Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson Page 2

Page 1 (1935 - 1939)
Page 2 (1940 - 1941)
Page 3 (1942 - Present)

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 Full Cover Back Image	Primary Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Categories

 

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.

 

			1940-05-09 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) USS Bowditch AG-30
			First Day of Postal Service

Note:

 

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

USS BLAKELEY salutes the Recommissioning of USS HOWARD DD-179

 

			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

 

			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
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service Ship Recommissioning

Notes:

 

			1940-12-25 USS Vega AK-17
			Seasons Greetings

Green / red printed cachet...Self addressed Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

			1941-02-01 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Sangamon CVE-26
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

			1941-02-21 Locy Type 9fw (C) USS Harry Lee APA-10
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

			1941-03-19 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Laramie AO-16
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

			1941-05-20 Locy Type FDPS 9v USS Greene AVD-13
			1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Back is clean

 

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

Notes: Although the cover has no indication of the Cachet Maker, the cachet is typical of ones created by Nicholson in 1940-41.

 

			1941-07-24 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-OTO) USS Antaeus AS-21
			1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Back is clean

 

			1941-08-10 Locy Type 9efw USS Tarazed AF-13
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

			1941-08-11 Locy Type FDPS 9x USS U.S. Grant AP-29
			1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Back is clean

 

			1941-08-28 Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) USS Alcyone AK-24
			1st Day of Postal Service

Note: Back is clean

 

			1941-09-20 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS Stratford AP-41
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

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

 

			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. This cachet is virtually identical to the keel laying cachet for USS Hornet (1939-09-25).

 

			1941-10-27 Locy Type FDPS 9efw USS St Mihiel AP-32
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes:

 

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

Bruce D. Liddell collection

 

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