Willard R Skelley, Jr.
1927-2001
CWO
Retired US Navy, DAV, USCS #4496
If you have a Naval cover addressed to W R Skelley that we do not
show below, please send us a scan for this site.
Last updated March 2024 (B685
added)
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Scan courtesy of Jeff Mills
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Scan courtesy of Jeff Mills
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Article from Boy's Life Scouting Magazine
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Scan of article courtesy of Tony O'brien
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Click to make the Linn's article larger
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Covers below shown in date order
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This is NOT a Beck cover. Skelley served aboard this
ship
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Scan courtesy of Andre Gutmann. FYI-This
is not a Beck printed cover
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B456 CREW GT2
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B456 CREW GT2
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B461
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B515 CREW
It sold
for $90 on eBay in 2009
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B515 CREW
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B515 CREW
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Sold for $77.77 on eBay Reverse of
cover is stamped with RS
Skelley
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B540 CREW Sold for $105.00
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B540 CREW Sold for $228.00 2013
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B561 CREW
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B561 CREW
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B584 CREW
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B584 CREW
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The B603 covers are three different covers
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Another B603 added to this site.
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Another Wasp GT7 B603 addressed to Skelley $19 sold on eBay
The above four B603 covers are different.
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![](mwb0604-wasp-skelley_small2.jpg)
![](mwb0610-wasp-skelley-rare_small.jpg)
$362.50
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Sold for
$93
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Skelley cover B612 Sold on eBay for $169.85 Added 7/23
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est. $100
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Addressed to same K Becker as above. Sold for $57.00
Probably handled by Skelley
We think this has Skelley back stamp
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Sold on eBay
Sept 2020 for $93.50
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$78.50
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$213.50
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Sold for $153.75
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Added May 2022
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Added 12/2021
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We have observed Beck covers from
several space flights addressed to Chief Skelley where his
address label appears to cover up another address.
In the above example, Skelley's label covers up
the address for Clyde Sarzin. See the larger version below.
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![](mwb0711-wasp-skelley_small1.jpg)
![](mwb0711-gemini-wasp-skelley-17_small.jpg)
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![](Skelley_B%20761_Apollo%207_USS%20Cambria-1_small1.jpg)
Above and directly below Scans are courtesy of Andre
Gutmann.
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Close up section of the B761 cover directly above. This
is similar to the cover shown for GT12 B710
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Another example courtesy of Charlie Hamilton
Skelley's label covers up
the address for Clyde Sarzin
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Sold on eBay $86.50. March 2022 B705
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