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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1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers   

The 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: 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
  Updated Checklist Nov 2009   GTA-8 USS Boxer  Quantities
        Download Checklists  Join the Space Unit  Join the USCS  Email Mailing List  Other Collector Links

Copyright ©2003-2010 Owen R Murray.  All Rights Reserved.      Revised: Sunday January 03, 2010.

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Beck Naval Covers 1962-63

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Shown in DATE ORDER 1962   USS Richard E Byrd DDG-23 Seattle, WA Launching FEB 6/?130PM/1962 Prototype for numbered series.
USS Buchanan DDG14 Commission FEB/7/1962/P.M. Prototype for numbered series.	Scan not available
USS James Madison SSBN-627 Keel Laid MAR 5/930 AM/1962 Prototype for numbered series Scan courtesy of Paul Huber, Fairwinds
USS English DD-696 Mercury 7 MAY/24/1962/A.M. First MWB Space. Scan courtesy of Eddie Bizub
USS John R Pierce DD-753 Mercury 7 MAY/24/1962/P.M. Prime Recovery. Shown in Cartier's Book. Issued only to CREW.
USS Hoel DDG-13  This cover was also part of the numbered series as number 45.
USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Sigma 7 RS OCT/3/A.M./1962 Printed address front
1963   USS Thresher SSN-593 Portsmouth, NH Memorial Cover.  29 Apr 1963 3:30
USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Commission APR/20/1963 USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16.  This cachet was also part of the numbered series as number 354.
USS John Paul Jones Visits Foreign Ports   Port call and cachet date is rubber stamped. Similar to printed cachet B305 of the numbered series. Click here
USS Truxtun DLGN-35 Camden, NJ Keel Laid JUN 17/1-PM/1963
USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Change of Command JUL/10/1963/A.M. Unusual Beck printed name on reverse of cover.
USS Andrew Jackson SSBN-619 Panama Canal 14 Aug 1963
USS Andrew Jackson SSBN-619 Patrick AFB, FL First Polaris Firing Blue Crew OCT 3/10 AM/1963 Ships cachet on reverse   Cover shown is autographed by the CO.  Paul M Huber, Captain USN
USS Barb SSN-596 Balboa Canal Zone Panama Canal Oct 7/1 PM/1963   A similar cachet design was used by Beck for USS Barb Commissioning.  Beck cover number 368
USS Andrew Jackson SSBN-619 Patrick AFB, FL First Polaris Firing Gold Crew OCT 18/11 AM/1963 Cover shown is autographed by the CO.  Paul M Huber, Captain USN

Beck Event and Naval Covers 1962-63

Home     Morris W. Beck Cover Basics      About this Web Site      Contact
Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint  #220 USS Lowry
Beck 929 Hawkins    Cover Varieties Oddities  Beck's Messages  Astronaut Autographs
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers   

The 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: 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
  Updated Checklist June 2008   GTA-8 USS Boxer  Quantities
        Download Checklists   Join the Space Unit  Join the USCS  Email Mailing List    Other Collector Links
 

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