Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson: Difference between revisions

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Tazewell Gatling Nicholson was born on 14 June 1916 and died on 4 November 1997. Taz Nicholson was member #839 USCS, #598 American Naval Cover Service, #119 Registered Cachet Dealer and #14 International Cover Guild and produced covers from 30 May 1935 to 16 September 1996.

Page 1 (1935 - 1937)
Page 1a (1938 - 1939)
Page 2 (1940 - 1949)
Page 3 (1950 - 1959)
Page 4 (1960 - 1969)
Page 5 (1970 - 1979)
Page 6 (1980 - 1989)
Page 7 (1990 - 1996)
Page 8 Nicholson's Cover ID Markings

Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

1935

N/A			1935-05-30 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "MEMORIAL DAY / NORFOLK VA" USS Sturtevant DD-240
			Memorial Day

1st CACHET, 1st SHIP.

N/A		N/A	1935-05-30 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "MEMORIAL DAY / NORFOLK VA" USS Sturtevant DD-240
			Memorial Day

1st CACHET. "Somebody decided to color the cachet..."

			1935-05-30 Locy Type 3 (BC-BOO) "DECORATION / DAY-1935" USS Antares AG-10
			Memorial Day

1st CACHET. Blue grey printed cachet. Back Violet rubberstamp N.C.C.C.

N/A		N/A	1935-05-30 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "MEMORIAL DAY / NORFOLK VA" USS Sturtevant DD-240
			Memorial Day

This cachet is shown in the "USCS Naval Cover Cachet Maker Catalog" as Nicholson's but is not mentioned in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

N/A			1935-06-14 Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA" USS Jacobs Jones DD-130
			Flag Day

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-07-04 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "INDEPENDEN / CE DAY" USS Manley DD-74
			Independence Day

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-07-04 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "INDEPENDENCE / DAY" USS Sturtevant DD-240
			Independence Day

Note:

N/A			1935-08-01 Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "BETTER LATE / THAN NEVER" USS Jacobs Jones DD-130
			Independence Day cachet

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-08-01 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "BETTER LATE / THAN NEVER" USS Sturtevant DD-240
			Independence Day cachet

Note:

N/A			1935-08-01 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Salinas AO-19
			21st Anniversary - Beginning of World War 1

Note:

N/A			1935-10-12 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "NORFOLK / NAVY YARD" USS Fairfax DD-93
			Columbus Day

Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

N/A			1935-10-12 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY" USS Hannibal AG-1
			Columbus Day

Note:

N/A			1935-10-12 Locy Type 3(AC) USS Taylor DD-94
			Columbus Day, cachet by the Naval Cachet and Cancel Club

Note:

N/A			1935-10-12 Locy Type 3(AC) USS Taylor DD-94
			Columbus Day, cachet by the Naval Cachet and Cancel Club

Note:

N/A			1935-10-28 Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) USS Cormorant AM-40
			Navy Day

Note:

N/A			1935-10-28 Locy Type 3(AC) USS Taylor DD-94
			Navy Day

Note:

N/A			1935-12-25 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) USS Hannibal AG-1
			Christmas Greetings

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-12-25 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) USS Semmes AG-24
			Christmas Greetings

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-12-25 Locy Type 7dr USS Wyoming AG-17
			Christmas Greetings

Note:

N/A		N/A	1935-12-31 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / NORFOLK VA" USS Schenck DD-159
			Happy New Year

Note:

1936

N/A			1936-04-04 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "YORKTOWN / LAUNCHED" USS Babbitt DD-128
			Launching of - USS Yorktown CV-5

Note:

N/A			1936-04-22 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "WELCOME / DOWNES" USS Henderson AP-1
			Launching of - USS Downes DD-375

Note:

N/A			1936-04-22 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "U.S.S. DOWNES / LAUNCHED" USS Monaghan DD-354
			Launching of - USS Downes DD-375

From the Tom Kean collection.

N/A			1936-06-14 Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) USS Humphreys DD-236
			Flag Day

Note:

N/A		N/A	1936-06-14 Locy Type 3s (AC-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA" USS King DD-242
			Flag Day

Note:

N/A		N/A	1936-07-04 Locy Type 5hks USS Sands DD-243
			Independence Day

Note:

N/A			1936-07-11 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "SWEEPER / TO TENDER" USS Raleigh CL-7
			18th Birthday of the USS OWL AM-2 and commemorating her conversion from Minesweeper to Aircraft Tender.

From the Tom Kean collection.

