Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2i

Tazewell G. Nicholson Page 1

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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1949

 

N/A		N/A	1949-01-29 Locy Type FDC 2(n) USS Newport News CA-148
			First Day Postal Service USS NEWPORT NEWS Cruiser CA 148

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-03-15 Locy Type FDPS 2t(nu) USS Soley DD-707
			First Day Cancellation USS SOLEY Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1949-04-01 Locy Type LDPS 2t(nu) USS Duluth CL-87
			Last Day Cancellation Naval Cruiser Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-04-04 Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-20 USS Roanoke CL-145
			First Day Postal Service USS ROANOKE Cruiser CL 145

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N/A		N/A	1949-04-13 Locy Type FDPS 2t(nu) USS Lindenwald LSD-6
			First Day Postal Service USS LINDENWALD Re-Established

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-04-15 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Providence CL-82
			Last Day Cancellation Naval Cruiser Placed in "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-04-29 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Fresno CL-121
			Last Day Cancellation USS FRESNO Decommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1949-04-30 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Tarawa CV-40
			Last Day Cancellation Another Ship Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-05-14 USPO Machine Cancel San Diego CA
			First Day Cancellation USS BARTON {DD-722} Recommissioned.

This cover is in Ludo Janssens catalog but not with this postmark. New variety to add to the catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-05-14 USPO Duplex Cancel "Naval Repair Base Sta." San Diego CA
			First Day Cancellation USS BLUE {DD-744} Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1949-05-14 USPO Duplex Cancel "Naval Repair Base Sta." San Diego CA
			First Day Cancellation USS FRANK E. EVANS {DD-754} Recommissioned

Records show USS Frank E. Evans' First Day of Postal Service was 26 Oct 1950. Recommissioning was on 15 Sept 1950.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-05-14 USPO Duplex Cancel "Naval Repair Base Sta." San Diego CA
			First Day Cancellation USS HARRY E. HUBBARD {DD-748} Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1949-05-14 Locy Type FDC 2t(nu) USS Salem CA-139
			First Day Postal Service USS SALEM Cruiser CA 139

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-05-14 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) USS Strong DD-758
			First Day Cancellation USS STRONG Recommissioned.

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N/A			1949-05-15 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Pocono AGC-16
			Last Day Cancellation Another Ship Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-05-20 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Huntington CL-107
			Last Day Cancellation Naval Cruiser Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-05-31 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-16a USS Little Rock CL-92
			Last Day Cancellation Naval Cruiser Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-08-01 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) USS Basilone DD-824
			First Day Cancellation USS BASILONE Commissioned

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N/A		N/A	1949-09-02 USPO Slogan Machine Cancel San Francisco CA
			First Day Cancellation USS ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM {DD-752} Recommissioned

Records shows that the FD Recommissioning was 5 Oct 1950 and the FDPS was 13 Nov 1950.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-09-15 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) USS Waldron DD-699
			First Day Cancellation USS WALDRON DD 699 Re-Established

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N/A		N/A	1949-10-06 Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-75 USS Bordelon DD-881
			Welcome to Norfolk HMS GLASGOW (Great Britain)

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N/A		N/A	1949-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Douglas H. Fox DD-779
			Honoring A Great Man A Great Navy

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-11-08 USPO Machine Cancel Norfolk VA
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Place in "Mothballs" USS WINSLOW DD-359

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-11-11 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-27 USS Greenwood DE-679
			First Day Cancellation USS GREENWOOD DE 679 Re-Established

Records show the FDPS was 30 Oct 1949.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-11-14 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Pasadena CL-65
			Last Day Cancellation Naval Cruiser Place in "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-11-28 Locy Type 2(n) ("DDE") USS Cony DDE-508
			First Day Cancellation USS CONY DDE 508 Re-Established

Records show the FDPS was 21 Nov 1949.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-11-30 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Adirondack AGC-15
			Last Day Postal Service USS ADIRONDACK Placed in "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-12-06 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) USS Fletcher DDE-445
			First Day Cancellation USS FLECTHER DDE 445 Re-Established

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1949-12-13 Locy Type LDPS 2tnu USS Pollux AKS-4
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-12-15 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) USS Carpenter DDK-825
			First Day Cancellation USS CARPENTER DDK 825 Commissioned

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N/A		N/A	1949-12-15 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Henley DD-762
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed in "Mothballs"

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N/A		N/A	1949-12-19 Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USS Siboney CVE-112
			Last Day Postal Service Another Ship Placed in "Mothballs"

From the Bob Govern collection

 

N/A		N/A	1949-12-20 Locy Type FDPS 2(n) ("DDE") USS Radford DDE-446
			First Day Cancellation USS RADFORD DDE 446 Re-Established

From the Bob Govern collection

 

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