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Beck Number QTY W=Winick B "SPACE" Ship/Location Hull Number Location Cachet/ Event Cancel Date MT, Comment BL=Beck Log, If just a "LOW" number, it means that both Hand agree. "CREW"
1-Prototype No record of USS Richard E Byrd DDG-23 Seattle, WA Launching FEB 6/?130PM/1962 MT No Beck number. count 1-Prototype No record of USS Buchanan DDG-14 Commission FEB/7/1962/A.M. HB No Beck number. count 1-Prototype No record of USS James Madison SSBN-627 Newport News, Keel Laying MAR 5/930 AM/1962 MT No Beck number count VA Prototype No record of USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Newport News, Keel Laying MT No Beck number count VA JUN 4/230PM/1962 Prototype No record of USS Tattnall DDG-19 Westwego, LA Launching FEB 13/9 AM/1962 HT count 1-"S" No record of USS Enterprise CVAN-65 Independence JUL/4/8 AM/1962 HB count Day 1 43 USS Thomas Jefferson SSBN-618 Newport News, Launching FEB/24/12:30PM/1962 MT VA 2 52 USS England DLG-22 San Pedro, CA Launching MAR 6/9AM/1962 MT 3 72 USS Sam Houston SSBN-609 Newport News, Commission MAR 6/2PM/1962 MT VA 3 USS Sam Houston SSBN-609 Newport News, Commission MR 06 2 PM/1962 HT eBay VA 4 108 USS Thomas A Edison SSBN-610 Groton, CT Commission MAR 10/5:30PM/1962 MT 5 84 USS Pollack SSN-603 Camden, NJ Launching MAR17/11-AM/1962 MT 6 230 USS Dace SSN-607 Pascagoula, Launching AUG 18/1962/12M MT MS 6 Cachet Variety. USS Dace SSN-607 Pascagoula, Launching AUG 18/1962/12M MT Cachet Variety. Scroll See above for MS bars added under sub total printed for that cover up date. this number 7 79 USS John Paul Jones DD-932 6th Anniv APR/5/1962/A.M. HB 8 82 USS Bushnell AS-15 19th Anniv APR/10/1962/A.M. HT 9 82 USS Raleigh LPD-1 Brooklyn, NY Launching MAR 17/12-M/1962 MT Naval Base 10 113 USS Bronstein DE-1037 Westwego, LA Launching MAR 31/11 AM/1962 MT 11 103 USS Stoddard DD-566 18th Anniv MAY/2/A.M./1962 HT 12 103 USS Mullany DD-528 19th Anniv APR/23/A.M./1962 HB 13 149 USS Okinawa LPH-3 Commission APR/14/1962/ / HB 14 122 USS Abbot DD-629 19th Anniv APR/23/1962/A.M. HT 15 121 USS Trathen DD-530 19th Anniv APR/28/1962/A.M. HB 16 130 USS Nitro AE-23 3rd Anniv MAY/1/A.M./1962 HT 17 128 USS Preble DLG-15 2nd Anniv MAY/9/1962/A.M. HT 18 156 USS Biddle DDG-5 Commission A.M./MAY/5/1962 HT 19 133 USS Mitscher DL-2 9th Anniv 25/JUL/1962/A.M. HB 20 126 USS Alstede AF-48 16th Anniv MAY/17/1962/A.M. HB 21 W=1270, USS Lafayette SSBN-616 Groton, CT Launching May 8/12:30PM/1962 MT 270 for collectors and BL=270+1000=1270 1000 for The Shipyard Electric Boat 21 W=1270, USS Lafayette SSBN-616 Groton, CT Launching May 8/12 M/1962 HT 270 for collectors and BL=270+1000=1270 Cancel Variety. 1000 for The Shipyard Electric Boat. Only 1 22 134 USS Barton DD-722 AF Day A.M./19/MAY/1962 HB observed with hand 23 133 USS Soley DD-707 AF Day MAY/19/A.M./1962 HB 24 130 USS Wren DD-568 AF Day MAY/19/P.M./1962 HB Scarce 25 126 USS Hank DD-702 AF Day MAY/19/A.M./1962 HB 26 121 USS Robinson DD-562 AF Day MAY/19/A.M./1962 HB 27 137 USS Dyess DDR-880 17th Anniv 21/MAY/1962/A.M. HT 28 128 USS Keppler DDE-765 15th Anniv MAY/15/A.M./1962 HB 29 233 USS Permit SSN-594 Mare Island, Commission MAY/29/3PM/1962 HT CA 30 249 USS John Marshall SSBN-611 Newport News, Commission MAY 21/3 PM/1962 MT Ships RS Cachet on VA back. 31 176 USS Reeves DLG-24 Bremerton, WA Launching May 12/10:30AM/1962 MT 32 176 USS Conyngham DDG-17 Camden, NJ Launching May 19/10AM/1962 MT 33 153 USS Vigor MSO-473 Memorial Day May/30/1962/P.M. HB 34 152 USS Pine Island AV-12 Memorial Day May/30/1962/A.M. HT 35 144 USS John Hood DD-655 Memorial Day May/30/A.M./1962 HT Most cancels are poor quality 35 Cancel Variety. USS John Hood DD-655 Memorial Day May/30/A.M./1962 HT Most cancels are poor See above for quality. Date in cancel total printed for backwards. ERROR this number 36 143 USS Fort Snelling LSD-30 Memorial Day May/30/A.M./1962 HT
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38 191 USS Bordelon DDR-881 17th Anniv A.M./JUN/2/1962 HB Most cancels are poor quality. Those observed are SON 39 189 USS Hyman DD-732 18th Anniv JUN/16/1962/A.M. HB Most cancels are poor quality 40 239 USS Mc Cloy DE-1038 Westwego, LA Launching JUN 11/6 PM/1962 MT 41 264 USS Worden DLG-18 Bath, ME Launching JUN 2/2 PM/1962 MT
42 250 USS Hamul AD-20 Last Day Comm JUN 9/6-AM/1962 MB 43 252 USS Isle Royale AD-29 Recomm JUN/9/A.M./1962 HB Most cancels are poor quality. 44 214 USS Alameda County AVB-1 LDPS JUN/15/ /1962 HT Most cancels are poor quality. 45 266 USS Hoel DDG-13 Comm 16/JUN/1962/A.M. HB Ship RS on back 45 CREW USS Hoel DDG-13 Comm 16/JUN/1962/A.M. HB No Beck number. CREW. Ship RS on back 46 273 USS Hunley AS-31 Comm JUN/16/P.M./1962 HB Ship RS on back 47 260 USS Miller DD-535 LDPS AUG/1/A.M./1962 HB Most cancels are poor quality. All covers observed also have 48 213 USS Wyandot AKA-92 LDPS June/30/1962/ / HB Boston MC July 31 on 49 253 USS Tingey DD-539 LDPS JUL/20/1962/A.M. HB 50 255 USS Tweedy DE-532 LDPS JUN/22/1962/ / HB 51 260 USS Coates DE-685 LDPS 30/JUN/A.M./1962 HB Many covers have MC over cancel of Ft Lauderdale dated July 2 52 252 USS Vammen DE-644 LDPS AUG/1/A.M./1962 HB 53 249 USS Wiseman DE-667 LDPS JUN/30/1962/A.M. HB 54 252 USS Marsh DE-699 Long Beach, LDPS AUG/7/630pm/1962 MT RS added "Activity CA Decommissioned"
55 249 USS Whitehurst DE-634 LDPS JUL/25/1962/A.M. HB Some examples seen with MC Seattle JUL 28 56 248 USS Thaddeus Parker DE-369 LDPS JUL/27/1962/A.M. HB 57 248 USS Parle DE-708 LDPS JUL/6/1962/10AM HB 58 248 USS Mc Nair DE-679 LDPS JUL/17/1962 HB
59 238 USS Watts DE-567 LDPS JUL/31/1962/A.M. HB 60 231 USS Snowden DE-246 Philadelphia, LDPS AUG 21/ /1962 MT Two different MC PA observed 61 245 USS Cochrane DDG-21 Space Needle, Launching JUL18/4PM/1962 MT WA 62 249 USS Charles E. Brannon DE-446 LDPS JUL/20/1962/A.M. HB
63 236 USS Woodson DE-359 LDPS JUL/15/1962/ / HB 64 238 USS Huse DE-145 LDPS A.M./31/JUL/1962 HB 64 Cancel Variety. USS Huse DE-145 LDPS A.M./31/JUL/1962 HB Cancel Variety. Cancel is See above for red. total printed for this number 231 It is believed that this cover was 65 USS Loeser DE-680 never returned
66 249 USS Mc Ginty DE-365 LDPS JUL/31/1962/A.M. HB 67 242 USS Barney DDG-6 Commission AUG/11/1962 HB 68 233 USS Dale DLG-19 Camden, NJ Launching JUL28/1230PM/1962 MT
69 247 USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617 Groton, CT Launching AUG 18/12-M/1962 MT
70 242 USS James Monroe SSBN-622 Newport News, Launching AUG 4/1230PM/1962 MT VA 71 209 USS Leahy DLG-16 Commission AUG/4/1962/A.M. HB 72 303 USS Haddo SSN-604 Camden, NJ Launching AUG 18/10-PM/1962 MT 73 308 USS Raleigh LPD-1 Commission SEP/8/A.M./1962 HB 74 302 USS Bainbridge DLGN-25 Commission OCT/6/P.M./1962 HB Look for insert in cover 75 268 USS Vancouver LPD-2 Launching MAY/11/1963 HB Ship added RS "Day of Commissioning" 76 329 USS Andrew Jackson SSBN-619 Mare Island, Launching SEP/15/3PM/1962 HT CA 77 223 SPACE USS John Paul Jones DD-932 MA-8 Schirra OCT/3/1962/A.M. HB #77-79 are the only Beck space covers with the ships name printed
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84 258 USS Springfield CLG-7 Navy Day NOV 19/7-AM/1962 MT 85 275 USS Mullinnix DD-944 Unitas III 1962 JAN/2/1963/A.M. HT 86 261 USS Lester DE-1022 Unitas III 1962 NOV/9/A.M./1962 HT 87 429 USS Plunger SSN-595 Mare Island, Commission NOV/21/3PM/1962 HT RS added "Mare Island's CA 500th ship" 88 255 USS Lorain County LST-1177 Navy Day NOV/21/1962/P.M. HT 89 376 USS Albany CG-10 Recommissionin NOV/3/1962/P.M. HB Ships RS Cachet on g back.
90 545 USS Henry Clay SSBN-625 Newport News, Launching NOV 30/1130AM/1962 MT VA 91 491 USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623 Groton, CT Launching JAN/12/12-M/1963 MT 91 Cancel Variety. USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623 Groton, CT Launching JAN 12/12 M/1963 HT Cancel Variety. Scarce. See above for Hand cancel only seen total printed for on covers with multiple this number stamps 92 273 USS Essex CVS-9 20th Anniversary DEC/31/A.M./1962 HB 93 410 USS Columbus CG-12 Commission 1/DEC/1962/P.M. HB 94 387 USS Semmes DDG-18 Commission 10/DEC./1962 HT 95 369 USS Berkeley DDG-15 Commission 15/DEC/1962 HB 96 366 USS Halsey DLG-23 Commission JUL 20 1963 HT Ship added cachet RS 97 321 USS Stoddert DDG-22 Launching JAN 8/4 PM/1963 MT 98 298 USS Brooke DEG-1 Seattle, WA Keel Laying DEC 19/330PM/1962 MT 99 440 USS Thomas Jefferson SSBN-618 Newport News, Commission JAN 4/230PM/1963 MR Slogan Cancel Pray for VA Peace 100 62 USS Dixie AD-14 Independence JUL/4/1962/P.M. HT Day 101 42 USS Prairie AD-15 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 102 59 USS Sierra AD-18 Independence JUL 4/9 30AM/1962 MB Day 39 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 Low quantity is shown here is quantiy 103 USS Yosemite AD-19 HB printed equals 40 or less
104 60 USS Isle Royale AD-29 Independence JUL 4/6-AM/1962 MT Day 38 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. Low quantity is shown here is quantiy 105 USS Everglades AD-24 HT printed equals 40 or less
106 60 USS Yellowstone AD-27 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
Cachet Variety. See Independence Day JUL/4/1962/ / Cachet variety. Cancel and cachet are 106 USS Mount Baker AE-4 HT Mt Baker. Beck's cover log shows above for total printed #106 as Yellowstone and #107 as for this number Mount Baker
107 41 USS Mount Baker AE-4 Independence Day
108 62 USS Shasta AE-6 Independence 4/JUL/1962/A.M. HB Day 109 42 USS Mauna Loa AE-8 Independence Day JUL/4/1962 HB
110 63 USS Mazama AE-9 Independence Day 4/JUL/1962/ / HB
38 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 Type 2 Cancel with San Francisco 111 USS Firedrake AE-14 HB also. Low quantity
112 63 USS Great Sitkin AE-17 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
39 LOW Independence Day A.M./JUL/4/1962 AE in cancel is upside down. Low 113 USS Suribachi AE-21 HT quantity
114 62 USS Mauna Kea AE-23 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/ / HT
115 43 USS Arcturus AF-52 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
116 61 USS Denebola AF-56 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
117 39 LOW USS Bellatrix AF-62 Independence Day JUL/A.M./4/1962 HB Low quantity
118 76 USS Oxford AG-159 Independence Day 4/JUL/1962/P.M. HB
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50 Independence Day JUL/9/1962/A.M. 1962 Arctic Operations Cachet added 119 USS Edisto AGB-2 HT Front
120 73 USS Staten Island AGB-5 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 121 52 USS Mount McKinley AGC-7 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 122 68 USS Estes AGC-12 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
123 45 USS Pocono AGC-16 Independence Day
124 66 USS Lookout AGR-2 Independence Day / /JUL/4/1962 HT
125 46 USS Skywatcher AGR-3 Independence Day A.M./26/JUN/1962 HB
126 64 USS Searcher AGR-4 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
127 40 LOW USS Picket AGR-7 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Low quantity
128 64 USS Investigator AGR-9 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 129 44 USS Vigil AGR-12 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
130 65 USS Interdictor AGR-13 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 131 43 USS Maury AGS-16 Independence Day JUN/A.M./16/1962 HB
132 63 USS San Pablo AVP-30 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/ / HB
133 42 USS Rehoboth AGS-50 Independence JUL/16/A.M./1962 HB Note Date Day 134 79 USS Haven AH-12 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 135 48 USS Alcor AD-34 Independence Day
136 64 USS Achernar AKA-53 Independence JUN/21/P.M./1962 HB Day 137 39 LOW USS Uvalde AKA-88 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Low quantity Day 138 60 USS Wyandot AKA-92 Independence Day JUN/30/1962 HB Last Day Postal Service
139 38 LOW USS Winston AKA-94 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 140 61 USS Mathews AKA-96 Independence Day JUL/19/1962/A.M. HT Note Date
141 40 LOW USS Merrick LKA-97 Independence 4/JUL/ /1962 HB Poor Cancels Day 142 60 USS Washburn AKA-108 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
143 45 USS Pollux AKS-4 Independence Day
144 60 USS Platte AO-24 Independence JUL/4/1962 HB Poor Cancels Day 145 37 LOW USS Sabine AO-25 Independence Day A.M./JUL/4/1962 HB Low quantity
146 60 USS Salamonie AO-26 Independence Day / /JUL/24/1962 HT
147 36 LOW USS Kaskaskia AO-27 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Low quantity Day 148 58 USS Kennebec AO-36 Independence Day 4/JUL/1962/A.M. HB
149 38 LOW USS Mattaponi AO-41 Independence Day JUL/4/1962 HB Low quantity
150 60 USS Cacapon AO-52 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
151 36 LOW USS Chikaskia AO-54 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Low quantity Day 152 60 USS Elokomin AO-55 Independence 4/A.M./JUL/1962 HT Day 153 35 LOW USS Marias AO-57 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Low quantity
154 58 USS Nantahala AO-60 Independence Day A.M./JUL/4/1962 HB
155 39 LOW USS Severn AO-61 Independence JUL/4/1962 #9 US Navy Br 13607 MC Day added Jul 5 1962. Low quantity 156 58 USS Taluga AO-62 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 34 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. Lowest number of ALL 1000 series. 157 USS Chipola AO-63 HT #9 cancal JUL 4 1962 added to reverse
158 58 USS Caloosahatchee AO-98 Independence Day A.M./JUL/4/1962 HB
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37 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 20 yr Anniv RS added to reverse. Low 159 USS Canisteo AO-99 HB quantity
160 59 USS Chukawan AO-100 Independence JUL/4/1962 HB Day 161 35 LOW USS Mispillion AO-105 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Low quantity
162 58 USS Navasota AO-106 Independence A.M./JUL/4/1962 HT Day 163 35 LOW USS Pawcatuck AO-108 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Low quantity Day 164 62 USS George Clymer APA-27 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
165 40 LOW USS Calvert APA-32 Independence JUL/4/1962 HT Low quantity Day 166 61 USS Bayfield APA-33 Independence Day JUL/4/ /1962 HB
35 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/ / 1962 Over canceled San Diego Jul 5. Low 167 USS Cavalier APA-37 HT quantity
168 59 USS Sandoval APA-194 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 169 41 USS Lenawee APA-195 Independence Day JUL/4/1962 HT
170 61 USS Magoffin APA-199 Independence JUN/4/1962/A.M. HB #9 Jun 4 1962 added to Day reverse 171 37 LOW USS Montrose APA-212 Independence JUL/4/1962/ / HT Low quantity Day 172 63 USS Liddle APD-60 Independence JUL/4/1962/P.M. HB Day 173 43 USS Ruchamkin APD-89 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 174 62 USS Earle B Hall APD-107 Independence Day JUN/4/1962/A.M. HB
175 40 LOW USS Diachenko APD-178 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Low quantity Day 176 63 USS Jason AR-8 Independence Day
177 42 USS Cadmus AR-14 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/P.M. HB
178 62 USS Markab AD-21 Independence Day JUN/4/1962/A.M. HT
179 44 USS Tutuila ARG-4 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB 20 yr Anniv RS added to reverse
180 69 USS Sperry AS-12 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
181 48 USS Howard W. Gilmore AS-16 Independence Day 10 AM/JUL 4/1962 MT
182 67 USS Orion AS-18 Independence Day JUL 4/830 AM/1962 MT
183 45 USS Currituck AV-7 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
184 69 USS Duxbury Bay AVP-38 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 185 52 USS Jupiter AK-43 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
186 77 USS North Hampton CC-1 Independence JUL 4/1962/8 30 AM/ MT Day 187 44 USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Ships cachet on reverse Day 188 71 USS Springfield CLG-7 Independence JUL 4/7-AM/1962 MT Day 189 49 USS Topeka CLG-8 Independence JUN/6/1962/P.M. HT Day 190 81 USS Yorktown CVS-10 Independence 8 -AM/JUL 4/1962 MT Day 191 54 USS Intrepid CVS-11 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 192 80 USS Hornet CVS-12 Independence 16/JUL/A.M./1962 Day 193 56 USS Lexington CVA-16 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 194 81 USS Hancock CVA-19 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 195 51 USS Kearsarge CVS-33 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
196 80 USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 197 55 USS Ranger CVA-61 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/ / HT
198 81 USS Independence CVA-62 Independence JUL/4/P.M./1962 HT Day 199 56 USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 Independence Day JUL 4/830AM/1962 MT
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200 64 USS The Sullivans DD-537 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
201 44 USS Laws DD-558 Independence AUG/25/1962/A.M. HB Day 202 64 USS Prichett DD-561 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
203 42 USS Robinson DD-562 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
204 65 USS Shields DD-596 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 205 42 USS Bearss DD-654 Independence 4/JUL/1962/A.M. HB Day 206 64 USS Wedderburn DD-684 Independence Day Not serviced Cachet unserviced exists.
