USS Whale SS-239 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) August 2007 Cover of the Month This cover commemorates the keel laying of the submarine USS Whale. While submarines were once often named for fish, this one was named for a mammal…
USS Arctic (AF-7)
USS Artic AF-7 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) September 2007 Cover of the Month This cover commemorates Labor Day 1936. Labor Day is celebrated in the United States on the first Monday of September and makes for the last 3 day…
Cachalot (SS-170)
USS Cachalot, SS-170 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) October 2007 Cover of the MonthWitches, bats and black cats. It must be Halloween! This colorful hand drawn cover was produced by William Linto in 1938, his 79 th numbered cachet. It is…
Tarpon (SS-175)
USS Tarpon SS-175 By Don Tjossem (#L-10987) November 2007 Cover of the Month This cachet, cancelled aboard the USS Tarpon on 26 November 1936, shows a reluctant turkey being taken to a Thanksgiving dinner. This cover was designed and…
US Naval Hospital and Observatory
U. S. Naval Hospital Washington, DC By Glenn Smith (#8073) December 2007 Cover of the Month Naval Hospital Facilities in Washington, DC: Prior to the American Civil War, Naval personnel medical needs were met in a rudimentary way at a…
Henley (DD-391)
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…