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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.

 

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Or Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Cachet Makers

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-10 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "LAT 15-36 N / LONG 31-06 W"
			Enroute to St. Petersburg FL

Printed cachet – “Old Ironsides, Americas Most Famous Fighting Ship”

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-10 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "LAT 15-36 N / LONG 31-06 W"
			Enroute to St. Petersburg FL

Ships cachet. Autographed by Harry Moore, NMC

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Arrives at St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.

 

N/A			1934-04-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Arrives at St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by “Press of Historical Aeronautical Assn., 1420 Winchester, Glendale, Calif.”

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Arrives at St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by “Press of Historical Aeronautical Assn., 1420 Winchester, Glendale, Calif.”

 

N/A			1934-04-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Arrives at St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by “Press of Historical Aeronautical Assn., 1420 Winchester, Glendale, Calif.”
Ships cachet is on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Arrives at St. Petersburg FL

Hand painted cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Arrives at St. Petersburg FL

Ships Cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-15 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – April 15 – 23, 1934 St. Petersburg FL

Printed cachet by York Briddell and Alfred E. Newman.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-15 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – April 15 – 23, 1934 St. Petersburg FL

Pre-printed, rope bordered, envelope with a printed cachet by York Briddell and Alfred E. Newman.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-15 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – April 15 – 23, 1934 St. Petersburg FL

Cachet sponsored by St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-16 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-16 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by Pacific Northwest Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-20 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Ships Cachet. Cover is also stamped with a “St. Petersburg Airmail Society 4th Annual Exhibit” marking in black and a “St. Petersburg Airmail Society 4th Annual Exhibit” label in red.

 

N/A			1934-04-21 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by “Press of Historical Aeronautical Assn., 1420 Winchester, Glendale, Calif.”
Ships cachet is on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-21 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-21 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Printed and stamped cachet

 

N/A			1934-04-23 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Printed cachet – “Old Ironsides, Americas Most Famous Fighting Ship”
Rubber stamp cachet on the back sponsored by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-23 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Cachet by Earl Jay Wilson

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-23 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "ST.PETERS- / BURG,FLA."
			Port Visit – St. Petersburg FL

Printed cachet sponsored by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-27 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Apr 27 to May 3, 1934 Charleston, SC

Rubber stamped cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-27 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Rubber stamped (blue) cachet by the Charleston SC Stamp Club

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-27 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-28 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Rubber stamped (red) cachet by the Charleston SC Stamp Club

 

N/A		N/A	1934-04-30 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Printed cachet for President’s Day. Rubber stamp ships cachet on front also.

 

N/A			1934-05-01 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Rubber stamp ships cachet on front and back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-02 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Rubber stamp ships cachet on front.

 

N/A			1934-05-03 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "CHARLESTON / S.C." On the back 1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON, / MASS."
			Port Visit – Charleston, SC

Printed cachet by Earl Jay Wilson. Ships cachets on the back.

 

N/A			1934-05-04 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "OFF CAPE / HATTERAS."
			AT SEA

Rubber stamp cachets on the front and the back.
Autographed by Louis J. Gulliver, Commander, USN, Captain of the US Frigate Constitution.

 

N/A			1934-05-04 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "OFF CAPE / HATTERAS."
			AT SEA

Hand painted cachet. Rubber stamp cachet on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet

 

N/A			1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet, Ships cachets on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet – Commodore William Bainbridge, USN.

 

N/A			1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed & typed cachet, on the back it has Frank C. Kenworthy’s name stamp.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS."
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			MOTHER”S DAY Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-09 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet – “Work For The / Old Ironsides / Stamp”. Signed Leonard Rogers.

 

N/A			1934-05-10 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet. Dr. Harry H. Kretzler’s name stamp is on the back.

 

N/A			1934-05-10 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Yellow Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion.
Ships cachet is on the back of this cover.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-11 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet by C. Wright Richell to BOOST awareness for a commemorative stamp honoring Old Ironsides.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-12 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Red Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-13 Locy Type 3 (BTT) "U.S. FRIGATE" "BOSTON / MASS."
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed Mother's Day cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-13 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Double Cachet, #10 cover
Black Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion.
”Welcome Home Old Ironsides” rubberstamp cachet.

