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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403-455  456-514   515-569   570-621   622-687   688-769   770-841   842-899   900-951   952-1000
REVISED> MW Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint   UPDATE> #220 USS Lowry
Beck 929 Hawkins   GTA-8 USS Boxer   Cover Varieties  and Oddities  Beck's Messages
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers   

Articles: NEW Apollo PRS Postmarked in Hawaii
NEW ASTP USS New Orleans July 25, 1975 onboard Cover
  Beck Printing Log for Numbered Series
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Due to the increasing interest in the Apollo Space Program and for efficiency, collector's covers sent to the Navy for the prime recovery ship for Apollo 16, 17, and Skylab flights were postmarked in Hawaii.  With a few exceptions the post office aboard the prime recovery ships was closed on the day of the recovery.

Starting with Apollo 16, the US Navy postmarked the covers sent by collectors and dealers (including Beck) in Hawaii.  The covers Mr. Beck and collector's sent to the Navy for postmarking on the PRIME RECOVERY ships actually did NOT go to the Prime Recovery Ship.

Apollo 16-Beck covers 880, 881 USS Ticonderoga.
The hand cancel for USS Ticonderoga for Beck covers and other covers sent to the Navy for this flight were postmarked in Hawaii.

The post office on board the Ticonderoga was closed on the recovery day to the public.  There have been some covers observed with the machine cancel on the recovery day.  This collector is not aware of any Beck covers with the machine cancel for April 27, 1972.

Beck CREW Cover.  Beck cover without the printed cachet design number produced for the crew and VIP.










Beck CREW Cover.  Beck cover without the printed cachet design number produced for the crew and VIP.




 

Home     Morris W. Beck Cover Basics      About this Web Site      Contact
Numbered Series>    About the Series  1-50    51-99   S,100-150   151-200   201-250   251-299   300-350   351-402  
403-455  456-514   515-569   570-621   622-687   688-769   770-841   842-899   900-951   952-1000
REVISED> MW Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint   UPDATE> #220 USS Lowry
Beck 929 Hawkins   GTA-8 USS Boxer   Cover Varieties  and Oddities  Beck's Messages
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers   

Articles: NEW Apollo PRS Postmarked in Hawaii
NEW ASTP USS New Orleans July 25, 1975 onboard Cover
  Beck Printing Log for Numbered Series
Resources Page Updated Feb 2008

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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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