38 LOW Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 Cachet is for USS Wadleigh. 60 years 207 USS Harlan R Dickson DD-708 HB DD RS on reverse. Low quantity
208 65 USS Allen M Summer DD-692 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
209 44 USS Ingraham DD-694 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB 60 years DD RS on Front
210 65 USS Ault DD-698 Independence JUN/15/1962/A.M. HT 60 years DD RS on Day reverse 211 41 USS Waldron DD-699 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT 60 years DD RS on reverse
212 64 USS Laffey DD-724 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 213 42 USS Mansfield DD-728 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 214 65 USS Collett DD-730 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
215 39 LOW USS Samuel N Moore DD-747 Independence JUL/4/1962 HB Low quantity Day 216 63 USS John R Pierce DD-753 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 217 42 USS Beatty DD-756 Independence Day A.M./4/JUL/1962 HT 60 years DD RS on reverse
218 63 USS Strong DD-758 Independence JUL/4/P.M./1962 HB Day 219 38 LOW USS Henley DD-391 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 220 Winick=6 Beck USS Lowry DD-770 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Ships cachet on reverse. Log=65 Day 221 43 USS James C Owens DD-776 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 222 63 USS Robert K Huntington DD-781 Independence Day A.M./4/JUL/1962 HB
223 40 LOW USS Rowan DD-782 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Low quantity
224 63 USS Hollister DD-788 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 225 43 USS Shelton DD-790 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
226 63 USS Gregory DD-802 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
227 38 LOW USS Samuel B Roberts DD-823 Independence / /JUL/4/1962 HT Low quantity Day 228 64 USS Richard E Kraus DD-849 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 229 43 USS Bristol DD-357 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
230 64 USS Vogelgesang DD-862 Boston MA Independence JUL 4/9-AM/1962 MT Day 231 37 LOW USS Charles R Ware DD-865 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Low quantity
232 64 USS Orleck DD-886 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 233 42 USS Manley DD-940 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT 60 years DD RS on Day reverse 234 63 USS Blandy DD-943 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT & #9 #9 235 37 LOW USS Mullinnix DD-944 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT 60 years DD RS on Day reverse. Low quantity 236 63 USS Somers DD-947 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 237 39 USS Richard S Edwards DD-950 Independence Day JUN/11/A.M./1962 HT Low quantity
238 62 USS De Haven DD-469 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
239 39 LOW USS John W Thomason DD-760 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Low quantity Day 240 65 USS Nicholas DDE-449 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day
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241 42 USS Waller DDE-466 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB
242 63 USS Bache DD-470 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Ccard, 2 N RS on reverse
243 41 USS Beale DD-471 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
244 63 USS Renshaw DDE-499 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 245 44 USS Eaton DD-510 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB 60 years DD RS on Front
246 63 USS Murray DD-576 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
247 36 LOW USS Carpenter DD-825 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Low quantity
248 64 USS Robert L Wilson DD-847 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Ships RS Cachet on Day back. 249 45 USS Mc Caffery DD-860 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
250 70 USS Gyatt DDG-1 Independence Day JUL/4/1962 HT
251 48 USS Charles F Adams DDG-2 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
252 71 USS Lawrence DDG-4 Independence 8/JUN/1962/A.M. HB 60 years DD RS on Day reverse 253 50 USS Sellers DDG-11 Independence JUN/8/1962/A.M. HB 60 years DD RS on Day reverse or front
254 69 USS Buchanan DDG-14 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 255 47 USS Frank Knox DDR-742 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 256 63 USS Southerland DDR-743 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
257 43 USS Higbee DDR-806 Independence JUL/4/1962/ / HB Day 258 64 USS Dennis J Buckley DD-808 Independence Day JUN/8/1962/A.M. HB
259 41 USS Corry DDR-817 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Power at sea
260 64 USS Goodrich DDR-831 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT 60 years DD RS on Day reverse 261 44 USS Hawkins DDR-873 Independence Day JUL/4/1962 HT #9 on reverse
262 63 USS Duncan DDR-874 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB
263 41 USS Van Voorhis DE-1028 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
264 65 USS Joseph K Taussig DE-1030 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 265 44 USS Mc Morris DE-1036 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
266 63 USS Daniel A Joy DE-585 Independence Day JUL/4/1962 HB
267 40 LOW USS Coates DE-685 Independence 30/JUN/A.M./1962 HB Low quantity Day 268 63 USS Dealey DE-1006 Independence JUN/25/1962/A.M. HB Day 269 44 USS Cromwell DE-1014 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Day 270 65 USS Lester DE-1022 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
271 39 LOW USS Bauer DE-1025 Independence JUL/16/A.M./1962 HT Low quantity Day 272 63 USS Hartley DE-1029 Independence JUN/15/A.M.1962 HT Day 273 41 USS Falgout DER-324 Independence Day JUL/30/1962/A.M. HB
274 69 USS Kretchmer DER-329 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT #9 on reverse. Ship RS Day on reverse 275 42 USS Koiner DER-331 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/P.M. BT
276 61 USS Forster DER-334 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT
277 38 LOW USS Roy O Hale DER-336 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Low quantity Day 278 67 USS Norfolk DL-1 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 BT
279 47 USS John S McCain DDG-56 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT #9, 60 Years DD RS
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282 69 USS Luce DLG-7 Independence Day JUL/4/1962/P.M. HT 60 years DD RS on reverse
283 46 USS Macdonough DLG-8 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB Ships cachet on reverse Day 284 67 USS King DLG-10 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Ships cachet on reverse
285 48 USS William V Pratt DLG-13 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 286 72 USS Compass Island EAG-153 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 287 41 USS Princeton LPH-5 Independence Day JUL/4/ /1962 HT
288 65 USS Thetis Bay LPH-6 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 289 44 USS Valley Forge LPH-8 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HB Day 290 64 USS Epping Forest LSD-4 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HB #9 on reverse
291 38 LOW USS Gunston Hall LSD-5 Independence JUL/4/1962 HT #9 on reverse. Low Day quantity 292 60 USS Casa Grande LSD-13 Independence JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT Day 293 37 LOW USS Donner LSD-20 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Low quantity Day 294 60 USS Plymouth Rok LSD-29 Independence JUL/4/1962 HT Day 295 42 USS Terrebonne Parish LST-1156 Independence Day JUL/4/A.M./1962 HT
296 61 USS Walworth County LST-1164 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 297 41 USS Whitfield County LST-1169 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT Day 298 59 USS DeSoto County LST-71 Independence Day A.M./4/JUL/1962 HT
299 37 LOW USS Terrell County LST-1157 Independence JUL/4/1962/A.M. HT #9 on reverse. Low Day quantity 300 340 USS Antietam CVS-36 Last Day Postal Jan/5/A.M./1963 HT MWB precedes cachet Service number 301 313 USS Holland AS-32 Pascagoula, MS Launching JAN 19/1963/3 30PM MT MWB precedes cachet number
302 420 USS John Adams SSBN-620 Portsmouth, Launching JAN 12/1963/12 M MT Naval Base Branch. NH MWB precedes cachet 303 460 USS Flasher SSN-613 Groton, CT Launching JUN 22/11-AM/1963 MT MWB before cachet number. Date in cancel is June 22 although it looks like 23 on some covers. Also compare same cancel on Beck 348. Compare what a 303 Cancel Variety. USS Flasher SSN-613 Groton, CT Launching JUN 22/11-AM/1963 HC VARIETY. Hand Cancel See above for instead of standard MC. total printed for MWB precedes cachet this number number 304 285 USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Cruise, Toulon MAY/11/1963/A.M. HB MWB precedes cachet France number 305 252 USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Cruise, Cannes FEB/23/1963/A.M. HB MWB precedes cachet France number 306 239 USS Harry E Yarnell DLG-17 Commission / /FEB/2/1963 HB Ships cachet on reverse. MWB precedes cachet number
307 W=477, USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN-624 Mare Island, Launching FEB/22/1130AM/1963 HT BL=455+26=481 CA 308 W=430, USS Waddell DDG-24 Seattle, WA Launching FEB 26/130PM/1963 MT BL=384+46=430 308 Cancel Variety. USS Waddell DDG-24 Seattle, WA Launching FEB 26/130PM/1963 MT & Has both MT and Hand See above for HC Cancel total printed for this number 309 W=301, USS Northampton CC-1 10th Anniversary MAR 7/1963/830AM MT BL=260+41=301 310 W=378, USS Berkeley DDG-15 Transits Panama MAR/4/A.M./1963 HB #9 on reverse BL=298+81=379 Canal 311 W=493, USS James Madison SSBN-627 Newport News, Launching MAR 15/1230PM/1963 MT BL=463+30=493 VA 311 W=493, USS James Madison SSBN-627 Newport News, Launching MAR 15/1230PM/1963 HT Hand cancel BL=463+30=493 VA 312 352 USS Gridley DLG-21 Bremerton, WA Commission MAY 25/330PM/1963 MT Note from MWB regarding location in cover. Read note on
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 8 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 313 411 USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Philadelphia, Launching MAR 16/ /1963 HT Corrected Date PA 314 277 USS Helena CA-75 BL=LDPS MAR/18/A.M./1963 HB Date is LDPS. Ship was decommissioned 29 JUNE 1963. 315 W=330, USS Mars AFS-1 San Diego, CA Launching 530PM/ /15 JUN MT BL=315+35=350 316 W=432, USS Vancouver LPD-2 Commission MAY/11/1963/ / HB BL=397+30=427 316 Cachet Variety USS Vancouver LPD-2 Commission MAY/11/1963 HB Cachet variety, printed black cachet. Probably printed by ship 317 SPACE Cape Canaveral Project Mercury- ? Reported but not Cooper observed. 317 SPACE USS De Haven DD-727 Project Mercury- MAY/17/A.M./1963 HB Added Oct 2008 Cooper 317 CREW SPACE USS De Haven DD-727 Project Mercury- MAY/17/A.M./1963 HB Added Nov 2016 CREW Cooper W=428, SPACE Project Mercury- 17/MAY/A.M./1963 See Web site for details. Only two 317 BL=311+25+2ndMailing USS Duncan DDR-874 HB examples observed. 42=378. 2nd mailing Cooper means that Beck sent a second batch of covers to the Navy, probably along with covers 331-342. Since the ship's name is not printed on the cover, the covers may have been distributed in any manner by Navy.
317 SPACE USS Epperson DD-719 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HB Added Oct 2008 Cooper
317 See above for SPACE USS Fletcher DD-445 Project Mercury- MAY/15/A.M./1963 HB BL shows #317 total printed for Cooper scheduled for Fletcher. this number Note: Winick read BL as 92 instead of 42 for 2nd mailing. See Web site for photo of the log. Ship's name does not appear on cachet for all space issues forward. Winick's book shows CREW See SPACE BL shows #317 scheduled for 317 USS Fletcher DD-445 Project Mercury- MAY/15/A.M./1963 HB Fletcher.that 100 .Soldadditional on eBay in oflot of 6 above for total printed Cooper covers For $188 for this number
317 SPACE USS John A Bole DD-755 Project Mercury- MAY/16/A.M./1963 HT Cooper See above for total printed SPACE Project Mercury- MAY 16/1963/1 PM Prime Recovery Ship. Ship Cachet 317 for this number USS Kearsarge CVS-33 MT on reverse. Watch for cover with Cooper HC. See Web site for details. Only one example observed.
CREW SPACE Project Mercury- MAY 16/1963/1 PM Prime Recovery Ship. Ship Cachet 317 USS Kearsarge CVS-33 MT on reverse. Crew Cover. Watch for Cooper cover with HC.
See above for total printed SPACE Project Mercury- MAY/17/A.M./1963 See Web site for details. Only one 317 for this number USS Frank Knox DDR-742 HB example observed. Cooper
See above for total printed SPACE Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. Added June 2015. Only one 317 for this number USS Lofberg DD-759 HB example observed. Cooper
See above for total printed SPACE Project Mercury- MAY/17/1963/A.M. Added 12/2015 Only two examples 317 for this number USS Mansfield DD-728 HB known Cooper
See above for total printed SPACE Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. See Web site for details. Only one 317 for this number USS John W Thomason DD-760 HB example observed. Cooper
318 W=355, SPACE USS John A Bole DD-755 Project Mercury- MAY/16/A.M./1963 HT BL shows #318 BL=305+25+2nd Cooper scheduled for De Haven, Mailing 25= 355 but it is crossed out and reassigned to John A Bole. Winick's book shows that 100 additional of this cover 318 CREW SPACE USS John A Bole DD-755 Project Mercury- MAY/16/A.M./1963 HT BL shows #318 Cooper scheduled for De Haven, but it is crossed out and reassigned to John A Bole. Winick's book shows that 100 additional of this cover
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 9 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 319 BL=349 SPACE USS Mansfield DD-728 Project Mercury- MAY/17/1963/A.M. HB BL shows that B319 was Cooper scheduled for Mansfield
319 CREW SPACE USS Mansfield DD-728 Project Mercury- MAY/17/1963/A.M. HB added 11/11. eBay sale. Cooper W=338, SPACE Project Mercury- MAY/17/A.M./1963 BL shows #320 scheduled for Frank 320 USS Frank Knox DDR-742 HB Knox Winick's book shows that 100 BL=294+25+2ndMaili Cooper additional of this cover were sent to the ng 19=338 agent at Pearl Harbor
321 W=338, SPACE USS Duncan DDR-874 Project Mercury- 17/MAY/A.M./1963 HB BL shows #321 BL=245+25+2nd Cooper scheduled for Duncan. Mailing 18=288 Many cancels are heavy with too much ink. Some observed with Thermograph overprint. Winick's book shows that 100 additional of 322 W=321, SPACE USS De Haven DD-727 Project Mercury- MAY/17/A.M./1963 HB BL shows #322 BL=280+20+2nd Cooper scheduled for De Haven. Mailing 16=316 Winick's book shows that 100 additional of this cover were sent to 323 W=318, SPACE USS Kearsarge CVS-33 Project Mercury- MAY 16/1963/1 PM MT theBL showsagent at#323 Pearl BL=279+25+2nd Cooper scheduled for Mailing 14=318 Kearsarge. Prime 323 CREW SPACE USS Kearsarge CVS-33 Project Mercury- MAY 16/1963/1 PM MT BLRecovery shows Ship.#323 Ship Cooper scheduled for Kearsarge. Prime Recovery Ship. Ship Cachet on reverse, but 324 W=318, SPACE USS Taussig DD-746 Project Mercury- MAY/16/P.M./1963 HT hasWinick's been book observed shows on BL=299+25+2nd Cooper that 100 additional of Mailing 14=338 this cover were sent to 324 CREW SPACE USS Taussig DD-746 Project Mercury- MAY/16/P.M./1963 HT CREWthe agent cover. at Pearl 4/11 sold Cooper $105 325 W=318, SPACE USS Lofberg DD-759 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HB BL shows 211 in Beck's BL=211+25+2nd Cooper hand writing, but it could Mailing 14=250 actually be 271. See (see note at right) photo of the log.
