Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2

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Tazewell G. Nicholson Page 1 (1935 - 1939)

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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1940
 

N/A

N/A

1940-01-08
Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)
"GUANTANAMO / CUBA"
USS Rowan DD-405

Shakedown Cruise

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


 

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.


 

1940-05-09
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)
USS Bowditch AG-30

First Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1940-08-24
Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT)
"LAUNCHINGS / NORFOLK N.Y."
USS Jacob Jones DD-130

Launching of USS Raven AM-55 and USS Osprey AM-56

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.


 

N/A

N/A

1940-08-24
Locy Type 3 (BC-TBT)
"LAUNCHINGS / NORFOLK N.Y."
USS Jacob Jones DD-130

Launching of USS Raven AM-55 and USS Osprey AM-56

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.


 

1940-08-29
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
USS Blakeley DD-150

Recommissioning

USS BLAKELEY salutes the Recommissioning of USS HOWARD DD-179


 

N/A

N/A

1940-09-02
Locy Type F
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-3
USS Jacob Jones DD-130

Labor Day

Cachet by Henrik Wilson - Joseph F. Koehl and sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.


 

N/A

N/A

1940-09-06
Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT)
"CHARLESTON / S.C."
USS Hilary P. Jones DD-427

Commissioning/First Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1940-09-14
Locy Type LDPS 3r (A-BTT)
"LAST DAY / CANCELATION"
Locy Type LDPS 9v
Locy Type LDPS 9x
USS Aulick DD-258

Last Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

1940-10-01
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TBT)
(Empty Killers)
USS Kewaydin AT-24

1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Not listed in USCS Postmark catalog


 

N/A

N/A

1940-10-05
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
USS Rodgers DD-254

Exchanged to England

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

1940-11-15
Locy Type 9x
USS Barnett AP-11

1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Bullseye target killer


 

1940-11-18
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)
"SAN DIEGO / CALIF"
USS Schley DD-103

First Day Of Postal Service and Recommissioning

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1940-12-14
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)
"N. O. B. / NORFOLK VA"
FDPS 9v
USS Mattole AO-17

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1940-12-14
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)
"N. O. B. / NORFOLK VA"
FDPS 9x
USS Mattole AO-17

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

1940-12-25
Locy Type F
USS Vega AK-17

Seasons Greetings

Green / red printed cachet.


1941
 

1941-02-01
Locy Type FDPS 9efw
USS Sangamon CVE-26

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

1941-02-21
Locy Type 9fw (C)
USS Harry Lee APA-10

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-03-12
Locy Type 9x
USS Kaweah AO-15

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-03-17
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT)
"FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERV"
USS Osprey AM-56

First Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-03-17
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Osprey AM-56

First Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

1941-03-19
Locy Type FDPS 9efw
USS Laramie AO-16

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-04-01
Locy Type 9efw
USS Kaweah AO-15

First Day Of Use, Type 9w

Note:


 

1941-05-20
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Greene AVD-13

1st Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

1941-05-30
Locy Type F
"MEMORIAL / DAY"
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-3
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
USS Palmer DD-161

Memorial Day

This cover was sponsored by the Admiral Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS (Chicago IL) and serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson in Norfolk VA. The Moffett Chapter may have created the postmark also but that is not confirmed. This postmark has only been seen on Moffett/Nicholson covers though.


 

N/A

1941-05-30
Locy Type F
"DD / 161"
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-3a
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
Locy Type
USS Palmer DD-161

Memorial Day

This cover was sponsored by the Admiral Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS (Chicago IL) and serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson in Norfolk VA. The Moffett Chapter may have created the postmark also but that is not confirmed. This postmark has only been seen on Moffett/Nicholson covers though.


