Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2

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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 - March 1940
 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-04 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) Locy Type FDPS 9v Locy Type FDPS 9x USS McCormick DD-223
			First Day Postal Service USS McCORMICK Destroyer 223 Recommissioned San Diego Calif.

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

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

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard. Stannard's name can be found in the lower right corner of the cachet (see red oval).
Not on Ludo Janssens list. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Welles DD-257
			First Day Postal Service USS WELLS Destroyer 257 Recommissioned San Diego Calif.

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-19 Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BBT) Locy Type FDPS 9v Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Branch DD-197
			First Day Postal Service USS BRANCH Destroyer 197 Recommissioned Phila. Navy Yard

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-19 Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "ENROUTE / HAVANA CUBA" USS Russell DD-414
			USS RUSSELL Destroyer 414 Shakedown Cruise

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-19 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / NY, NY." USS Stack DD-406
			USS STACK Destroyer 406 Shakedown Cruise

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-22 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Babbitt DD-128
			USS RAPIDAN Oiler AO 18 Recommissioned Norfolk Navy Yard

ANCS cachet by C. Wright Richell. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-22 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE" USS Rowan DD-405
			USS ROWAN Destroyer 405 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring Stannard. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-01-28 Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "JACKSONVILLE / FLA." USS Stack DD-406
			USS STACK Destroyer 406 Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Loring Stannard. From the Bob Govern 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. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1940-02-05 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "NORFOLK / VA" USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Recommissioning of USS SEPULGA AG-20

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N/A		N/A	1940-03-07 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Yukon AF-9
			First Day of Postal Service - Recommissioned

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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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