Cachet Maker Walter (East Coast Lefty) Lupton

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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.


 

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1937-05-06
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
"FR, FRIGATE / SHOALS"
USS Simpson DD-221

Port Visit

Courtesy of the Tom Kean collection.


 

1940-10-27
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
"LONG BEACH / CALIF"
USS Honolulu CL-48

Navy Day

Cachet is thermographed.


 

1940-12-25
Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)
"PEARL / HARBOR, T.H."
USS Honolulu CL-48

Christmas Day

Cachet by Walter (East Coast Lefty) Lupton (notice the "ECL" in the lower right corner). Cachet was probably serviced by Archie Lance. Cachet is thermographed.


 

1941-02-22
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
"PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA"
USS Sumner AGS-5

Washington's Birthday

Cachet Co-Sponsored by Ralph L. (Shorty) Burkholder and Walter (East Coast Lefty) Lupton. Cachet is thermographed.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-03-23
Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)

Shore Patrol

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1941-05-01
Locy Type Fz
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-51d

Bulls-Eye!

Cachet Co-Sponsored by Ralph L. (Shorty) Burkholder and Walter (East Coast Lefty) Lupton.


 

1941-05-11
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
"PORTSMOUTH / VA"
Locy Type 9v
Locy Type 9x
USS Goldsborough DD-188

Category

Cachet is thermographed.


 

1941-05-30
Locy Type 3z (BBT)
USS Hatfield AG-84

Person Commemorative - Ralph L (Shorty) Burkholder

Cachet is thermogaphed.


 

1941-07-04
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
"HAWAIIAN / ISLANDS"
USS Schley DD-103

Mail Clerk Salute

Dark purple thermographed cachet


 

1941-10-27
Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)
USS Iuka AT-37

Navy Day

Note:


 

N/A

1944-08-04
USPO Machine Cancel
Connersville IN

USS New Orleans CA-32

The writing at the bottom of the cachet includes "East Coast Lefty" (aka Walter Lupton).

 


 

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