326 W=318, SPACE USS Epperson DD-719 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HB Winick's book shows BL=279+25+2nd Cooper that 100 additional of Mailing 14=318 this cover were sent to the agent at Pearl 326 CREW SPACE USS Epperson DD-719 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HB CREW Cover. Cooper 327 W=318, SPACE USS John W Thomason DD-760 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/A.M. HB All covers observed BL=299+25+2nd Cooper have RS of MA-9 Mailing 14=338 Capsule and round RS on front or back. Winick's book shows that 100 additional of 327 Cancel Variety. SPACE USS John W Thomason DD-760 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M HB thisCover cover has were P.M. sentin to See above for Cooper cancel. All covers total printed for observed have RS of this number MA-9 Capsule and W=383, Camden, NJ Launching roundBL shows RS 256 inon Beck's front hand or 328 USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20 writing, but it could actually be 356. BL=256+27=283 See See photo of the log. Hand Cancel note at right instead of standard MC
328 See above for USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20 Camden, NJ Launching APR 6/330PM/1963 MT Slogan Law Day total printed for this number
329 W=291, USS Southerland DDR-743 Coral Sea MAY/7/1963/A.M. HB BL=251+40=291
330 W=288, USS Hanson DDR-832 Coral Sea May/2/A.M./1963 HT BL=248+40=288
330 See above for USS Hanson DDR-832 Coral Sea May/8/A.M./1963 HT total printed for this number
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 10 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 331 W=409, SPACE USS Gainard DD-706 Project Mercury- 16/MAY/1963/A.M. HT All cancels observed are BL=384+25=409 Cooper heavy with too much ink. Watch for possible cover with May 15 date. Winick's Book shows that an additional 200 TOTAL of 331-342 were 331 See above SPACE USS Gainard DD-706 Project Mercury- 15/MAY/1963/A.M. HT Only one with the 15 Cooper May date has been 332 W=368, SPACE USS Myles C Fox DD-829 Project Mercury- MAY/16/ /1963 HB observed. BL=343+25=368 Cooper 332 Cancel Variety. SPACE USS Myles C Fox DD-829 Project Mercury- MAY/16/ /1963 HB Oddity. Date is over See above for Cooper stamped. 16 is much total printed for darker. Date shows this number behind 16. Sold for $32 332 Cancel Variety. SPACE Jacksonville FL N/A Project Mercury- MAY ??1/830 PM/1963 MT Cancelon eBay is Nov only 2005 bars, no See above for Cooper round cancel. Added total printed for 7/13 this number 332 Cancel Variety. SPACE Unknown N/A Project Mercury- Cancel is only bars, no See above for Cooper round cancel. total printed for this number 333 W=360, SPACE USS Beatty DD-756 Project Mercury- A.M./MAY/15/1963 HT BL=335+25=360 Cooper 333 CREW SPACE USS Beatty DD-756 Project Mercury- A.M./MAY/15/1963 HT CREW. Only one Cooper observed 334 W=356, SPACE USS Nantahala AO-60 Project Mercury- A.M./MAY/15/1963 HB BL=331+25=356 Cooper 334 CREW SPACE USS Nantahala AO-60 Project Mercury- A.M./MAY/15/1963 HB No Beck number. CREW Cooper 335 W=351, SPACE USS Compton DD-705 Project Mercury- MAY/15/1963/A.M. HT BL=326+25=351 Cooper 336 W=345, SPACE USS Charles R Ware DD-865 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963 HB BL=320+25=345 Cooper 336 Cancel Variety. SPACE USS Charles R Ware DD-865 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HB Has P.M. in cancel. See above for Cooper Scarce total printed for this number 337 W=342, SPACE USS Mc Caffery DD-860 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HT BL=317+25=342 Cooper 338 W=342, SPACE USS Hyman DD-732 Project Mercury- MAY/15/1963/A.M. HB BL=317+25=342 Cooper 339 W=342, SPACE USS Harwood DD-861 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963/P.M. HB VERY popular BL=317+25=342 Cooper 340 W=340, SPACE USS Purdy DD-734 Project Mercury- MAY/15/1963/A.M. HB BL=315+25=340 Cooper 341 W=336, SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Project Mercury- 9-AM/MAY 15/1963 MT BL=311+25=336 Cooper 341 Cachet Variety. SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Project Mercury- 9-AM/MAY 15/1963 MT Additional line See above for Cooper Thermographed on total printed for cachet. "Prime Recover this number Ship" Autographed by RA John F Davidson. 342 W=327, SPACE USS Corry DDR-817 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963 HT Supt of Annapolis. BL=302+25=327 Cooper 342 CREW SPACE USS Corry DDR-817 Project Mercury- MAY/16/1963 HT Observed on eBay. Cooper Probably one of a kind. 343 W=986, USS Wright CC-2 Recommissionin MAY 11, 1963 Doubl 376 for collectors, 10 for BL=376+600+10= g e postal clerk and 600 for 986 circle, a specific customer. 4 bar cancel 343 USS Wright CC-2 Recommissionin MAY 11, 1963 Usual See Web site for details. g HC 344 W=411, USS La Salle LPD-3 Brooklyn, NY Launching AUG 2 1130AM/1963 HT 346 for collectors, 30 for BL=346+30+35=4 postal clerk and 35 for 11 PIO. 344 Cancel Variety. USS La Salle LPD-3 Brooklyn, NY Launching AUG 2/1130AM/1963 MT Machine Cancel. See above for Scarce. VARIETY total printed for this number 345 W=365, USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Transits Panama JUN/30/1963 HB BL=292+73=365 Canal 346 W=431, USS Bronstein DE-1037 Commission JUN/15/ /1963 HB 346 for collectors, 10 for BL=346+75+10 postal clerk and 75 for =431 CO. 347 413 USS Edward Mc Donnell DE-1043 New Orleans, Launching PM/15 FEB/1964 MT-1 Slogan US Customs LA A 347 Cancel Variety. USS Edward Mc Donnell DE-1043 New Orleans, Launching PM/15 FEB/1964 MT-1 No Slogan Bars Only See above for LA B total printed for 348 this number 545 USS Tecumseh SSBN-628 Groton, CT Launching JUN 22/11-AM/1963 MT
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348 See above for total USS Tecumseh SSBN-628 Groton, CT Launching JUN 22/11-AM/1963 HT Scarce printed for this number
349 478 USS Daniel Boone SSBN-629 Mare Island, Launching JUN/22/4PM/1963 HT CA 350 W=527, USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Newport News, Launching JUN 22/1230PM/1963 MT BL=476+51+20 VA =547 350 Cancel Variety. See USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Newport News, VA Launching JUN 22/1230PM/1963 HT Scarce above for total printed for this number
351 508 USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617 Groton, CT Commission JUN 27/230PM/1963 MT
351 See above for USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617 Groton, CT Commission JUN 27/230PM/1963 HT Scarce total printed for this number 352 481 USS Francis Marion APA-249 2nd Anniversary JUL/6/A.M./1963 HB 352 CREW USS Francis Marion APA-249 2nd Anniversary JUL/6/A.M./1963 HB CREW-No Beck # 353 478 USS Andrew Jackson SSBN-619 Mare Island, Commission JUL/3/230PM/1963 HT Ships RS Cachet on CA back. 354 W=5266, USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Commission APR/20/1963 HB 4900 covers were BL=366+4900=52 purchased by a single 66 customer. It is believed that these were without 354 CREW USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Commission APR/20/1963 HB Samethe B354. as 354. See No next Number CREW. See 355 W=406, USS Tattnall DDG-19 Commission / /APR/13/1963 HB BL=359+47=406 356 W=456, USS Daniel Webster SSBN-626 Groton, CT Launching APR 27/12-M/1963 MT BL=431+25=456 357 W=507, USS Lafayette SSBN-616 Groton, CT Commission APR 23/130PM/1963 MT BL=431+76=507 357 USS Lafayette SSBN-616 Groton, CT Commission APR 23 130PM/1963 HT Hand Cancel-roller 358 W=490, USS Jack SSBN-605 Portsmouth, Launching APR 24/1963/1130AM MT Slogancancel Naval Base Br. BL=490+42+35=5 NH 490 for collectors, 42 for 67 ship and 35 for Navy 359 W=2369, USS Conyngham DDG-17 Philadelphia, Commission JUL13/AM/1963 HT OnlyYard. hand cancels BL=369+2000=23 PA observed. 2000 were 69 purchased by one 360 W=400, USS Brooke DEG-1 Seattle, WA Launching JUL 19/6 PM/1963 MT customer. BL=335+65=400 361 267 USS Gridley DLG-21 1st Time JUL/11/A.M./1963 HB Underway 362 336 USS Gridley DLG-21 1st Missile Firing OCT/8/P.M./1963 HB 363 270 USS Gridley DLG-21 Shakedown NOV/7/A.M./1963 HB Cruise 364 367 USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Commission JUL/20/1963/A.M. HB 364 Cancel Variety. USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Commission JUL/20/1963/A.M. HB & Dual Cancels. Only one See above for #9 example observed. total printed for this number 365 351 USS Belknap DLG-26 Bath, ME Launching JUL 20/1 PM/1963 MT Slogan Meter Join Civil Defense Now 365 Cancel Variety. USS Belknap DLG-26 Bath, ME Launching JY 20 1PM/1963 HT Scarce. Only one See above for example observed total printed for this number 366 W=416, USS Worden DLG-18 Commission AUG/3/A.M./1963 HB BL=374+42=416 367 W=390, USS Sylvania AFS-2 San Diego, CA Launching AUG 10/230PM/1963 MT BL=354+36=390 368 W=742, USS Barb SSN-596 Pascagoula, Commission AUG 24/1963/11 AM MT BL=492+150+100 MS =742 369 W=479, USS Holland AS-32 Charleston, SC Commission SEP 7/12 M/1963 MT BL=441+38+10 =489 370 W=512, USS Sacramento AOE-01 Bremerton, WA Launching SEP 14/1130AM/1963 MT See scan of BL for BL=412+10=422 questions on quantities. 371 410 USS Ramsey DEG-2 Seattle, WA Launching OCT 15/5 PM/1963 MT RS Added "World's First Retro-Rocket 372 516 USS Von Steuben SSBN-632 Newport News, Launching OCT 18/11 AM/1963 MT VA 373 412 USS Georgetown AG-165 Commission A.M./9/NOV/1963 HB 374 419 USS Mc Cloy DE-1038 Commission OCT 21 1963 HB & #9 375 No record of USS Garcia DE-1040 San Francisco, Launching OCT 31/1-PM/1963 MT Slogan Meter "Pray For quantity. CA Peace" 375 Cancel Variety USS Garcia DE-1040 San Francisco, Launching OCT/31/1P.M./1963 HT Hand Cancel instead of CA standard MC 376 428 USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Commission NOV/9/P.M.1963 HB
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 12 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 377 W=391, BL=311 USS Schofield DEG-3 Seattle, WA Launching DEC 7/1130AM/1963 MT Cover 377 was originally schedlued for USS Albert David but BL 378 W=248, BL=223 USS Long Beach CGN-9 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HT BLshows does it changednot show to addiitional 25 covers like the other Navy Day covers in this series. It is likely that the correct 379 W=201, USS Bon Homme CVA-31 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HT numberFancy Cancel is 248 as shown BL=176+25=201 Richard 380 W=199, USS Yorktown CVS-10 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HT BL=174+25+199 381 W=199, USS Constellation CVA-64 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HB BL=174+25+199 382 W=198, USS Galveston CL-93 Navy Day OCT 27/8 AM/1963 MT Most examples have BL=173+25+199 2nd (upside down) cancel at bottom of 383 W=195, USS Yosemite AD-19 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HB BL=170+25+195 384 W=194, USS Hazelwood DD-531 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HB & All examples reviewed BL=169+25+194 #9 have dual cancels 385 W=198, Newport RI N/A Newport, RI Navy Day NOV/13/11 AM/1963 MT BL=173+25+199 385 Cancel Variety. See Newport RI N/A Newport, RI Navy Day NOV/14/11 AM/1963 MT Cover has 14th date instead of 13th above for total printed for this number
386 W=193, USS Waccamaw AO-109 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HB BL=168+25+193 387 W=191, USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Navy Day 27/OCT/1963/A.M. HB BL=166+25=191 W=191, Navy Day A.M./OCT/27/1963 Ship added one line RS USS Gearing 388 USS Gearing DD-710 HB DD-710 BL=166+25=191 389 W=190. USS Norris DD-859 Navy Day OCT/27/P.M./1963 HB BL=165+25=190 390 W=189. USS Decatur DD-936 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HT BL=164+25=189 391 164 USS Wilkinson DL-5 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HB 392 166 USS Springfield CLG-7 Navy Day 11-AM/OCT 27/1963 MT 393 163 USS Fremont APA-44 Navy Day A.M./OCT/27/1963 HB 394 162 USS Pocono AGC-16 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HB 395 W=187, USS Arnold J Isbell DD-869 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HB BL=162+25=187 396 W=187, USS Sabine AO-25 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HB BL=162+25=187 397 W=188, USS Ingersoll DD-652 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HT BL=163+25=188 398 W=189, USS Braine DD-630 Navy Day OCT/27/A.M./1963 HB Most examples have a BL=164+25=189 poor cancel 399 W=189, USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Navy Day OCT/27/1963 #9 BL=164+25=189 399 CREW USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Navy Day OCT/27/1963 #9 CREW 400 W=189, USS Chipola AO-63 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HT BL=164+25=189 400 USS Chipola AO-63 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HT CREW 401 W=187, USS Chipola AO-63 Navy Day OCT/27/1963/A.M. HT BL=162+25=187 402 W=182, USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Navy Day OCT/27/1963 #9 BL+157+25=182 403 W=529, BL=599 USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN-631 Groton, CT Launching NOV 2/10 AM/1963 HT Hand Cancel usually used on covers with multiple stamps. 50% observed as this cancel. See scan of Beck Log for quantity. In Log the 403 Cancel Variety. USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN-631 Groton, CT Launching NOV 2/10 AM/1963 MT blue pen is Beck's own See above for total printed for this number 404 524 USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623 Groton, CT Commission NOV23/11-AM/1963 MT 404 Cancel Variety. USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623 Groton, CT Commission NOV 23/11 AM/1963 HT Hand Cancel usually See above for used on covers with total printed for multiple stamps. this number 405 W=559, BL=509 USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 Newport News, Launching DEC 20/12 M/1963 MT VA 406 513 USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN-624 Mare Island, Commission DEC/27/2PM/1963 HT CA 407 W=2426, USS Dale DLG-19 Commission NOV/23/P.M./1963 HB 2000 purchased by the BL=426+2000 USS Dale =2426 408 505 USS James Monroe SSBN-622 Newport News, Commission DEC 7/1030AM/1963 MT VA
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412 580 USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 JFK 35th JAN/8/1964/A.M. HB Beck Log shows cover Jr President 412 originally scheduled for USS Pollack, Memorial. It is scratched out and Kennedy entered. 412 Cancel Variety. See USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD-850 JFK 35th President JAN/9/1964/A.M. HB CachetNote Diff Dates 412 was used for above for total printed for this number
413 W=406, BL=426 USS Mars AFS-1 Commission DEC/21/1963/A.M. HB 414 389 USS Jamestown AG-166 Commission DEC/13/1963/P.M. HB Captain signed all covers observed. Cmdr. Alan J Kaplan 415 W=359, BL=354 USS Duluth LPD-6 Brooklyn, NY Keel Laying DEC 18/10-AM/1963 MT 416 348 USS Georgetown AG-165 Shakedown A.M./FEB/6/1964 HB Cruise 417 W=412, BL492 USS Simon Lake AS-33 Bremerton, WA Launching FEB 8/-AM/1964 MT 418 670 USS America CVA-66 Newport News, Launching FEB 1/PM/1964 MT VA 419 506 USS Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 Groton, CT Launching FEB 1/AM/1964 MT Beck Log shows cover 419 originally scheduled for USS Cimarron, Launch. It is scratched 420 W=651, BL=351 USS Cimarron AO-22 25th Anniv MAR/20/1964/A.M. HB out and Pulaski entered. Commissioning 420 USS Cimarron AO-22 25th Anniv MAR/20/1964/A.M. HB Single color printed or Commissioning rubber stamp cachet. Same design as Beck's cachet.
