Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2

Tazewell G. Nicholson Page 1 (1935 - 1939)

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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1940
 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-08 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "GUANTANAMO / CUBA" USS Rowan DD-405
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. Not on Ludo Janssens list. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-02-01 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "ALA LAID / " USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Keel Laid for - USS Alabama BB-60

USS Alabama was BB-60 not BB-57.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-02-03 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NEW ORLEANS / LOUISIANA" USS Rowan DD-405
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring w. Stannard. Stannard's name can be found in the lower right corner of the cachet. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-03-12 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Launching of USS Bowditch AG-30

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

 

N/A		N/A	1940-03-20 Locy Type 9v USS Breckinridge DD-148
			First Day Use of New Cancels

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N/A		N/A	1940-03-20 Locy Type 9x USS Breckinridge DD-148
			First Day Use of New Cancels

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			1940-05-09 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) USS Bowditch AG-30
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1940-08-24 Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "LAUNCHINGS / NORFOLK N.Y." USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Launching of USS Raven AM-55 and USS Osprey AM-56

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

 

N/A		N/A	1940-08-24 Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT) "LAUNCHINGS / NORFOLK N.Y." USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Launching of USS Raven AM-55 and USS Osprey AM-56

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

 

			1940-08-29 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Blakeley DD-150
			Recommissioning

USS BLAKELEY salutes the Recommissioning of USS HOWARD DD-179

 

N/A		N/A	1940-09-02 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-3 USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Labor Day

Cachet by Henrik Wilson - Joseph F. Koehl and sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-09-06 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "CHARLESTON / S.C." USS Hilary P. Jones DD-427
			Commissioning/First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1940-09-14 Locy Type LDPS 3r (A-BTT) "LAST DAY / CANCELATION" Locy Type LDPS 9v Locy Type LDPS 9x USS Aulick DD-258
			Last Day of Postal Service

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			1940-10-01 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TBT) (Empty Killers) USS Kewaydin AT-24
			1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Not listed in USCS Postmark catalog

 

N/A		N/A	1940-10-05 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Rodgers DD-254
			Exchanged to England

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

			1940-11-15 Locy Type 9x USS Barnett AP-11
			1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Bullseye target killer

 

N/A		N/A	1940-11-15 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Barnett AP-11
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1940-11-15 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Howard DD-179
			1st Day of Postal Service

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			1940-11-18 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USS Schley DD-103
			First Day Of Postal Service and Recommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1940-11-26 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Gregory DD-82
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1940-11-26 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Gregory DD-82
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1940-12-14 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "N. O. B. / NORFOLK VA" FDPS 9v USS Mattole AO-17
			First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1940-12-14 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "N. O. B. / NORFOLK VA" FDPS 9x USS Mattole AO-17
			First Day Of Postal Service

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			1940-12-25 Locy Type F USS Vega AK-17
			Seasons Greetings

Green / red printed cachet.

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1941
 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Eberle DD-430
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-08 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Eberle DD-430
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Gwin DD-433
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-15 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Gwin DD-433
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-27 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Heywood AP-12
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / CANCEL" Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Niagara PG-52
			First Day of Postal Service

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			1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Sangamon CVE-26
			First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-06 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Sciota AT-30
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-06 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Sciota AT-30
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-14 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Iuka AT-37
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-14 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Iuka AT-37
			First Day of Postal Service

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			1941-02-21 Locy Type 9fw (C) USS Harry Lee APA-10
			First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-05 Locy Type 9x USS Grayson DD-435
			First Cancels

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-12 Locy Type 9x USS Kaweah AO-15
			First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-14 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "U.S. / NAVY" USS McKean DD-90
			First Day of Postal Services

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-14 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS McKean DD-90
			First Day of Postal Services

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS PC-509
			First Day of Postal Services

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-15 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS PC-509
			First Day of Postal Services

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-17 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERV" USS Osprey AM-56
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-17 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Osprey AM-56
			First Day of Postal Service

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			1941-03-19 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Laramie AO-16
			First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-25 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Herbert DD-160
			First Day of Commissioning – USS Zircon PY-16

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-31 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Ward DD-139
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-04-01 Locy Type 9efw USS Kaweah AO-15
			First Day Of Use, Type 9w

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-04-07 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Meredith DD-434
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-04-09 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COVER" USS North Carolina BB-55
			First Day of Commission

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N/A		N/A	1941-04-10 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TTO) USS Stringham DD-83
			Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-04-15 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Gregory APD-3
			Keel Laying of – USS Auk AM-57

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N/A		N/A	1941-05-17 Locy Type 9v USS William P. Biddle AP-15
			Commissioning of – USS Calypso AG-35

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			1941-05-20 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Greene AVD-13
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A			1941-05-30 Locy Type F "MEMORIAL / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-3 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Palmer DD-161
			Memorial Day

This cover was sponsored by the Admiral Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS (Chicago IL) and serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson in Norfolk VA. The Moffett Chapter may have created the postmark also but that is not confirmed. This postmark has only been seen on Moffett/Nicholson covers though.

