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USS George Washington SSBN-598 Covers Page 1 (1959-1973)
USS George Washington SSBN-598 Covers Page 2 (1974-2011)

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 --------- Cachet Category

N/A		N/A	1974-06-09 USPS Machine Cancel Groton CT
			15th Anniversary of Launching

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft).

N/A		N/A	1974-12-30 USPS Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			15th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cacheted

N/A		N/A	1975-07-20 USPS Machine Cancel Patrick Air Force Base FL
			15th Anniversary of 1st successful submerged POLARIS Launch at 12:39 EST by the Blue Crew. 2nd launch at 1532 EST.

Cacheted

N/A		N/A	1975-07-20 USPS Machine Cancel Cape Canaveral FL
			15th Anniversary of 1st successful submerged POLARIS Launch at 1239 EST by the Blue Crew. 2nd launch at 1532 EST.

Cacheted

N/A		N/A	1975-07-30 USPS Machine Cancel Patrick Air Force Base FL
			15th Anniversary of 1st successful submerged POLARIS Launch at 1520 EST by the Gold Crew.

Cacheted

N/A		N/A	1976-12-16 USPS CDS Vallejo CA
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

N/A		N/A	1978-09-20 USPS 4-bar Patrick Air Force Base FL
			POLARIS A-3 Missile firing

Cacheted

N/A		N/A	1984-12-30 USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton CT
			25th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Branch" Bremerton, WA
			Decommissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Branch" Bremerton, WA
			Decommissioning of the USS George Washington SSBN-598 and the USS Thomas Jefferson SSN-618

Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Sta." Bremerton WA
			Last Day of Commissioning

Cachet by Duane Rosendale

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Sta." Bremerton WA
			Last Day of Commissioning

Cachet by -

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Sta." Bremerton WA
			Last Day of Commissioning

Cachet by David Kent

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Sta." Bremerton WA
			Last Day of Commissioning

Cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

N/A		N/A	1985-01-24 USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Sta." Bremerton WA
			Last Day of Commissioning

Cachet by Ronald Reeves

N/A		N/A	1985-02-22 USPS 4-bar Cancel Washingtons Birthplace, VA
			Washington's Birthday

Masonic themed cachet by Frank Cochrane III. Cachet incorrectly gives hull designation as "SBNN".

N/A		N/A	1988-07-20 Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USN,USS) USS Constellation CV-64
			Scrapping Complete

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

N/A		N/A	1999-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			40th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	1999-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			40th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Donald Wilson #307

N/A		N/A	1999-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			40th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Donald Wilson #308

N/A		N/A	1999-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			40th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Dr. Chien L. Tsai, MD

N/A		N/A	1999-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			40th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by -

N/A		N/A	2009-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2009-12-30 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / Commissioning Station" Groton CT
			50th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Michael Hebert

N/A		N/A	2010-05-28 USPS Pictorial Cancel "USCS Station" Secaucus NJ
			50th Anniversary of Historical Deployments

Cachet by Greg Ciesielski, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2010-05-28 USPS Pictorial Cancel "USCS Station" Secaucus NJ
			50th Anniversary of Historical Deployments

Cachet by the USS New Jersey Chapter No. 90, USCS

N/A		N/A	2010-07-20 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / 1st Polaris Firing Station" Cape Canaveral FL
			50th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Firing

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2010-07-20 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / 1st Polaris Firing Station" Cape Canaveral FL
			50th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Firing

Cachet by Michael Hebert

N/A		N/A	2010-11-15 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / 1st Deterrent Patrol Station" Charleston SC
			50th Anniversary of 1st Deterrent Patrol

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2010-11-15 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / 1st Deterrent Patrol Station" Charleston SC
			50th Anniversary of 1st Deterrent Patrol

Cachet by Alvin L. Eckert

N/A		N/A	2010-11-15 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary of / 1st Deterrent Patrol Station" Charleston SC
			50th Anniversary of 1st Deterrent Patrol