421 419 USS Bradley DE-1041 San Francisco, Launching AM/ /26 MAR/1964 MT Slogan ABCD Mail CA 422 557 USS Henry Clay SSBN-625 Newport News, Commission FEB 20/PM/1964 MT VA 422 USS Henry Clay SSBN-625 Newport News, Commission FEB 20/PM/1964 HT Cancel Variety VA 423 441 USS Richard E Byrd DDG-23 Commission MAR/7/1964 HB 424 430 USS La Salle LPD-3 Commission FEB/22/1964 HB 425 453 USS Cochrane DDG-21 Commission MAR/21/1964 HB 426 454 USS Sacramento AOE-1 Commission MAR/14/1964/ / HB 427 395 USS Albert David DE-1050 Seattle, WA Keel Laying APR 29/PM/1964 MT 428 436 USS Sample DE-1048 Seattle, WA Launching APR 28/PM/1964 MT 429 436 USS Fox DLG-33 San Pedro, CA Launching NOV 21/AM/1964 MT Slogan Pray for Peace 430 568 USS Pollack SSN-603 Camden, NJ Commission MAY 26/?/1964 MT Ship added cachet RS to reverse. All covers observed have average cancel with lower half of 431 452 USS Annapolis AGMR-1 Commission MAR/7/1964 HB Shipcancel added very light.cachet RS to front. 432 484 USS Dace SSN-607 Pascagoula, Commission APR 4/1964/1130AM MT MS 433 W=338, BL=388 USS John Hood DD-655 Philadelphia, LDPS PM/ /14APR/1964 MT About half have this date PA 433 Cancel Variety. USS John Hood DD-655 Philadelphia, LDPS PM/ /13APR/1964 MT About half have this date See above for PA total printed for this number 434 336 USS Kidd DD-661 LDPS APR/3/1964/A.M. HB HC on back Phila Naval Station 435 W=452, BL=450 USS Greenling SSN-614 Groton, CT Launching APR 4/-PM/1964 MT 436 454 USS Daniel Webster SSBN-626 Groton, CT Commission APR 4/-PM/1964 MT 437 452 USS Daniel Boone SSBN-629 Mare Island, Commission APR/23/230PM/1964 HT CA 438 467 USS Gato SSN-615 Groton, CT Launching MAY 14/AM/1964 MT 439 302 USS Gridley DLG-21 Coral Sea MAY/9/A.M./1964 HB 440 304 USS Gridley DLG-21 1st Anniv of MAY/25/A.M./1964 HB Comm
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 14 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 441 W=301, BL=304 USS Gridley DLG-21 Crosses the APR/23/A.M./1964 HB Equator 442 497 USS Tinosa SSN-606 Portsmouth, Commission OCT 17/1964/AM MT Slogan Naval Base Br NH Also watch for cover with the cachet printed 443 W=368, BL=366 USS Wainwright DLG-28 Bath, ME Launching APR 25/PM/1964 MT directlySlogan Join onCivil stickerDefense 444 411 USS Chicago CG-11 Recommissionin MAY/2/1964/P.M. HB 445 W=371, BL=391 USS Reeves DLG-24 Commissiong MAY/15/P.M./1964 HB 446 460 USS Nathanael Greene SSBN-636 Portsmouth, Launching MAY 12/1964/PM MT Slogan Naval Base Br NH 447 W=369, BL=362 USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20 Commission JUN/13/1964/A.M. HB
448 383 USS Ogden LPD-5 Brooklyn, NY Launching JUN 27/AM/1964 MT 449 382 USS Austin LPD-4 Brooklyn, NY Launching JUN 27/AM/1964 MT 450 439 USS John Adams SSBN-620 Portsmouth, Commission May 12/1964/AM MT Slogan Naval Base Br 451 462 USS Tecumseh SSBN-628 Groton,NH CT Commission JUN 1/-PM/1964 MT 452 389 USS Brumby DE-1044 Launching NOT SERVICED This cover was not serviced. Blank printed envelopes exist without 453 402 USS Jouett DLG-29 Bremerton, WA Launching JUN 30/-AM/1964 MT postmark 454 400 USS Sterett DLG-31 Bremerton, WA Launching JUN 30/-AM/1964 MT 455 477 USS Guardfish SSN-612 Camden, NJ Launching MAY 15/-PM/1965 MT 455 Cancel Variety. USS Guardfish SSN-612 Camden, NJ Launching Roller Cancel MT Roller Cancel. See above for total printed for this number W=406, BL>400 but SPACE Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 Cover Scheduled for USS Holder. 456 USS Holder DD-819 HB Ships name does not appear in the it is not clear cachet for space issues after Beck cover 79.
456 See above for SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 2 JAN/19/P.M./1965 HB Cover Scheduled for total printed for USS Holder. Ships this number name does not appear in the cachet for space issues after Beck cover 79. Only one ever See above for total SPACE Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 AM Cancel reported by Cartier, but 456 USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 HB notobserved seen. with USS Lake printed for this number
457 403 BL is not SPACE USS Charles R Ware DD-865 Gemini 2 19/JAN/1965/A.M. HB Correct cover for this number readable for 457-463
457 See above for total SPACE USS Forrest Royal DD-872 Gemini 2 JAN/19/1965/A.M. HB printed for this number 458 400 USS Eugene A Greene DD-711 Gemini 2 A.M./19/JAN/1965 HB Correct cover for this number 458 See above for SPACE USS O'hare DD-889 Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 HB Very Scarce. Previously total printed for unlisted. this number 459 389 SPACE USS Vogelgesang DD-862 Gemini 2 JAN/19/1965/A.M. HB
459 Cancel Variety. SPACE USS Vogelgesang DD-862 Gemini 2 FEB/19/1965/A.M. HB BL indicates that 459 See above for was scheduled for USS total printed for Vogelgesang. FEB in this number cancel instead of Jan. 459 SPACE USS Eugene A Greene DD-711 Gemini 2 A.M./19/JAN/1965 HB Only One Observed. 460 394 SPACE USS O'hare DD-889 Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 HB 460 SPACE USS Holder DD-819 Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 HB 461 SPACE USS Charles R Ware DD-865 Gemini 2 19/JAN/1965/A.M. HB Very Scarce Correct cover for this number. 461 was for Lake Campl 461 384 SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 2 JAN/19/P.M./1965 HB Prime Recovery Ship SPACE Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 AM Cancel reported by Cartier, but 461 USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 HB not seen on a printed Beck cover.
461 Crew SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 2 JAN/19/P.M./1965 HB CREW 462 378 SPACE USS Forrest Royal DD-872 Gemini 2 JAN/19/1965/A.M. HB Correct cover for this number 462 SPACE USS Vogelgesang DD-862 Gemini 2 JAN/19/1965/A.M. HB 463 266 SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 2 JAN/19/P.M./1965 HB Prime Recovery Ship
SPACE Gemini 2 JAN/19/A.M./1965 AM Cancel reported by Cartier, but 463 USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 HB not seen. 464 557 USS James Madison SSBN-627 Commission JUL 28/PM/1964 MT 465 386 USS Navasota AO-106 Recommissioned A.M./JAN/22/1965 HB 466 ? USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20 1st Anniv of Comm JUN/13/A.M./1965 HB
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 15 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 467 427 USS Sylvania AFS-2 Commission A.M./11/JUL/1964 HB Ships cachet on reverse in RED 467 USS Sylvania AFS-2 Commission P.M./11/JUL/1964 HB Ships cachet on reverse in Black 468 448 USS Waddell DDG-24 Commission AUG/28/1964/ HB 469 548 USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN-631 Groton, CT Commission JUL 17 64 Meter Slogan Meter Visit Connecticut 470 540 USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 Groton, CT Launching DEC 5/AM/1964 MT 470 USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 Groton, CT Launching DEC 5/AM/1964 HT 471 528 USS Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 Groton, CT Commission AUG 14/-PM/1964 MT 471 USS Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 Groton, CT Commission AUG 14/PM/1964 HT Scarce. Hand cancel only seen on covers with multiple stamps 471 CREW USS Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 Groton, CT Commission AUG 14/PM/1964 MT CREW 472 524 USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Newport News, Commission SEP 15/PM/1964 MT VA 472 USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Newport News, Commission SEP 15/PM/1964 HT Very Scarce VA
473 529 USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641 Newport News, Launching AUG 22/AM/1964 MT VA 473 USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641 Newport News, Launching AUG 22/AM/1964 HT Scarce. Hand cancel VA only seen on covers with multiple stamps
474 422 USS Guam LPH-9 Philadelphia, PA Launching AUG 22/AM/1964 HT
474 USS Guam LPH-9 Philadelphia, Launching PM/ / 22 AUG/1964 MT PA 475 325 USS Norfolk DL-1 Unitas V 1964 SEP/17/A.M./1964 HB About half of covers observed also have MC of Wash DC. 476 316 USS John Willis DE-1027 Unitas V 1964 14/NOV/1964/A.M. HT 477 305 USS De Soto County LST-1171 Great Lakes Visit A.M./23/AUG/1964 HT All examples reviewed have poor cancels 478 510 USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634 Mare Island, Commission AUG/26/3PM/1964 HT CA 419 DEC 7?? Possibly not returned. No covers 479 USS Davidson DE-1045 known. 480 422 USS Glover AGDE-1 Bath, ME Launching APR 17/PM/1965 MT Slogan Crippled 481 440 USS Belknap DLG-26 Commission NOV/7/1964/ / HB Children 482 529 USS Von Steuben SSBN-632 Newport News, VA Commission SEP 30/PM/1964 MT
483 436 USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 Commission SEP/12/1964/A.M. HB
484 408 USS Waccamaw AO-109 Recommissionin MAR/23/1965/A.M. HB 485 571 USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 Newport News, Keelg Laying OCT 22 64 Meter Correct date for Keel VA Laying. See Slogan 485 USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 Newport News, Keel Laying MAY 27/PM/1967 MT Launch date. Keel VA Laying Cachet 486 462 USS Biddle DLG-34 Bath, ME Launching JUL 2/PM/1965 MT Slogan Meter Join Civil Defense Now 487 456 USS Horne DLG-30 San Francisco, Launching OC 30 PM/1964 HT Oct 30 is correct date. CA About half of covers observed also have MC 488 435 USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Cape Missile Firing, FEB/15/A.M./1965 HT SFO Nov 3. Canaveral, FL Blue Crew 488 Cancel Variety USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Cape Missile Firing, Feb 11/1965/PM MT Dual Cancels Canaveral, FL Blue Crew FEB/15/A.M./1965 2/11 489 426 USS John C Calhoun SSBN-630 Cape Missile Firing, MAR 1/1965/AM MTHT CO Autographed Canaveral, FL Gold Crew 490 433 USS Belmont AGTR-4 Recommissionin NOV/30/1964/A.M. HB Correct date should be g Nov 2, 1964 490 Cancel Variety USS Belmont AGTR-4 Recommissionin NOV/16/1964/A.M. HB Date Variety. On EBay g Sept 04. Correct date should be Nov 2, 1964.
490 Cancel Variety USS Belmont AGTR-4 Recommissionin NOV/25/1964/A.M. HB Date Variety. On EBay g Sept 04. Correct date should be Nov 2, 1964. 491 453 USS Garcia DE-1040 Commission DEC/21/1964/A.M. HB Covers are over cancelled with San 492 458 USS Simon Lake AS-33 Commission NOV/7/A.M./1964 HB 493 520 USS Lewis and Clark SSBN-644 Newport News, VA Launching NOV 21/AM/1964 MT
494 454 USS Albert David DE-1050 Seattle, WA Launching PM/ /19 DEC/1964 MT Slogan Meter Always Use Your Zip Code 494 Cancel Variety USS Albert David DE-1050 Seattle, WA Launching DEC 19/AM/1964 MT Similar to other cover. This cancel is smaller. 494 Cancel Variety USS Albert David DE-1050 Seattle, WA Launching DEC 19/AM/1964 MT This cover has the smaller MC plus is over cancelled with Dec 20
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 16 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 495 627 USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 Newport News, Commission DEC 2/ PM/1964 MT Slogan Christening of VA John F Kennedy 495 USS Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 Newport News, Commission DEC 2/ ? PM/1964 HT Hand cancel. Added VA 10/14 496 433 USS Voge DE-1047 Bay City, MI Launching FEB 4/ PM/1965 MT 497 341 USS Southerland DD-743 20th Anniv DEC/22/1964/A.M. HB 498 439 USS William H. Standley DLG-32 Bath, ME Launching DEC 5/PM/1964 MT Slogan Join Civil Defense 499 502 USS Nathanael Greene SSBN-636 Portsmouth, Commission DEC 19/1964/AM MT Slogan Meter Naval NH Base Br 500 477 USS Truxtun DLGN-35 Camden, NJ Launching DEC 19/PM/1964 MT 501 509 USS Haddo SSN-604 Camden, NJ Commission DEC 21/AM/1964 MT AM Covers also have ships cachet. Actual Comm date was 12/16. Cover stamped in 501 USS Haddo SSN-604 Camden, NJ Commission DEC 21/PM/1964 MT PMcachet Recd Covers 18th. also have ships cachet. Actual Comm date was 12/16. Cover stamped in 501 USS Haddo SSN-604 Camden, NJ Commission DC 21 /1964 Roller Coverscachet Recdalso have 18th. ships cachet. Actual Comm date was 12/16. Cover 501 USS Haddo SSN-604 Commission No Date NA Notstamped Cancelled. in cachet Recd
502 484 USS America CVA-66 Commission JAN23/PM/1965 MT 503 437 USS Liberty AGTR-4 Recommissionin JAN/15/A.M./1965 HB 504 456 USS Edward Mc Donnell DE-1043 Commissiong FEB/15/1965/ / HB
505 511 USS Kamehameha SSBN-642 Mare Island, Launching JAN/16/11:30AM/1965 HT CA 506 448 USS Guam LPH-9 Commission / /JAN/16/1965 HB See flyer inserted in 507 428 USS Denver LPD-9 Seattle, WA Launching PM/ /23 JAN/1965 MT cover 508 458 USS Austin LPD-4 Commission FEB/6/A.M./1965 HB 509 451 USS Canopus AS-34 Pascagoula, Launching FEB 12/1965/PM MT MS 510 509 USS George Bancroft SSBN-643 Groton, CT Launching MAR20/-PM/1965 MT 510 USS George Bancroft SSBN-643 Groton, CT Launching MAR20/AM/1965 HT Hand Cancel instead of standard MC. Ship added RS cachet 511 489 USS Camden AOE-2 Camden, NJ Launching MAY 29/-PM/1965 MT Slogan Salvation Army 512 481 USS Bradley DE-1041 Commission / /MAY/15/ / HB Year missing from 513 468 USS Koelsch DE-1049 Bay City, MI Launching JUN 8/ AM/1965 MT Slogancancel ABCD Mail 514 558 USS George C Marshall SSBN-654 Newport News, Launching MAY 21/PM/1965 MT VA 514 USS George C Marshall SSBN-654 Newport News, Launching MAY 21/PM/1965 HT Hand Cancel. Added VA 10/14. One observed. 515 482 SPACE USS Intrepid CVA-11 Gemini 3 AM/MAR 23/1965 MT Crew SPACE Gemini 3 AM/MAR 23/1965 PRS Crew Cover Very Rare. Space 515 USS Intrepid CVA-11 MT Unit Action 11/2004
Variety SPACE Gemini 3 AM/MAR 23/1965 B515 printed on BACK. Gemini RS 515 USS Intrepid CVA-11 MT on front. See 561 and 562
515 Crew SPACE USS Boston CAG-1 Gemini 3 MAR/23/P.M./1965 HB CREW Cover. It is believed that the Beck cover for USS Boston exists only as a CREW cover. No numbered covers have been 516 468 SPACE USS Douglas H Fox DD-779 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HT observed. 517 460 SPACE USS Sarsfield DD-837 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/A.M. HB Most cancels poor 518 454 SPACE USS Sarsfield DD-837 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/A.M. HB Most cancels poor 519 447 USS Douglas H Fox DD-779 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965 HT 520 439 SPACE USS Intrepid CVS-11 Gemini 3 AM/MAR 23/1965 MT Prime Recovery Ship SPACE Gemini 3 MAR/23/A.M./1965 PRS. VERY RARE. Shown in Cartier 520 USS Intrepid CVS-11 HB book 521 436 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Gemini 3 / /JUN/3/1965 HB Correct cover for this number 521 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 GT-3 cachet JUN 7/ PM/1965 MT Prime Recovery Ship. changed to GT-4 Very Scarce. On GT-3 cachet changed to GT-4 522 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Gemini 3 / /JUN/3/1965 HB 522 454 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 GT-3 cachet JUN 7/ PM/1965 MT Prime Recovery Ship. changed to GT-4 Very Scarce. On GT-3 cachet changed to GT-4. 523 428 SPACE USS Mullinnx DD-944 Gemini 3 MAR/23/A.M./1965 HT
CREW SPACE Gemini 3 MAR/23/A.M./1965 Added 1/2018 Only 1 observed. Sold in 523 USS Mullinnx DD-944 HT lot of 6 GT3 covers for $152
524 423 USS Mullinnx DD-944 Gemini 3 MAR/23/A.M./1965 HT
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 17 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 525 418 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Blue Cancel. Ship's cachet on reverse 525 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Black Cancel. Ship's cachet on reverse 525 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Brown/Gold Cancel. Ship's cachet on reverse 525 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Red Cancel. Ship's cachet on reverse 526 413 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Blue Cancel. Ship's cachet on reverse 526 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Black Cancel. Ship's cachet on reverse SPACE Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / Brown/Gold Cancel. Ship's cachet 526 USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 HB on reverse. Not observed but likely exists.
SPACE Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / Red Cancel. Ship's cachet on 526 USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 HB reverse. Not observed but likely exists.