			1936-07-21 Locy Type 7qt(2) USS Maryland BB-46
			Ship Birthday

Notes:

N/A			1936-07-23 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Tucker DD-374
			Commissioning / First Day of Postal Service

Notes:

N/A		N/A	1936-08-15 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "CANAL ZONE / ANIV." USS Childs DD-241
			22nd Anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal

Note:

			1936-08-30 Locy Type 7dr (USS Colorado BB-45) Locy Type 9 (USS Raleigh CL-7) Locy Type SLKsl (74x7) (USS Raleigh CL-7)
			Ship Birthday - USS Colorado BB-45

Notes:

N/A			1936-09-01 Locy Type 3 (A-TTB) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA" USS Whitney AD-4 Locy Type SLKbs (87x9) USS Owl AM-2
			First Day of Commissioning of - USS Acushnet AT-63

Notes:

N/A			1936-09-03 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "USS BAGLEY / LAUNCHED" USS Tucker DD-374
			Launching of - USS Bagley DD-386

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1937

			1937-05-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA." USS Leary DD-158
			Launching of USS Blue DD-387 and USS Helm DD-388

Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
In the Ludo Janssens catalog, this cover has the notation - "USS BLUE / DD-387 & USS HELM / DD-386 Twin Launching (ANCS)"
The red arrow shows in the cachet scan shows where the ANCS initials are.

N/A			1937-08-14 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-TTB) "1-ST DAY / COMM" USS Blue DD-387
			Commissioning

FDC Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the Tom Kean collection.

N/A		N/A	1937-08-14 Locy Type FDC 3ty "HAVANA / CUBA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-38b Locy Type FDC 9x USS Blue DD-387
			Commissioning

FDC Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

N/A			1937-09-28 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "HABANA DE / CUBA" USS Bagley DD-386
			Shakedown Cruise

R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

		N/A	1937-09-30 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "NORFOLK / VIRGINIA" USS Yorktown CV-5
			Ship Commissioning

ANCS Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

N/A			1937-09-30 Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT) "NORFOLK / VIRGINIA" USS Yorktown CV-5
			First Day of Postal Service

Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

N/A			1937-10-04 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "N N Y / PORTSMOUTH" USS Bagley DD-386
			Shakedown Cruise

Postmark on the back is a 3 (AC-BBB) from USS Sirius AK -15.

N/A			1937-10-12 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY" Locy Type 9x USS Bagley DD-386
			Columbus Day

R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

N/A			1937-10-12 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY" Locy Type 9x USS Bagley DD-386
			Columbus Day

R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

			1937-11-24 Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA" USS Blue DD-387
			Shakedown Cruise

ANCS Cachet by C. Wright Richell

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 -08-14<br/>Locy Type FDC 3ty<br/>"HAVANA / CUBA"<br/>USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-38b<br/>Locy Type FDC 9x<br/>[[BLUE_DD_387 | USS Blue DD-387]]
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 FDC Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell| C. Wright Richell]], sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
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+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1937-09-28 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:Bunter Bagley DD 386 19370928 1 front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:Bunter Bagley DD 386 19370928 1 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-09-28<br/>Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)<br/>"HABANA DE / CUBA"<br/>[[BAGLEY_DD_386|USS Bagley DD-386]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Shakedown Cruise
+</td></tr></tr></table>
+R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
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 <!--  1937-09-30  -->
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 -09-30<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)<br/>"NORFOLK / VIRGINIA"<br/>[[YORKTOWN_CV_5 | USS Yorktown CV-5]]
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning|Ship Commissioning]] - [[YORKTOWN_CV_5 | USS Yorktown CV-5]]
+[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning|Ship Commissioning]]
 </td></tr></table>
 ANCS Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell| C. Wright Richell]], sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
 <!-- === End of Cachet Maker Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  1937-09-30  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski Yorktown CV5 19370930 4 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski Yorktown CV5 19370930 4 Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-09-30<br/>Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-BBT)<br/>"NORFOLK / VIRGINIA"<br/>[[YORKTOWN_CV_5 | USS Yorktown CV-5]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+First Day of Postal Service
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell| C. Wright Richell]], sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
+<!-- === End of Cachet Maker Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1937-10-04 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:Bunter Bagley DD 386 19371004 1 front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:Bunter Bagley DD 386 19371004 1 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-04<br/>Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)<br/>"N N Y / PORTSMOUTH"<br/>[[BAGLEY_DD_386|USS Bagley DD-386]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Shakedown Cruise
+</td></tr></tr></table>
+Postmark on the back is a 3 (AC-BBB) from USS Sirius AK -15.
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
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 [[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]]
 </td></tr></tr></table>
-Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA
+R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1937-10-12 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:Bunter Bagley DD 386 19371012 1 front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:Bunter Bagley DD 386 19371012 1 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-12<br/>Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)<br/>"COLUMBUS / DAY"<br/>Locy Type 9x<br/>[[BAGLEY_DD_386|USS Bagley DD-386]]
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]]
+</td></tr></tr></table>
+R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
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Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:20, 20 March 2026

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