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| Number | Ship/Location | Hull Num | Cachet/ Event | Cancel Date |
Comments Click on Photos |
| 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 |
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| 404 | USS Nathan Hale | SSBN-623 | Commission | NOV23/11-AM/1963 |
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| 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 |
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| 406 | USS Woodrow Wilson | SSBN-624 | Commission | DEC/27/2PM/1963 |
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| 407 | USS Dale | DLG-19 | Commission | NOV/23/P.M./1963 |
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| 408 | USS James Monroe | SSBN-622 | Commission | DEC 7/1030AM/1963 |
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| 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 |
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| 410 | USS Stonewall Jackson | SSBN-634 | Launching | NOV/30/12M/1963 |
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| 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.  Scan courtesy of Charlie Hamilton. Note the placement and colors of the ship-applied rubber stamps. |
| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 416 | USS Georgetown | AG-165 | Shakedown Cruise | A.M./FEB/6/1964 |
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| 417 | USS Simon Lake | AS-33 | Launching | FEB 8/-AM/1964 |
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| 418 | USS America | CVA-66 | Launching | FEB 1/PM/1964 |
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| 419 | USS Casimir Pulaski | SSBN-633 | Launching | FEB 1/AM/1964 |
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| 420 | USS Cimarron | AO-22 | 25th Anniv Commis |
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. |
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| 421 | USS Bradley | DE-1041 | Launching | AM/ /26 MAR/1964 |
 Slogan ABCD Mail |
| 422 | USS Henry Clay | SSBN-625 | Commission | FEB 20/PM/1964 |
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| 423 | USS Richard E Byrd | DDG-23 | Commission | MAR/7/1964 |
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| 424 | USS La Salle | LPD-3 | Commission | FEB/22/1964 |
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| 425 | USS Cochrane | DDG-21 | Commission | MAR/21/1964 |
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| 426 | USS Sacramento | AOE-1 | Commission | MAR/14/1964/ / |
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| 427 | USS Albert David | DE-1050 | Keel Laying | APR 29/PM/1964 |
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| 428 | USS Sample | DE-1048 | Launching | APR 28/PM/1964 |
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| 429 | USS Fox | DLG-33 | Launching |
NOV 21/AM/1964
Greg Ciesielski sent us the scan of a Beck
Naval cover for the launching of USS Fox with a neatly printed address.
We have seen printed addresses on Beck covers but not many. It
does improve the overall appearance of the cover.
Collectors subscribing to Mr. Beck's event cover service sent him self-addressed envelopes with stamps on them for printing.
Many collectors used high quality "cotton
bond" envelopes and many used peelable address labels because of the
neat appearance. They removed the labels upon return of the cover in
the USPS mail stream. Some collectors neatly wrote or typed their
address on each cover. Others had a their address printed on the
envelope. It was all a matter of personal taste. Collectors usually
sent Mr. Beck a supply of blank envelopes in lots of 25, 50 or more at a
time, so addressing the envelopes took some time. Having your address
printed on the envelopes made sense.
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 Slogan Pray for Peace
Today, 30 or 40 years later, the method of addressing is not as important as the overall quality of the cover. In our opinion, a neatly addressed Beck cover holds as much value as a similar unaddressed cover.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 436 | USS Daniel Webster | SSBN-626 | Commission | APR 4/-PM/1964 |
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| 437 | USS Daniel Boone | SSBN-629 | Commission | APR/23/230PM/1964 |
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| 438 | USS Gato | SSN-615 | Launching | MAY 14/AM/1964 |
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| 439 | USS Gridley | DLG-21 | Coral Sea | MAY/9/A.M./1964 |
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| 440 | USS Gridley | DLG-21 | 1st Anniv of Comm | MAY/25/A.M./1964 |
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| 441 | USS Gridley | DLG-21 | Crosses the Equato | APR/23/A.M./1964 |
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| 442 | USS Tinosa | SSN-606 | Commission | OCT 17/1964/AM |
 Slogan Naval Base Br. |
| 443 | USS Wainwright | DLG-28 | Launching | APR 25/PM/1964 |
 Slogan Join Civil Defense |
| 444 | USS Chicago | CG-11 | Recommissioning | MAY/2/1964/P.M. |
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| 445 | USS Reeves | DLG-24 | Commission | MAY/15/P.M./1964 |
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| 446 | USS Nathanael Greene | SSBN-636 | Launching | MAY 12/1964/PM |
 Slogan Naval Base Br. |
| 447 | USS Richmond K Turner | DLG-20 | Commission | JUN/13/1964/A.M. |
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| 448 | USS Ogden | LPD-5 | Launching | JUN 27/AM/1964 |
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| 449 | USS Austin | LPD-4 | Launching | JUN 27/AM/1964 |
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| 450 | USS John Adams | SSBN-620 | Commission | May 12/1964/AM |
 Slogan Naval Base Br. Autographs only observed on one cover so far. |
| 451 | USS Tecumseh | SSBN-628 | Commission | JUN 1/-PM/1964 |
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| 452 | USS Brumby | DE-1044 | Launching | NOT SERVICED |
 This cover was not serviced. Blank printed envelopes exist without postmark |
| 453 | USS Jouett | DLG-29 | Launching | JUN 30/-AM/1964 |
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| 454 | USS Sterett | DLG-31 | Launching | JUN 30/-AM/1964 |
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| 455 | USS Guardfish | SSN-612 | Launching | MAY 15/-PM/1965 |
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| 455 | USS Guardfish | SSN-612 | Launching | Line Cancel No Date |
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| 455 | USS Guardfish | SSN-612 | Launching | Roller Cancel |
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