Cachet Maker Alton (Budd) M Arrington Page 11

Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

Cachetmaker Alton (Budd) M. Arrington created covers for himself, and was also one of the various artists that did artwork for the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. Budd was a retired Navy Commander and served in the Submarine Service during WWII and his love of submarines is shown through his incredible artwork. In 1983, Budd created a series of covers for the 52 submarines that cruise our oceans “On Eternal Patrol” and these covers are shown on page 3 and 4. The majority of the covers illustrated are from Budd’s original artwork and not from the actual covers themselves. These submarine covers are arranged in hull designation sequence starting on page 6.
Please enjoy these covers that Budd created.

1. Page 1    (Decatur Chapter No. 4)
2. Page 2    (Decatur Chapter No. 4)
3. Page 3    (WWII - On Eternal Patrol)
4. Page 4    (WWII - On Eternal Patrol)
5. Page 5    (Medal of Honor and Misc. covers)
6. Page 6    (AGSS / SS Subs)
7. Page 7    (SS Subs)
8. Page 8    (SS Subs)
9. Page 9    (SS/SSBN Subs)
10. Page 10    (SSBN / SSG / SSK / SSN Subs)
11. Page 11    (SSN / SSR / SSRN / SST Subs)

 

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			1974-02-14 Locy Type 2 USS Orion AS-18
			Valentine's Day USS Seahorse SSN-669

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			1986-01-08 Locy Type 9 USS Fulton AS-11
			15th Anniversary USS Bluefish SSN-675

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			1981-03-12 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Billfish SSN-676
			10th Anniversary

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			1981-12-17 USPS 4-bar "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Archerfish SSN-678
			10th Anniversary

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			1986-07-01 Locy Type 2 USS Fulton AS-11
			The USS Archerfish SSN-678 returns from a North Pole trip

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			1974-12-21 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Glenard P. Lipscomb SSN-685
			Commissioning

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			1974-12-21 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Glenard P. Lipscomb SSN-685
			Commissioning

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		N/A	1975-08-16 USPS Machine cancel Neport News, VA USS Richard B. Russell SSN-687
			Commissioning

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			1975-08-16 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "USS Philadelphia / SSN-690 / Commissioned" Groton, CT USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Commissioning

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			1975-08-16 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "USS Philadelphia / SSN-690 / Commissioned" Groton, CT USS Philadelphia SSN-690
			Commissioning

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			1978-07-08 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Groton SSN-694
			Commissioning

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			1981-07-18 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Dallas SSN-700
			Commissioning

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			1981-10-24 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS La Jolla SSN-701
			Commissioning

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			1981-10-24 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS La Jolla SSN-701
			Commissioning

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			1981-09-29 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Phoenix SSN-702
			Sea Trials

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			1981-12-19 USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT USS Phoenix SSN-702
			Commissioning

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			1981-04-25 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT USS City of Corpus Christi SSN-705
			Christening

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		N/A	1983-05-21 USS Albuquerque SSN-706
			Commissioning

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			1982-09-18 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT USS Portsmouth SSN-707
			Christening

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			1983-10-01 Locy Type F USS Portsmouth SSN-707
			Commissioning

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			1983-03-19 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul SSN-708
			Christening

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			1983-08-27 USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT USS Hyman G. Rickover SSN-709
			Christening

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			1985-01-19 Locy Type F USS Augusta SSN-710
			Commissioning

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			1985-01-19 Locy Type F USS Augusta SSN-710
			Commissioning

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		N/A	1985-01-19 USPS Machine cancel Norfolk, VA USS Buffalo SSN-715
			Commissioning

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			1985-07-06 USPS CDS Groton, CT USS Honolulu SSN-718
			Commissioning

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		N/A	1984 USS Oklahoma City SSN-723
			Un-serviced cover

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			1998-05-27 USPS Pictorial Staten Island, NY USS Hampton SSN-767
			Representing the Submarine Force - Fleet Week 1998

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			1952-07-07 Locy Type 2 (S-41) USS Shenandoah AD-26
			USS Burrfish SSR-312

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			1960-08-02 USPO Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Branch New London, CT USS Triton SSRN-586
			Sailor's Mail

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			1968-10-04 Locy Type 2 USS Bushnell AS-15
			Sailor's Mail USS Mackerel SST-1

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			1970-10-29 Locy Type 7 USS Howard W. Gilmore AS-16
			Sailor's Mail USS Marlin SST-2

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			1970-10-29 USPO Slogan Machine cancel Charleston, SC
			Sailor's Mail USS Barracuda SST-3

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