<br/>
+Black cachet by [[Cachet Maker Wilfred R Cyr| Wilfred R. Cyr]]<br/>
 Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: [[TROUT_SS_202 | USS Trout SS-202]], [[TUNA_SS_203 | USS Tuna SS-203]], [[MACKEREL_SS_204 | USS Mackerel SS-204]], [[MARLIN_SS_205 | USS Marlin SS-205]], [[GAR_SS_206 | USS Gar SS-206]], [[GRAMPUS_SS_207 | USS Grampus SS-207]],  [[GRAYBACK_SS_208 | USS Grayback SS-208]], [[GRAYLING_SS_209 | USS Grayling SS-209]], [[GRENADIER_SS_210 | USS Grenadier SS-210]] and [[GUDGEON_SS_211 | USS Gudgeon SS-211]].
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-</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="220" rowspan="2">
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19411027.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19411027.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
 [[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19411027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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 Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)<br/>
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day|Navy Day]] 1941<br/>
+[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day | Navy Day]] 1941
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: Blue [[Cachet Maker Wilfred R Cyr|Cyr]] Cachet<br/>
+Blue cachet by [[Cachet Maker Wilfred R Cyr| Wilfred R. Cyr]]<br/>
 Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: [[TROUT_SS_202 | USS Trout SS-202]], [[TUNA_SS_203 | USS Tuna SS-203]], [[MACKEREL_SS_204 | USS Mackerel SS-204]], [[MARLIN_SS_205 | USS Marlin SS-205]], [[GAR_SS_206 | USS Gar SS-206]], [[GRAMPUS_SS_207 | USS Grampus SS-207]],  [[GRAYBACK_SS_208 | USS Grayback SS-208]], [[GRAYLING_SS_209 | USS Grayling SS-209]], [[GRENADIER_SS_210 | USS Grenadier SS-210]] and [[GUDGEON_SS_211 | USS Gudgeon SS-211]].
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+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
-[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19411227.JPG|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett tuna ss203 19411227.JPG|thumb|center|300px]]
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 Category<br/>
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-Censored wartime (WWII) use<br/>
+Censored. Official Business envelope (stricken out)
-Official Business envelope (stricken out)
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