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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.


 

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Killer Bar Text

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October - December 1939


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-03
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
USS Rowan DD-405

USS RUSSELL
Destroyer 414
Commissioned
Naval Operating Base, Norfolk VA.

Cachet by C. Wright Richell. The "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" in the postmark is for USS RUSSELL.
From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-04
Locy Type FDR RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-11
USS Barney AG-113

Ship Recommissioning

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-04
Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)
USS Schenck DD-159

USS YARNALL
Destroyer 143
Recommissioned
Oct. 4, 1939
Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-05
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
"NEW YORK / N.Y."
USS Saint Louis CL-49

USS SAINT LOUIS
Light Cruiser
On Shakedown Cruise

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-16
Locy Type FDR RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-109
USS Blakeley DD-150

First Day
USS BLAKELEY
Destroyer 150
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-16
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Cole DD-155

First Day
USS COLE
Destroyer 155
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-16
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Du Pont DD-152

First Day
USS DU PONT
Destroyer 152
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-10-16
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Ellis DD-154

First Day
USS ELLIS
Destroyer 154
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-01
Locy Type FDPS 3r (AC-TBT)
Locy Type FDPS 9v
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS Ellis DD-154

First Day Postal Service
USS ELLIS
Destroyer 154
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-03
Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)
"VERA CRUZ / MEXICO"
USS Mustin DD-413

USS MUSTIN
Destroyer 413
Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-06
Locy Type RECD [CD-R1]
USS Bailey DD-269

First Day
USS BAILEY
Destroyer 269
Recommissioned
San Diego Cal.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-06
Locy Type SLPb(n) (34x3)
USS Welles DD-257

First Day
USS WELLES
Destroyer 257
Recommissioned
San Diego Cal.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-07
Locy Type 3r (A-BTT)
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-8a
USS Omaha CL-4

Honoring
A Great Navy

Cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-08
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Barney DD-149

First Day of Postal Service
USS BARNEY
Destroyer 149
Recommissioned
Phila Navy Yard

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-08
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS Barney DD-149

First Day of Postal Service
USS BARNEY
Destroyer 149
Recommissioned
Phila Navy Yard

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-08
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Humphreys DD-236

First Day of Postal Service
USS HUMPHREYS
Destroyer 236
Recommissioned
San Diego, Calif.

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-08
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS Humphreys DD-236

First Day of Postal Service
USS HUMPHREYS
Destroyer 236
Recommissioned
San Diego, Calif.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-08
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Yarnall DD-143

USS YARNALL
Destroyer 143
First Day Postal Service

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-10
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Bernadou DD-153

First Day of Postal Service
USS BERNADOU
Destroyer 153
Recommissioned
Phila Navy Yard

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-13
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS MacLeish DD-220

First Day of Postal Service
USS MacLEISH
Destroyer 220
Recommissioned
San Diego, Cal.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-13
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS MacLeish DD-220

First Day of Postal Service
USS MacLEISH
Destroyer 220
Recommissioned
San Diego, Cal.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-15
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Blakeley DD-150

First Day of Postal Service
USS BLAKELEY
Destroyer 150
Recommissioned
Phila Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-15
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS Blakeley DD-150

First Day of Postal Service
USS BLAKELEY
Destroyer 150
Recommissioned
Phila Navy Yard

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-15
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
USS Jacob Jones DD-130

Keel Laid
USS INGRAHAM
Destroyer 444
Charleston, SC

Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-17
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS Biddle DD-151

First Day of Postal Service
USS BIDDLE
Destroyer 151
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-20
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Overton DD-239

First Day of Postal Service
USS OVERTON
Destroyer 239
Recommissioned
San Diego Cal.

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-20
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
USS Rowan DD-405

Keel Laid Today
USS INDIANA {BB-58}
Battleship
Newport News, VA.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-20
Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT)
"FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"
USS Stack DD-406

USS STACK
Destroyer 406
Commissioned
Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-23
Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)
"CRISTOBAL / CANAL ZONE"
USS Mustin DD-413

USS MUSTIN
Destroyer 413
Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-11-30
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT)
Locy Type FDPS 9v
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS Sturtevant DD-240

First Day Postal Service
USS STURTEVANT
Destroyer 240
San Diego, Calif.

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-04
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
USS Babbitt DD-128

USS ABEL P. UPSHUR
Destroyer 193
Recommissioned
Dec 4, 1939
Phila. Navy Yard

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-04
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
USS Babbitt DD-128

USS BRANCH
Destroyer 197
Recommissioned
Dec 4, 1939
Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-04
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Branch DD-197

First Day
USS BRANCH
Destroyer 197
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-04
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Mason DD-191

First Day
USS MASON
Destroyer 191
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-07
Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)
"GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"
USS Mustin DD-413

USS MUSTIN
Destroyer 413
Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-18
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
USS Babbitt DD-128

USS HUNT
Destroyer 194
Recommissioned
Dec 18, 1939
Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-18
Locy Type 9 (C)
USS Jacob Jones DD-130

First Day
USS SWASEY
Destroyer 273
Recommissioned
San Diego Calif.

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-18
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1
USS Laub DD-263

First Day
USS LAUB
Destroyer 263
Recommissioned
San Diego Cal.

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-18
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
USS Overton DD-239

First Day
USS LAUB
Destroyer 263
Recommissioned
San Diego Cal.

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-18
Locy Type RECD
USCS Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Rodgers DD-254

First Day
USS RODGERS
Destroyer 254
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-18
Locy Type FDC RECD
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2
USS Satterlee DD-190

First Day
USS SATTERLEE
Destroyer 190
Recommissioned
Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-25
Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)
"PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA"
USS Mustin DD-413

USS MUSTIN
Destroyer 413
Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1939-12-30
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
"MIAMI / FLORIDA"
USS Rowan DD-405

USS ROWAN
Destroyer 405
Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 


 

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