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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to covers with add-on cachets as well.

 

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N/A		N/A	1942-11-13 Locy Type Fz "MONSSEN / ATTACKS / JAPS"
			William S. Linto

USS Monssen DD-436 sunk, Battle of Guadalcanal

 

N/A		N/A	1942-11-13 Locy Type Fz "SUBMARINE / MIGO / LAUNCHED"
			William S. Linto

USS Mingo SS-261 launched

 

			1942-12-07 Locy Type F "IN MEMORY OF / OUR HEROIC DEAD"
			George V. Sadworth

USS Vincennes CA-44

 

			1942-12-07 Locy Type F "IN MEMORY OF / OUR HEROIC DEAD"
			George V. Sadworth

USS Vincennes CA-44

 

			1942-12-07 Locy Type F "IN MEMORY OF / OUR HEROIC DEAD"
			George V. Sadworth

USS ATLANTA CL-51

 

			1942-12-07 Locy Type F "REMEMBER P.H. / USS HONOLULU HIT"
			Royal C. Hendricks

USS Honolulu CL-48

 

N/A		N/A	1942-12-16 Locy Type F "HOE SUB / COMMISSIONED"
			William S. Linto

USS Hoe SS-258 commissioned.

 

			1942-12-18 Locy Type Fz
			Not Identified

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1942-12-24 Locy Type Fz "CRUISER / RENO / LAUNCHED"
			William S. Linto

USS Reno CL-96 launched.

 

N/A		N/A	1942-12-30 Locy Type Fz "SUBMARINE / PADDLE / LAUNCHED"
			William S. Linto

USS Paddle SS-263 launched.

 

			1943-01-06 Locy Type F "JACK SUB / COMMISSIONED"
			Commissioning of USS Jack SS-259

William S. Linto Cachet No. 208. 81 covers issued. This is cover No. 19

 

N/A		N/A	1943-01-06 Locy Type F "JACK SUB / COMMISSIONED"
			Commissioning of USS Jack SS-259

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

			1943-01-10 Locy Type F "POGY SUB / COMMISSIONED"
			Commissioning of USS Pogy SS-266

William S. Linto Cachet No. 204. 45 covers issued. This is cover No. 38

 

N/A		N/A	1943-02-01 Locy Type F "USS ARGONAUT / ATTACKS CONVOY"
			Patriotic

USS Argonaut APS-1 sunk.

 

N/A		N/A	1943-02-01 Locy Type F "USS ARGONAUT / SINKS JAP DES."
			Patriotic

USS Argonaut APS-1 sunk.

 

N/A		N/A	1943-02-01 Locy Type F "REST IN PEACE / USS ARGONAUT"
			Rubber stamp cachets

USS Argonaut APS-1 sunk.

 

N/A		N/A	1943-02-16 Locy Type Fz "RUSSIA / GETS / KHARKOV"
			George V. Sadworth

Battle of Kharkov

 

N/A		N/A	1943-03-29 Locy Type F "MEAT BUTTER / ETC. RATIONED"
			William S. Linto

Rationing

 

N/A		N/A	1943-04-04 Locy Type F "133 US PLANES / BOMB PARIS"
			William S. Linto

Bombing of Paris

 

N/A		N/A	1943-04-08 Locy Type F "AIR SEA BATTLE / IN SOLOMONS"
			William S. Linto

Battle of the Solomons

 

N/A		N/A	1943-04-12 Locy Type F "SOUSSE FALLS / TO BRITISH"
			William S. Linto

Battle of Sousse Tunisia

 

N/A		N/A	1943-05-07 Locy Type F "TUNIS FELL TO / BRITISH ARMY"
			William S. Linto

Battle of Tunis

 

N/A		N/A	1943-05-18 Locy Type F "PANTELLERIA / UNDER AIR SIEGE"
			Richard P. Boone (PCEC 206, RCD 261, ICG 437) cachet

PANTELLERIA is an Italian island in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

 

N/A		N/A	1943-08-13 Locy Type F "YANKS RAID / AUSTRIA"
			Richard P. Boone (PCEC 206, RCD 261, ICG 437) cachet

Note:

 

			1943-05-30 Locy Type F "Hackleback / LAUNCHED"
			Launching of USS Hackleback SS-295

William S. Linto Cachet No. 305. 31 covers issued. This is cover No. 29

 

			1943-05-30 Locy Type F "DEVILFISH / LAUNCHED"
			Launching of USS Devilfish SS-292

William S. Linto Cachet No. 307. 30 covers issued. This is cover No. 20

 

			1943-06-12 Locy Type F "USS GRAMPUS / Reported Lost"
			Loss of USS Grampus SS-207

William S. Linto Cachet No. 264. 25 covers issued. This is cover No. 25

 

			1943-06-21 Locy Type F "USS COD / IN COMM"
			Commissioning of USS Cod SS-224

William S. Linto Cachet No. 311. 31 covers issued. This is cover No. 23

 

			1942-12-07 Locy Type F "IN MEMORY OF / OUR HEROIC DEAD"
			George V. Sadworth

Note: Tracing of the boxed "Free Mail" marking faintly seen on this cover.

 

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