527 409 SPACE USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/A.M. HB 528 403 SPACE USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/A.M. HB 529 SPACE USS Harold J Ellison DD-864 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/ / HB Black Cancel
529 397 SPACE USS Sarsfield DD-837 Gemini 3 MAR/23/1965/A.M. HB Most cancels poor 530 585 USS James K Polk SSBN-645 Launching MAY 23/-PM/1965 MT May 22 is correct date 530 Cancel Variety USS James K Polk SSBN-645 Groton, CT Launching MAY 22/ PM/1965 HT Variety HT 531 502 USS Josephus Daniels DLG-27 Commission 8/MAY/1965/P.M. HB 532 503 USS Ogden LPD-5 Commission JUN/19/1965/A.M. HB 533 411 USS Lansing DER-388 LDPS MAY/5/A.M./1965 HB Ship's cachet on reverse in red 534 462 SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Gemini 4 JUN/7/A.M./1965 HB 534 CREW SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Gemini 4 JUN/7/A.M./1965 HB Beck cover without number CREW. Added 535 426 SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Gemini 4 JUN/7/ /1965 HB Most cancels are poor quality. 535 Crew SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Gemini 4 JUN/7/ /1965 HB Most cancels are poor quality. Added 6/13 536 420 SPACE USS Higbee DD-806 Gemini 4 JUN/7/1965/ / HB 536 Crew SPACE USS Higbee DD-806 Gemini 4 JUN/7/1965/ / HB Beck cover without number CREW 536 SPACE St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Gemini 4 JE 11 AM/1965 HT Only one observed 537 408 SPACE USS Rupertus DD-851 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/ / HT Cancel variety 537 CREW SPACE USS Rupertus DD-851 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/ / HT Added 10/2014 537 Cancel Variety SPACE USS Rupertus DD-851 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/ / HB Cancel variety. Fewer seen of HB 538 404 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/A.M. HB 538 CREW SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/A.M. HB Added 10/2014 539 403 SPACE USS Orleck DD-886 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/ / HB 539 CREW SPACE USS Orleck DD-886 Gemini 4 JUN/8/1965/ / HB Beck cover without number CREW. Added 540 473 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 4 JUN 7/PM/1965 MT Prime Recovery Ship 540 Cancel Variety SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 4 JUN/7/A.M./1965 HB Prime Recovery Ship . CREW SPACE Gemini 4 JUN 7/PM/1965 AddedPrime Recovery 5-2009 Ship. Beck cover 540 USS Wasp CVS-18 MT without number CREW.
541 433 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Gemini 4 / /JUN/3/1965 HB 542 418 SPACE USS Furse DD-882 Gemini 4 A.M./3/JUN/1965 HT Many cancels are poor quality. 543 408 SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 Gemini 4 JUN/3/1965/A.M. HB Black Beck RS on reverse SPACE Gemini 4 AUG 29/AM/1965 Prime Recovery Ship. GT-4 Cachet 543 USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 MT with GT-5 cancellation and date
544 397 SPACE USS Barry DD-933 Gemini 4 JUN/7/1965/P.M. HT 544 CREW SPACE USS Barry DD-933 Gemini 4 JUN/7/1965/P.M. HT Beck cover without number CREW 544 SPACE Newport RI N/A Gemini 4 545 393 SPACE USS Blandy DD-943 Gemini 4 JUN/3/P.M./1965 HT 545 CREW SPACE USS Blandy DD-943 Gemini 4 JUN/6/P.M./1965 HT Added 11/14 Note Date 546 388 SPACE USS Rich DD-820 Gemini 4 JUN/3/A.M./1965 HB Most cancels are poor quality. 546 CREW SPACE USS Rich DD-820 Gemini 4 JUN/3/A.M./1965 10/19 only one observed 547 385 SPACE USS Charles S Sperry DD-697 Gemini 4 JUN/3/1965/A.M. HB 547 CREW SPACE USS Charles S Sperry DD-697 Gemini 4 JUN/3/1965/A.M. 10/19 only one observed 548 381 SPACE USS Chukawan AO-100 Gemini 4 JUN/3/A.M./1965 HB 548 CREW SPACE USS Chukawan AO-100 Gemini 4 JUN/3/A.M./1965 10/19 only one observed 549 501 USS Brumby DE-1044 Commission NOV/23/1965/A.M. HB Correct Comm date is Aug 5 1965. Correct name is Brumby. Cancel 549 Cancel Variety USS Brumby DE-1044 Commission NOV/30/1965/A.M. HB Correctreads Brunby Comm date is Aug 5 1965. Correct name is Brumby. Cancel reads Brunby
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 18 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 549 Cancel Variety USS Brumby DE-1044 Commission DEC/1/1965/A.M. HB Correct Comm date is Aug 5 1965. Correct name is Brumby. Cancel 550 484 USS Duluth LPD-6 Brooklyn, NY Launching AUG 14/-PM/1965 MT reads Brunby
551 456 USS Tripoli LPH-10 Pascagoula, Launching JUL 31/1965/AM MT MS 552 568 USS George SSBN-656 Newport News, Launching AUG 14/AM/1965 MT Washington Carver VA 552 USS George SSBN-656 Newport News, Launching AUG 14/AM/1965 HT Hand cancel. Added Washington Carver VA 10/14 553 574 USS Henry L Stimson SSBN-655 Groton, CT Launching NOV 13/PM/1965 Slogan-US Coast Guard 554 567 USS Sturgeon SSN-637 Groton, CT Launching FEB 26/PM/1965 MT 555 475 SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB 555 Crew SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB Beck cover without number CREW 556 465 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/P.M. HB 556 CREW SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/P.M. HB Beck cover without number CREW. Added 10/2014 557 465 SPACE USS Taylor DD-468 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HT Correct cover for this number 557 Crew SPACE USS Taylor DD-468 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HT Beck cover without number CREW 558 452 SPACE USS George K DD-836 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HB Mackenzie 558 Crew SPACE USS George K DD-836 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HB Beck cover without Mackenzie number CREW 559 427 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/P.M. HB Correct cover for this number 559 SPACE USS George K DD-836 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HB Mackenzie 560 424 SPACE USS Chipola AO-63 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HT 560 Crew SPACE USS Chipola AO-63 Gemini 5 AUG/29/1965/A.M. HT Beck cover without number CREW 561 515 SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 5 AUG29/AM/1965 MT PRS. Hand Cancel on cover might exist. 561 Crew SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 5 AUG29/AM/1965 MT PRS Beck cover without number. CREW 561 Cachet Variety SPACE USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 Gemini 5 AUG29/AM/1965 MT B561 Cachet printed on BACK of cover. Front has Gemini RS Cachet 562 492 SPACE USS Manley DD-940 Gemini 5 AUG/21/A.M./1965 HB 562 Cachet Variety SPACE USS Manley DD-940 Gemini 5 AUG/21/A.M./1965 HB B562 Cachet printed on BACK of cover. Front has Gemini RS Cachet 563 483 SPACE USS Du Pont DD-941 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HT 564 476 SPACE USS John W Weeks DD-701 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HT Most cancels are poor quality. 565 464 SPACE USS Neosho AO-143 Gemini 5 A.M./AUG/29/1965 HB Correct cover for this number 565 SPACE USS Du Pont DD-941 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HT Very Scarce 565 SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB Very Scarce 565 SPACE USS John W Weeks DD-701 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HT Very Scarce 565 SPACE USS Manley DD-940 Gemini 5 AUG/21/A.M./1965 HB Very Scarce
565 SPACE USS New DD-818 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB Very Scarce 566 460 SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB Correct cover for this number 454 SPACE Gemini 5 A.M./AUG/29/1965 Correct cover for this number. NY NY 567 USS Neosho AO-143 HB at top of cancel.
568 444 SPACE USS New DD-818 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB Correct cover for this number 569 440 SPACE USS Du Pont DD-941 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HT Correct cover for this number 569 SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB 569 SPACE USS John W Weeks DD-701 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HT Very Few observed 569 SPACE USS Manley DD-940 Gemini 5 AUG/21/A.M./1965 HB Very Few observed 569 SPACE USS Neosho AO-143 Gemini 5 A.M./AUG/29/1965 HB 569 SPACE USS New DD-818 Gemini 5 AUG/29/A.M./1965 HB 570 528 USS O'Callahan DE-1051 Bay City, MI Launching OCT 20/PM/1965 MT 571 531 USS Canopus AS-34 Commission NOV/4/1965/P.M. HB 572 541 USS Davidson DE-1045 Commission DEC/7/1965 #9 W/ bars 573 569 USS Brooke DEG-1 Commission MAR/12/1966/A.M. HB
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513 Commission Correct Commissioning date is 574 USS Duluth LPD-6 December 18, 1965.
574 Crew USS Duluth LPD-6 Commission JAN/13/1966 HB Correct Commissioning date is December 18, 1965. CREW 574 Crew USS Duluth LPD-6 Commission HB-JAN/13/1966 and HB & This cover has #9 cancel #9- DEC/18/1965 #9 with correct Comm Date. CREW 574 Crew USS Duluth LPD-6 Commission APR/1/1966/A.M. HB Added 11/2016. Correct Commissioning date is December 18, 1965. Crew Commission APR/12/1966/A.M. Correct Commissioning date is 574 USS Duluth LPD-6 HB December 18, 1965. CREW
575 619 USS Mariano G Vallejo SSBN-658 Mare Island, Launching OCT/23/1PM/1965 HT CA
576 624 USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 Groton, CT Commission OCT 22/PM/1965 MT Slogan US Coast Guard
577 626 USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641 Newport News, Commission OCT 29/PM/1965 MT Slogan Christening of VA John F Kennedy
577 USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641 Newport News, Commission OCT 29/PM/1965 HT Hand cancel. Added VA 10/14
578 549 USS Whale SSN-638 Qunicy, MA Launching OCT 14/AM/1966 MT
579 516 SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB 579 CREW SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Beck cover without number CREW. Added 580 496 SPACE USS George Mackenzie DD-835 Gemini 6 DEC/16/1965/P.M. HB AM Cancel also known
580 SPACE USS George Mackenzie DD-835 Gemini 6 DEC/16/1965/A.M. HB PM Cancel also known
580 SPACE USS George Mackenzie DD-835 Gemini 6 DEC/16/1965/A.M. HB Boerger Cachet on Front. Beck 580 on Back 581 491 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB
581 CREW SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Observed on eBay. Probably one of a kind. 581 USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Boerger Cachet on Front. Beck 581 on Back 582 488 SPACE USS Rupertus DD-851 Gemini 6 DEC/17/1965 HB
583 486 SPACE USS Renshaw DD-499 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Some cachets have RS CANCELLED 583 CREW SPACE USS Renshaw DD-499 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Added 10/2014 584 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 6 DEC 16/PM/1965 MT Prime Recovery Ship. Also watch for HB SPACE Gemini 6 DEC/16/P.M./1965 Prime Recovery Ship. Hand Cancel 584 USS Wasp CVS-18 HB version exists. See Cartier book
CREW SPACE Gemini 6 DEC 16/PM/1965 Prime Recovery Ship. See Cartier. 584 USS Wasp CVS-18 MT CREW 584 CREW SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 6 DEC/16/P.M./1965 HB Prime Recovery Ship. CREW
585 SPACE USS Aucilla AO-56 Gemini 6 P.M./16/DEC/1965 HB Very scarce 585 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD-850 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Very scarce
501 SPACE Gemini 6 DEC/16/1965/A.M. Correct Cover for this Number. Most 585 USS Power DD-839 HB Cancels are poor quality
585 SPACE USS Waldron DD-699 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HT Very scarce 585 SPACE USS Waldron DD-699 Gemini 6 DEC/16/1965/A.M. HB Very scarce 586 486 SPACE USS Borie DD-704 Gemini 6 OCT/25/A.M./1965 HT Some cachets have RS CANCELLED 587 483 SPACE USS Basilone DD-824 Gemini 6 OCT/26/A.M./1965 HB Some cachets have RS CANCELLED 588 477 SPACE USS Aucilla AO-56 Gemini 6 P.M./25/OCT/1965 HB All cachets observed have RS CANCELLED 589 471 SPACE USS Noa DD-841 Gemini 6 OCT/25/1965/A.M. HT Most cancels are poor quality. 590 468 SPACE USS Stickell DD-888 Gemini 6 OCT/25/1965/A.M. HB Very poor cancels. All cachets observed have RS Red CANCELLED 590 SPACE USS Stickell DD-888 Gemini 6 NOV/4/1965/A.M. HB Poor Cancel. Only one example observed. Date Variety 591 466 SPACE USS Richard E Kraus DD-849 Gemini 6 / /OCT/25/1965 HB Some cachets have RS CANCELLED 591 SPACE USS Richard E Kraus DD-849 Gemini 6 December 6 1965 HB Reported but not observed.
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 20 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 592 460 SPACE USS Massey DD-778 Gemini 6 OCT/25/A.M./1965 HB Some cachets have RS CANCELLED 592 SPACE USS Massey/Jamaica DD-778 Gemini 6 PM/ /29 OCT/1965 MT Only one observed. PM NY 592 SPACE USS Massey/Jamaica DD-778 Gemini 6 OCT 29/AM/1965 MT Only one observed. AM NY 593 609 USS Queenfish SSN-651 Newport News, Launching FEB 25/PM/1966 MT Corrected to MT 10/14 VA 593 USS Queenfish SSN-651 Newport News, Launching FEB 25/PM/1966 HT Hand Cancel. Added VA 10/14. One observed. 594 611 USS Lewis and Clark SSBN-644 Newport News, Commission DEC 22/PM/1965 MT VA 594 611 USS Lewis and Clark SSBN-644 Newport News, Commission DEC 22/PM/1965 HT Added 10/14 VA 595 512 USS Talbot DEG-4 Bath, ME Launching JAN 6/AM/1966 MT 596 608 USS Jack SSN-605 Portsmouth, Commission MAR 31/1967/PM MT Slogan Naval Base Br 597 572 USS Kamehameha SSBN-642 MareNH Island, Commission DEC/10/2 PM/1965 HT CA 598 589 USS George Bancroft SSBN-643 Groton, CT Commission JAN 22/PM/1966 MT 598 USS George Bancroft SSBN-643 Groton, CT Commission JAN 22/PM/1966 HT Hand Cancel. Very 599 486 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 7 DEC/18/A.M./1965 HB Blackscarce Cachet 600 471 SPACE USS Rupertus DD-851 Gemini 7 DEC/18/1965/ / HB Brown Cachet 601 461 SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Gemini 7 DEC/18/A.M./1965 HB Red Cachet 602 454 SPACE USS George K DD-836 Gemini 7 DEC/18/1965/P.M. HB Green Cachet Mackenzie 603 537 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC 18/AM/1965 MT PRS Blue Cachet 604 503 SPACE USS Waldron DD-699 Gemini 7 DEC/18/A.M./1965 HT Orange Cachet 604 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC 18/AM/1965 MT PRS Blue Cachet
605 489 SPACE USS Power DD-839 Gemini 7 DEC/18/1965/A.M. HB Yellow Cachet. Most cancels are poor quality. 605 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC 18/AM/1965 MT Yellow cachet. PRS 606 474 SPACE USS Aucilla AO-56 Gemini 7 P.M./18/DEC/1965 HB Green Cachet 607 459 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC 18/AM/1965 MT PRS Purple Cachet
608 455 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC 18/AM/1965 MT PRS Blue Cachet 608 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC/18/A.M./1965 HB PRS Blue Cachet
609 441 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Gemini 7 DEC/18/A.M./1965 HB Brown Cachet Jr 610 417 SPACE USS Waldron DD-699 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HT Blue Cachet 611 415 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Gemini 6 DEC/16/A.M./1965 HB Blue Cachet Jr 611 455 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 7 DEC 18/AM/1965 MT PRS Blue Cachet 612 413 SPACE USS Aucilla AO-56 Gemini 6 P.M./16/DEC/1965 HB Purple Cachet 613 387 SPACE USS Power DD-839 Gemini 6 DEC/16/1965/A.M. HB Silver Cachet. Most cancels are poor quality 613 USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 6 DEC 16/ PM/1965 MT added Feb 2010 614 402 SPACE USS Renshaw DD-499 Gemini 7 DEC/18/A.M./1965 HB Brown Cachet 615 463 USS Juneau LPD-10 Seattle, WA Launching FEB 12/AM/1965 MT 616 552 USS Ramsey DEG-2 Commission JUN/12/1967/PM HB 617 492 USS Cleveland LPD-7 Pascagoula, Launching MAY 7/1966/AM MT MS 618 567 USS Tautog SSN-639 Pascagoula, Launching APR 15/1967/AM MT MS 619 564 USS Francis Scott Key SSBN-657 Groton, CT Launching APR 23/AM/1966 MT 620 490 USS Wainwright DLG-28 Commission A.M./JAN/8/1966 HB 620 USS Wainwright DLG-28 Commission A.M./JAN/8/1966 HB One cover observed with #9 Jan 21 1966 Date. Cover is folded in half like many covers given to the crew. Probably is 621 485 USS Arlington AGMR-2 Commission AUG/27/AM/1966 HB oneShip's of cacheta kind. on reverse in blue or Black 622 418 SPACE USS Boxer LPH-4 Apollo AS-201 FEB 26/PM/1966 MT PRS. Blue Cachet. Possible Hand Cancel exists-not observed. 623 401 SPACE USS Jonas Ingram DD-938 Apollo AS-201 FEB/26/1966/A.M. HT Red Cachet revised from MT 5/14
623 See Above SPACE USS Boxer LPH-4 Apollo AS-201 FEB 26/PM/1966 MT PRS Red Cachet $214 Added 3/15
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625 398 SPACE USS Robert L Wilson DD-847 Apollo AS-201 FEB/26/1966/A.M. HT Green Cachet
SPACE Gemini 8 MAR 17/-AM/1966 Watch for same cachet number with 625 USS Boxer LPH-4 MT hand cancel. HB exists but not reported on Beck cachets
626 395 SPACE USS Kaskaskia AO-27 Apollo AS-201 FEB/26/A.M./1966 HB Orange Cachet 627 393 SPACE USS Kaskaskia AO-27 Apollo AS-201 FEB/26/A.M./1966 HB Blue Cachet 627 SPACE USS Boxer LPH-4 Apollo AS-201 FEB 26/PM/1966 MT Added 5/14 628 568 USS Grayling SSN-646 Portsmouth, Launching JUN 22/1967/PM MT Slogan Naval Base Br 629 469 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 NH Gemini 8 MAR/16/P.M./1966 HB Most cancels are poor quality. 629 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 8 MAR/17/1966/ / HB Only one observed
630 450 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 8 MAR/17/1966/ / HB Prime Recovery Ship
630 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 8 MAR/16/P.M./1966 HB Added 11/2014
630 SPACE USS Hassayampa AO-145 Gemini 8 MAR/16/A.M./1966 HB Added 11/2014
631 446 SPACE USS George K DD-836 Gemini 8 MAR/17/1966/P.M. HB Mackenzie 631 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 8 MAR/16/P.M./1966 HB Added 10/2014
631 SPACE USS Hassayampa AO-145 Gemini 8 MAR/16/A.M./1966 HB Only one observed. Added 10/2014 631 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 8 MAR/17/1966/ / HB Prime recovery ship. Only one observed. Added 10/2014 632 446 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Gemini 8 MAR/16/P.M./1966 HB 633 446 SPACE USS Hassayampa AO-145 Gemini 8 MAR/16/A.M./1966 HB 633 SPACE USS Leonard F Mason DD-852 Gemini 8 MAR/17/1966/ / HB Prime Recovery Ship added 6/14. One 634 520 SPACE USS Boxer LPH-4 Gemini 8 MAR 17/-AM/1966 MT Watchobserved for same cachet number with hand cancel. HB exist but not reported on Beck cachets. Also watch for various color cachets 635 481 SPACE USS Caloosahatchee AO-98 Gemini 8 P.M./MAR/17/1966 HB without Beck numbers. 636 474 SPACE USS Myles C Fox DDR-829 Gemini 8 MAR/17/A.M./1966 HB 637 462 SPACE USS Boxer LPH-4 Gemini 8 MAR 17/-AM/1966 MT Watch for same cachet number with hand cancel. HB exist but not 638 452 SPACE USS Charles P Cecil DD-835 Gemini 8 MAR/17/1966/A.M. HB Correctreported cover on Beck for this number SPACE Gemini 8 MAR 17/-AM/1966 Watch for same cachet number with 638 USS Boxer LPH-4 MT hand cancel. HB exist but not reported on Beck cachets
639 442 SPACE USS Noa DD-841 Gemini 8 MAR/16/1966/A.M. HT Correct cover for this number 639 SPACE USS Boxer LPH-4 Gemini 8 MAR 17/-AM/1966 MT SPACE Gemini 8 MAR 17/-AM/1966 Watch for same cachet number with 640 USS Boxer LPH-4 MT hand cancel. HB exist but not reported on Beck cachets
640 440 SPACE USS Goodrich DDR-831 Gemini 8 MAR/16/P.M./1966 HT 641 486 USS Tripoli LPH-10 Commission AUG/6/P.M./1966 HB 642 543 USS James K Polk SSBN-645 New London, Commission APR 16/PM/1966 MT CT 643 461 USS Dubuque LPD-8 Pascagoula, Launching AUG 6/1966/PM MT MS 644 460 USS Richard L Page DEG-5 Bath, ME Launching APR 4/AM/1966 MT Slogan Easter 645 465 USS Niagara Falls AFS-3 San Diego, CA Launching AM/26 MAR/1966 MT Slogan Red Cross 646 539 USS George C Marshall SSBN-654 Newport News, Commission APR 29/PM/1966 MT VA 646 539 USS George C Marshall SSBN-654 Newport News, Commission APR 29/PM/1966 HT Hand Cancel. Added VA 10/14. One observed. 647 438 SPACE USS Epperson DD-719 Gemini 9 JUN/6/A.M./1966 HB Most cancels are poor quality. 648 425 SPACE USS Epperson DD-719 Gemini 9 JUN/6/A.M./1966 HB Most cancels are poor quality. 648 SPACE Honolulu Hawaii Honolulu Honolulu, HI Gemini 9 JUN 8/PM/1966 MT Added 8 2013 649 423 SPACE USS George K DD-836 Gemini 9 JUN/6/1966/P.M. HB Correct cover for this Mackenzie number
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656 434 SPACE USS Chikaskia AO-54 Gemini 9 JUN/6/A.M./1966 HT Correct cover for this number. 656 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 9 JUN 6/AM/1966 MT Sent as VIP Cover from NPS. Very Scarce 657 434 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 9 JUN 6/AM/1966 MT Also known with hand cancel.
