Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 3

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

 

			1950-10-17 USS Marsh DE-669
			1st Day of Postal Service Recalled To Service

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

 

N/A		N/A	1950-10-23 Locy Type 2 USS Stormes DD-780
			1st Day of Postal Service, Recalled To Service

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			1950-11-15 USS Calvert APA-32
			1st Day of Postal Service Re-established

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

 

			1950-11-22 Locy Type 2 APL 30
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Note: Actually, the ship's first day of postal service was November 5, 1950.

 

			1950-12-07 USS Darby DE-218
			1st Day of Postal Service Re-established

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

 

			1951-01-22 USS Menard APA-201
			1st Day of Postal Service Re-established

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

 

N/A		N/A	1951-07-16 Locy Type FDPS 2r USS McNair DD-679
			1st Day of Postal Service Re-established

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

			1951-09-24 USS Cassin Young DD-793
			1st Day of Postal Service Re-established

Green printed cachet...used after first day (1951-09-07)

 

N/A		N/A	1957-03-31 Locy Type 2r USS Cone DD-866
			Welcome to Norfolk Georges Truffaut M 908

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1957-11-01 Locy Type 2 USS Muliphen AKA-61
			Welcome to Norfolk PNS Mahmood M 160

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-03-21 Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS Blandy DD-943
			Welcome to Norfolk VA HMS Ethiopia

Note: HMS Ethiopia was the former USS Orca AVP-49.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-03-27 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) USS Elokomin AO-55
			Welcome to Norfolk VA

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-04-04 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Norris DD-859
			Greetings

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-04-17 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Gyatt DD-712
			Welcome to Norfolk VA Republic of China (Taiwan) Minesweeper RCS Yung Hsing MCS-59

RCS Yung Hsing was the former USS Embattle AM-226.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-04-17 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) USS Putnam DD-757
			Welcome to Norfolk VA ARV Zulia D-21

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-06-05 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Shenandoah AD-26
			Welcome to Norfolk VA Destroyer Intrepido D-571

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-05-25 Locy Type 2(n+) USS Sierra AD-16
			Welcome to Norfolk VA ARV ARAGUA D-31

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-05-10 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Mississinewa AO-144
			Welcome to Norfolk VA

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-07-16 Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-52 USS Hammerberg DE-1015
			Welcome to Norfolk VA USS Hammerberg DE-1015

NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-07-16 Locy Type P [2t(nu), "E" removed from DDE] USS Damato DD-871
			Welcome to Norfolk VA HMCS Columbia DDE-260

NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-07-16 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Fiske DD-842
			Welcome to Norfolk VA HMS Leander F109

NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-07-18 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Massey DD-778
			Welcome to Norfolk VA Hr. Ms. Overijssel D815

NATO's MATCHMAKER Squadron.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-08-08 Locy Type 2tnu USS Hugh Purvis DD-709
			Welcome to Norfolk VA French Submarine DAPHNE

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

N/A		N/A	1965-08-08 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23
			Welcome to Norfolk VA French Submarine JUNON

Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

			1966-08-10 Locy Type 2e(n+) (USS) USS Diamond Head AE-19
			Visit to Norfolk VA South Vietnamese ship NGOC HOI H.Q. 12

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N/A		N/A	1969-07-23 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Truckee AO-147
			Farewell to Norfolk - USS Dodge County LST-722

From the Tom Kean collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1972-01-08 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u) USS Guam LPH-9
			Keel Laid for USS Los Angeles SSN-688

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N/A		N/A	1974-11-30 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-108b USS Canisteo AO-99
			Welcome to Norfolk HMCS Athabaskan DDH 282

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N/A		N/A	1974-12-14 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) USS Milwaukee AOR-2
			Launching of the USS Virginia DLGN-38

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N/A			1975-02-22 Locy Type 2 USS Basilone DD-824
			Keel Laying of the USS Mississippi DLGN-40

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N/A		N/A	1975-07-01 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Shreveport LPD-12
			Decommissioning of the USS Noxubee AOG-56

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N/A		N/A	1978-06-10 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS) USS Blandy DD-943
			Commissioning of the USS Cincinnati SSN-693

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N/A		N/A	1980-11-21 Locy Type 2-1(n) (D2,USS) USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13
			Welcome to Norfolk

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N/A		N/A	1983-07-06 Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS) USS Kidd DDG-993
			Keel Laying of - USS Key West SSN-722

From the David A. Kent collection.

 

			1983-09-12 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS) USS Coral Sea CV-43
			Welcome Home

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N/A		N/A	1985-01-23 Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,"DDG") USS Dahlgren DDG-43
			Greetings from Norfolk - USS Finback SSN-670

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N/A		N/A	1985-01-31 Locy Type 9ft(n+) USS L. Y. Spear AS-36
			Greetings from Norfolk - USS Lapon SSN-661

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N/A		N/A	1985-05-06 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Coontz DDG-40
			Welcome Home - USS Bergall SSN-667

From Deployment

 

N/A		N/A	1985-07-20 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS) USS L. Y. Spear AS-36
			Launching of - USS Key West SSN-722

From the David A. Kent collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1988-06-13 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS,"DEGRASSE") USS Comte De Grasse DD-974
			Welcome Home - USS Bergall SSN-667

From Overhaul

 

			1989-08-07 Locy Type FDPS F  (USCS Illustration A-15) FIRST DAY OF / POSTAL SERVICE USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

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			1989-09-11 Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration A-15) BUILDERS / TRIALS USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			Ship Sea Trials

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			1990-02-01 Locy Type F  (USCS Illustration A-15) SHAKEDOWN / CRUISE USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			Ship Shakedown Cruise

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			1991-06-16 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+u) ("VALCAN") USS Vulcan AR 5
			50th Anniversary

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			1991-06-16 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+u) ("VALCAN") USS Vulcan AR 5
			50th Anniversary

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