Cachet by -

N/A			2011-01-21 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary Station" Kings Bay GA
			50th Anniversary of Completion of 1st SSBN Patrol

Cachet by Tom Armstrong, sponsored by the USS Columbia Chapter No. 106, USCS

N/A		N/A	2011-01-21 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary Station" Charleston SC
			50th Anniversary of Completion of 1st SSBN Patrol

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

N/A		N/A	2011-01-21 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary Station" Charleston SC
			50th Anniversary of Completion of 1st SSBN Patrol

Cachet by Michael Hebert

N/A		N/A	2011-01-21 USPS Pictorial Cancel "50th Anniversary Station" Silverdale WA
			50th Anniversary of Completion of 1st SSBN Patrol

Cachet by Tom Armstrong

N/A		N/A	2015 Micronesia
			Submarines

Issued in 2015, second submarine from the top shows the USS George Washington.

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 -01-24<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Sta."<br/>Bremerton WA
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Collectors Request
+Last Day of Commissioning
 <br/></td></tr></table>
-Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Duane_Rosendale_ | Duane Rosendale]]
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Duane_Rosendale_ | Duane Rosendale]]
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 -01-24<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Sta."<br/>Bremerton WA
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-Collectors Request
+Last Day of Commissioning
 <br/></td></tr></table>
-Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by -
+Cachet by -
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1985-01-24  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSN598_19850124_5_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-24<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Sta."<br/>Bremerton WA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Last Day of Commissioning
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_David_A_Kent_ | David Kent]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1985-01-24  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSN598_19850124_6_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-24<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Sta."<br/>Bremerton WA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Last Day of Commissioning
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_74_USS_Puget_Sound_ | USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
 <!--  1985-01-24  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSN598_19850124_7_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-24<br/>USPS Type 9<br/>"Naval Base Sta."<br/>Bremerton WA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Last Day of Commissioning
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ronald_Reeves_ | Ronald Reeves]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1985-02-22  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSN598_19850222_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-02-22<br/>USPS 4-bar Cancel<br/>Washingtons Birthplace, VA
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Washington's Birthday
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Masonic themed cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_Cochrane_III_ | Frank Cochrane III]]. Cachet incorrectly gives hull designation as "SBNN".
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1988-07-20  -->
 <!-- ============ -->
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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 <br/></td></tr></table>
 Cachet by -
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  2009-12-30  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSBN598_20091230_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-30<br/>USPS Pictorial Cancel<br/>"50th Anniversary of / Commissioning Station"<br/>Groton CT
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+th Anniversary of Commissioning
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  2009-12-30  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSBN598_20091230_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-30<br/>USPS Pictorial Cancel<br/>"50th Anniversary of / Commissioning Station"<br/>Groton CT
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+th Anniversary of Commissioning
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
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 <br/></td></tr></table>
 Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  2010-07-20  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSBN598_20100720_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-07-20<br/>USPS Pictorial Cancel<br/>"50th Anniversary of / 1st Polaris Firing Station"<br/>Cape Canaveral FL
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Firing
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert]]
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 </td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
-N/A
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSBN598_20110121_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td><td valign="center">
 -01-21<br/>USPS Pictorial Cancel<br/>"50th Anniversary Station"<br/>Kings Bay GA
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 th Anniversary of Completion of 1st SSBN Patrol
 <br/></td></tr></table>
-Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_106_USS_Columbia_ | USS Columbia Chapter No. 106, USCS]]
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 <br/></td></tr></table>
 Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
+<!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  2011-01-21  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeorgeWashington_SSBN598_20110121_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-01-21<br/>USPS Pictorial Cancel<br/>"50th Anniversary Station"<br/>Charleston SC
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+th Anniversary of Completion of 1st SSBN Patrol
+<br/></td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert]]
 <!-- === End of Ship Cover Entry === -->
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