 

N/A			1934-05-13 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Ships Cachet.
On the back are postmarks from Boston MA (USPO Duplex, 2PM) dated May 13, 1934 and Brookline MA (USPO 4-bar, 4PM) dated May 13, 1934.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-13 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed MOTHER’S DAY cachet. Autographed by Harry Moore, NMC.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-13 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Ships cachet. Autographed by Harry Moore, NMC.

 

N/A			1934-05-13 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet by Richard Dumonte, USCS #145. Ships cachet on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-14 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Green Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-16 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Double Cachet, #10 cover
Printed & stamped cachets by Richard Dumonte, USCS #145.

 

N/A			1934-05-16 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet by C. Wright Richell to BOOST awareness for a commemorative stamp honoring Old Ironsides.
Purple Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-16 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS."
			N/A

Add-on cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-17 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS."
			N/A

Add-on cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-17 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet by Richard Dumonte, USCS #145.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-17 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet by Richard Dumonte, USCS #145.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-17 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet by Richard Dumonte, USCS #145. Green envelope.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-17 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet by Richard Dumonte, USCS #145. Tan envelope.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-20 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet by the Pennsylvania State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of America commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Marquis De Lafayette’s Death on May 20, 1834.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-20 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Bi-Colored Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-21 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet to “Boost for a commemorative Old Ironsides stamp”.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-21 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet. The name looks like “K. Bongard”. Notice the German postmark in the cachet, it is from the German cruiser “Karlsruhe” and is dated May 18 1934. Unusual cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-22 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet for DEWEY DAY, May 1st. Cachet by the Admiral George Dewey Chapter No. 8, USCS

 

N/A			1934-05-23 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet to “Boost for the Old Ironsides commemorative stamp”. Cachet by Alex R. Hesse.
“Boost for the Old Ironsides commemorative stamp” label on the back of the cover.

 

N/A			1934-05-25 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Rubber stamp cachet to “Boost for Old Ironsides stamp now”. Signed by Raymond Freshwater. An additional two labels affixed to the cover.
Bi-Colored Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion is on the back of the cover.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-26 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Hand drawn cachet to “Boost for an Old Ironsides stamp”.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-27 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Bi-Colored Cachet by John Gill and sponsored by the Boston Newspapermen’s Post 305, American Legion. Signed by John E. Gill.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-30 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Hand drawn cachet.

 

N/A			1934-05-30 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet with a “Constitution Stamp” label cover. Another label is on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-05-30 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.

 

N/A			1934-06-01 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.
Ships cachet on the back of the cover.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-02 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Ships cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-03 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Ships cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-05 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Ships cachet.

 

N/A			1934-06-07 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Welcome home to Boston MA

Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.
Ships cachet on the back of the cover.

 

N/A			1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed cachet by Alex R. Hesse
Ships cachet on the back of the cover.

 

N/A			1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Autographed by “Commander Louis J. Gulliver, Captain of the U.S. Frigate Constitution 1931-1934”
Cachet by Donald A. Schramm, USCS 194 and C. Wright Richell, USCS 251.
Ships cachet on the back of the cover.

 

N/A			1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Cachet by the United States Daughters of 1812, Frigate Constitution Chapter
Printed flag on the back of the cover.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Cachet by John Gill. Signed by Harry Moore, NMC.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Ships Cachet. Signed by “Louis J. Gulliver, Commanding. Last Day in Commission”

 

N/A			1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

3 examples of Ship Cachets on the front. 5 examples of Ship Cachets on the back.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed Cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Constitution Stamp label cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-06-08 Locy Type 3 (BTT) ("U.S. FRIGATE") "BOSTON / MASS"
			Last Day of Commission Welcome home to Boston MA

Printed “Last Day Postmark” cachet.

 

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