Author: John Germann (page 10)

USS Lyman K Swenson – DD-729 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) September 2005 Cover of the Month As many magazines and some news reports have been noting this year, 2005 is the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.…

USS Swordfish SS-193 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) October 2005 Cover of the Month Happy Navy Day! While Navy Day is no longer officially recognized as October 27, in fact it is now officially recognized as October 13, most cover collectors…

USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 by Herb Rommel November 2005 Cover of the Month One of the least expensive ways for a cover collector to get a cover is to send an addressed stamped envelope to a US Navy ship and…

USS Oriole AM-7 By Don Tjossem (USCS #L-10,987) December 2005 Cover of the Month Eugene L. Mueller, a very prolific cover artist from 1932 – 1941, created this month’s delightful Christmas cover of the month. (Notice Santa riding aboard the…

USS Claxton  Famous 50 Destroyer Type 3 cancel and cachet marking recommissioning, possibly sponsored by North Bay Stamp Club Type 3 cancel and cachet marking last day of postal service before transfer to Great Britain, cachet by C. W. Richell…

USS Chicago By Walter Crosby February 2006 Cover of the Month This month’s cover ties in to recent postings on the Chat Page regarding double Crosby cachets on cover. The cover is #10 size and has 2 thermographed cachets by…

USS Juneau Emil Bilka, USCS member #2670 April 2006 Cover of the Month Most naval cover collectors are familiar with the thermographed covers with small photos produced by Walter Crosby. In fact these are covers that probably first attracted many…

USS Mount McKinley AGC-7 May 2006 Cover of the Month Operation Crossroads 2006 is the 40th anniversary of the nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The tests were given the name of Operation Crossroads. Two tests…

USS Skate SS-305 June 2006 Cover of the Month Operation Crossroads The cover this month marks Operations Crossroads, the series of atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Two weapons would be used to study the effects of nuclear…

USS Whippoorwill AM-35 Don Tjossem USCS Member # L-10987 July 2006 Cover of the Month This Independence Day cover was cancelled aboard the USS WHIPPOORWILL on 4 July 1938. The cancellation is tied to a Scott # 840 Martha Washington…