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Morris W. Beck US States Covers


Morris W. Beck produced two different series of covers honoring the states and territories.  These covers were produced for collectors that sent in their envelopes.  It was a similar service to his other series such as Presidents and Naval event covers.  See the checklist below after the example scans from the two state series.  These covers are hard to find especially in a complete set.  A complete set for the 1951-2  or 1956-7 series sells for $250-300 each and are rarely found.

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State Series 1951-1952 Event Location
Date
Alabama      
Alaska US Territory Juneau AK AUG/24/12 M/1952
Arizona 40th Anniversary Phoenix AZ FEB 14/830 AM/1952
Arkansas 116th Anniversary Little Rock AR JUN 15/10 AM/1952
California 101st Anniversary Sacramento CA SEP 9/1 PM/1951
Colorado 76th Anniversary Denver CO AUG 1/12 M/1952
Connecticut      
Delaware 164th Anniversary Dover DE Dec 7/230 PM/1951
Florida      
Georgia      
Hawaii US Territory Honolulu HI JUN 14/12-M/1952
Idaho 62nd Anniversary Boise ID JUL 3/1952/9 AM
Illinois 133rd Anniversary Springfield IL DEC 3/9 AM/1951
Indiana 135th Anniversary Indianapolis IN DEC 1/3-PM/1951
Iowa 105th Anniversary Des Moines IA DEC 28/1130 AM/1951
Kansas      
Kentucky 160th Anniversary Frankfort KY JUN/1/A.M./1952
Louisiana       
Maine      
Maryland      
Massachusetts      
Michigan 115th Anniversary Lansing MI JAN 26/7?0 AM/1952
Minnesota      
Mississippi 134th Anniversary Jackson MS DEC 10/430 PM/1951
Missouri 131st Anniversary Jefferson City MO AUG 10/10-AM/1952
Montana 62nd Anniversary Helena MT NOV 8/1230 PM/1951
Nebraska      
Nevada 87th Anniversary Carson City NV OCT 31/11 AM/1951
New Hampshire      
New Jersey  164th Anniversary Trenton NJ DEC 13/10 AM/1951
New Mexico      
New York 164th Anniversary Albany NY JUL 26/10 AM/1952
North Carolina 162nd Anniversary Raleigh NC NOV 21/1230 PM/1951
North Dakota 62nd Anniversary Bismarck ND NOV 2/830AM/1951
Ohio      
Oklahoma 44th Anniversary Oklahoma City OK NOV 16/9 AM/1951
Oregon 93rd Anniversary Salem OR FEB14/12-M/1952
Pennsylvania 164th Anniversary Harrisburg PA DEC 12/12 M/1951
Puerto Rico US Territory San Juan PR MAY 20/9 AM/1955
Rhode Island 162nd Anniversary Providence RI MAY 29/11 AM/1952
South Carolina 164th Anniversary Columbia SC MAY 23/0 AM/1952
South Dakota 62nd Anniversary Pierre SD NOV 2/430PM/1951
Tennessee      
Texas 106th Anniversary Austin TX DEC 29/1130 AM/1951
Utah      
Vermont      
Virgin Islands US Territory Charlotte Amalie VI JUN 22/10-AM/1952
Virginia      
Washington 62nd Anniversary Olympia WA NOV 11/11-AM/1951
West Virginia      
Wisconsin      
Wyoming      
State 1956-57 Series Event Location Date
Alabama 137th Anniversary Montgomery ALA DEC 14/9 AM/1956
Alaska Not Observed    
Arizona 45th Anniversary Phoenix ARIZ FE 14 1030AM/1957
Arkansas 121st Anniversary Little Rock ARK JUN 15/830AM/1957
California      
Colorado 81st Anniversary Denver COLO AUG 1/10AM/1957
Connecticut 169th Anniversary Hartford CONN JA 9 3PM/1957
Delaware 169th Anniversary Dover DEL DEC 7/10-AM/1956
Florida 112th Anniversary Talahassee FLA MAR 3/830AM/1957
Georgia 169th Anniversary Atlanta GA JAN 12/230 PM/1957
Hawaii Not Observed    
Idaho 67th Anniversary Boise IDAHO JUL/3/1957/8.30AM
Illinois 138th Anniversary Springfield ILL DEC 3/9 AM/1956
Indiana 140th Anniversary Indianapolis IND DEC 11/430PM/1956
Iowa 110th Anniversary Des Moines IOWA DEC 28/830 AM/1956
Kansas 96th Anniversary Topeka KANS 12 M/JAN 29/1957
Kentucky 165th Anniversary Frankfort KY JUN 1/1957/1 PM
Louisiana  145th Anniversary Baton Rouge LA APR 30/930 AM/1957
Maine 137th Anniversary Augusta MAINE MAR 15/930 AM/1957
Maryland 169th Anniversary Annapolis MD APR 28/930AM/1957
Massachusetts 169th Anniversary Boston MASS 930AM/FEB 6/1957
Michigan 120th Anniversary Lansing MICH JAN 26/830 AM/1957
Minnesota 99th Anniversary Saint Paul MINN MAY 11/730 AM/1957
Mississippi 139th Anniversary Jackson MISS DEC 10/9 PM/1956
Missouri 136th Anniversary Jefferson City MO AUG 10/ /1957
Montana      
Nebraska 90th Anniversary Lincoln NEBR MAR 1/930AM/1957
Nevada      
New Hampshire 169th Anniversary Concord NH JUN 21/1030 AM/1957
New Jersey  169th Anniversary Trenton NJ DEC 18/930 AM/1956
New Mexico 45th Anniversary Santa FE N MEX JAN 6/730AM/1957
New York 169th Anniversary Albany NY JUL 26/10 AM/1957
North Carolina 167th Anniversary Raleigh NC NOV 21/1030AM/1956
North Dakota      
Ohio 154th Anniversary Columbus OHIO MAR 1/1230PM/1957
Oklahoma 49th Anniversary Oklahoma City OKLA NOV 16/630AM/1956
Oregon 98th Anniversary Salem OREG FEB 14/1030AM/1957