Cachet Maker Eric L Wardman

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	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

 

			1936-10-03 Locy Type 3 (D2, AC-BBT) "WELCOME / ENTERPRISE" USS Bridge AF-1
			Ship Launching - USS Enterprise CV-6

Co-sponsored by Raymond A. Aiken and Roland E. Hopkins. Artist is Leonard Rogers. Cachet is thermographed.

			1936-10-27 Locy Type FDC F "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Preston DD-379
			Commissioning

Cachet sponsored by J. P. Clark.
USS Bridge AF-1 postmark commemorates the Keel Laying of the USS Sturgeon SS-187

			1936-12-25 Locy Type 3 (D2,AC-BBT) "SEASON'S / GREETINGS" USS Bridge AF-1
			Christmas 1936

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