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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Updated 9-23-05

We have received new information regarding the number of cachets M W Beck produced for cover #220, USS Lowry.  Since the 1995 publication of Les Winick's Beck Handbook, everyone thought that Beck produced only six covers for the cover number 220. 

We now have more information.  The documented log written in Morris Beck's handwriting  states that a total of 65 #220 covers were made.  We know the Cover Log shown below is authentic because of a signed letter from M W Beck dated February 14, 1974 when Beck sent the Cover Log to Ron Reeves, a long-time friend. 

The two "thumbnails" below show the pages from Winick's 1995 Beck Handbook
and the hand written Cover Log kept by Morris Beck. 

Left:  Winick's Beck Handbook Page 5

Right: M W Beck's Cover Log (Covers 211-240)

Click on the picture below to view the page larger for more detail.

The USS Lowry DD-770 cover #220.
Below are six examples of this cover.

Thanks goes to Norm Ferguson, Stewart Milstein, and Ron Reeves
for sending a scan of the very elusive 220 cover from their collection.

Reverse is Type 1

Reverse is Type 1

Reverse is Type 1

Reverse is Type 1
Thanks goes to Norm Ferguson for sending in the above scan.

Reverse is Type 1
Thanks goes to Stewart Milstein for sending in the above scan.

Reverse is Type 2
Thanks goes to Ron Reeves for sending in the above scan.

Reverse side scan not available

Below explains the reverse types

Reverse Type 1
As of August 14, 2005 we have observed two different "reverses" for the 220 Beck cover. 
The reverse of the 220 USS Lowry cover are all similar for five of the six covers as shown above
The cover addressed to Harold Barnes has a different rubber stamp on the back.  See below.

Reverse Type 2
This is the reverse of the cover addressed to Harold Barnes.

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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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