Cachet Maker John E Gill Page 3

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 Page 1 (Covers)
John Gill Page 2 (Postmarks 03/15/1935 to 08/13/1935)

JOHN GILL POSTMARKS

"On March 15, 1935 John Gill of the Old Ironsides Chapter (USCS Chapter #1) in Boston provided a cancel for the commissioning of MacDONOUGH, whose postmark had not yet arrived. Later Gill cut out the date and killer bar wording so the cancel could be used on regular mail. When the ship's regulation postmark arrived, Gill removed the name as well to make a variable wording cancel, inspired by the North Bay Stamp Club cancel. Thus was born this postmark, used on 55 ships between May and December of 1935. Many uses were in the Boston area, but during August Gill made a long trip down the East Coast to use the cancel on as many ships as possible. Many of these ships were small and had no post offices. Often only a few covers were made for each, and even fewer were actually mailed. Some collectors consider its use on ships that had no active post office as non-postal and of curiosity value only. The cancel was destroyed in 1937 with no further use.
The cut-up cancel retains many characteristics of the original device. Distinctive new features include two small gashes at the bottom of the dial, apparently made when Gill cut out the name MacDONOUGH. The small gap in the dial at the 5 o'clock position from the original postmark remains."
"The Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society." 1997

Note: If the cover isn't shown it is because there was nothing on the front.

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

N/A			1935-08-14 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK" USS Hull DD-350
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-15 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK" USS Dale DD-353
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-15 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK" USS Sagamore AT-20
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-15 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK" USS Seattle Receiving Ship
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-15 Locy Type F (CD-2) "FOOT W. 95TH ST. / NORTH RIVER N.Y." USS Eagle 48 PE-52
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-15 Locy Type F (CD-2) "FOOT W. 95TH ST. / NORTH RIVER N.Y." USS Eagle 48 PE-52
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-16 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK N.Y." USS Badger DD-126
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-16 Locy Type F (CD-2) "THOMPKINSVILLE / STATEN ISL. N.Y." USS Briarcliff IX-3
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-16 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK N.Y." USS Herbert DD-160
			Homeport

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N/A		N/A	1935-08-17 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA" USS Aylwin DD-355
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-19 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA" USS Eagle 52 PE-52
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-19 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA" USS Eagle 52 PE-52
			Homeport

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N/A		N/A	1935-08-19 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA" USS J. Fred Talbott DD-156
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-19 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA" USS S-48 SS-159
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-22 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / WASHINGTON" USS Cormorant AM-40
			Homeport

Note: New listing, not in 1997 Postmark Catalog.

N/A			1935-08-22 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / WASHINGTON" USS Cuyahoga AG-26
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-22 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / WASHINGTON" USS Sequoia AG-23
			Homeport

Note: Presidential Yacht

N/A			1935-08-25 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NORFOLK, VA." USS Fairfax DD-93
			Homeport

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N/A		N/A	1935-08-25 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / NORFOLK, VA." USS Jacob Jones DD-130
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-26 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USS Henderson AP-1
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-26 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USS Kewaydin AT-24
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-26 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USS Owl AM-2
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-27 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USS Overton DD-239
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-27 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA." USS Sturtevant DD-240
			Homeport

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N/A		N/A	1935-08-30 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVAL ACADEMY / ANNAPOLIS, MD." USS Babbitt DD-128
			Homeport

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N/A		N/A	1935-08-30 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVAL ACADEMY / ANNAPOLIS, MD." USS Manley DD-74
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-30 Locy Type F (CD-2) "ANCHORED / ANNAPOLIS ROADS" USS Wyoming BB-32
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-08-31 Locy Type F (CD-2) "PHILADELPHIA / NAVY YARD" USS Allegheny AT-19
			Homeport

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N/A			1935-09-14 Locy Type F (CD-2) "CELEBRATING OUR / OWN LAUNCHING" USS Case DD-370 USS Conyngham DD-371
			Dual Launching

Note: Cachet also created by John Gill

N/A			1935-09-24 Locy Type F (CD-2) "BOSTON NAVY YD. / 3 ALM. P.O. FIRE" USS Arkansas BB-33
			3 Alarm Fire

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N/A			1935-10-01 Locy Type F (CD-2) "FIRST DAY / MAIL SERVICE" USS Shark SS-174
			First Day of Postal Service

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N/A			1935-10-15 Locy Type F (CD-2) "U.S.S. CLARK -361 / LAUNCHED" USS Eagle 19 PE-19
			Launching of USS Clark DD-361

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N/A			1935-10-22 Locy Type F (CD-2) "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE" USS Porpoise SS-172
			First Day of Postal Service.

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N/A			1935-10-22 Locy Type F (CD-2) "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERVICE" USS Porpoise SS-172
			First Day of Postal Service.

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N/A			1935-12-04 Locy Type F (CD-2) "NAVY YARD / BOSTON, MASS." USS Sirius AK-15
			Homeport

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JOHN GILL POSTMARKS

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