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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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1974
 

N/A		N/A	1974-01-05 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Talbot DEG-4
			Welcome to Norfolk USS TALBOT (DEG-4) Ronald M. Ozuna PCSN, Postal Clerk New Home Port - Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1974-01-12 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Detroit AOE-4
			Welcome to Norfolk USS DETROIT (AOG-4) Ken Brenner PCSN, Postal Clerk New Home Port - Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1974-01-12 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Detroit AOE-4
			USS RICHARD B. RUSSELL Nuclear Submarine (SSN-687) Launched Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1974-01-19 Locy Type 7tn+u USS Independence CVA-62
			Welcome Home USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) Norfolk Based Carrier Deployment in Mediterranean

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N/A		N/A	1974-02-16 Locy Type FDC 2(n) (USS) USS California DLGN-36
			USS CALIFORNIA Nuclear Frigate (DLGN-36) John A. Osteen PC2< Postal Clerk Commissioned Today At Norfolk Naval Station

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N/A		N/A	1974-02-23 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) Locy Type 9eft(nu) (USS) USS William R. Rush DD-714
			Welcome to Norfolk USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD-714) Seve M. Davison STGSN, Postal Clerk Home Port - New York

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N/A		N/A	1974-02-25 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Elmer Montgomery DE-1082
			Greetings From Norfolk USS ELMER MONTGOMERY (DE-1082) James D. Hoke PC3, Postal Clerk Home Port - Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1974-02-25 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS McCandless DE-1084
			Greetings From Norfolk USS McCANDLESS (DE-1084) Danny L. Martin PC3, Postal Clerk Home Port - Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1974-02-25 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Richmond K. Turner DLG-20
			Greetings From Norfolk USS RICHMOND K. TURNER (DLG-20) Philip A. Kane PCSN, Postal Clerk Home Port - Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1974-03-01 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Vogelgesang DD-862
			Farewell to Norfolk USS VOGELGESANG (DD-862) Fred H. Johnson PCSN, Postal Clerk Transferred to Newport RI.

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N/A		N/A	1974-03-16 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Coontz DLG-9
			Welcome to Norfolk NATO Exercise "SAFE PASS" German Frigate AUGSBURG

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N/A		N/A	1974-03-16 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Mississinewa AO-144
			Welcome to Norfolk NATO Exercise "SAFE PASS" Dutch Submarine HrMs POTVIS

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N/A		N/A	1974-03-16 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Seattle AOE-3
			Welcome to Norfolk NATO Exercise "SAFE PASS" Dutch Frigate HrMs VAN SPEIJK

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N/A		N/A	1974-03-16 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Waccamaw AO-109
			Welcome to Norfolk NATO Exercise "SAFE PASS" British Frigate HMS SIRIUS F-40

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N/A		N/A	1974-03-16 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Waccamaw AO-109
			Welcome to Norfolk NATO Exercise "SAFE PASS" Canadian DDE-263 HMCS YUKON David O'Neill, Postman

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N/A		N/A	1974-04-06 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Newport News CA-148
			USS CINCINNATI Nuclear Submarine (SSN-693) Keel Laid Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1974-04-06 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Newport News CA-148
			USS LOS ANGELES Nuclear Submarine (SSN-688) Launched Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1974-07-01 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
			Last Day USS ATAKAPA (ATF-149) Decommissioned Little Creek, Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-03 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Albany CG-10
			Welcome Home USS ALBANY (CG-10) To New Home Port - Norfolk Robert W. Walker PCSA, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-03 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS America CVA-66
			Welcome Home USS AMERICA (CVA-66) Arrival Delayed by Cyprus Crisis

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-12 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Columbus CG-12
			Welcome Home USS FORTIFY (MSO-446) To New Home Port - Norfolk Formerly Stationed at Guam

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-17 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Cone DD-866
			Welcome to Norfolk USS CONE (DD-866) New Home Port - Charleston Jerry D. McLaughlin YN1, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-19 Locy Type 2t(n+) (USS) USS Francis Marion LPA-249
			Welcome to Norfolk HTMS KHIRIRAT (PF-6) Thailand Naval Frigate

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-23 Locy Type 2t(n+) (USS) USS Neosho AO-143
			Welcome to Norfolk USNS NEPTUNE (T-ARC 2) Military Sealift Command D.W. Hall SPN, MSC

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N/A		N/A	1974-08-29 Locy Type 2t(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Cascade AD-16
			Welcome to Norfolk USS CASCADE (AD-16) Based at Naples, Italy US Sixth Fleet since 1971 Robert J. Pray PCSN, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1974-09-05 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Denebola AF-56
			Welcome Home USS DENEBOLA (AF-56) From Mediterranean Resupply US Sixth Fleet James A. Fronzaglio PC3, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1974-10-10 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Denebola AF-56
			Decommissioning Postponed Indefinitely USS DENEBOLA (AF-56) Refrigerated Stores Ship James A. Fronzaglio PC3, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1974-11-15 Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u) (USS) USS Cascade AD-16
			Last Day Postal Service USS CASCADE (AD-16) Destroyer Tender Robert J. Pray PCSN, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1974-11-24 Locy Type 2t(n+) (USS) USS Fiske DD-842
			Welcome to Norfolk ANDALUCIA F-72 Spanish Naval Frigate Comdr. Ricardo Alvarez-Maldonado

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N/A		N/A	1974-11-30 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-108b USS Canisteo AO-99
			Welcome to Norfolk HMCS ATHABASKAN Canadian (DDH 282)

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N/A		N/A	1974-12-09 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS) USS Waccamaw AO-109
			Welcome Home USS WACCAMAW (AO-109) L.S. Morton PCSN, Postal Clerk Mediterranean Deployment United States Sixth Fleet

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N/A		N/A	1974-12-14 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) USS Milwaukee AOR-2
			USS VIRGINIA Nuclear Frigate (DLGN-38) Launched Today At Newport News, VA.

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