John E. Gill, USCS #H-39 This obituary first appeared in the September 1981 issue of the USCS Log: “John E. Gill, USCS #H-39, passed away on July 19, 1981 at the age of 67 from cancer that was not detected…
Koeppen, Howard C.
Howard C. Koeppen, USCS #3820 This obituary first appeared in the October 1976 issue of the USCS Log: “Howard C. Koeppen, age 65, died on August 19, 1976, at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, Wisconsin, following an extended illness. Howard…
Smith, Jim
Jim Smith, USCS #5861 Jim is one of our members who is both a collector and a dealer. You may recognize his business name of Pack-Rat Covers. He’s helped many members add covers to their collection. He’s helped me…
Russell, Jim
Jim Russell, USCS #H-692 The name Jim Russell is surely well known to long term members of USCS. To those who have joined after 1992, the name may not be as well known. Jim’s many contributions to the society were…
Henderson, Steve
Steve Henderson, USCS #9941 by Steve Henderson My folks gave me a “Little Golden Book” stamp album for my sixth birthday. That started it all. Over the years I have continued to collect U. S. stamps but have mainly concentrated…
Blair, John
John Blair, USCS #11,840 John fits at least some of profile of a typical member. He hasn’t authored a naval cover catalog, hasn’t prepared thousands of cachets, doesn’t belong to a chapter and doesn’t regularly write articles in the Log.…
Thomas, Jesse Burgess
Jesse Burgess Thomas, USCS #1012 Exhibitors at the USCS conventions will recognize the name of the Jesse Burgess Thomas Memorial Award, the award presented for the most outstanding exhibit of covers of maritime or naval history. I was the lucky…
McPherson, Don
Don McPherson, USCS #4727 As a member of the USS Saginaw Chapter, I have heard the name Don McPherson probably since attending my very first chapter meeting. Don joined USCS in August 1963 and 3 months later was one of…
Hesse, Alex
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…