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 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 Everett F Larson DD-830 Change of Command /5/A.M./1963 Note Beck's name on the front of the cover
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
   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.