Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 1d3

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Tazewell G. Nicholson Page 1

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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

October - December 1939

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-03 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Rowan DD-405
			USS RUSSELL Destroyer 414 Commissioned Naval Operating Base, Norfolk VA.

Cachet by C. Wright Richell. The "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" in the postmark is for USS RUSSELL.
From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-04 Locy Type FDR RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-11 USS Barney AG-113
			Ship Recommissioning

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-04 Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) USS Schenck DD-159
			USS YARNALL Destroyer 143 Recommissioned Oct. 4, 1939 Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-05 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NEW YORK / N.Y." USS Saint Louis CL-49
			USS SAINT LOUIS Light Cruiser On Shakedown Cruise

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-16 Locy Type FDR RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-109 USS Blakeley DD-150
			First Day USS BLAKELEY Destroyer 150 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-16 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Cole DD-155
			First Day USS COLE Destroyer 155 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-16 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Du Pont DD-152
			First Day USS DU PONT Destroyer 152 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-10-16 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Ellis DD-154
			First Day USS ELLIS Destroyer 154 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-01 Locy Type FDPS 3r (AC-TBT) Locy Type FDPS 9v Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Ellis DD-154
			First Day Postal Service USS ELLIS Destroyer 154 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-03 Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "VERA CRUZ / MEXICO" USS Mustin DD-413
			USS MUSTIN Destroyer 413 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-06 Locy Type RECD [CD-R1] USS Bailey DD-269
			First Day USS BAILEY Destroyer 269 Recommissioned San Diego Cal.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-06 Locy Type SLPb(n) (34x3) USS Welles DD-257
			First Day USS WELLES Destroyer 257 Recommissioned San Diego Cal.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-07 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-8a USS Omaha CL-4
			Honoring A Great Navy

Cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Barney DD-149
			First Day of Postal Service USS BARNEY Destroyer 149 Recommissioned Phila Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Barney DD-149
			First Day of Postal Service USS BARNEY Destroyer 149 Recommissioned Phila Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Humphreys DD-236
			First Day of Postal Service USS HUMPHREYS Destroyer 236 Recommissioned San Diego, Calif.

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Humphreys DD-236
			First Day of Postal Service USS HUMPHREYS Destroyer 236 Recommissioned San Diego, Calif.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Yarnall DD-143
			USS YARNALL Destroyer 143 First Day Postal Service

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-10 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Bernadou DD-153
			First Day of Postal Service USS BERNADOU Destroyer 153 Recommissioned Phila Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-13 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS MacLeish DD-220
			First Day of Postal Service USS MacLEISH Destroyer 220 Recommissioned San Diego, Cal.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-13 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS MacLeish DD-220
			First Day of Postal Service USS MacLEISH Destroyer 220 Recommissioned San Diego, Cal.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Blakeley DD-150
			First Day of Postal Service USS BLAKELEY Destroyer 150 Recommissioned Phila Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-15 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Blakeley DD-150
			First Day of Postal Service USS BLAKELEY Destroyer 150 Recommissioned Phila Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-15 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Keel Laid USS INGRAHAM Destroyer 444 Charleston, SC

Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-17 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Biddle DD-151
			First Day of Postal Service USS BIDDLE Destroyer 151 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-20 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Overton DD-239
			First Day of Postal Service USS OVERTON Destroyer 239 Recommissioned San Diego Cal.

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-20 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) USS Rowan DD-405
			Keel Laid Today USS INDIANA {BB-58} Battleship Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-20 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION" USS Stack DD-406
			USS STACK Destroyer 406 Commissioned Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1939-11-23 Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "CRISTOBAL / CANAL ZONE" USS Mustin DD-413
			USS MUSTIN Destroyer 413 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-11-30 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT) Locy Type FDPS 9v Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Sturtevant DD-240
			First Day Postal Service USS STURTEVANT Destroyer 240 San Diego, Calif.

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N/A		N/A	1939-12-04 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Babbitt DD-128
			USS ABEL P. UPSHUR Destroyer 193 Recommissioned Dec 4, 1939 Phila. Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1939-12-04 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Babbitt DD-128
			USS BRANCH Destroyer 197 Recommissioned Dec 4, 1939 Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-04 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Branch DD-197
			First Day USS BRANCH Destroyer 197 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-04 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Mason DD-191
			First Day USS MASON Destroyer 191 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-07 Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA" USS Mustin DD-413
			USS MUSTIN Destroyer 413 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Babbitt DD-128
			USS HUNT Destroyer 194 Recommissioned Dec 18, 1939 Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type 9 (C) USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			First Day USS SWASEY Destroyer 273 Recommissioned San Diego Calif.

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1 USS Laub DD-263
			First Day USS LAUB Destroyer 263 Recommissioned San Diego Cal.

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Overton DD-239
			First Day USS LAUB Destroyer 263 Recommissioned San Diego Cal.

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type RECD USCS Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Rodgers DD-254
			First Day USS RODGERS Destroyer 254 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Satterlee DD-190
			First Day USS SATTERLEE Destroyer 190 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection. Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-25 Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA" USS Mustin DD-413
			USS MUSTIN Destroyer 413 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-30 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "MIAMI / FLORIDA" USS Rowan DD-405
			USS ROWAN Destroyer 405 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

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