657 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 9 JUN/6/A.M./1966 HB Shown in Cartierbook RARE
657 Cancel Variety SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 9 JUN/6/A.M./1966 HB Cancel variety. Year is upside down.
658 514 USS Fox DLG-33 Commission JUN/14/AM/1966 HB
659 516 USS Camden AOE-2 Commission APR/1/A.M./1967 HB Ship's cachet on reverse in Black 660 546 USS Voge DE-1047 Commission 25/NOV/1966/P.M. HB 661 543 USS Schofield DEG-3 Commission MAY/11/PM/1968 HB 662 540 USS William H Standley DLG-32 Commission JUL/9/1966/ / HB
663 487 SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Gemini 10 JUL/21/A.M./1966 HB 664 473 SPACE USS De Haven DD-727 Gemini 10 JUL/22/A.M./1966 HB Correct cover for this number. 664 SPACE USS De Haven DD-727 Gemini 10 JUL/22/A.M./1966 HT Correct cover for this number. VERY Scarce 665 470 SPACE USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 Gemini 10 JUL/21/1966/A.M. HB
666 466 SPACE USS Collett DD-730 Gemini 10 JUL/22/A.M./1966 HB 667 502 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Gemini 10 JUL/21/P.M./1966 HB Prime Recovery Ship. Only HB is known to 668 472 SPACE USS William C Lawe DD-763 Gemini 10 JUL/21/ / 1966 HB 669 464 SPACE USS Allen M Sumner DD-692 Gemini 10 JUL/21/A.M./1966 HB Correct cover for this number. This cover also known with Jacksonville cancel. Examples of Jacksonville overprinted SPACE Gemini 10 Reported but not observed. This is 669 Jacksonville FL coveron Sumner with Jacksonville exist. cancel only. #669 has been seen as overprint on Summer cover. Date July 25, 1966. 670 458 SPACE USS Norris DD-859 Gemini 10 JUL/21/1966/A.M. HB 671 452 SPACE USS Severn AO-61 Gemini 10 18/JUL/1966/P.M. HB 671 SPACE USS Severn AO-61 Gemini 10 18/JUL/1966/A.M. HB AM Cancel. VERY scarce
672 446 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Gemini 10 JUL/21/P.M./1966 HB Prime Recovery Ship 673 438 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 3 AUG25/-AM/1966 MT T2 Prime Recovery Ship
673 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 3 AUG25/ /1966 MT T1 Prime Recovery Ship. Watch for HB on B673 cachet 674 424 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 3 AUG25/-AM/1966 MT T2 Prime Recovery Ship
674 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 3 AUG25/ /1966 MT T1 Prime Recovery Ship
675 413 SPACE USS O'Bannon DD-450 Apollo 3 AUG/25/A.M./1966 HB 676 412 SPACE USS O'Bannon DD-450 Apollo 3 AUG/25/A.M./1966 HB 677 412 SPACE USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 Apollo 3 AUG/25/1966/A.M. HB
678 411 SPACE USS Sproston DD-577 Apollo 3 25/AUG/A.M./1966 HB 679 473 SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Gemini 11 SEP/15/A.M./1966 HB 680 466 SPACE USS Theodore E DD-717 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/ / HB Chandler 681 461 SPACE USS O'Bannon DD-450 Gemini 11 SEP/15/A.M./1966 HB 682 459 SPACE USS Mansfield DD-728 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/A.M. HB
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 23 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 683 487 SPACE USS Guam LPH-9 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/A.M. HB Prime Recovery Ship. Known for poor cancels. 684 469 SPACE USS Forrest Royal DD-872 Gemini 11 SEP/12/1966/A.M. HB Correct Cover for this number. Note that this is wrong date. 684 SPACE USS Guam LPH-9 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/A.M. HB PRS. VERY Scarce 684 SPACE USS McCaffery DD-860 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/ / HB 684 SPACE USS Wallace L Lind DD-703 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/ / HB 684 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 11 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship 685 461 SPACE USS Wallace L Lind DD-703 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/ / HB Correct Cover for this number 685 SPACE USS Forrest Royal DD-872 Gemini 11 SEP/12/1966/A.M. HB 685 SPACE USS Guam LPH-9 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/A.M. HB Prime Recovery Ship. Watch for cancel 685 SPACE USS McCaffery DD-860 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/ / HB 685 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 11 NOV/15/P.M./1966 HB Prime Recovery Ship for GT12 685 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 11 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship for GT12 686 453 SPACE USS McCaffery DD-860 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966 HB Correct Cover for this number 686 SPACE USS Forrest Royal DD-872 Gemini 11 SEP/12/1966/A.M. HB 686 SPACE USS Guam LPH-9 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/A.M. HB Prime Recovery Ship 686 SPACE USS Wallace L Lind DD-703 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/ / HB 686 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 11 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship 687 443 SPACE USS Guam LPH-9 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966/A.M. HB Prime Recovery Ship 687 SPACE USS Forrest Royal DD-872 Gemini 11 SEP/12/1966/A.M. HB 687 SPACE USS Wallace L Lind DD-703 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966 HB 687 SPACE USS McCaffery DD-860 Gemini 11 SEP/15/1966 HB 687 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 11 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship 688 644 USS Sample DE-1048 Commission MAR/23/1968/AM HB Many have 1cent postage due 689 634 USS Truxtun DLGN-35 Commission MAY/27/A.M./1967 HB 690 680 USS Albert David DE-1050 Commission 8/DEC/1968/AM HB 691 559 USS Niagara Falls AFS-3 Commission APR/29/PM/1967 HB 692 525 USS Koelsch DE-1049 Commission AUG/1/1967/A.M. HB Correct Comm date is June 11, 1967. Covers known to exist for July 693 519 USS Jouett DLG-29 Commission DEC/3/1966/A.M. HB 11, July 24 and Aug 1 694 524 USS Biddle DLG-34 Commission JAN/21/1967/AM HB 695 529 USS Cleveland LPD-7 Commission APR/21/1967/PM HB 696 446 USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Pearl Harbor DEC/7/A.M./1966 HB 696 SPACE USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Pearl Harbor DEC/7/1966 HB 697 343 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB Ship's Cachet on 697 Crew SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB Beckreverse cover without number CREW 698 339 SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB Correct Cover for this number 698 CREW SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB added 6/12. One 698 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB Ship'sobserved Cachet on 699 330 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB Correctreverse Cover for this number. Ship's Cachet on reverse 699 SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB 699 SPACE Norfolk, VA Norfolk, Va Apollo AS202 DEC 8/PM/1966 MT On eBay. Wrong Date. Probably unique 699 SPACE Norfolk, VA Norfolk, Va Apollo AS202 AUG/27/PM/1966 MT added 4/2015 $76 On eBay. Wrong Date. 700 327 SPACE USS Robert A Owens DD-827 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB Correct Cover for this number. Ship's Cachet on reverse 700 SPACE USS James C Owens DD-776 Apollo AS202 AUG/25/P.M./1966 HB 701 444 USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Pearl Harbor DEC/7/1966 HB 702 451 SPACE USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Gemini 12 / /NOV/15/1966 HB 703 438 SPACE USS Hollister DD-788 Gemini 12 NOV/16/1966/A.M. HB 704 434 SPACE USS Ozbourn DD-846 Gemini 12 NOV/15/1966/A.M. HB Also known with 16th 704 SPACE USS Ozbourn DD-846 Gemini 12 NOV/16/1966/A.M. HB Reported-notdate observed. 704 SPACE US Navy BR 17005 Gemini 12 NOV 10/ AM/1966 MT 9/2019 only one 705 434 SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB CREWobserved $73 705 CREW SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB 705 SPACE USS Hollister DD-788 Gemini 12 NOV/16/1966/A.M. HB Date 16th Very Scarce 705 SPACE Agana Guam Gemini 12 NOV 10/ PM/1966 MT Added 12/20 Sold $255 705 SPACE Pago Pago Samoa Gemini 12 NOV/9/A.M./1966 HT Added 12/20 Sold $255 706 506 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship. 706 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV/15/P.M./1966 HB Prime Recovery Ship. HB Shown in Cartier book. Very Scarce. 707 448 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Correct Cover for this Jr number. 707 SPACE USS Canisteo AO-99 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Most cancels are poor.
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707 SPACE USS Charles H Roan DD-853 Gemini 12 NOV/15/1966/A.M. HB
707 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship SPACE Gemini 12 NOV/15/P.M./1966 Prime Recovery Ship. HB Shown in 707 USS Wasp CVS-18 HB Cartier book. Very Scarce.
708 441 SPACE USS Charles H Roan DD-853 Gemini 12 NOV/15/1966/A.M. HB Correct Cover for this number
708 SPACE USS Canisteo AO-99 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB 708 SPACE Cape Canaveral FL N/A Cape Canaveral, Gemini 12 FL 708 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Jr 708 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT PrimeRS May also exist with Hand Cancel. SPACE Gemini 12 NOV/15/P.M./1966 Prime Recovery Ship. Reported-not 708 USS Wasp CVS-18 HB observed. Very Scarce.
709 435 SPACE USS Canisteo AO-99 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Correct Cover for this number 709 SPACE USS Charles H Roan DD-853 Gemini 12 NOV/15/1966/A.M. HB 709 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD-850 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB
709 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship. May also exist with Hand 709 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV/15/P.M./1966 HB SPACE Gemini 12 NOV/15/P.M./1966 Prime Recovery Ship. Reported-not 710 USS Wasp CVS-18 HB observed. Very Scarce.
710 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV/25/A.M./1966 HB 710 SPACE USS Canisteo AO-99 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Most cancels are poor. 710 SPACE USS Charles H Roan DD-853 Gemini 12 NOV/15/1966/A.M. HB 710 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr DD-850 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB
710 SPACE Cape Canaveral FL N/A Cape Canaveral, Gemini 12 Reported-not observed. FL 710 SPACE Providence, RI Providence, RI Gemini 12 NOV 17/ PM/1966 MT
711 408 SPACE USS Wasp CVS-18 Gemini 12 NOV 15/PM/1966 MT Prime Recovery Ship. May also exist with Hand Cancel. Correct Cover 711 SPACE USS Canisteo AO-99 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Mostfor this cancels number are poor. 711 SPACE USS Charles H Roan DD-853 Gemini 12 NOV/15/1966/A.M. HB Scarce 711 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Gemini 12 NOV/15/A.M./1966 HB Scarce Jr 712 461 SPACE Not returned N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204 Not returned
713 448 SPACE Not returned N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204 Not returned
714 ? SPACE Not returned N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204 Not returned
715 440 SPACE Not returned N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204 Not returned
716 483 SPACE Kennedy Space Center N/A KSC Apollo 1 / AS 204 NOV 9/AM/1967 MT
717 449 SPACE Kennedy Space Center N/A KSC Apollo 1 / AS 204 NOV 9/AM/1967 MT
SPACE Jacksonville, FL Cachet AS 204 Event is Oct 22 1968 Very Scarce 717 USNS Vanguard Apollo 7 MT
718 447 SPACE Kennedy Space Center N/A KSC Apollo 1 / AS 204 NOV 9/AM/1967 MT
718 SPACE Cape Canaveral FL N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204
719 438 SPACE Kennedy Space Center N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204 NOV 9/AM/1967 MT
720 430 SPACE Kennedy Space Center N/A Apollo 1 / AS 204 NOV 9/AM/1967 MT
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720 SPACE USS Essex CVS-9 Cachet AS 204 OCT/22/1968 HB Very Scarce Event is Apollo 7
721 561 USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 Newport News, Christening MAY 27/PM/1967 MT VA 722 531 USS Sterett DLG-31 Commission APR/8/1967/AM HB 723 512 USS Horne DLG-30 Commission APR/15/AM/1967 HB 724 499 USS Talbot DEG-4 Commission APR/22/1967/?M HB Most cancels are poor 725 476 USS Tidewater AD-31 Armed Forces MAY/20/AM/1967 HT Day 726 471 USS Wainwright DLG-28 Armed Forces MAY/22/1967/A.M. HB Day 727 576 SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS 501 NOV 9/-AM/1967 MT Correct cover for this number. Prime Recovery Ship.
728 556 SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Correct cover for this number. Prime Recovery Ship.
728 SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS 501 NOV 9/-AM/1967 MT Prime Recovery Ship. Only one observed by this collector.
729 547 SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS 501 NOV 9/-AM/1967 MT Correct cover for this number. Prime Recovery Ship.
