Cachet Maker John E Gill

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.

John Gill   (Covers 1934-1978)
John Gill Page 2   (Self Created Postmarks 03/13/1935 to 08/13/1935)
John Gill Page 3   (Self Created Postmarks 08/14/1935 to 12/04/1935)

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			1934-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 2 (BC-BTT) "FIRST DAY / CANCEL" USS Farragut DD-348
			First Day of Postal Service

Purple cachet. Cachetmaker initials (JEG) can be seen under the right fluke of the anchor.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 2 (BC-BTT) "FIRST DAY / CANCEL" USS Farragut DD-348
			First Day of Postal Service

Red cachet. Cachetmaker initials (JEG) can be seen under the right fluke of the anchor.

 

N/A		N/A	1934-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 2 (BC-BTT) "FIRST DAY / CANCEL" USS Farragut DD-348
			First Day of Postal Service

Green cachet. Cachetmaker initials (JEG) can be seen under the right fluke of the anchor. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

			1935-03-15 Locy Type F "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Catalog Illus. M-2 USS MacDonough DD-351
			Commissioning

Cachet sponsor - Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS
Common Design 2

 

			1935-03-15 Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration M-2) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS MacDonough DD-351
			Ship Commissioning

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides and John E Gill

 

		No Image	1935-05-16
			Admiral Richard E Byrd

Notes: Cover purchased at USCS auction. Write-up indicated cachet created by John Gill although there are no identifying marks on the cover.

 

			1935-07-04 Locy Type 6 USS Mississippi EAG-128
			Category

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 19 CDR John Barry, John E Gill and Edward W McGrath.
Cachet is thermographed.

 

			1935-09-14 Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illus. CD 2 "CELEBRATING OUR / OWN LAUNCHING" USS Case DD-370 USS Conyngham DD-371
			Twin Launching

Note:

 

			1936-03-31 Locy Type FDPS 3 (AC-BBT) "1ST DAY POS- / TAL SERVICE" USS Phelps DD-360
			First Day of Postal Service

Cachet sponsor - Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS

 

			1942-01-13 Locy Type Fz [CD-Z3] USS Monssen DD-436
			Second USCS Convention Ship Commemorative - USS CONSTITUTION

Notes: Cachet Makers: USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides and John E Gill.
You can just see John's initials (J.E.G.) in the lower-left corner of the cachet - below the "TO" of BOSTON.

 

			1948-11-16 Locy Type FDC 2t(nu) USS Des Moines CA-134
			First Day of Commissioning

Note: Gill's name is circled on the cachet picture. His R/S marking is on the reverse.

 

			1950-10-07 Locy Type FDPS 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-20d USS Haynsworth DD 700
			First Day of Postal Service

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. John Gill created the FDPS R/S cachet.

 

			1978-07-08 Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS) USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69
			Category

Cachet Makers: John E Gill and USCS Chapter 1 Old Ironsides.

 

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