Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2a

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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.

 

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

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January - March 1941
 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-08 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Eberle DD-430
			First Day Postal Service USS EBERLE Destroyer 430

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-08 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Eberle DD-430
			First Day Postal Service USS EBERLE Destroyer 430

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-10 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Gregory APD-3
			First Day United States Ship GEO. F. ELLIOTT {AP-13} Transport Formerly S.S. City of Los Angeles

Not in Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Gwin DD-433
			First Day Postal Service USS GWIN Destroyer 433

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-15 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Gwin DD-433
			First Day Postal Service USS GWIN Destroyer 433

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-19 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS George F. Elliott AP-13
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship GEO. F. ELLIOTT {AP-13} Transport Formerly S.S. City of Los Angeles

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-19 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS George F. Elliott AP-13
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship GEO. F. ELLIOTT {AP-13} Transport Formerly S.S. City of Los Angeles

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-20 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "MARE ISLAND / CALIFORNIA" USS Chewink ASR-3
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship CHEWINK Sub. Rescue Ship Recommissioned

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-20 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Chewink ASR-3
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship CHEWINK Sub. Rescue Ship Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-01-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS Breckinridge DD-148
			United States Navy

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-27 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Heywood AP-12
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship HEYWOOD Transport Ex- City of Baltimore

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N/A			1941-01-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "SAN PEDRO / CAL" On the back Locy Type 9x USS Sabine AO-25
			United States Navy Auxilaries

Not in Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-01-30 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "CANAL ZONE / " USS Morris DD-417
			Shakedown USS MORRIS Destroyer 417 Cruise

Not in Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / CANCEL" Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Niagara PG-52
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship NIAGARA Gunboat Ex- Yacht III-Esmaro

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBB) USS Sangamon CVE-26
			First Day Postal Service USS SANGAMON Oiler Formerly - S.S. Esso Trenton

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Sangamon CVE-26
			First Day Postal Service USS SANGAMON Oiler Formerly - S.S. Esso Trenton

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Sangamon CVE-26
			First Day Postal Service USS SANGAMON Oiler Formerly - S.S. Esso Trenton

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-03 Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) USS McCawley AP-10
			First Day Commission United States Ship WM. P. BIDDLE {AP-15} Transport Ex - San Francisco

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-02-06 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Sciota AT-30
			First Day Postal Service USS SCIOTA Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-06 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Sciota AT-30
			First Day Postal Service USS SCIOTA Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-14 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Iuka AT-37
			First Day Postal Service USS IUKA Ocean Going Tug 37 Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-14 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Iuka AT-37
			First Day Postal Service USS IUKA Ocean Going Tug 37 Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-21 Locy Type 9fw (C) USS Harry Lee APA-10
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship HARRY LEE Transport Formerly - S.S. Exchorda

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-24 Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY / MAIL SERVICE" USS Raven AM-55
			First Day USS RAVEN Minesweeper AM 55 Norfolk Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-26 Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "CULEBRA / P.R." USS Iuka AT-37
			Honoring - A Great Navy

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N/A		N/A	1941-02-27 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Sacramento PG-19
			First Day Postal Service USS SACRAMENTO Gunboat Recommissioned

Cachet (ribbon & eagle) by Gordon A. Shaw. The rest of the cachet was originally created by C. Wright Richell.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-02-27 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Sacramento PG-19
			First Day Postal Service USS SACRAMENTO Gunboat Recommissioned

Cachet (ribbon & eagle) by Gordon A. Shaw. The rest of the cachet was originally created by C. Wright Richell.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-05 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION" USS Dubuque PG-17
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship DUBUQUE Recommissioned

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-05 Locy Type 9v USS Grayson DD-435
			First Cancels - From USS GRAYSON Destroyer 435

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-05 Locy Type 9x USS Grayson DD-435
			First Cancels - From USS GRAYSON Destroyer 435

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-11 Locy Type 3r (A-BBB) USS Vixen PG-53
			Honoring - A Great Navy

Not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-12 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Kaweah AO-15
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship KAWEAH Oiler AO 15 Recommissioned

From the Bob Govern collection. The actual FDPS date was 10 March 1941.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-12 Locy Type 9x USS Kaweah AO-15
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship KAWEAH Oiler AO 15 Recommissioned

The actual FDPS date was 10 March 1941.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-14 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "U.S. / NAVY" USS McKean DD-90
			First Day Postal Service USS McKEAN Destroyer 90 Norfolk Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-14 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS McKean DD-90
			First Day Postal Service USS McKEAN Destroyer 90 Norfolk Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-15 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS PC-509
			First Cancels - From USS PC-509 Patrol Vessel

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-15 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS PC-509
			First Cancels - From USS PC-509 Patrol Vessel

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-17 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Blakeley DD-150
			Launching Today USS HUMBOLDT {AVP-21}

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-17 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY / POSTAL SERV" USS Osprey AM-56
			First Day Postal Service USS OSPREY Minesweeper 56 Commissioned Norfolk Navy Yard

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-17 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Osprey AM-56
			First Day Postal Service USS OSPREY Minesweeper AM 56

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-19 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Laramie AO-16
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship LARAMIE Oiler AO 16 Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-19 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Laramie AO-16
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship LARAMIE Oiler AO 16 Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-19 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Laramie AO-16
			First Day Postal Service United States Ship LARAMIE Oiler AO 16 Recommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-25 Locy Type 9v USS Hatfield DD-231
			United States Navy Destroyers

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-25 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Herbert DD-160
			First Day Commission USS ZIRCON {PY-16} Ex - S.S. Nakhoda

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-27 Locy Type 9v USS Fox DD-234
			United States Navy Destroyers

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N/A		N/A	1941-03-27 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USS Gregory DD-82
			First Day Commission USS LASSEN Ammunition Ship Ex - S.S. Shooting Star

Cachet (ribbon & eagle) by Gordon A. Shaw. The rest of the cachet was originally created by C. Wright Richell.

 

N/A		N/A	1941-03-31 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS Ward DD-139
			First Day Postal Service USS WARD Destroyer 139 Recommissioned

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