729 See Above SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS-501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB One observed. $57 2016 730 547 SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Prime Recovery Ship
730 SPACE USS Bennington CVS-20 Apollo AS 501 NOV 9/-AM/1967 MT Prime Recovery Ship
731 549 SPACE USS Sabine AO-25 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Correct cover for this number. 731 SPACE Cape Canaveral FL N/A Apollo AS 501 NOV 9/AM/1967 MT Only one observed 732 543 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Correct cover for this number 732 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Previously unlisted. Jr Very Scarce 732 See Above SPACE USS Sabine AO-25 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Previously unlisted. Very Scarce. Added 732 SPACE USS York County LST-1175 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/1967/A.M. HT Previously unlisted. Very Scarce 733 534 SPACE USS Joseph P Kennedy DD-850 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB Correct cover for this Jr number 733 SPACE Cape Canaveral FL N/A Apollo AS 501 Reported-not observed. 733 549 SPACE USS Sabine AO-25 Apollo AS 501 NOV/9/A.M./1967 HB One observed 734 538 USS Dubuque LPD-8 Commission SEP/1/PM/1967 HB 735 520 USS White Plains AFS-4 Commission NOV/23/AM/1968 HB Nov 23 is correct date. 735 USS White Plains AFS-4 Commission NOV/26/AM/1968 HB Nov 23 is correct date. 736 553 USS Samuel Gompers AD-37 Commission JUL/18/AM/1967 HB 737 544 USS Richard L Page DEG-5 Commission AUG/5/1967 HB 738 393 USS Lexington CVS-16 Independence JUL/4/1967/ / HB Day 739 369 USS Guam LPH-9 Independence JUL/4/1967/A.M. HB Day 740 349 USS La Salle LPD-3 Independence / /JUL/4/1967 HB Day 741 335 USS Francis Marion APA-249 Independence / /JUL/4/1967 HB Day 742 326 USS Cascade AD-16 Independence JUL/4/1967/A.M. HB Day 743 346 USS Denver LPD-9 Commission OCT/26/1968/AM HB
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747 568 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/P.M./1968 HB Prime Recovery Ship
748 545 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/P.M./1968 HB Prime Recovery Ship 748 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Boston MA MC Apollo AS 502 APR/4/P.M./1968 HB PRS also has Boston MC 7April 749 550 SPACE USS DuPont DD-941 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/PM/1968 HT Correct Cover for this number 749 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/A.M./1968 HB Very Scarce 749 SPACE USS Chikaskia AO-54 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/AM HB Very Scarce 749 SPACE USS York County LST-1175 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/A.M. HB Very Scarce 750 537 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/A.M./1968 HB Correct Cover for this number 750 SPACE USS Chikaskia AO-54 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/AM HB Very Scarce 750 SPACE USS DuPont DD-941 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/PM/1968 HT Very Scarce 750 SPACE USS York County LST-1175 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/A.M. HB Very Scarce 751 532 SPACE USS York County LST-1175 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/A.M. HB Correct Cover for this number 751 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/A.M./1968 HB Correct Cover for this number. Very Scarce
751 SPACE USS Chikaskia AO-54 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/AM HB Very Scarce 751 SPACE USS DuPont DD-941 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/PM/1968 HT Very Scarce 752 525 SPACE USS Chikaskia AO-54 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/AM HB Correct Cover for this number 752 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/A.M./1968 HB Very Scarce 752 SPACE USS DuPont DD-941 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/PM/1968 HT Very Scarce 752 SPACE USS York County LST-1175 Apollo AS 502 APR/4/1968/A.M. HB Very Scarce 753 555 USS New Jersey BB-62 Recommissionin APR/6/AM/1968 HB 754 547 USS Kilauea AE-26 Commissiong AUG/10/1968/AM HB Ships RS Cachet on reverse 755 542 USS Puget Sound AD-38 Commission APR/27/1968/AM HB 756 531 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Apollo 7 OCT/A.M./22/1968 HB Correct Cover for this number. Ships RS Cachet on reverse 757 523 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Apollo 7 OCT/A.M./22/1968 HB Correct Cover for this number. Ships RS Cachet on reverse 757 USS Nicholas DDG-449 Apollo 7 OCT/22/AM/1968 HB Only one observed 758 566 SPACE USS Essex CVS-9 Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/ / HB Prime Recovery Ship
758 SPACE USNS Vanguard TAGM-19 Jacksonville, Apollo 7 PM/22 OCT/1968 MT Added 8/2016. Two FL observed. Sold $77 759 518 SPACE USS Cambria APA-36 Apollo 7 OCT/22/AM/1968 HT Correct Cover for this number 759 SPACE USS Arneb AKA-56 Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/A.M. HB Very Poor Cancels 759 SPACE USS Essex CVS-9 Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/ / HB 2013 759 SPACE USNS Vanguard TAGM-19 Jacksonville, Apollo 7 PM/22 OCT/1968 MT 760 532 SPACE USS Essex CVS-9 FL Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/ / HB Prime Recovery Ship. Correct Cover for this number. 760 SPACE USS Arneb AKA-56 Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/A.M. HB Very Poor Cancels 760 SPACE KSC KSC Apollo 7 OCT 11/AM/1968 MT Added 12/2016 760 CREW SPACE KSC KSC Apollo 7 OCT 11/AM/1968 MT Added 11/11/15 CREW CREW 760 CREW SPACE USS Cambria APA-36 Apollo 7 OCT/22/AM/1968 HT CREW 760 SPACE USNS Vanguard TAGM-19 Jacksonville, FL Apollo 7 PM/ /22 OCT/1968 MT 487 SPACE Apollo 7 Prime Recovery Ship. Correct 761 USS Essex CVS-9 OCT/22/1968/ / HB Cover for this number.
759-762 SPACE KSC KSC Apollo 7 OCT 11/AM/1968 MT Added 11/11/15 see above 760 CREW 761 SPACE USS Essex CVS-9 KSC Apollo 7 Oct 11 1968 Launch Date 761 SPACE USS Arneb AKA-56 Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/A.M. HB Very Poor Cancels 761 SPACE USS Cambria APA-36 Apollo 7 OCT/22/AM/1968 HT 761 SPACE USNS Vanguard TAGM-19 Jacksonville, FL Apollo 7 PM/ /22 OCT/1968 MT 503 SPACE Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968 Prime Recovery Ship. Correct 762 USS Essex CVS-9 HB Cover for this number.
762 SPACE USS Arneb AKA-56 Apollo 7 OCT/22/1968/A.M. HB Very Poor Cancels 762 SPACE USS Cambria APA-36 Apollo 7 OCT/22/AM/1968 HT 762 SPACE KSC Apollo 7 OCT 11/AM/1968 MT Added 12/2016
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762 SPACE USNS Vanguard TAGM-19 Jacksonville, FL Apollo 7 PM/22 OCT/1968 MT With Corner Card 762 No corner card SPACE USNS Vanguard TAGM-19 Jacksonville, FL Apollo 7 PM/22 OCT/1968 MT WITHOUT Corner Card 763 529 USS Butte AE-27 Commission DEC/14/1968/PM HB Poor Cancels. Ships RS Cachet on reverse 763 Cachet Variety- USS Butte AE-27 Commission DEC/14/1968/PM HB Cachet error. Brown Error missing. Only green and Red printed. Poor Cancels. Ships RS 764 569 USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 Commission 7/SEP/1968/AM HB MostCachet cancels on reverse are light. 764 CREW USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 Commission 7/SEP/1968/AM HB Most cancels are light. No Beck cachet number 765 480 USS Newell DER-322 Honolulu, HI Last Day SEP 11/AM/1968 MT Actual Decommission Commission date was 21 Sep 68 765 USS Newell DER-322 Honolulu, HI Last Day SEP/10/AM/1968 HT Actual Decommission Commission date was 21 Sep 68 477 Last Day Postal Covers were never returned. No 766 USS Kirwin APD-90 examples observed. Service
767 452 USS Beale DD-471 Last Day Postal SEP/23/ /1968 HB Service 505 Commission 1968 Covers were never returned. No 768 USS Charleston LKA-113 examples observed.
501 Commission 1968 Covers were never returned. No 769 USS New Orleans LPH-11 examples observed.
770 505 SPACE USS Yorktown CVS-10 Apollo 8 DEC 27/AM/1968 MT Prime Recovery Ship. Correct Cover for this 495 SPACE Apollo 8 DEC 27/AM/1968 Primenumber. Recovery Ship. Correct Cover 771 USS Yorktown CVS-10 MT for this number.
772 525 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 8 DEC/21/A.M./1968 HB See Cancel variety
772 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 8 DEC/21/1968/A.M. HB See Cancel variety 772 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Jacksonville, Apollo 8 No Date Line Cancel is only bars, no FL round cancel. See 332 773 SPACE USS Sandoval LPA-194 Apollo 8 DEC/21/1968/A.M. HT All B773 covers hard to find. Ships RS Cachet on reverse 773 510 SPACE USS Chukawan AO-100 Apollo 8 DEC/21/AM/1968 HB All B773 covers hard to find. 773 SPACE USS Francis Marion LPA-249 Apollo 8 DEC/27/AM/1968 HT All B773 covers hard to find. Ships RS Cachet on reverse 773 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 8 DEC/21/1968/A.M. HB All B773 covers hard to find. 773 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 8 DEC/21/A.M./1968 HB Very hard to find. See web site 773 SPACE USS Rankin AKA-103 Apollo 8 21/DEC/1968/A.M. HB All B773 covers hard to find. . Known for poor SPACE Cape Canaveral Apollo 8 DEC 28/AM/1968 Hascancels ships corner card. All B773 covers 773 USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 MT hard to find. FL 32920 774 505 SPACE USS Chukawan AO-100 Apollo 8 DEC/21/AM/1968 HB Correct cover for this number. 774 SPACE USS Francis Marion LPA-249 Apollo 8 DEC/27/AM/1968 HT Very Scarce Ships RS Cachet on reverse SPACE Apollo 8 DEC/27/AM/1968 Note HB-Very Scarce Ship RS cachet 774 USS Francis Marion LPA-249 HB and crew return address on back
774 SPACE USS Rankin AKA-103 Apollo 8 21/DEC/1968/A.M. HB Known for poor cancels
774 SPACE USS Sandoval LPA-194 Apollo 8 DEC/21/1968/A.M. HT Ships RS Cachet on reverse
774 SPACE USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 Cape Canaveral Apollo 8 DEC 28/AM/1968 MT Has ships corner card FL 32920 775 499 SPACE USS Francis Marion LPA-249 Apollo 8 DEC/27/AM/1968 HT Correct cover for this number. Ships RS Cachet on reverse 775 SPACE USS Chukawan AO-100 Apollo 8 DEC/21/AM/1968 HB 775 SPACE USS Rankin AKA-103 Apollo 8 21/DEC/1968/A.M. HB Known for poor cancels
775 SPACE USS Sandoval LPA-194 Apollo 8 DEC/21/1968/A.M. HT Ships RS Cachet on reverse
775 SPACE USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 Cape Canaveral Apollo 8 DEC 28/AM/1968 MT Has ships corner card FL 32920 490 SPACE Apollo 8 DEC/21/1968/A.M. Correct cover for this number. Ships 776 USS Sandoval LPA-194 HT RS Cachet on reverse
776 SPACE USS Chukawan AO-100 Apollo 8 DEC/21/AM/1968 HB Scarce 776 SPACE USS Francis Marion LPA-249 Apollo 8 DEC/27/AM/1968 HT Ships RS Cachet on reverse
776 SPACE USS Rankin AKA-103 Apollo 8 21/DEC/1968/A.M. HB Most cancels are poor quality
776 SPACE USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 Cape Canaveral Apollo 8 DEC 28/AM/1968 MT Has ships corner card FL 32920 496 Commission AUG/5/1969/AM Several dates exist for this cover. 777 USS Anchorage LSD-36 HB Actual Comm date was March 15, 1969
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Commission AUG/6/1969/AM Several dates exist for this cover. 777 USS Anchorage LSD-36 HB Actual Comm date was March 15, 1969 777 USS Anchorage LSD-36 Commission AUG/7/1969/AM HB Several dates exist for this cover. Actual Comm date was March 15, 778 534 SPACE USS Nicholas DD-449 Apollo 9 MAR/13/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number AM or A.M.? 778 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Apollo 9 13/MAR/A.M./1969 HB A.M. added 10/14
779 501 SPACE USS Nicholas DD-449 Apollo 9 MAR/13/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number SPACE Apollo 9 13/MAR/A.M./1969 This cover may not exist. Not seen, 779 USS Cochrane DDG-21 HB but reported to exist.
780 479 SPACE USS Cochrane DDG-21 Apollo 9 13/MAR/A.M./1969 HB Correct cover for this number 780 SPACE USS Nicholas DD-449 Apollo 9 MAR/13/AM/1969 HB 781 469 SPACE USS Nicholas DD-449 Apollo 9 MAR/13/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number 782 SPACE USS Algol LKA-54 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HT One observed 782 523 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HB Prime Recovery Ship. Correct cover for this number. Watch for this cover with Pacific blocked out and 782 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HT replacedPrime Recovery with Atlantic. Ship. Correct cover for this number. Very Scarce 782 SPACE Norfolk VA Apollo 9 AM/ /MAR 17/1969 MT Added 9/2016 783 493 SPACE USS Algol LKA-54 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HT Correct cover for this number 783 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HB Prime Recovery Ship. Very Scarce
SPACE Blue Ship's corner card. Atlantic 783 USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 Cape Apollo 9 MAR 21/AM/1969 MT added. Canaveral FL 783 SPACE USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 32920Cape Canaveral Apollo 9 MAR 21/AM/1969 MT Red Ship's corner card. FL 32920
483 SPACE Cape Canaveral Apollo 9 MAR 21/AM/1969 Correct cover for this number. Blue CC. 784 USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 MT Atlantic added. Very Scarce FL 32920
784 SPACE USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 Cape Apollo 9 MAR 21/AM/1969 MT Correct cover for this Canaveral FL number. Red CC. 32920 Atlantic added. Very 784 SPACE USS Algol LKA-54 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HT 784 SPACE USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Apollo 9 MAR/13/PM/1969 HB Very scarce. Pacific. 505 Commission ? Covers were never returned. No 785 USS Durham LKA-114 examples observed.
494 Commission Covers were never returned. No 786 USS San Diego LKA examples observed.
512 SPACE Apollo 10 MAY 26/AM/1969 Prime Recovery Ship. Correct cover for 787 USS Princeton LPH-7 MT this number. Hand Cancel might exist but not seen on a Beck cover.
788 483 SPACE USS Chipola AO-63 Apollo 10 MAY/26/1969/A.M. HT Correct cover for this number
789 477 SPACE USS Chipola AO-63 Apollo 10 MAY/26/1969/A.M. HT Correct cover for this number 790 472 SPACE USS Arlington AGMR-2 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number 790 SPACE USS Carpenter DD-825 Apollo 10 MAY/26/A.M./1969 HB 790 SPACE USS Chipola AO-63 Apollo 10 MAY/26/1969/A.M. HT 790 CREW SPACE KSC Apollo 10 MAY 19/PM/1969 MT One observed 790 CREW SPACE Patrick AFB Apollo 10 MAY/26/P.M./1969 MT One observed 791 508 SPACE USS Ozark MCS-2 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number 791 CREW SPACE USS Ozark MCS-2 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB Very Scarce CREW 792 479 SPACE USS Chilton LPA-38 Apollo 10 MAY/26/A.M./1969 HT Correct cover for this number 792 SPACE USS Rich DD-820 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB 793 470 SPACE USS Rich DD-820 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number 793 SPACE USS Chilton LPA-38 Apollo 10 MAY/26/A.M./1969 HT 794 486 USS Knox DE-1052 Commission JUN/27/1969/AM HB 481 Commission April 5 1969 Covers were never returned. No 795 USS Seattle AOE-3 examples observed.
796 423 SPACE USS Carpenter DD-825 Apollo 10 MAY/26/A.M./1969 HB Correct cover for this number 797 431 SPACE USS Chilton LPA-38 Apollo 10 MAY/26/A.M./1969 HT Correct cover for this number 797 SPACE USS Rich DD-820 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB 797 CREW SPACE Norfolk VA Apollo 10 PM/ /27 MAY/1969 MT One observed 798 422 SPACE USS Chilton LPA-38 Apollo 10 MAY/26/A.M./1969 HT Correct cover for this number 798 SPACE USS Rich DD-820 Apollo 10 MAY/26/AM/1969 HB 799 469 USS Juneau LPD-10 Commission JUL/12/PM/1969 HB
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457 Commission Covers were never returned. No 800 USS Newport LPD? examples observed.
801 493 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL 24/-AM/1969 MT1-2 Prime Recovery Ship. 3mm 801 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL 24/AM/1969 MT2-2 Prime Recovery Ship. 1mm 801 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL/24/1969/AM HT Prime Recovery Ship. SPACE Apollo 11 JUL/24/1969 Prime Recovery Ship. Added 7/13. No 801 USS Hornet CVS-12 HT time in cancel.
