Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2e

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.

 

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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1945
 

N/A		N/A	1945-02-03 USPO Machine Cancel Wilmington NC
			Launching of - USS Diamond Head AE-19

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			1945-03-20 USPO Machine Cancel Newport News VA
			Launching - USS Midway CV-41

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N/A		N/A	1945-06-03 USPO Duplex Cancel "Navy Yard Sta." Portsmouth VA
			Christening / Commissioning of - USS Lake Champlain CV-39

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			1945-09-10 Locy Type 2# USS Walsh APD-111
			Commissioning of - USS Midway CV-41

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N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-42 USS Boreas AF-8
			Navy Day

Cachet states "Type 5-Victory Cancel" but this is not it.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Carpellotti APD-136
			First Day Cancellation - Type 3 Victory Cancel

Navy Day. This not a Type 3 cancel.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Cread APD-88
			First Day Cancellation - Type 3 Victory Cancel

Navy Day. This not a Type 3 cancel.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Croatan CVE-25
			First Day Cancellation - Type 3 Victory Cancel

Navy Day. This not a Type 3 cancel.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Gilbert Islands CVE-107
			First Day Cancellation - Type 3 Victory Cancel

Navy Day. This not a Type 3 cancel.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Pillsbury DE-133
			First Day Cancellation - Type 3 Victory Cancel

Navy Day. This not a Type 3 cancel.

 

			1945-10-27 Locy Type 2(n) USS Solar DE-221
			First Day Cancellation - Type 3 Victory Cancel

Navy Day. This not a Type 3 cancel.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-10-27 Locy Type 9efu USS Yancey AKA-93
			First Day Cancellation

Navy Day

 

N/A		N/A	1945-11-13 Locy Type LDPS 3 (A-BBT) USS Kaweah AO-15
			Last Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1945-11-14 Locy Type 9ef(nu) USS Hunter Marshall APD-112
			First Day Cancellation - Type 9

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N/A		N/A	1945-11-20 Ship's Marking HMS FENCER (D64) Pacific Service Pennant # R308
			Returned to the US Navy

See USS Croatan CVE-14 for ships history. This cover is not in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

N/A		N/A	1945-11-26 Locy Type LDPS 3r (AC-BBT) USS Capella AK-13
			Last Day of Postal Service

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			1945-11-27 Locy Type LDC P "U.S.S. DRACO / NORFOLK VA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-33 USS Draco AK-79
			Last Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1945-11-29 Locy Type LDPS 3ar "NORFOLK / VA" USS Fox AG-85
			Last Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1945-11-29 Signal Distributing Officer marking HMS Tracker
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1945-11-30 Locy Type LDPS 2z USS Breckinridge AG-112
			Last Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1945-12-08 Locy Type FDC 9ef(nu) USS Tarawa CV-40
			First Day of Commissioning

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N/A		N/A	1945-12-11 Locy Type LDPS 2z* USS Escalante AO-70
			Last Day of Postal Service

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N/A		N/A	1945-12-13 Locy Type LDPS 2z USS Mascoma AO-83
			Last Day of Postal Service - Decommissioned

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N/A		N/A	1945-12-17 Locy Type LDPS SLPbn (54x4) USS Downes DD-375
			Decommissioned

This cover is not listed in the Ludo Janssens catalog.

 

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