ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN 72 Covers Page 1
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- USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-71 Covers Page 1 (1984-2009)
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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 --------- Category |
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1984-11-03 |
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Keel Laying |
Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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No Image |
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N/A |
1984-11-03 |
Cachet Maker: USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS
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N/A |
1984-11-03 |
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Keel Laying |
Cachet Maker: Duane Rosendale
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No Image |
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1988-02-13 |
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Launching and Christening |
Cachet Maker: Ronald Reeves
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N/A |
1988-02-13 |
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Launching and Christening |
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N/A |
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N/A |
1988-02-13 |
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Launching and Christening |
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1989-08-07 |
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First Day Postal Service |
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1989-08-07 |
Cachet Maker: Tazewell G Nicholson.
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1989-09-11 |
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Builders Trials |
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1989-09-11 |
Cachet Maker: Tazewell G Nicholson.
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1989-11-11 |
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First Day in Commission |
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1989-11-11 |
Cachet Maker: Newport News Shipbuilding.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1989-11-11 |
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Commissioning |
Commissioning cover given to commissioning crewmembers.
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1990-01-27 |
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Official Business |
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1990-02-01 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
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1990-02-01 |
Cachet Maker: Tazewell G Nicholson.
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N/A |
1990-02-01 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Cachet by Gary R. Rogak.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1990-07-04 |
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Independence Day |
Cachet by Gary R. Rogak.
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1990-10-09 |
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Farewell to Norfolk |
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N/A |
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N/A |
1990-11-11 |
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Veterans Day |
Cachet by Gary R. Rogak.
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1991-03-07 |
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Official Business |
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1991-09-30 |
| First Deployment |
Cachet Maker: Gary R Rogak.
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1991-10-16 |
| Ship's crest |
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No Image |
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1993-01-29 |
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No Image |
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1993-10-17 |
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N/A |
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1993-12-08 |
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Tiger Cruise |
Cachet by the USS Abraham Lincoln Committee.
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1994-08-04 |
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Ship's Crest / Fleet Week 1994 |
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1995-12-25 |
Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong
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1998-12-25 |
Cachet Maker: Gary R Rogak.
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1999-07-19 |
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Category |
Cachet maker: Roger Wentworth. Cachet is #2 out of a total of 3
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No Image |
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1999-11-11 |
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No Image |
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1999-11-15 |
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2000-02-12 |
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Abraham Lincoln's Birthday |
Cachet Maker: Roger Wentworth. Cachet is #2 out of a total of 3
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2001-10-13 |
Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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2002-06-14 |
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Flag Day |
Cachet Maker: Alvin Eckert
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2002-11-27 |
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Operation Enduring Freedom |
Cachet Maker: Alexander Magda. Cachet is #1 of a total of 4.
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2003-09-27 |
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Ship commemorative USS Constellation CV-64 |
Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong
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No Image |
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2003-10-07 |
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Scrapping completed on the USS Ray SSN-653 |
Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong
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No Image |
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2003-10-27 |
Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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No Image |
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2003-12-25 |
Cachet Maker: Tom Armstrong
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No Image |
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2005-01-01 |
Cachet Maker: Roger A. Wentworth
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No Image |
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2008-09-05 |
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Contributed by Bill Payden.
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No Image |
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2008-09-05 |
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Contributed by Bill Payden.
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No Image |
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2009-02-12 |
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Abraham Lincoln's 200th Anniversary |
Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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No Image |
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2009-02-12 |
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Abraham Lincoln's 200th Anniversary |
Cachet by Mike Brock
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N/A |
2009-02-12 |
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Abraham Lincoln's 200th Anniversary |
Cachet by Pushin' The Envelope Limited Edition Cachets
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No Image |
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2009-11-11 |
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20th Anniversary |
Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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No Image |
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2009-11-11 |
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20th Anniversary |
Cachet by William J. Everett
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