Alex Hesse, USCS #H-163 Most members have probably heard of Alex Hesse; he sponsored or service dozens of covers and printed hundreds of covers for others over approximately a 40 year period. If you’ve ever seen an ANCS Argonaut sponsored…
Hebert, Michael
Michael Hebert, USCS #7913 I was born a Navy brat on 4 February 1956 at Chelsea Naval Hospital, Massachusetts. My father MMC Antione Hebert retired in the early 1970s as a Chief Machinist Mate with 26 years of admirable service…
Arrington, Alton M. “Budd”
Alton M. “Budd” Arrington, USCS #7105 by Rich Hoffner USCS H 4456 Alton M. Arrington aka Budd Arrington was educated at Girard College in Philadelphia PA. In WWII he served in the U S Navy aboard several submarines and was…
St. John, Raymond
Raymond St. John, USCS #H-1376 USCS members may recognize the name Ray St. John and recognize this as the name of a USCS service award. Some may even know the name from USS Mississippi covers. But who was Ray? Ray…
Matthews, Robert W.
Robert W. Matthews, USCS #H-65 Robert W. Matthews was one of the early members of USCS, joining in March 1932 and receiving member number 65. He was sponsored by John Grove (#60) of York, Pennsylvania. Bob lived in Chicago and…
Hale, Joseph M.
Joseph M. Hale, USCS #H-40 Many of us who are collecting naval covers today use the “Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks” as their reference and bible for information about the cancels a particular ship may have had and when…
Dowle, Alfred H.
Alfred H. Dowle, USCS #H-1609 Alfred Dowle joined the USCS in June 1939 as member #1609, sponsored by John Haag (#92). His address was listed as Washington, DC at the time. Al was born in Chicago in 1885. He took…
Dobbins, Jim
Jim Dobbins, USCS #8058 Some of my earliest childhood memories came along the Detroit waterfront, the city of my birth. We lived just a few houses down from Ford Brush Park, near where Lake St. Clair flows into the Detroit…
Richell, C. Wright
C. Wright Richell, USCS #251 The name C. Wright Richell is well known to many naval cover collectors. He produced cachet designs for no less than 56 individuals, USCS chapters and ANCS crews during the “Golden Age of Cachets” before…
Banasky, Albert J.
Albert J. Banasky, USCS #9300 By Rich Hoffner, USCS # H-4456 Al Banasky joined the U S Navy in 1940 immediately upon graduation from High School at Naval Station Newport RI. He was a plank owner aboard the USS Dixie (AD-14), reporting…