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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the
classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.
| 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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N/A |
1940-10-02 |
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Launching |
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N/A |
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N/A |
1941-02-03 |
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First Day Postal Service |
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. Courtesy of Laurie Bernstein.
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1941-05-30 |
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Memorial Day 1941. AKRON and MACON Memorial |
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1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1941 |
Black cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr
Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: USS Trout SS-202, USS Tuna SS-203, USS Mackerel SS-204, USS Marlin SS-205, USS Gar SS-206, USS Grampus SS-207, USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayling SS-209, USS Grenadier SS-210 and USS Gudgeon SS-211.
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1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1941 |
Blue cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr
Cachet commemorates commissioning of submarines since the previous Navy Day: USS Trout SS-202, USS Tuna SS-203, USS Mackerel SS-204, USS Marlin SS-205, USS Gar SS-206, USS Grampus SS-207, USS Grayback SS-208, USS Grayling SS-209, USS Grenadier SS-210 and USS Gudgeon SS-211.
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No Image |
1941-12-27 |
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Category |
Censored. Official Business envelope (stricken out)
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