Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2a

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.

 

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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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N/A		N/A	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBB) USS Sangamon CVE-26
			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	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 9x 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	1941-05-16 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Gudgeon SS-211
			First Day Postal Service

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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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N/A		N/A	1941-06-02 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION" USS Long Island CVE-1
			Commissioning

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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

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

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

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

			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
			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	1941-09-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Alchiba AK-23
			First 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
			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

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-10-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Mizar AF-12
			First Day of Postal Service

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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

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N/A		N/A	1941-11-26 Locy Type FDC 3z (BTT) USS Kitty Hawk APV-1
			First Day of Commissioning

Not on Ludo Janssens list.

 

			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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