Cover of the Month
This is an eclectic group of covers posted over many years and by a variety of members. Steve Shay should be credited with most of these. Many of the archived covers give highlights of the ship’s history, the cachet maker if appropriate and what the cancellation date and type are.
USS Porpoise (SS-172)
November 16, 2020
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Thanksgiving 2006 Cover of the Month By Don Tjossem (#L-10987) Thanksgiving Greetings from the USS PORPOISE! This very colorful Thanksgiving cachet was cancelled aboard PORPOISE (SS-172) on 24 November 1938 nearly 70 years ago! The artistry and graphics are very
USS Long Island (AGV-1)
November 16, 2020
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USS Long Island AVG-1 by Jon Burdett (#11619) with editorial comments added by Steve Shay (#L-10821) December 2006 Cover of the Month The USS LONG ISLAND was the second ship so named, and the first
USS Moffett (DD-362)
November 16, 2020
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USS Moffett – USS-362 By Don Tjossem (#L-10987) January 2007 Cover of the Month HAPPY NEW YEAR! This MOFFETT (DD-362) cover was cancelled on 1 January 1937 with a type 3 cancel that indicates she was in Boston, Mass as
USS Relief (AH-1)
November 16, 2020
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USS Relief – AH 1 Mid-January 2007 Cover of the Month By John Young (#L-8219) Happy New Year, 1933 North Bay Stamp Club “New Years” cachet by Harry Ioor (USCS #877) who produced several different series of printed envelopes that
USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8)
November 16, 2020
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USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) By John Young (#L-8219) February 2007 Cover of the Month TWO TRIPS TO THE BAY OF WHALES USS MOUNT OLYMPUS & USCGC POLAR SEA Sixty years ago, collector Mrs. A. Mace, Marble, MN sent several #10
USS Constitution (IX-21)
November 16, 2020
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USS Constitution By Steve Shay (#L-10821) March 2007 Cover of the Month In July 1931 the frigate USS Constitution, perhaps better known as Old Ironsides, began a journey that would take her on a tour of the eastern United States,
USS Herbert (DD-160) – April Fool’s Cachet
November 16, 2020
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USS Herbert DD-160 By Don Tjossem (USCS # L-10987) April 2007 Cover of the Month This month’s Cover of the Month was cancelled aboard the USS HERBERT on April fool’s Day in 1935. (No fooling, that was over
USS Arctic (AF-7)
November 15, 2020
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USS Arctic – AF-7 Don Tjossem, (USCS # L-10987) May 2007 Cover of the Month This cover honoring Mother’s Day was cancelled on 10 May 1936 aboard the third USS ARCTIC (AF-7) with a registered cancellation. This Scott 737, Mothers
USS Texas (BB-35)
November 15, 2020
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USS Texas (BB 35) – Flag Day, 1932 By John Young (USCS #8219) June 2007 Cover of the Month Future USCS President York Briddell sent two cents Wahington envelope to Battleship No. 35 for cancellation commemorating Flag Day. John C.
Marine Detachment – Tientsin, China
November 15, 2020
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Marine Detachment, Tientsin, China By Glenn Smith, #8073 July 2007 Cover of the Month This cover was mailed from Quartermaster Clerk L. F. Shoemaker, a Marine with the Marine Detachment, Tientsin, China (now known as Tianjin). The letter was posted
Whale (SS-239)
November 15, 2020
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USS Whale SS-239 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) August 2007 Cover of the Month This cover commemorates the keel laying of the submarine USS Whale. While submarines were once often named for fish, this one was named for a mammal
USS Arctic (AF-7)
November 15, 2020
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USS Artic AF-7 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) September 2007 Cover of the Month This cover commemorates Labor Day 1936. Labor Day is celebrated in the United States on the first Monday of September and makes for the last 3 day
Cachalot (SS-170)
November 15, 2020
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USS Cachalot, SS-170 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) October 2007 Cover of the MonthWitches, bats and black cats. It must be Halloween! This colorful hand drawn cover was produced by William Linto in 1938, his 79 th numbered cachet. It is
Tarpon (SS-175)
November 15, 2020
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USS Tarpon SS-175 By Don Tjossem (#L-10987) November 2007 Cover of the Month This cachet, cancelled aboard the USS Tarpon on 26 November 1936, shows a reluctant turkey being taken to a Thanksgiving dinner. This cover was designed and
US Naval Hospital and Observatory
November 15, 2020
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U. S. Naval Hospital Washington, DC By Glenn Smith (#8073) December 2007 Cover of the Month Naval Hospital Facilities in Washington, DC: Prior to the American Civil War, Naval personnel medical needs were met in a rudimentary way at a