USS Henley DD-391 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) Early January 2008 Cover of the Month The cover this month marks the launching of the destroyer USS Henley, DD-391. Henley was launched at Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California on January…
Great White Fleet – Departure
Departure of the Great White Fleet By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) January 2012 Cover of the Month 2008 marks the 100th Anniversary of the round the world voyage of the Great White Fleet. President Theodore Roosevelt authorized the sailing of…
Luzon (PR-7) – Lawrence cachet
USS Luzon By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) February 2008 Cover of the Month The cover this month features a cachet that has been commented on many times through the years in the USCS Log. This cachet was first prepared by…
California (BB-44) – Linto Cachet
USS California By Don Tjossem (USCS #L-10,987) This cover was cancelled aboard the USS California on 17 March 1938, just over 70 years ago. This type 2 cancel…
USS Grebe (AM-43)
USS Grebe AM-43 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) The Order of the Day: “Order 4135, Beginning April 1 st Mail Clerks will change the slogan in their cancel 3 times a day and also…
USRSC Oliver Wolcott
USRSC Oliver Wolcott By Glenn Smith (#8,073) This cover was posted to Lieut. Horace B. West in “USS WOLCOTT” on June 2 nd, 1894 from Chickies, PA. The postage used was the 1890 2c George Washington issue tied to…
USS Hammerhead (SSN-663)
USS Hammerhead (SSN-663) By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The nuclear attack sub USS Hammerhead, SSN-663, was a Sturgeon class submarine. She was launched April 14, 1967 and commissioned June 28, 1968. Along with USS Shark, Hammerhead left Norfolk for SubIcex 2-70.…
USS Concord (CL-10) – Unofficial First Day Cover
Unofficial First Day Cover – USS Concord By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) Early naval cover collectors were interested in ships because of the cancellations. Cachets were practically non existent until the late 1920’s. However the different ships and different cancels…
USS Dallas (DD-199) – 4th of July
USS Dallas – Unofficial Fourth of July cover By Don Tjossem (USCS #L-10,987) The fourth of July always was a special day for Naval Cachet artists as this cover cancelled aboard the USS DALLAS on 4 July 1935 will…
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) – Olympics
USS Pennsylvania, Flagship of the US Fleet By Steve Shay (USCS #L-10,821) August brings the Olympics to Beijing, China with the opening of the XXIX Olympic Games on August 8. This reminds me of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los…