Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson

    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 - 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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1936

 

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

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

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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			1936-07-11 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

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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

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			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

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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

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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		No Image	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	1937-09-30 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "NORFOLK / VIRGINIA" USS Yorktown CV-5
			Ship Commissioning - USS Yorktown CV-5

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

 

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

Red 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

Cachet by C. Wright Richell

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1938

 

			1938-01-13 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "CULEBRA / PUERTO RICO" USS Yorktown CV-5
			Ship Shakedown Cruise - USS Yorktown CV-5

Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

 

N/A		N/A	1938-05-05 Locy Type 9 (C) USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Launching of USS Rowan DD-405 / USS Stack DD-406

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

 

			1938-05-12 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / NORFOLK, VA." USS Enterprise CV-6
			Ship Commissioning - USS Enterprise CV-6

Cachet co-sponsored by C. Wright Richell (ANCS 6).

 

			1938-05-12 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / NORFOLK, VA." USS Enterprise CV-6
			First Day of Postal Service - USS Enterprise CV-6

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

 

N/A		N/A	1938-06-07 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA" USS Taylor DD-94
			Twin Keel Laying - USS Morris DD-417 and USS Wainwright DD-419

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

 

			1938-07-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PONCE / PUERTO RICO" USS Enterprise CV-6
			Shakedown Cruise - USS Enterprise CV-6

Cachet by C. Wright Richell (ANCS 6). This is the same basic style as the commissioning cachet for USS Enterprise (1938-05-12).

 

			1938-11-10 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "RECOMM'ED / N.N. YARD" USS Capella AK-13
			First Day of Recommissioning

Cachet by C. Wright Richell

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1939

 

			1939-05-19 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Saint Louis CL-49
			First Day Of Postal Service

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

 

N/A		N/A	1939-09-23 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Rowan DD-405
			Commissioning

Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson (Naval Cachet and Cancel Club).

 

N/A		N/A	1939-09-23 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USS Rowan DD-405
			Commissioning / First Day Postal Service

Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson (Naval Cachet and Cancel Club). From the Tom Kean collection.

 

			1939-09-25 Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA USS Sirius AK-15
			Ship Keel Laying - USS Hornet CV-8

Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell (his initials "CWR" are below the stern of the ship). This style is similar to the commissioning cachet for USS Enterprise (1938-05-12).

 

			1939-09-26 Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1 USS Bainbridge DD-246
			Ship Recommissioning

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

 

N/A		N/A	1939-09-26 Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1 USS Humphreys DD-236
			Recommissioning

From the Tom Kean collection.

 

			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.

 

			1939-10-16 Locy Type FDR RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-109 USS Blakeley DD-150
			Ship Recommissioning

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

 

			1939-11-06 Locy Type RECD [CD-R1] USS Bailey DD-269
			Recommissioning

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			1939-11-10 Locy Type 9v USS Bernadou DD-153
			First Day of Postal Service

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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 of Postal Service

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			1939-12-04 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Babbitt DD-128
			Recommissioning

USS BABBITT salutes the Recommissioning of USS ABEL P. UPSHUR DD-193

 

			1939-12-18 Locy Type RECD USCS Catalog Illus. CD-R1 USS Laub DD-263
			Recommissioning

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard

 

N/A		N/A	1939-12-18 Locy Type RECD USCS Catalog Illus. CD-R2 USS Rodgers DD-254
			Recommissioning

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard

 

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