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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	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text --------- Cachet Category

N/A			1972-04-22 USPS Machine Cancel Quincy MA
			Launching / Christening

Cachet sponsored by the Malcolm C. Walker and sponsored by the Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS

			1972-12-09 Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS)
			First Day in Commission

Cachet sponsored by the Malcolm C. Walker and sponsored by the Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS. Insert courtesy of William Pepe.

No Image			1973-10-13 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)
			Category

Note:

			1975-10-13 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)
			Commissioning Day Anniversary

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N/A		N/A	1979-05-16 Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USS,USN)
			Headquarters, 31st MEU

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

			1981-03-24 Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USS,USN) USPO Slogan San Francisco, Calif
			Category

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No Image			1998-02-27 Locy Type F
			Decommissioning

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

No Image			1998-02-27 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)
			Decommissioning

Cachet Maker: Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

No Image			1998-02-27 Locy Type 2-1(n) (U.S(space). NAVY;LSD.40)
			Ship Decommissioning

Cachet Maker: Paul Nitchman

			1998-02-27 Locy Type 9-1n+u (USN,USS) Locy Type F
			Ship Decommissioning

Cachet Maker: Paul Nitchman

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