Morris W Beck Naval Covers

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

Home     Morris W. Beck Cover Basics      About this Web Site      Contact
Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint   #220 USS Lowry
   Cover Varieties Oddities Beck's Messages Beck's Personal Covers Astronaut Autographs
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers

Numbered Series   About the Series 1-50   51-99 MA-8 S,100-150 151-200 201-250 251-299   300-350 MA-9
351-402   403-455    456-514 GT-2    515-569 GT-3, GT-4, GT-5    570-621 GTA-6 GT-7    622-687 AS-201, GTA-8, GTA-9, GTA-10, AP-3, GTA-11
688-769 AS-202, GTA-12, AS-204, AS-501, AS-502, AP-7    770-841 AP-8, AP-9, AP-10, AP-11, AP-12, AP-13, AP-14
842-899 AP-14, AP-15, AP-16, AP-17, SL-II, SL-III, SL-IV     900-951   952-1000 ASTP

Articles and Resources:
NEW Small Rubber Stamps on Space Covers Apollo PRS Postmarked in Hawaii
ASTP USS New Orleans July 25, 1975 onboard Cover
How postage rates affected collecting  Beck Printing Log for Numbered Series
GTA-8 USS Boxer  Why Different Quantities? Beck 929 Hawkins
         Join the Space Unit Join the USCS Other Collector Links
Updated Checklists Jan 2012

Copyright ©2003-2012 Owen R Murray. All Rights Reserved.      Revised: Wednesday February 01, 2012.

Updated May 2009

We have received new information regarding the number of cachets Morris 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 Mr. 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 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: Mr. 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 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
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.

Please send comments, additions, corrections or questions to Owen R. Murray

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Home     Morris W. Beck Cover Basics      About this Web Site      Contact
Beck Space Cachet Designs     #6 USS Dace Overprint   #220 USS Lowry
   Cover Varieties Oddities Beck's Messages Beck's Personal Covers Astronaut Autographs
1943-1970's Events     Nuclear Ships     Foreign    President Series     States Series    First Day Covers

Numbered Series   About the Series 1-50   51-99 MA-8 S,100-150 151-200 201-250 251-299   300-350 MA-9
351-402   403-455    456-514 GT-2    515-569 GT-3, GT-4, GT-5    570-621 GTA-6 GT-7    622-687 AS-201, GTA-8, GTA-9, GTA-10, AP-3, GTA-11
688-769 AS-202, GTA-12, AS-204, AS-501, AS-502, AP-7    770-841 AP-8, AP-9, AP-10, AP-11, AP-12, AP-13, AP-14
842-899 AP-14, AP-15, AP-16, AP-17, SL-II, SL-III, SL-IV     900-951   952-1000 ASTP

Articles and Resources:
NEW Small Rubber Stamps on Space Covers Apollo PRS Postmarked in Hawaii
ASTP USS New Orleans July 25, 1975 onboard Cover
How postage rates affected collecting  Beck Printing Log for Numbered Series
GTA-8 USS Boxer  Why Different Quantities? Beck 929 Hawkins
         Join the Space Unit Join the USCS Other Collector Links
Updated Checklists Jan 2012

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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