Cachet Maker Richard F Hoffner Page 3

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.

See Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS for more of Rich Hoffner's work. He has been the Cachet Director of Chapter No. 4 since 1980.

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			1979-02-12 Locy Type 2 USS Conolly DD-979
			Keel Laying of IIS Nader F-DDG-995

Hoffner #H146
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

No Image			1979-04-07 USPS Machine cancel USS Ohio SSBN-726
			Christening

Hoffner #H149
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1979-05-07 Locy Type 2 USS Conolly DD-979
			Keel Laying of IIS Andushirvan F-DDG-996

Hoffner #H151
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1979-05-07 Locy Type 9 USS McCloy FF-1038
			Launching of USS Sides FFG-14

Hoffner #H152
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-02-16 Locy Type 2 USS Thorn DD-988
			Commissioning

Hoffner #H156
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-05-17 Locy Type 2 & 9 USS Clark FFG-11
			Commissioning

Hoffner #H157
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-05-24 Locy Type 2 USS Barry DD-933
			Launching of USS Chandler DDG-996

Hoffner #H159
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-07-04 Locy Type F USS Barry DD-933
			Independence Day

Hoffner #H161
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-08-25 Locy Type 2 USS Arkansas CGN-41
			First Day of Postal Service

Hoffner #H164
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-09-03 Locy Type 2 USS Arkansas CGN-41
			Sea Trials

Hoffner #H165
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-09-16 USPS Pictorial "America's Cup Station" Newport, RI
			America's Cup - Race 1

Hoffner #H169
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-09-25 USPS Pictorial "America's Cup Station" Newport, RI
			America's Cup - Race 5

Hoffner #H170
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-10-13 Locy Type 2 & 9 USS Samuel E. Morison FFG-13
			Navy Day

Hoffner #H172
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-10-18 Locy Type 2 USS Arkansas CGN-41
			Commissioning

Hoffner #H173
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1980-10-18 Locy Type 2 USS Arkansas CGN-41
			Commissioning

Hoffner #H174
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1981-03-21 Locy Type 2 USS Clifton Sprague FFG-16
			Commissioning

Hoffner #H178
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1981-03-21 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Christening / Of The USS / Houston" Newport News, VA USS Houston SSN-713
			Launching

Hoffner #H179
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1981-03-21 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Christening / Of The USS / Houston" Newport News, VA USS Houston SSN-713
			Launching

Hoffner #H180
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1981-03-31 USPS Machine cancel Newport News, VA USS Olympia SSN-717
			Keel Laying

Hoffner #H181
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

No Image			1981-04-25 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT USS City of Corpus Christi SSN-705
			Launching

Hoffner #H184
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1981-06-01
			Ship Keel Laying - USS Zeus T-ARC-7

Notes:

 

			1981-10-13 Locy Type 2 USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
			First Day of Postal Service

Hoffner #H194
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

			1981-10-13 Locy Type 2 USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
			First Day of Postal Service

Hoffner #H195
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

No Image			1981-11-10 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT USS Boston SSN-703
			Sea Trials

Hoffner #H201
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

No Image			1981-12-15 USPS Machine cancel Newport News, VA USS Atlanta SSN-712
			Sea Trials

Hoffner #H206
Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

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