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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.

 

			1927-11-08 Locy Type 3s
			Category

Official Business

 

			1930-07-16 Locy Type 3s
			Category

Liddell add on Cachet
Back blue rubberstamp "JUL 18 Rec'd"

 

No Image			1931-03-07 Locy Type 3s
			Category

Postcard use
Back is clean

 

No Image			1933-02-17 Locy Type 5hks "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"
			Category

Note:

 

No Image			1935-10-02 Locy Type 5hks "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"
			Category

Hand painted cachet

 

No Image			1937-01-01 Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) MANILA / LUZON - P.I.
			Category

Notes:

 

			1937-11-22 Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA
			Category

Notes: Cachet Maker: Ted Harrington

 

No Image			1938-10-19 Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "MARE ISLAND / CALIF."
			Category

Back VALLEJO CA. MARE ISLAND STATION machine cancel...
Purple rubberstamp H.J. Lindhardt USCS Member

 

			1938-11-11 Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "MARE ISLAND / CALIF."
			Armistice Day 1938

Rogers / N.C.S. Cachet
Back VALLEJO CA. MARE ISLAND STATION machine cancel 1938-11-12... glue mounting marks

 

			1940-07-23 Locy Type 3b (A-XTT) "MARE ISLAND / CALIF."
			Category

Pre-printed business envelope
Back is clean

 

			1940-07-31 Locy Type 3b (A-XTT) "MARE ISLAND / CALIF"
			Armistice Day 1938

Navy Penalty use...Front blue pen notation "Savings"
Back blue pen return to ship at San Diego CA...Pencil notation "FLEET OILER AO12"

 

			1940-12-25 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
			Christmas Day 1940

Griffith Cachet
Back purple rubberstamp Griffith return address

 

No Image			1941-03-20 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
			Category

Back black rubberstamp A.W. VAN GELDER return

 

No Image			1942-04-15 Locy Type 3z (BBT)
			Christmas Day 1940

Front typed notation "U.S.S. Ramapo"
Back black pen notation "231"...Pencil notation "Ramapo"

 

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