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1. USS Patrick Henry SSBN-599 Covers Page 1    (1959-1969)
2. USS Patrick Henry SSBN/SSN-599 Covers Page 2    (1970-2011)

 

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 --------- Cachet Category

 

N/A		N/A	1959-09-22 Pitney Bowes Pictorial Meter Groton CT
			Launching

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-13 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			First Attempt to fire POLARIS Missile

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-15 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Observation Island EAG-154
			First Submerged firing of the POLARIS Missile

Rubber Stamp Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-15 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			First Submerged firing of the POLARIS Missile

Cachet by John Zaso

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-15 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			First Submerged firing of the POLARIS Missile

Green Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-15 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			First Submerged firing of the POLARIS Missile

Red Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-15 USPO Machine Cancel Patrick Air Force Base FL
			First Submerged firing of the POLARIS Missile

Cacheted

 

N/A		N/A	1960-09-22 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			Final Submerged firing of the POLARIS Missile

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-10-15 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			First Firing on Secret Test

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-10-16 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			Second Firing on Secret Test

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-10-17 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			Third Firing on Secret Test

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-10-18 USPO 4-bar Port Canaveral FL
			Final Firing on Secret Test

Cachet by George H. Goldey (Goldcraft Cachets)

 

N/A		N/A	1960-10-27 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Br." New London CT
			First Firing of POLARIS Missile (09/15/60)

Rubber Stamp Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1960-10-28 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Br." New London CT
			First Firing of POLARIS Missile (09/15/60)

Rubber Stamp Cachet on airmail envelope.

 

N/A		N/A	1960-12-24 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "GIVE / THE UNITED WAY" Charleston, S.C.
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet, autographed by Cdr. H. E. Shear, USN. CO (Blue) (April 1960-July 1962)

 

N/A		N/A	1961-02-03 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1961-03-10 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			First Patrol on Station

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1961-03-22 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			First Polaris Sub in Europe

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1961-06-05 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			Carried On Polaris Patrol

Official Ships Cachet. Signed by Cdr. R. L. J. Long, USN. (CO Gold) (April 1960-August 1963)

 

N/A		N/A	1961-08-29 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			Carried On Polaris Patrol

Official Ships Cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1962-05-10 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Unfinished Cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

N/A		N/A	1962-06-19 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1962-09-19 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. (7th Patrol)

 

N/A		N/A	1962-11-14 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1962-11-28 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. (8th Patrol)

 

N/A		N/A	1962-12-03 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. (8th Patrol). Note: The addressee, Don Van Ooyen, was the President of the Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS at this time.

 

N/A		N/A	1962-12-17 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Proteus AS-19
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1963-03-06 USPO Machine Cancel "GIVE / Red Cross / Fund" Charleston SC
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. Note: The addressee, Donald O. Schultz, was the Secretary & Newsletter Editor of the Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS at this time.

 

N/A		N/A	1963-06-03 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Carried on POLARIS Patrol

Official Ships Cachet.

 

N/A		N/A	1963-06-03 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Carried on POLARIS Patrol

Official Ships Cachet. ("10th Patrol" written on reverse)

 

N/A		N/A	1963-06-12 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1963-06-19 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1963-07-31 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1964-01-31 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A			1964-01-31 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Patrol 13 / 7th Blue Crew Patrol

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1964-05-05 Locy Type 2(n)(USS) USS Proteus AS-19
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. ("15th Patrol" written on reverse)

 

N/A		N/A	1964-07-04 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Independence Day

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1964-09-25 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. (16th Patrol)

 

N/A		N/A	1964-12-20 USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT
			Carried on Polaris Patrol

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1965-02-17 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet. Signed by the Former Gold Crew CO, Capt. S. D. Cramer, Jr., USN. (Aug 1963-Dec 1964)

 

N/A		N/A	1965-04-12 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			5th Anniversary of Commissioning

Cachet by Robert Ekas

 

N/A		N/A	1965-04-26 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1966-03-12 USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1966-03-23 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1966-07-20 USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1966-08-25 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Canopus As-34
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1966-10-31 USPO Machine Cancel Patrick Air Force Base FL
			1st A-3 Firing after Refit

Cachet by the Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS

 

N/A		N/A	1966-11-01 USPO Machine Cancel Cape Canaveral FL
			1st A-3 Firing after Refit

Official Ships Cachet

 

N/A		N/A	1966-11-21 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			Collectors Request

Official Ships Cachet

 

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