Cachet Maker Walter Czubay

 
Page 1  (1937 - 1939)
Page 2  (1940 - 1956)

 

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 Full Cover Back Image	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Categories

 

			1937-06-12 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) COMM'ING / N. NAVY YARD USS Bagley DD-386
			Ship Commissioning

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			1937-08-26 Locy Type 3 (TBB) ALOHA USS / HONOLULU US Receiving Ship Brooklyn NY
			Ship Launching - USS Honolulu CL-48

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge, National Cachet Society and Walter Czubay.

 

			1937-09-30 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) NORFOLK / VIRGINIA USS Yorktown CV-5
			Ship Commissioning - USS Yorktown CV-5

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			1938-05-12 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / NORFOLK,VA." USS Enterprise CV-6
			Commissioning - USS Enterprise CV-6

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			1938-06-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Commissioning

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge and Walter Czubay
Cover contained an insert with Walter Czubay's USCS rubberstamp.

 

			1938-06-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Commissioning

Notes: Cachet Makers: Ted Rauterberg and Walter Czubay

 

		No Image	1938-09-08 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) NORFOLK / VIRGINIA USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge and Walter Czubay

 

			1938-09-17 Locy Type 3r (AC-TBB) PEARL / HARBOR T H USS Avocet AVP-4
			Ship Birthday

Notes: Cachet Makers: C Wright Richell, Raymond A Aiken and Walter Czubay
Notation on the back indicates that 44 covers with this cachet were canceled

 

			1938-09-20 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) CROSSING 0 / MERIDIAN USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge, Walter Czubay and National Cachet Society

 

No Image			1938-09-21 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) PORTSMOUTH / ENGLAND USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge and Walter Czubay

 

			1938-10-03 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) COMMISSION / DATE USS Phoenix CL-46
			Ship Commissioning

Notes: Cachet Makers: Walter Czubay and National Cachet Society

 

			1938-11-11 Locy Type 3 (A-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USS Whitney AD-4
			Armistice Day

Note: Cachet artist is Leonard Rogers.

 

			1938-11-11 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) USS Sacramento PG-19
			Armistice Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Walter Czubay and Leonard Rogers.
This cachet is slightly different than the one above it. At the bottom, this cachet says "SPONSOR WALTER CZUBAY R.C.D. 134" whereas the one above says "Sponsored by Walt. Czubay".

 

No Image			1939-01-03 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "BUENOS AIRES / ARGENTINA" USS Phoenix CL-46
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet sponsored by National Cachet Society

 

			1939-02-01 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) GONAIVES / HAITI USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge and Walter Czubay

 

			1939-02-02 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK" USS Benham DD-397
			First Day of Postal Service

Joint effort with Ted Rauterberg

 

			1939-02-06 Locy Type 3r (AC-BTT) GONAIVES, / HAITI USS Raleigh CL-7
			Ship Birthday

Notes: Cachet Makers: Walter Czubay and Raymond A Aiken

 

No Image			1939-03-12 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Notes: Cachet Makers: M Fay Muridge, Walter Czubay and National Cachet Society

 

			1939-04-03 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Saury SS-189
			First Day in Commission

Joint effort with M. Fay Muridge (her name is at the 9:00 position in the cachet). Walter Czubay's name is in the 3:00 position.

 

			1939-06-13 Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) WORLDS FAIR / NEW YORK USS Wichita CA-45
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

 

No Image			1939-06-16 Locy Type 6ep Scouting Force U.S. Fleet
			Category

Cachet Maker: Walter Czubay and National Cachet Society

 

		No Image	1939-10-27 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF" USS Arizona BB-39
			Navy Day

Cachet sponsored by National Cachet Society.

 

			1939-10-27 Locy Type 3t PEARL HARBOR / T.H. Enterprise (CV-6) Torpedo Squadron Six
			Navy Day

Notes: Cachet Makers: Walter Czubay and National Cachet Society.

 

			1939-11-10 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / CANCEL" USS Bernadou DD-153
			Recommissioning/First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1947 NCS Ad Card
			N/A

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