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USS Chaumont (AP-5)

Posted on: November 11, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS Chaumont AP-5 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) John Young has a very nice article in the June 2012 Log featuring Flag Day covers. There can never be too many Flag Day covers to look at, so I’ve chosen one of…
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USS Tullibee (SSN-597)

Posted on: November 11, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS Tullibee SSN 597 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Cachet maker Clyde Sarzin prepared this launch cover for the USS Tullibee. Sarzin prepared submarine event covers in the 1960’s. He also prepared first day covers featuring metallic cachets that were pasted…
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USS California (BB-44)

Posted on: November 11, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS California BB-44 By Steve Shay (L-10,821)   The battleship USS California was moored at Quay F-3 on the morning of December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attack began. The California was under the command of Captain Joel Bunkley and…
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USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS West Virginia By Steve Shay (L-10,821) September 2, 1945 was the date of the surrender ceremony held aboard the USS Missouri, ending the war with Japan and ending World War II. Approximately 280 ships were at anchor in Tokyo…
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USS Sirius (AK-15)

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS Sirius (AK-15) In the late 1930’s it was apparent to the United States military and government that there was potential trouble brewing just over the horizon. Consequently, efforts were made to put defenses in place in strategic locations. The…
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Cut Square Cancels (Rare)

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: July 29, 2021 Written by: John Germann
Cut Square Cancels Recent talk about R rated cancels (those of which 100 or fewer copies are reported) led me to remember a collection of cut squares I purchased 5 years ago. Early collectors of stamps and postmarks often used…
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ICEX – 86

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
ICEX -86 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) On May 6, 1986, three US Navy Sturgeon class nuclear attack submarines rendezvoused and surfaced together at the North Pole. This event occurred while the submarines were participating in ICEX 1-86, an Arctic Ocean…
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USS Mississippi (BB-41)

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS Mississippi (BB-41) The August and October 2013 issues of the USCS Log had excellent articles on cachet maker Henry Stinemetts. The cachet on the cover this month is a Stinemetts cachet. The cachet marks Armistice Day 1939 and is…
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USS Portland (CA-33)

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS PORTLAND CA-33 By John Young (USCS #L-8219) “Sweet Pea” known by her crew, was one of two INDIANAPOLIS class heavy cruisers built by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy MA. Launched in May 1932 and held its first day of commissioning ceremonies…
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USS Argonaut (SM-1)

Posted on: November 10, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2021 Written by: John Germann
USS Argonaut SM-1 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This is a beautiful cachet by James Chun who was a cachet artist for the Aloha and Argonaut Crews of the ANCS. The cover features a Type F cancel from the submarine USS…
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