Morris W. Beck Naval Covers
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Number Ship/Location Hull Number Cachet/ Event Cancel Date Comments

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403 USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN-631 Launching NOV 2/10 AM/1963 
Hand Cancel usually used on covers with multiple stamps.  50% observed as this cancel.
403 USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN-631 Launching NOV 2/10 AM/1963 
404 USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623 Commission NOV23/11-AM/1963
404 USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623 Commission NOV 23/11 AM/1963
Hand Cancel usually used on covers with multiple stamps.
405 USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 Launching DEC 20/12  M/1963
406 USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN-624 Commission DEC/27/2PM/1963
407 USS Dale DLG-19 Commission NOV/23/P.M./1963
408 USS James Monroe SSBN-622 Commission DEC 7/1030AM/1963
408 USS James Monroe SSBN-622 Commission DEC 7/1030AM/1963
Scarce. Hand cancel only seen on covers with multiple stamps
409 USS Josephus Daniels DLG-27 Launching DEC 2/2PM/1963
410 USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634 Launching NOV/30/12M/1963
411 USS England DLG-22 Commission DEC/7/P.M./1963
Ship added red RS "Commissioning Day" on front or back. Plus blue flag RS added to front.
412 USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD-850 JFK 35th President JAN/8/1964/A.M.
Note Different Dates. Jan 8
412 USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD-850 JFK 35th President JAN/9/1964/A.M.
Note Different Dates. Jan 9
413 USS Mars AFS-1 Commission DEC/21/1963/A.M.
414 USS Jamestown AG-166 Commission DEC/13/1963/P.M.
Captain signed all covers observed. Cmdr. Alan J Kaplan
415 USS Duluth LPD-6 Keel Laying DEC 18/10-AM/1963
416 USS Georgetown AG-165 Shakedown Cruise A.M./FEB/6/1964
417 USS Simon Lake AS-33 Launching FEB 8/-AM/1964
418 USS America CVA-66 Launching FEB 1/PM/1964
419 USS Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 Launching FEB 1/AM/1964
420 USS Cimarron AO-22 25th Anniv Commissioning MAR/20/1964/A.M.

 

At right is an example of the same cachet being used as a single color printed or rubber stamp cachet.  The cachet was probably made or printed by the ship.
421 USS Bradley DE-1041 Launching AM/ /26 MAR/1964
Slogan ABCD Mail
422 USS Henry Clay SSBN-625 Commission FEB 20/PM/1964
423 USS Richard E Byrd DDG-23 Commission MAR/7/1964
424 USS La Salle LPD-3 Commission FEB/22/1964
425 USS Cochrane DDG-21 Commission MAR/21/1964
426 USS Sacramento AOE-1 Commission MAR/14/1964/  /
427 USS Albert David DE-1050 Keel Laying APR 29/PM/1964
428 USS Sample DE-1048 Launching APR 28/PM/1964
429 USS Fox DLG-33 Launching NOV 21/AM/1964
Slogan Pray for Peace
430 USS Pollack SSN-603 Commission MAY 26/?/1964
Ship added cachet RS to reverse. All covers observed have average cancel with lower half of cancel very light.
431 USS Annapolis AGMR-1 Commission MAR/7/1964
Ship added cachet RS to front.
432 USS Dace SSN-607 Commission APR 4/1964/1130AM
433 USS John Hood DD-655 LDPS PM/ /14APR/1964
About half have this date
433 USS John Hood DD-655 LDPS PM/ /13APR/1964
About half have this date
434 USS Kidd DD-661 LDPS APR/3/1964/A.M.
HC on back of Phila Naval Station
435 USS Greenling SSN-614 Launching APR 4/-PM/1964
436 USS Daniel Webster SSBN-626 Commission APR 4/-PM/1964
437 USS Daniel Boone SSBN-629 Commission APR/23/230PM/1964
438 USS Gato SSN-615 Launching MAY 14/AM/1964
439 USS Gridley DLG-21 Coral Sea MAY/9/A.M./1964