Morris W Beck Naval Covers Numbered Series

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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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.

Also see: Quantities of Covers Postage Rate Affects

Morris W. Beck Naval Covers
Numbered Series 1962-1975

This cover was the first in the numbered series of 1000 covers
produced by Morris W. Beck in 1962-1975.

The Cachet

The "Cachet" as the printed design is known by cover collectors.

Morris W. Beck covers are known for their high quality color cachets. Beck is most famous for his series of 1000 covers. The space recovery covers of that series are of particular interest to collectors around the world.

He did not use a numbering system on all covers he produced. In total he produced over 2,000 Event, Naval, Space, and First Day Covers.

Style 1 used on Covers 1-90, 100-299
Style 1 used on Special Cover "S"

Style 2 used on Covers 91-99, 300-306

Style 3 used on Covers 307-1000

Numbering System For the 1000 Cover Series

Beck numbered each cover in the series 1-1000.

There are three numbering style varies throughout the series.

See samples at left.

Shown are just a few samples for reference.

Postmarks/Cancellation on Naval Covers

The best resource for information about the many different naval postmarks comes from the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, USCS. The classification system used universally was developed by LCDR Francis E. Locy. His valuable work is now available from the USCS as the Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks. It is available from the USCS at this link.

There are many different cancels used by the US Navy on Beck Naval Covers. See more on the Locy System for classifying Naval Postmarks at this USCS link.

The Famous " S " Cover

Beck added a cover to the 1962 Independence Day covers. Covers numbered 100-299 were all Independence Day cachets. The Enterprise cover shown above was added to that series as MWB Cachet No. S. This is a very scarce cover and sought after by many cover collectors.

Very Unique Printing Test Envelope

Below shows an envelope printed by Morris W Beck for testing printing and proofing of the covers he printed. This is the only such envelope this collector has ever seen or heard about. It recently sold for $20.00 and is a very good find for a serious Beck Cover Collector. Two of these cover have been reported.

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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