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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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…