Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 1d2
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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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
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July - September 1939
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-07-05 |
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Keel Laid for - USS South Dakota BB-57 |
Not on Ludo Janssens list.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-08-15 |
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Shakedown Cruise |
Not on Ludo Janssens list.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-09-23 |
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Commissioning |
Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson (Naval Cachet and Cancel Club).
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-09-23 |
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Commissioning / |
Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson (Naval Cachet and Cancel Club). From the Tom Kean collection.
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1939-09-25 |
Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell (his initials "CWR" are below the stern of the ship). This style is similar to the commissioning cachet for USS Enterprise (1938-05-12).
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1939-09-26 |
Cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
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N/A |
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N/A |
1939-09-26 |
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Recommissioning |
From the Tom Kean collection.
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