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.

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References for the work of Taze Nicholson are "Tazewell Gatling Nicholson / 60 Years / Cover Sponsor / 30/05/1935-16/09/1995" by Ludo Janssens and reprinted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society (USCS) in 2023 and the "Naval Cover Cachet Makers Catalog" by R.D. Rawlins in 1997.

Page 1 (1935 - 1937) * Page 1a (1938 - 1939)
Page 2 (1940) * Page 2a (1941) * Page 2b (1942 - 1945) * Page 2c (1946) * Page 2d (1947 - 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.

 

N/A			1935-05-30 Locy Type 3 (BC-BOO) "DECORATION / DAY 1935" USS Antares AG-10
			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		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		N/A	1935-08-05 Locy Type 5hk "MD JOINS / FLEET" USS Maryland BB-46
			Honoring the Battleship

This cover is not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

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

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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

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:

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1936

 

N/A			1936-01-01 Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT) USS Taylor DD-94
			Happy New Year

Note:

 

N/A			1936-02-26 Locy Type F "U.S.S. TUCKER / LAUNCHED / NORFOLK NAVY YARD" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-34 USS Hebert DD-160
			Launching of - USS Tucker DD-374

Note:

 

N/A			1936-03-27 Locy Type 7dr USS Arkansas BB-33
			Commemorating the 142nd Anniversary of the Founding of the American Navy

Note:

 

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		N/A	1936-05-13 Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "JAMESTOWN / 1607-1936" USS Henderson AP-1
			329th Anniversary of the Founding of Jamestown

Note;

 

N/A		N/A	1936-05-13 Locy Type 7qt(3) USS Henderson AP-1
			329th Anniversary of the Founding of Jamestown

Note;

 

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

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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

Notes:

 

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

Notes:

 

N/A			1936-11-10 Locy Type 5ahks USS Hannibal AG-1
			Celebrating the 161st Anniversary of the US Marine Corps

Note:

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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		N/A	1937-06-25 Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "NORFOLK / VA" USS Owl AM-2
			Keel Laying for - USS Rowan DD-405 and USS Stack DD-406

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

 

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
			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

This cover is not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

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. This cover is not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

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