Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 3

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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.

 

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

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January - June 1950
 

N/A		N/A	1950-01-05 Locy Type LDPS 2t(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-28 USS Willard Keith DD-775
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-01-06 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Bairoko CVE-115
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-01-06 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Fargo CL-106
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-01-06 Locy Type LDPS 2tn USS Putnam DD-757
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A			1950-01-10 Locy Type LDPS 2tnu On the Back - Locy Type LDPS 9ef(nu) USS Stormes DD-780
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-01-13 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Spokane Cl-120
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-01-16 Locy Type LDPS 2t(n) USS James C. Owens DD-776
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-01-16 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) USS Saufley DDE-465
			First Day Cancellation USS SAUFLEY DDE 465 Re-Established

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N/A		N/A	1950-01-31 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Douglas H. Fox DD-779
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-02-24 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Waldron DD-699
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-02-27 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Haynsworth DD-700
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-03-07 Locy Type 2(n) USS Macon CA-132
			Last Day Cancellation Naval Cruiser Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-03-10 Locy Type LDPS 2tnu USS Merrimack AO-37
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-03-12 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Valcour AVP-55
			Welcome - DIXMUDE French CVE To Norfolk

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-03-14 Locy Type LDPS 2t(nu) USS Chemung AO-30
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-03-14 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Macon CA-132
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-03-14 Locy Type LDPS 2tnu USS President Adams APA-19
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed In "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1950-05-05 Locy Type LDPS P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. K-3c USS Kearsarge CV-33
			Last Day Postal Service Another Carrier Placed In "Mothballs"

Note: The postmarks states "LDPS / Bremerton / Wash."

 

N/A			1950-05-20 Locy Type 2(n) USS Colonial LSD-18
			The First Armed Forces Day May 20th. 1950

From the Bob Govern collection. This cover is not listed in Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-05-20 Locy Type 2t(nu) ("CV") USS Philippine Sea CV-47
			The First Armed Forces Day May 20th. 1950

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N/A		N/A	1950-05-20 Locy Type 2(n) USS Robert K. Huntington DD-781
			The First Armed Forces Day May 20th. 1950

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-05-20 Locy Type 2 USS Shenandoah AD-26
			The First Armed Forces Day May 20th. 1950

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1950-05-20 Locy Type 2 USS Wyandot AKA-92
			The First Armed Forces Day May 20th. 1950

From the Bob Govern collection. This cover is not listed in Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

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