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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.

 

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

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July - December 1968
 

N/A		N/A	1968-07-21 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) USS Chilton APA-38
			Welcome to Norfolk - USS ALEXANDER HAMILTON SSBN-617

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N/A		N/A	1968-07-26 Locy Type 2(n) (USS) USS Grant County LST-1174
			Greetings - USS GRANT COUNTY (LST-1174) Amphibious Forces - Atlantic Little Creek, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-08-10 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Georgetown AGTR-2
			Greetings - USS NESPELEN (AOG-55) Service Forces - Atlantic Home Port, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-08-11 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Suffolk County LST-1173
			Greetings - USS DETECTOR (MSO_429) Mine Forces - Atlantic Home Port, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-08-23 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Hyades AF-28
			Greetings - USS MIDDLESEX COUNTY (LST-983) Amphibious Forces - Atlantic Home Port, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-08-24 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Churchill County LST-583
			Greetings - USS CHURCHILL COUNTY (LST-583) Amphibious Forces - Atlantic Home Port, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-08-24 Locy Type 2t(n+) Locy Type 9fu USS Talbot County LST-1153
			Greetings - USS TALBOT COUNTY (LST-1153) Amphibious Forces - Atlantic Home Port, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-09-07 Locy Type FDC 2(n+) (U S S,"CVA") USS John F. Kennedy CVA-67
			Commissioning - At Newport News, VA. USS JOHN F. KENNEDY Attack Carrier

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N/A		N/A	1968-09-19 Locy Type 2(n+) (U S S) USS Fremont APA-44
			Welcome to Norfolk - Minesweeper SAM CHOK (528) (South Korea)

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N/A		N/A	1968-09-19 Locy Type 2(n+) (U S S) USS Northampton CC-1
			Greetings - USS HUMMINGBIRD MSC-192 Reserve Training - Atlantic Formerly of Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-09-22 Locy Type 2t(n+) USS Mills DER-383
			Welcome to Norfolk - USS MILLS (DER-383) On Reserve Training Duty

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N/A		N/A	1968-09-23 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Monrovia APA-31
			Welcome to Norfolk - Colombian Naval Ship ALMIRANTE TONO

Note: Previously USS Bassett (APD-73)

 

N/A		N/A	1968-10-01 Locy Type LDPS 2(n+) (USS) USS Monrovia APA-31
			Last Day Postal Service USS MONROVIA Attack Transport (APA-31) At Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-10-06 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Stribling DD-867
			Greetings USS STRIBLING (DD867) On Visit to Norfolk, VA. Homeport Mayport, Fla.

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N/A		N/A	1968-10-12 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Purdy DD-734
			Welcome to Norfolk USS PURDY (DD-734) On Reserve Training Duty

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N/A		N/A	1968-10-14 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Randolph CVS-15
			Farewell to Norfolk USS RANDOLPH (CVS-15) Sails for Boston, Mass. and Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1968-10-19 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Canisteo AO-99
			Launched Today - USS MOBILE Attack Cargo (AKA-115) At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-09 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Blandy DD-943
			Welcome Home - USS BLANDY (DD-943) From Viet Nam Deployment Well Done Guardian of Liberty

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-14 Locy Type 2t(n+)(USS) USS Algol LKA-54
			Greetings - USS ALGOL (LKA-54) Amphibious Force Cargo Ship Designation Changed from (AKA)

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-16 Locy Type 2t(n+)(USS) USS Pocono LCC-16
			Greetings - USS POCONO (LCC-16) Amphibious Force Flagship Designation Changed from (AGC)

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-16 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,"LCC") Locy Type 9eft(nu) USS Taconic LCC-17
			Greetings - USS TACONIC (LCC-17) Amphibious Force Flagship Designation Changed from (AGC)

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-23 Locy Type 2(n+u) (USS) USS Amphion AR-13
			Welcome to Norfolk - USNS GREENVILLE VICTORY (T-AK-237) Military Sea Transportation Service

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-27 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) USS Furse DD-882
			Welcome Home - USS FURSE (DD-882) From Viet Nam Deployment Well Done Guardian of Liberty

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-30 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Blandy DD-943
			Welcome to Norfolk - HMCS SKEENA (Canada) Canadian Destroyer Escort

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N/A		N/A	1968-11-30 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Josephus Daniels DLG-27
			Welcome to Norfolk - HMCS ANNAPOLIS (Canada) Canadian Destroyer Escort

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-02 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Orion AS-18
			Last Day in Commission - USS ARGONAUT SS-475

Note: This cover completes the missing information in Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1968-12-06 Locy Type 2t(n+)(USS) USS Sandoval LPA-194
			Greetings - USS SANDOVAL (LPA-194) Amphibious Force Transport Designation Changed From (APA)

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-07 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Rankin AKA-103
			Launched Today - USS FINBACK (SSN-670) Nuclear Submarine

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-08 Locy Type 2t(n+)(USS) USS Wallace L. Lind DD-703
			Welcome to Norfolk - Brazilian Naval Training Ship CUSTODIO DE MELLO

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-14 Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS) USS Charleston LKA-113
			Commissioning - USS CHARLESTON Attack Cargo Ship (LKA-113) Built at Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-16 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS America CVA-66
			Welcome Home - USS AMERICA (CVA-66) From Viet Nam Deployment Well Done Champion of Liberty

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-17 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42
			Welcome to Norfolk - USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) Undergoing Overhaul

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N/A		N/A	1968-12-27 Locy Type 2t(n+)(USS) Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS) USS Chilton APA-38
			Welcome to Norfolk - USS TROUT (SS-566) Undergoing Overhaul

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