Cachet Maker Walter G Crosby Page 4

 

Page 1  (1931-1935)
Page 1a  (June 1931-July 1932 w/ Robert Beazell)
Page 2  (1936)
Page 3  (1937)
Page 4  (1938)
Page 5  (1939-1940)
Page 6  (1941-)
Page 7a  (The collection of Bob Boyd (grandson of Walter Crosby)
Page 7b  (The collection of Bob Boyd (grandson of Walter Crosby)
Page 8  (First Day Covers)

 

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.

 

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

 

		N/A	1938? Peru Handstamp
			Ship Commemorative - USS Ranger CV-4

Cachet is thermographed. This same cachet style is used on a cover for USS Saratoga CV-3 dated 1937-06-21.

 

			1938-01-01 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF" USS Arizona BB-39
			New Year's Day

Cachet is thermographed. Artist is C. Wright Richell, sponsor is Long Beach Cover Club, director is Louis A. Doane.

 

			1938-01-06 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN NY" USS Cachalot SS-170
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

N/A		N/A	1938-01-23 Locy Type 7 USS Mississippi BB-41
			FDR's 56th Birthday

Note:

 

N/A			1938-02-11 Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "HANKOW / CHINA" USS Luzon PR-7
			Remembering USS Panay PR-5

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby. NMC Jerome J. Golnik rubber stamp on the back. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

		N/A	1938-02-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF" USS Arizona BB-39
			Lincoln's Birthday

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-02-22 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN / FRANCISCO" USS Arizona BB-39
			Washington's Birthday

Cachet is thermographed. This cachet is the same style as the one for Lincoln's Birthday on 1938-02-12.

 

N/A		N/A	1938-04-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "MANILA / P. I." USS Bittern AM-36
			Collectors request

From the Tom Kean collection.

 

			1938-04-30 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT) "VILLEFRANCHE / FRANCE." USS Raleigh CL-7
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1938-05-17 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "SAN PEDRO / CAL" USS Tern ATO-142
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-06-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) "NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN" USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Commissioning

Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1938-06-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) "NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN" USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Commissioning

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-06-16 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7d "SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA" USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-06-26 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "SEATTLE / WASHINGTON" USS West Virginia BB-48
			Fleet Maneuvers

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-07-12 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel San Francisco CA USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Independence Day

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-07-14 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7d "SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA" USS Oklahoma BB-37
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1938-08-05 Locy Type 6egp-1 Naval Training Station San Diego California
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

N/A		N/A	1938-09-10 Locy Type 6egpr-1 (C+) USS Idaho BB-42
			US Fleet

Note:

 

N/A			1938-09-05 Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) USS Lexington CV-2
			Labor Day

Cachet is sponsored by the Freebooters Crew, ANCS. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

		N/A	1938-09-25 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "PORTSMOUTH / ENGLAND" USS Honolulu CL-48
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

Cachet is thermographed.

 

N/A		N/A	1938-10-03 Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF-" USS Blue DD-387
			US Fleet

Note:

 

		N/A	1938-10-11 Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF" USS Medusa AR-1
			Category

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-10-17 Locy Type 7qt(2) USS Arizona BB-39
			American Legion Convention

Cachet is thermographed. Center symbol is the emblem for the American Legion.

 

		N/A	1938-11-06 USPO Machine Cancel San Diego CA
			Thanksgiving Day Ship Commemorative - USS Ranger CV-4

Cachet is thermographed.

 

		N/A	1938-11-29 Locy Type 6 (AT SEA) USS Arizona BB-39
			Ship to Shore Mail Delivery

Cachet is thermographed.

 

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