Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 65

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Chapter Covers

The Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4 is very prolific and has created many covers since their organization on September 9, 1933. Cachets for this chapter have been created by various artists and efforts are made to identify them. To speed up the time for a page to fully load, they have been separated into smaller year increments starting with the year 1980. This Chapter is based out of Philadelphia, PA and they create covers for US Navy vessels, US Coast Guard vessels and other maritime entities. Please enjoy these covers that show our maritime history.

Cachet Artist and Director is Rich Hoffner unless otherwise stated.

1933-35

1936-59

1960-69

1970-77

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N/A		N/A	2010-01-16 USPS Pictorial "Commissioning Day Station" Mobile AL USS Independence LCS-2
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-01-23 Locy Type F USS Los Angeles SSN-688
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-01-23 Locy Type F USS Los Angeles SSN-688
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-01-23 USPS Pictorial "Deactivation Station" San Pedro CA USS Los Angeles SSN-688
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-04 USPS Pictorial "Distinguished Sailors Station" Norfolk VA USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51
			First Day of Issue - Arleigh Burke Stamp

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-04 USPS Pictorial "Distinguished Sailors Station" Norfolk VA USS Miller FF-1091
			First Day of Issue - Doris Miller Stamp

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-04 USPS Pictorial "Distinguished Sailors Station" Norfolk VA USS W. S. Sims FF-1059
			First Day of Issue - Williams S. Sims Stamp

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-09 USPS Pictorial "50th Anniversary Station" Pearl Harbor HI USS Sargo SSN-583
			50th Anniversary of North Pole Surfacing

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-09 USPS Pictorial "50th Anniversary Station" Pearl Harbor HI USS Sargo SSN-583
			50th Anniversary of North Pole Surfacing

Note: Misprint on cachet "PARGO"

 

N/A		N/A	2010-02-19 USPS Pictorial "5th Anniversary Station" Silverdale WA USS Jimmy Carter SSN-23
			5th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-19 USPS Pictorial "5th Anniversary Station" Groton CT USS Jimmy Carter SSN-23
			5th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-24 USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA USS Toledo SSN-769
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-24 USPS Pictorial "15th Anniversary Station" Toledo OH USS Toledo SSN-769
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-02-27 USPS 4-bar "Midway Philatelic Station" San Diego CA USNS Charles Drew T-AKE-10
			Launch and Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-06 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Day” Seal Beach CA USS Dewey DDG-105
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-10 USPS Type 12 ”Midtown Station” Seattle WA
			Contract Awarding for returning USCGC Polar Star WAGB-10 back to operational status.

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-26 USPS 4-bar ”Midway Philatelic Station” San Diego CA USNS William McLain T-AKE-12
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-27 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Day Station” Norfolk VA USS New Mexico SSN-779
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-03-29 USPS Pictorial ”50TH Anniversary of Launch FBM-A1X Station” Cape Canaveral FL USS Observation Island EAG-154
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-07 USPS Pictorial ”Still Making History Station” Norfolk VA USS Albany SSN-753
			20th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-09 USPS CDS Lockport LA USCGC Bernard C. Webber WPC-1101
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-09 USPS Pictorial ”50th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Patrick Henry SSBN-599
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-17 USPS 4-bar Pascagoula MS USS William P. Lawrence DDG-110
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-23 USPS CDS ”Submarine Base Br.” Groton CT USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Final Change of Command

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N/A		N/A	2010-04-26 USPS Pictorial ”Broward Navy Days Station” Fort Lauderdale FL USS Newport News SSN-750
			2010 Fleet Week

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-03 Locy Type F (FPO AP 96620-2620) USS Nimitz CVN-68
			35th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-03 USPS Pictorial ”35th Anniversary Commissioning Sta.” Norfolk VA USS Nimitz CVN-68
			35th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-07 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Station” Alameda CA USCGC Waesche WMSL-751
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-10 USPS Pictorial ”50th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Triton SSRN-586
			50th Anniversary of Submerged Circumnavigation

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-15 USPS Pictorial ”Naval Shipyard Station” Bremerton WA USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
			Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-25 USPS Pictorial ”25th Anniversary Station” Keyport WA USS Alabama SSBN-731
			25th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-25 USPS Pictorial ”25th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Alabama SSBN-731
			25th Anniversary of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2010-05-28 USPS Pictorial ”USCS Station” Secaucus NJ USS Sargo SSN-583
			50th Anniversary of Historical Deployments

USS Triton SSRN-586 & USS George Washington SSBN-598 also honored.

 

N/A		N/A	2010-05-29 USPS Pictorial ”Fleet Week NY Station” Staten Island NY USS James E. Williams DDG-95
			Fleet Week

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-03 USPS Type 9 ”Special Event Br.” Philadelphia PA USCGC William Tate WLM-560
			10th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-05 Locy Type F (FPO AP 96661-1172) USS Bunker Hill CG-52
			Rose Festival, Portland OR

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-05 Locy Type F (FPO AP 96678-1303) USS Sampson DDG-102
			Rose Festival, Portland OR

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N/A		N/A	2010-06-05 USPS 4-bar "City of Ships Br." Bath ME USS Spruance DDG-111
			Christening

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