Cachet Maker Tazewell G Nicholson

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

 

			1935-05-30 USS Antares AG-10
			Memorial Day Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

Blue grey printed cachet...Back Violet rubberstamp N.C.C.C.

 

			1935-10-12 USS Fairfax DD-93
			Columbus Day Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

Note: Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

 

			1935-10-12 Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) USS Hannibal AG-1
			Columbus Day Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

Note: Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

 

			1935-10-12 Locy Type 3(AC) USS Taylor DD-94
			Columbus Day Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

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			1936-07-21 Locy Type 7qt(2) USS Maryland BB-46
			Ship Birthday

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			1936-08-30 Locy Type 7dr  (USS Colorado BB-45) Locy Type 9  (USS Raleigh CL-7) Locy Type SLKsl (74x7)  (USS Raleigh CL-7)
			Ship Birthday - USS Colorado BB-45

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		No Image	1937-09-30 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) NORFOLK / VIRGINIA USS Yorktown CV-5
			Ship Commissioning - USS Yorktown CV-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and C Wright Richell

 

			1937-10-12 USS Bagley DD-386
			Columbus Day Naval Cachet And Cancel Club

Note: Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

 

			1937-11-24 Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA" USS Blue DD-387
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell

 

			1938-01-13 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) CULEBRA / PUERTO RICO USS Yorktown CV-5
			Ship Shakedown Cruise - USS Yorktown CV-5

Notes: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and C Wright Richell.
Red R/S address on the back for the Naval Cachet & Cancel Club; Portsmouth, VA

 

			1938-05-12 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / NORFOLK, VA." USS Enterprise CV-6
			Ship Commissioning - USS Enterprise CV-6

Cachet co-sponsored by C. Wright Richell (ANCS 6).

 

			1938-05-12 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / NORFOLK, VA." USS Enterprise CV-6
			First Day of Postal Service - USS Enterprise CV-6

Cachet Makers: Tazewell G. Nicholson and C. Wright Richell

 

			1938-07-24 Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PONCE / PUERTO RICO" USS Enterprise CV-6
			Shakedown Cruise - USS Enterprise CV-6

Cachet co-sponsored by C. Wright Richell (ANCS 6). This is the same basic style as the commissioning cachet for USS Enterprise (1938-05-12).

 

			1938-11-10 Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) RECOMM'ED / N.N. YARD" USS Capella AK-13
			First Day of Recommissioning

Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell

 

			1939-05-19 Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BBT) FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION USS Saint Louis CL-49
			Ship First Day Of Postal Service

Notes: Cachet Makers: Naval Cachet And Cancel Club, C Wright Richell and Tazewell G Nicholson

 

			1939-09-25 Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA USS Sirius AK-15
			Ship Keel Laying - USS Hornet CV-8

Cachet artist is C. Wright Richell (his initials "CWR" are below the stern of the ship). This style is similar to the commissioning cachet for USS Enterprise (1938-05-12).

 

			1939-09-26 Locy Type RECD [CD-R1] USS Bainbridge DD-246
			Ship Recommissioning

Note: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and Loring W Stannard.

 

			1939-10-04 Locy Type FDR RECD  (USCS Illustration B-11) USS Barney AG-113
			Ship Recommissioning

Notes: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and Loring W Stannard.

 

			1939-10-16 Locy Type FDR RECD  (USCS Illustration B-109) USS Blakeley DD-150
			Ship Recommissioning

Notes: Cachet Makers: Tazewell G Nicholson and Loring W Stannard.

 

			1939-11-06 Locy Type RECD [CD-R1] USS Bailey DD-269
			Recommissioning

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			1939-11-10 Locy Type 9v USS Bernadou DD-153
			First Day of Postal Service

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			1939-12-04 Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) USS Babbitt DD-128
			Recommissioning

USS BABBITT salutes the Recommissioning of USS ABEL P. UPSHUR DD-193

 

			1939-12-18 Locy Type RECD USCS Catalog Illus. CD-R1 USS Laub DD-263
			Recommissioning

Cachet Artist - Loring W. Stannard

 

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