Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 76

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.

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

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N/A		N/A	2014-01-08 USPS Pictorial ”20th Anniversary Station” Groton CT USS Santa FE SSN-763
			20th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2014-01-10 USPS Pictorial ”5th Anniversary Station” Norfolk VA USS George H. W. Bush CVN-77
			5th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2014-01-10 USPS Pictorial ”5th Anniversary Station” Norfolk VA USS George H. W. Bush CVN-77
			5th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2014-01-11 USPS Type 9 Mobile AL USNS Fall River JHSV-4
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2014-01-27 USPS 4-bar Norfolk VA M/V Cape Ray T-AKR-9679
			Chemical Weapons Mission

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N/A		N/A	2014-02-01 USPS 4-bar ”Midway Philatelic Br.” San Diego CA USNS John Glenn MLP-2
			Christening

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N/A		N/A	2014-02-11 USPS Pictorial ”30th Anniversary / Station” Groton CT USS Georgia SSGN-729
			30th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2014-02-11 USPS Pictorial ”25th Anniversary / Station” Groton CT USS Pasadena SSN-752
			25th Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	2014-02-19 USPS 4-bar Marinette WI USS Sioux City LCS-11
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2014-02-26 USPS 4-bar ”Midway Philatelic Br.” San Diego CA USS Hampton SSN-767
			ICEX-2014

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N/A		N/A	2014-02-28 USPS Type 9 ”Subase Br.” Groton CT USS New Mexico SSN-779
			ICEX-2014

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-01 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Day / Flight 93 Sta.” Philadelphia PA USS Somerset LPD-25
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-01 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Day / Flight 93 Sta.” Shanksville PA USS Somerset LPD-25
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-08 USPS Type 9 Key West FL USCGC Charles Sexton WPC-1108
			Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-10 USPS Type 9 Mobile AL USS Trenton JHSV-5
			Keel Laying

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-17 USPS Pictorial ”Decommissioning Sta.” Norfolk VA USS Nicholas FFG-47
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-17 USPS Pictorial ”Decommissioning Sta.” Norfolk VA USS Nicholas FFG-47
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-17 USPS Pictorial ”Decommissioning Sta.” Norfolk VA USS Nicholas FFG-47
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-28 USPS Pictorial ”Deactivation Sta.” Portsmouth NH USS Miami SSN-755
			Deactivation

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-28 USPS Pictorial ”Decommissioning Sta.” Jacksonville FL USS Robert G. Bradley FFG-49
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-03-31 USPS Type 9 Charleston SC USCGC Gallatin WHEC-721
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-04-04 USPS Pictorial ”Decommissioning Sta.” Jacksonville FL USS De Wert FFG-45
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	2014-04-05 USPS Pictorial ”Commissioning Sta.” San Diego CA USS Coronado LCS-4
			Commissioning

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N/A			2014-04-05 USPS Pictorial ”PNSE 2014 Sta.” Oaks PA
			2014 USCS Spring COVERFEST