 

1941-06-07
Locy Type 9fw 1941
Locy Type Fz (W-31)
USS William P Biddle APA-8

Collectors request

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-07-03
Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)
USS Kilty DD-137

Commissioning of -
USS Chemung AO-30

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

1941-07-24
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-OTO)
USS Antaeus AS-21

1st Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-08-08
Locy Type FDPS 3z (OTO)
"FIRST DAY / COVER"
USS West Point AP-23

First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

1941-08-10
Locy Type 9efw
USS Tarazed AF-13

Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

1941-08-11
Locy Type FDPS 9x
USS U.S. Grant AP-29

1st Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-08-26
Locy Type 3 (A-TTT)
USS Chaumont AP-5

Keel Laid for - USS Herndon DD-638

Note:


 

1941-08-28
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)
USS Alcyone AK-24

1st Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-19
Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT)
"FIRST DAY / POST. SERV"
USS OTUS AS-20

First Day of Postal Service

Note:


 

1941-09-20
Locy Type FDPS 9efw
USS Stratford AP-41

Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-09-26
Locy Type 3(A-BBT)
USS Simpson DD-221

Launching of the
USS Hambleton DD-455

Contributed by Tom Kean


 

N/A

N/A

1941-10-18
Locy Type 9efw
USS OTUS AS-20

USN Auxiliaries

Note:


 

1941-10-20
Locy Type 3 (A-OBO)
"THE FIRST / WATCH"
USS Hornet CV-8

1st Day of Postal Service

Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell.


 

1941-10-27
Locy Type FDPS 9efw
USS St Mihiel AP-32

Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Note:


 

N/A

N/A

1941-11-15
Locy Type FDPS 9v
USS Drum SS-228

First Day Of Postal Service

Not on Ludo Janssens list.


 

N/A

N/A

1941-11-21
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
USS Calypso AG-35

Launching of - USS Indiana BB-58

Note:


 

1941-12-16
Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT)
"FIRST DAY / OF ISSUE"
USS Matagorda AVP-22

Commissioning

Bruce D. Liddell collection

1942
 

1942-01-10
Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)
USS San Diego CL-53

Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Cachet Makers: C Wright Richell and Tazewell G Nicholson


 

N/A

N/A

1942-01-27
Locy Type FDC 3z (BBT)
USS Winooski AO-38

First Day of Commissioning

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

1942-03-07

Ship Keel Laying - USS Kentucky BB-66

Notes: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and C Wright Richell
Cachet is thermographed.

1943
 

N/A

N/A

1943-04-26
USPO Duplex Cancel
"Navy Yard Sta."
Portsmouth VA

Launching of - USS Intrepid CV-11

From the John Young collection.

1944

1945
 

1945-03-20

Ship Launching - USS Midway CV-41

Notes:


 

1945-09-10
Locy Type 2#
USS Walsh APD-111

Ship Commissioning - USS Midway CV-41

Notes:


 

1945-10-27
USS Solar DE-221

1st Day of Postal Service
Type - 3 Victory Cancel

Green printed cachet actually used on Navy Day


 

1945-11-27
USS Draco AK-79

Last Day of Postal Service

Black printed cachet. Back black Rubberstamp Nicholson return address

1946
 

1946-01-11
Locy Type LDPS 2z
Locy Type LDPS 9efu
USS Zebra AKN-5

Ship Last Day Of Postal Service

Notes:


 

No Image

1946-01-29
USS O'Neill DE-188

Last Day of Postal Service

Black printed cachet...Self addressed Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

N/A

N/A

1946-02-28
Locy Type LDPS 2z

Last Day of Postal Service

From the Jay Joyce collection.


 

1946-03-16
USS Charles Lawrence APD-37

Last Day of Postal Service

Orange printed cachet...Back black rubberstamp T.G. Nicholson


 

N/A

N/A

1946-03-22
Locy Type LDPS 2z
USS Kenton APA-122

Last Day of Postal Service

From the Bob Govern collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1946-03-22
Locy Type LDPS 2z
USS Kenton APA-122

Last Day of Postal Service

Additional text cachet by B. Saunders Bullard. From the Bob Govern collection.

1947
 

N/A

N/A

1947-06-01
Locy Type 2t(nu)
USS Chemung AO-30

First Day Cancel of a New Name Cancel

Note:

1948

1949
 

1949-05-15
USS Pocono AGC-16

Last Day of Postal Service

Green printed cachet. Back black rubberstamp T.G. Nicholson

 

 

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