Cachet Maker Frederick L Karcher
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.
"Note that some covers have "FREE" annotations that Karcher applied himself and are not actually from members of the ship. This in violation of the regulations which permitted free mail for crew members of ships in the war zone. Some of the ship markings might have been applied outside the zone for FREE mail also by unwary postal clerks. Others covers have forged or stolen postal markings, forged or stolen cachet designs or other suspected markings. It may never be known what is, or isn't, legitimate but all Karcher covers should looked at very carefully and treated with suspicion."
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| Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image | Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image | Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Back Image | Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Categories |
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1963-05-15 |
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MA-9 Flight |
Intials "KK" are identified as Karcher's.
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No Image |
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No Image |
1969-07-04 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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No Image |
1970-04-21 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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1970-04-21 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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No Image |
1971-03-22 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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No Image |
1971-03-22 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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No Image |
1971-03-22 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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1971-06-08 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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1971-09-11 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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1972-05-11 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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No Image |
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1973-04-16 |
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REFERENCE ONLY |
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1971-09-22 |
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Launching of the USS California DLGN-36 |
Note: There might have been a sponsorship with the USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS but it is speculative. See the Universal Ship Cancellation Society (USCS) Cachet Maker's Catalog for more information.
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N/A |
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1971-12-15 |
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30th Anniversary of Commissioning of the USS Silversides SS 236 |
Sponsored by Nancy Murray. This is the first instance of a sponsor on a Karcher cover seen.
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1973-03-02 |
Note: There might have been a sponsorship with the Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS but it is speculative. See the Universal Ship Cancellation Society (USCS) Cachet Maker's Catalog for more information.
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No Image |
1974-01-26 |
Red/blue/black thermographed cachet...Back is clean
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1974-04-15 |
Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides and
Frederick L Karcher.
Karcher's initials, FLK, are visible in the lower left corner of the cachet.
Cachet is thermographed.
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1974-04-15 |
Notes: Cachet Makers: Frederick L Karcher and
USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides.
Cachet is thermographed.
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1975-01-25 |
Red/purple/black/blue thermographed cachet...Back pencil notations ship/cancel info
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No Image |
1975-06-30 |
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Last Day as DE |
Purple/black/red/blue thermographed cachet...Back is clean
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No Image |
1975-10-11 |
Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides and
Frederick L Karcher
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1978-03-11 |
Blue/green/red thermographed cachet...Back pencil notations ship/cancel info
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1978-08-19 |
Red/blue/green thermographed cachet...Back pencil notations ship/cancel info
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N/A |
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N/A |
1967-08-05 |
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Letter to Elgin E. Sink from Karcher |
Note the letterhead and design thereon
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