Morris W. Beck Naval Covers
Reference Catalog and Checklist for Collectors
Compiled and Managed by Owen R. Murray, A member of the USCS #5676, and ATA Space Unit #4500

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Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint    #220 USS Lowry
   Cover Varieties Oddities  Beck's Messages  Beck's Personal Covers Astronaut Autographs
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers   

Numbered Series   About the Series  1-50   51-99 MA-8  S,100-150  151-200  201-250  251-299   300-350 MA-9
  351-402   403-455    456-514 GT-2    515-569 GT-3, GT-4, GT-5    570-621 GTA-6 GT-7    622-687 AS-201, GTA-8, GTA-9, GTA-10, AP-3, GTA-11  
688-769 AS-202, GTA-12, AS-204, AS-501, AS-502, AP-7     770-841 AP-8, AP-9, AP-10, AP-11, AP-12, AP-13, AP-14  
  842-899 AP-14, AP-15, AP-16, AP-17, SL-II, SL-III, SL-IV     900-951   952-1000 ASTP

Articles and Resources:
NEW Small Rubber Stamps on Space Covers  Apollo PRS Postmarked in Hawaii
ASTP USS New Orleans July 25, 1975 onboard Cover
How postage rates affected collecting  Beck Printing Log for Numbered Series 
GTA-8 USS Boxer  Why Different Quantities?  Beck 929 Hawkins
         Join the Space Unit  Join the USCS  Other Collector Links
  Updated Checklists Jan 2012   

Copyright ©2003-2012 Owen R Murray.  All Rights Reserved.      Revised: Wednesday February 01, 2012.

Beck Naval Covers 1946 Page 3

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Navy Day, October 27, 1946

USS Adirondack-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

US Navy-added Dec 2011, Observed on eBay


USS Auburn-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

Close-up of postmark courtesy of Rich at nalwife a seller on eBay
USS Bristol-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Fechteler-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Frank Knox--Reverse Marking RCD No 329


USS Juneau CL-119-added Dec 2011, Observed on eBay
 

USS Macon-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Okaloosa-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Oregon City-Reverse Marking RCD No 329
Added 8/2011 Scan Courtesy of Charlie Hamilton

USS Portsmouth-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Providence--Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Francis M Robinson-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Franklin D Roosevelt-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS William R Rush-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS South Dakota-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Steinaker-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Taconic-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Wiles Barre CL-103, Observed on eBay

USS Wisconsin-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Rupertus-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

Another example.  Note the CO autograph

USS Manchester-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Philippine Sea CV-47, Observed on eBay Jan 2011

USS Valley Forge-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

Reverse of Valley Forge Cover, scan courtesy of Greg Ciesielski
 

USS Robert H McCard-no Reverse Markings

USS Douglas H Fox-No markings on reverse

USS Leyte-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS  Ken D Bailey-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS  Ken D Bailey-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

USS Rochester-Reverse Marking RCD No 329

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Home     Morris W. Beck Cover Basics      About this Web Site      Contact
Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint    #220 USS Lowry
   Cover Varieties Oddities  Beck's Messages  Beck's Personal Covers  Astronaut Autographs
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers   

Numbered Series   About the Series  1-50   51-99 MA-8  S,100-150  151-200  201-250  251-299   300-350 MA-9
  351-402   403-455    456-514 GT-2    515-569 GT-3, GT-4, GT-5    570-621 GTA-6 GT-7    622-687 AS-201, GTA-8, GTA-9, GTA-10, AP-3, GTA-11  
688-769 AS-202, GTA-12, AS-204, AS-501, AS-502, AP-7     770-841 AP-8, AP-9, AP-10, AP-11, AP-12, AP-13, AP-14  
  842-899 AP-14, AP-15, AP-16, AP-17, SL-II, SL-III, SL-IV     900-951   952-1000 ASTP

Articles and Resources:
NEW Small Rubber Stamps on Space Covers  Apollo PRS Postmarked in Hawaii
ASTP USS New Orleans July 25, 1975 onboard Cover
How postage rates affected collecting  Beck Printing Log for Numbered Series 
GTA-8 USS Boxer  Why Different Quantities?  Beck 929 Hawkins
         Join the Space Unit  Join the USCS  Other Collector Links
  Updated Checklists Jan 2012   
 

Please note that the naval covers illustrated on this Web site are for reference only and not for sale.
This is a private Web site for the enjoyment of collectors of navy covers. 

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Copyright ©2003-2012 Owen R Murray.  All Rights Reserved        Revised: Wednesday February 01, 2012.