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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…

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 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 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) 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.…

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 – 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, 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…

Non-Philatelic Cover USS Missouri By Don Tjossem (USCS #L-10,987) The USS MISSOURI (BB-63) has always been a favorite ship for collectors since the Japanese World War II surrender took place on her deck on 2 September 1945. Sometimes the date…

USS Fairfax Famous 50 Destroyer   Type 3 cancel and cachet giving the history of the ship’s namesake, Admiral Fairfax. Cachet by Harry Whitlatch. Signed by the Navy Mail Clerk at the upper left. Type 3 cancel and cachet honoring…