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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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.

Beck Event and Naval Covers 1965

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Shown in DATE ORDER 1965   USS Ray SSN-653 Newport News, VA Keel Laid JAN 4/AM/1965 Cancel reads Christening of the USS John F Kennedy
USS Sunfish SSN-649 Quincy, MA Keel Laid JAN 15/PM/1965 Ships RS Keel Laying Cachet on Reverse
USS Sand Lance SSN-660 Portsmouth, NH Keel Laid JAN 18/1965/PM Actual Keel Date may be Jan 15 1965
USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 USS Robert K Huntington Initial Polaris Firing Blue Crew A.M./JAN/23/1965
USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 Cape Canaveral, FL Initial Polaris Firing Gold Crew FEB 8/1965/PM
USS Puffer SSN-652 Pascagoula, MS Keel Laid FEB 8/1965/AM
USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Cape Canaveral, FL Initial Polaris Firing Blue Crew FEB 15/1965/AM
USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Cape Canaveral, FL Initial Polaris Firing Gold Crew MAR 1/1965/ -AM
USS Nathanel Greene SSBN-636 USS Compass Island Initial Polaris Firing Blue Crew 15/MAR/A.M./1965
USS Will Rogers SSBN-659 Groton, CT Keel Laid MAR 20/ AM/1965
USS Nathanel Greene SSBN-636 Cape Canaveral, FL Initial Polaris Firing Gold Crew MAR 29/1965/AM
USS Lapon SSN-661 Newport News, VA Keel Laid JUL 26/AM/1965
USS Bainbridge DLGN-25 Joins the Pacific Fleet NOV/21/ /1965
USS Enterprise CVAN-65 Joins the Pacific Fleet NOV/21/ /1965/A.M.
USS Hammerhead SSN-663 Newport News, VA Keel Laid NOV 29/PM/1965
USS Narwhal SSN-671 Keel Laid DEC 4/xxAM/1965 Scan courtesy of Paul Huber, Fairwinds
USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 USS Observation Island Initial Polaris Firing Gold Crew DEC/6/A.M./1965
USS Guitarro  SSN-665 Mare Island, CA Keel Laid DEC/9/ /1965
USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 USS Observation Island Initial Polaris Firing Blue Crew DEC/20/A.M./1965

Beck Naval Covers 1965

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