Morris W Beck Naval Covers-Nuclear Ships

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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Nuclear Ships Covers.

Nuclear Ships/NS Chapter #61 with Donald O. Schultz, Cachet Director Naval Covers 1960's

This page illustrates printed covers that Morris W. Beck produced for special nuclear ship naval events. Donald O. Schultz, also of Wisconsin and a fellow member of the USCS Nuclear Ships Chapter #61, worked closely with Morris W. Beck on some cover productions. Donald O. Schultz was the cachet director for the USCS Nuclear Ships Chapter. Beck had the printing equipment. There are more than a dozen printed or rubber stamp cacheted nuclear ships naval event covers. A checklist is below. If you are aware of any others, please send a scan to us and we will list it.

Shown in DATE ORDER 1962 USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634 Mare Island, CA Keel Laid JUL/4/730 AM/1962 NS Cachet No. 4
USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN-631 Groton, CT Keel Laid AUG 18/130 PM/1962 NS Cachet No. 2
SSBN-632 N S Cachet NO. 3
NS Savannah Seattle, WA Visits Seattle WA OCT 12/8 PM/1962 N S Cachet M 1
NS Savannah San Francisco, CA Visits San Francisco NOV/19/3PM/1962 N S Cachet M 3
NS Savannah Long Beach, CA Visits Long Beach and Los Angeles NOV 28/630PM/1962 N S Cachet M 4
USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 Newport News, VA Keel Laid DEC 3/3 PM/1962 N S Cachet No. 6
NS Savannah Honolulu, HI Visits Honolulu, HI DEC 26/230 PM/1962 N S Cachet M 5
1963 NS Savannah Portland, OR Visits Portland, Oregon 830PM/5 JAN/1963 N S Cachet M 6
NS Savannah San Diego, CA Visits San Diego JAN 16/6PM/1963 N S Cachet M 7	Thanks to John Milewski for sending in this scan. See John's eBay auctions at this link. Go to eBay listings
USS CASIMIR PULASKI SSBN-633 Groton, CT Keel Laid JAN 12/12-M/1963 N S Cachet No 4
NS Savannah Galveston, TX Visits Galveston, TX FEB 15/11 AM/1963 N S Cachet M9
USS SIMON BOLIVAR SSBN-641 Newport News, VA Keel Laid APR 17 63 N S Cachet 12
SSBN-640 N S Cachet 11
USS KAMEHAMEHA SSBN-642 Mare Island, CA Keel Laid MAY/2/1230PM/1963 N S Cachet 13	Note two different layouts. Same event and postmark.
USS Lewis and Clark SSBN-644 Newport News, VA Keel Laid JUL 29/9 AM/1963 N S Cachet 15
USS Sturgeon SSN-637 Groton, CT Keel Laid AUG 10/12 M/1963 N S Cachet No. 8
USS GEORGE BANCROFT SSBN-643 Groton, CT Keel Laid AUG 24/12-M/1963 N S Cachet 14
USS JAMES K. POLK SSBN-645 Groton, CT Keel Laid NOV 23 63 N S Cachet 16
1964 USS Tautog SSN-639 Pascagoula, MS Keel Laid JAN 27/1964/9 AM N S Cachet No 10
USS GRAYLING SSN-646 Portsmouth, NH Keel Laid MAY 12/1964/AM N S Cachet 17
USS Whale SSN-638 Quincy, MA Keel Laid MAY 27/AM/1964 N S Cachet No 9

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