 

N/A			1941-05-30 Locy Type F "DD / 161" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-3a Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) Locy Type USS Palmer DD-161
			Memorial Day

This cover was sponsored by the Admiral Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS (Chicago IL) and serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson in Norfolk VA. The Moffett Chapter may have created the postmark also but that is not confirmed. This postmark has only been seen on Moffett/Nicholson covers though.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-06-01 Locy Type 3z (BTB) USS Howard DD-179
			First Day of Type Z cancel.

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			1941-06-07 Locy Type 9fw Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-31 USS William P Biddle APA-8
			First Day of Type 9w cancel

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N/A		N/A	1941-06-20 Locy Type 9x USS Herbert DD-160
			First Day of Commissioning - USS Chenango AO-31

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N/A		N/A	1941-07-01 Locy Type 9x USS Iuka AT-37
			Keel Laying of - USS Wahoo SS-238

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N/A		N/A	1941-07-03 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) USS Kilty DD-137
			Commissioning of - USS Chemung AO-30

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-07-14 Locy Type 9v USS Iuka AT-37
			Keel Laying of - USS Herring SS-233

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			1941-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-OTO) USS Antaeus AS-21
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-08-08 Locy Type FDPS 3z (OTO) "FIRST DAY / COVER" USS West Point AP-23
			First Day Of Postal Service

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			1941-08-10 Locy Type 9efw USS Tarazed AF-13
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

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			1941-08-11 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS U.S. Grant AP-29
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-08-26 Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) USS Chaumont AP-5
			Keel Laid for - USS Herndon DD-638

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			1941-08-28 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) USS Alcyone AK-24
			1st Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-09-19 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY / POST. SERV" USS OTUS AS-20
			First Day of Postal Service

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			1941-09-20 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Stratford AP-41
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-09-26 Locy Type 3(A-BBT) USS Simpson DD-221
			Launching of the USS Hambleton DD-455

Contributed by Tom Kean

 

N/A		N/A	1941-10-01 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Chenango AO-31
			First Day of Postal Service

Note:

 

N/A		N/A	1941-10-18 Locy Type 9efw USS OTUS AS-20
			USN Auxiliaries

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

			1941-10-20 Locy Type 3 (A-OBO) "THE FIRST / WATCH" USS Hornet CV-8
			1st Day of Postal Service

Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell.

 

			1941-10-27 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS St Mihiel AP-32
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Drum SS-228
			First Day Of Postal Service

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-11-21 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Calypso AG-35
			Launching of - USS Indiana BB-58

Note:

 

			1941-12-16 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / OF ISSUE" USS Matagorda AVP-22
			Commissioning

Bruce D. Liddell collection

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1942
 

			1942-01-10 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS San Diego CL-53
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Cachet Makers: C Wright Richell and Tazewell G Nicholson

 

N/A		N/A	1942-01-27 Locy Type FDC 3z (BBT) USS Winooski AO-38
			First Day of Commissioning

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

			1942-03-07
			Ship Keel Laying - USS Kentucky BB-66

Notes: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and C Wright Richell
Cachet is thermographed.

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1943
 

N/A		N/A	1943-04-26 USPO Duplex Cancel "Navy Yard Sta." Portsmouth VA
			Launching of - USS Intrepid CV-11

From the John Young collection.

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1944

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1945
 

			1945-03-20
			Ship Launching - USS Midway CV-41

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			1945-09-10 Locy Type 2# USS Walsh APD-111
			Ship Commissioning - USS Midway CV-41

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			1945-10-27 USS Solar DE-221
			1st Day of Postal Service Type - 3 Victory Cancel

Green printed cachet actually used on Navy Day

 

			1945-11-27 USS Draco AK-79
			Last Day of Postal Service

Black printed cachet. Back black Rubberstamp Nicholson return address

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1946
 

			1946-01-11 Locy Type LDPS 2z Locy Type LDPS 9efu USS Zebra AKN-5
			Ship Last Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

		No Image	1946-01-29 USS O'Neill DE-188
			Last Day of Postal Service

Black printed cachet...Self addressed Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

N/A		N/A	1946-02-28 Locy Type LDPS 2z
			Last Day of Postal Service

From the Jay Joyce collection.

 

			1946-03-16 USS Charles Lawrence APD-37
			Last Day of Postal Service

Orange printed cachet...Back black rubberstamp T.G. Nicholson

 

N/A		N/A	1946-03-22 Locy Type LDPS 2z USS Kenton APA-122
			Last Day of Postal Service

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1946-03-22 Locy Type LDPS 2z USS Kenton APA-122
			Last Day of Postal Service

Additional text cachet by B. Saunders Bullard. From the Bob Govern collection.

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1947
 

N/A		N/A	1947-06-01 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS Chemung AO-30
			First Day Cancel of a New Name Cancel

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1948

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1949
 

			1949-05-15 USS Pocono AGC-16
			Last Day of Postal Service

Green printed cachet. Back black rubberstamp T.G. Nicholson

 

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