801 SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Apollo 11 JUL/24/AM/1969 HB Added 4/2016. Might be one-of-a-kind. 802 474 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL 24/-AM/1969 MT1-2 Prime Recovery Ship. 3mm 802 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL 24/AM/1969 MT2-2 Prime Recovery Ship. 1mm 802 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL/24/1969/AM HT Prime Recovery Ship. 463 SPACE Apollo 11 JUL/24/AM/1969 Look for cover with A.M. in cancel (with 803 USS Goldsborough DDG-20 HB periods)
804 456 SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 Apollo 11 JUL/24/AM/1969 HB Look for cover with A.M. in cancel (with periods) 804 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 11 JUL 24/-AM/1969 MT1-2 Prime Recovery Ship, 3mm added 6/2016. Sold on eBay for $152.50. 805 465 SPACE USS Ozark MCS-2 Apollo 11 JUL/24/A.M./1969 HB 805 Crew SPACE USS Ozark MCS-2 Apollo 11 JUL/24/A.M./1969 HB CREW-No Beck Number 806 449 SPACE USS Ozark MCS-2 Apollo 11 JUL/24/A.M./1969 HB Correct cover for this number 806 SPACE USS New DD-818 Apollo 11 JUL/A.M./24/1969 HB 806 SPACE USS New DD-818 Apollo 11 JUL/24/AM/1969 HB 807 444 SPACE USS New DD-818 Apollo 11 JUL/A.M./24/1969 HB Correct cover for this number 807 SPACE USS New DD-818 Apollo 11 JUL/24/AM/1969 HB Correct cover for this number Crew Apollo 11 JUL/A.M./24/1969 CREW- No Beck Number. Correct 807 USS New DD-818 HB cover for this number
807 SPACE USS Ozark MCS-2 Apollo 11 JUL/24/A.M./1969 HB 808 466 USS Wichita AOR1 Commission JUN/7/AM/1969 HB 809 428 USS L Y Spear AS-36 Commission FEB/28/PM/1970 HB 810 430 USS Milwaukee AOR-2 Commission 1/NOV/1969 HB Most cancels sloppy 811 409 USS Connole DE-1056 Commission AUG/30/1969/AM HB This is the correct commission date 811 Cancel Variety USS Connole DE-1056 Commission SEP/16/1969/AM HB Date Variety 811 Cancel Variety USS Connole DE-1056 Commission SEP/17/1969/AM HB Date Variety 811 Cancel Variety USS Connole DE-1056 Commission SEP/18/1969/AM HB Date Variety 812 409 USS Manitowoc LST-1180 Philadelphia, Commission -PM/23 JAN/1970 MT Actual Comm is Jan 24 PA 1970. One cover has ships RS Cachet on 813 408 USS Santa Barbara AE-28 Commission 11/HUL/1970/AM HB front of cover. 814 401 USS Mobile LKA-115 Commission SEP/20/1969/AM HB 815 409 USS W E Sims DE-1059 Commission JAN/3/PM/1970 HB 816 397 USS Coronado LPD-11 Commission MAY/23/AM/1970 HB Ships RS cachet on front 817 442 USS Roark DE-1053 Commission NOV/22/PM/1969 HB 818 445 USS Sumter LST-1181 Commission JUL/14/1970/AM HB Ships RS cachet on front. Most B818 postmarked this date. 818 USS Sumter LST-1181 Commission JUL/20/1970/AM HB Only 1 this date 819 399 USS St Louis LKA-116 Commission NOV/22/1969/PM HB observed 820 391 USS Patterson DE-1061 Commission MAR/14/1970/AM HB 821 658 SPACE USS Hornet CVS-12 Apollo 12 NOV24/AM/1969 MT Prime recovery ship 822 610 SPACE USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Apollo 12 NOV/24/1969 HB Most cancels are poor quality 822 CREW SPACE USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Apollo 12 NOV/24/1969 HB Most cancels are poor quality. Beck cover without number CREW 823 619 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo 12 NOV/24/PM/1969 HB Cancel different. No periods on PM 823 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo 12 NOV/24/P.M./1969 HB Cancel different. Periods on PM
823 CREW SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo 12 NOV/24/P.M./1969 HB Beck cover without number CREW 824 613 SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 Apollo 12 NOV/24/1969/PM HT 824 CREW SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 Apollo 12 NOV/24/1969/PM HT Added 12/2010 824 SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 Apollo 12 NOV/24/1969/PM HB
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838 SPACE USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 Apollo 13 APR/17/AM/1970 HT T- Prime recovery ship. HT II is more scarce. Shown in Cartier book. Date is CREW SPACE Apollo 13 APR/17/AM/1970 notPRS. Oneskewed. observed. Date is not 838 USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 HB T- skewed in cancel. Added 12/16. IA $310 eBay
838 CREW SPACE USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 Apollo 13 APR/17/1970/AM HB Two observed. No Beck seen with B838 for Stoddert 839 621 SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Apollo 13 APR/17/AM/1970 HB 839 CREW SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Apollo 13 APR/17/AM/1970 HB CREW- with Pacific Cachet. CREW SPACE CREW-Atlantic Cachet. Only one 839 USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Apollo 13 APR/17/AM/1970 HB observed. 839 Cape Canaveral FL Apollo 13 FEB/9/P.M./1971 HT Apollo 13 Beck cachet. Apollo 14 CC cancel. Reverse has CC official RS cachet
626 SPACE Apollo 13 APR/17/PM/1970 Many cancels are poor quality. No 840 USS New DD-818 HB covers seen with P.M. (periods) or HT. See #806
840 Crew SPACE USS New DD-818 Apollo 13 APR/17/PM/1970 HB Beck cover without number CREW 841 1098 SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 Apollo 14 FEB/9/PM/1971 HT 841 CREW SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 Apollo 14 FEB/9/PM/1971 HT Added 3/15. Beck cover without B 841 CREW SPACE KSC KSC Apollo 14 FEB/9/1971 #9 Recovery 841 CREW SPACE KSC KSC Apollo 14 JAN 31/PM/1971 Launch Date 842 357 USS Rathburne DE-1057 Commission / /MAY/16/1970 HB 843 USS Dwight D CVAN-69 Newport News, Keel Laid AUG 15/AM/1970 MT Eisenhower VA 844 347 USS Frederick LST-1184 Commission APR/11/1970/PM HB 845 345 USS Schenectady LST-1185 Commission JUN/13/1970/AM HB RS cachet front or back 846 316 USS Vreeland DE-1068 Commission 13/JUN/1970/AM HB Small round RS cachet on front or back 847 306 USS Blakely DE-1072 Commission JUL/18/1970/AM HB 848 Beck's log shows USS Francis Hammond DE-1067 Commission JUL/25/1970/AM HB "Not Sent" However examples do exist
849 357 USS Nashville LPD-13 Commission FEB/14/1970/AM HB Most cancels are poor quality Not Sent Not serviced ? Watch for unserviced envelope. 850 USS Reasoner DE-1063 Observed the 1970 envelope used for 1993 decomm event
491 Not serviced ? No samples observed. Not 851 USS Peleliu LHA-5 Serviced. 341 Not serviced/Comm August 9 1970 No samples observed. Not 852 USS Cayuga LST-1186 Serviced.
429 Commission MAY/22/1971 Some may have small round RS 853 USS Bowen DE-1079 HB cachet on front or back.
854 390 USS Ouellet DE-1077 Commission 15/DEC/AM/1970 HB 855 360 USS San Jose AFS-7 Commission OCT/23/1970/AM HB 856 368 USS Tuscaloosa LST-1187 Commission AM/OCT/24/1970 HB 857 Not Sent USS Savannah AOR-4 Not serviced/ Not serviced Envelopes exist without Comm being serviced Not Sent Not serviced/Comm Dec 1 1970 No samples observed. Not 858 USS Badger DE-1071 Serviced.
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861 986 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo 14 9/FEB/1971/AM HB Prime recovery ship. 861 CREW SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo 14 9/FEB/1971/AM HB Prime recovery ship. Only one observed. 862 882 SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Apollo 14 FEB/9/1971/A.M. HT 862 CREW SPACE USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Apollo 14 FEB/9/1971/A.M. HT CREW-No Beck Number 863 1059 SPACE USS Spiegel Grove LSD-32 Apollo 14 FEB/9/PM/1971 HB 863 CREW SPACE USS Spiegel Grove LSD-32 Apollo 14 FEB/9/PM/1971 HB CREW-No Beck Number 864 426 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo 14 9/FEB/1971/AM HB Prime recovery ship. Not Sent Not serviced Not serviced No samples observed. Not 865 USS Spartanburg City LST-1192 Serviced. 866 343 USS Marvin Shields DE-1066 Commission APR/10/1971/AM HB 866 USS Marvin Shields DE-1066 Commission APR/10/1971 HB #9 Cancel. Very scarce. Not Sent Not serviced Not serviced Beck used blank envelopes to send 867 USS Elmer Montgomery DE-1082 notice to customers
868 Not Sent USS McCandless DE-1084 Not serviced Not serviced Envelopes exist without being serviced 869 314 USS Boulder LST-1190 Commission JUN/4/1971/AM HB 870 300 USS Aylwin DE-1081 Commission SEP/18/AM/1971 HB Ships fancy cancel on 871 293 USS Mt. Vernon LSD-39 Commission 13/MAY1972/AM HB front 872 440 USS Peterson DD-969 Pascagoula, Keel Laid APR 29/1974/PM MT MS 872 USS Peterson DD-969 Pascagoula, Keel Laid APR/29/1974 MT FAKE Reeves Cancel MS 873 2057 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo 15 AUG/7/AM/1971 HB-T1 Prime recover ship. Correct cover for this number. Watch for cover 873 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo 15 AUG/7/1971/AM HT-T2 Primewith space recover achievement ship. Correct cover for this number. Watch for cover 873 CREW SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo 15 AUG/7/1971/AM HT-T2 Coverwith space with spaceachievement achievement stamps. Sold on eBay $50
873 SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Apollo 15 AUG/7/AM/1971 HB Reported but not observed.
874 1885 SPACE USS Kawishiwi AO-146 Apollo 15 AUG/7/AM/1971 HB Correct cover for this number 874 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo 15 AUG/7/AM/1971 HB-T1 874 SPACE USS Okinawa LPH-3 Apollo 15 AUG/7/1971/AM HT-T2 875 1953 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 Apollo 15 AUG/7/PM/1971 HB Correct cover for this number. Cancel Variety SPACE Apollo 15 AUG/7/P.M./1971 Correct cover for this number. Cancel 875 USS Austin LPD-4 HB Variety SPACE Apollo 15 AUG/7/PM/1971 Correct cover for this number. Cancel 875 USS Austin LPD-4 HT Variety CREW CREW
SPACE Apollo 15 AUG/7/PM/1971 Correct cover for this number. Cancel 875 USS Austin LPD-4 HB Variety CREW CREW
876 1868 SPACE Norfolk VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 15 AUG 7/PM/1971 HT Naval Air Station 877 435 USS Kinkaid DD-965 Pascagoula, Launching JUN 1/1974/AM MT MS 878 535 USS Caron DD-970 Pascagoula, Keel Laid JUL 1/1974/PM MT MS 878 USS Caron DD-970 Pascagoula, Keel Laid JUL 1/1974/PM MT ERROR-cachet wrongly MS numbered 928 879 440 USS Mississippi DLGN-40 Newport News, Keel Laid FEB 22/AM/1975 MT VA 880 SPACE USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Apollo 16 APR/27/AM/1972 HB Correct cover for this number. All Hand Beck's log states "missed count on cancels were applied in these" Hawaii. Only MC was 880 CREW SPACE USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Apollo 16 APR/27/AM/1972 HB Crewleft on Cover. board. Beck No Beck's cover no number CREW 880 SPACE KSC KSC Apollo 16 APR 16/PM//1972 MT Launch Date 880 SPACE FDC N/A KSC Apollo 16 MAY 21/ / 1981 MT FDC for 18c Exploring Beck's log states "missed count on the Moon stamp these" 880 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Apollo 16 APR 27 PM 1972 Roller Beck's log states "missed count on these" 880 Moon, KY Moon, KY Apollo 16 APR/27/PM/1972 HT
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880 Patrick AFB Patrick AFB Apollo 16 APR/27/1972/PM HT
880 SPACE Any City N/A Apollo 16 Other cancels are reported.
880 SPACE USS Alacrity MSO-520 USPS Apollo 16 PM/ /25 APR/1972 MT Purchased on Space Beck's log states Unit Auction. CC "missed count on these" commander. Emboss 880 SPACE Unserviced N/A Apollo 16 seal.Unserviced Only Envelope one SPACE Apollo 16 APR/27/AM/1972 Correct cover for this number. All Hand 881 USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 HB cancels were applied in Hawaii. Only MC was left on board. No Beck's Beck's log states known with MC. "missed count on these" 881 SPACE USS Alacrity MSO-520 Apollo 16 PM/ /25? APR/1972 MT Alacrity corner card postmark is USPS Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE USS Constellation CVA-64 Apollo 16 APR/26/1972 MT Added october 2011. Could be one of a Beck's log states kind "missed count on these" 881 SPACE Apollo, PA N/A Apollo 16 APR/27/P.M./1972 HT Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE Honolulu, HI N/A Apollo 16 APR/27/1972/AM HT Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE Kennedy Space Center N/A KSC Apollo 16 APR 16/PM/1972 MT Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE Pago Pago Samoa Apollo 16 APR/27/1972/AM #9 Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE Cape Canaveral FL Apollo 16 APR/27/PM/1972 HT Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 Titusville,FL Apollo 16 APR/27/P.M./1972 HT Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE N/A Apollo 16 Other cancels are reported. Beck's log states "missed count on these" 881 SPACE Unserviced N/A Apollo 16 Unserviced Envelope. Dr Smith 882 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 16 PM/ / 27 APR/1972 MT Beck's log states "missed count on these" 882 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 16 PM/ / 27 APR/1972 MT CREW No Beck Beck's log states CREW "missed count on Number Same as 882 these" above 883 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 16 PM/ / 27 APR/1972 MT Beck's log states "missed count on these" SPACE Apollo 17 DEC/19/AM/1972 Prime Recovery Ship. Correct cover 884 USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 HB for this number. All Hand cancels were applied in Hawaii. Only MC was left on board but not used until day after. No Beck's known with MC. Beck's log states "missed count on these" 884 Crew SPACE USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Apollo 17 DEC/19/AM/1972 HB Crew Cover. Beck cover no number CREW 885 SPACE USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Apollo 17 DEC/19/AM/1972 HB Prime Recovery Ship. Correct cover for this number. All Hand Beck's log states cancels were applied in "missed count on Hawaii. Only MC was these" left on board but not 886 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 17 PM/ / 19 DEC/1972 MT Beck's log states used until day after. No "missed count on these" 886 CREW SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 17 PM/ / 19 DEC/1972 MT added Jan09 887 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Apollo 17 PM/ / 19 DEC/1972 MT Beck's log states "missed count on these"
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 33 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 888 SPACE USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Skylab II JUN/22/AM/1973 HB Prime recovery ship. Correct cover for this number. All Hand cancels were applied in Hawaii. Only MC was left on board but not 1200 used until day after. No 888 CREW USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Skylab II JUN/22/AM/1973 HB Added Oct 08 previously unlisted
889 992 SPACE USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Skylab II JUN/22/AM/1973 HB Prime recovery ship. Correct cover for this number. All Hand cancels were applied in Hawaii. Only MC was left on board but not used until day after. No 890 1076 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab II AM/ /22 JUN/1973 MT 890 CREW SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab II ? Sold on eBay 2009. Believe it was a MT 890 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab II JUN/22/A.M./1973 HT Hand Cancel
891 927 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab II AM/ /22 JUN/1973 MT
892 1010 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab III SEP/25/P.M./1973 HB- Prime recovery ship. Wavy Correct cover for this number. Cancels applied in Hawaii.
892 CREW SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab III SEP/25/P.M./1973 HB- Prime recovery ship. Wavy Correct cover for this number. Cancels applied in Hawaii. Beck 893 801 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab III SEP/25/P.M./1973 HB- Primecover withoutrecovery ship. Wavy Correct cover for this number. Cancels 894 812 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab III PM/ /25 SEP/1973 MT applied in Hawaii. 894 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab III PM/ /25 SEP/1973 MT & Two cancels on same HT cover. HC is SEP/25/ PM/1973 894 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab III SEP/25/PM/1973 HT 894 CREW SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab III SEP/25/PM/1973 HT CREW-No Beck Number 5/14 895 708 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab III PM/ /25 SEP/1973 MT 895 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab III PM/ /25 SEP/1973 MT & Two cancels on same HT cover. HC is SEP/25/ PM/1973 896 1615 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab IV FEB/8/A.M./1974 HB- Prime Recovery ship. Wavy Wavy Cancel. 896 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab IV FEB/8/AM/1974 HB- Solid Variety SPACE Skylab IV FEB/8/AM/1974 RED missing from cachet eBay = 896 USS New Orleans LPH-11 HB- $65 Solid CREW SPACE Skylab IV FEB/8/AM/1974 Prime Recovery ship. SOLID LINES. 896 USS New Orleans LPH-11 HB- Observed on eBay 2-07 Solid
896 CREW SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab IV FEB/8/A.M./1974 HB- CREW Wavy 896 CREW SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab IV AM/ /8 FEB/1974 MT Beck cover without number=CREW
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 34 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 897 1565 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Skylab IV FEB/8/A.M./1974 HB- Prime Recovery ship. Wavy Wavy Cancel. Watch for solid line cancel like on most hand cancels. Sold SPACE Skylab IV FEB/8/AM/1974 forDr. Smith $10 has EBay example. Feb Only 05. one 897 USS New Orleans LPH-11 HB- observed Solid 898 1158 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab IV AM/ /8 FEB/1974 MT 898 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab IV AM/ /8 FEB/1974 MT & Two cancels on same HT cover. HT is FEB/8/AM/ 1974 898 CREW SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab IV AM/ /8 FEB/1974 MT Beck cover without number=CREW 898 CREW SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab IV FEB/8/AM/1974 HT Beck cover without number=CREW HAND CANCEL Norfolk 899 845 SPACE Norfolk, VA N/A Norfolk, VA Skylab IV FEB/8/AM/1974 MT & Two cancels on same HT cover. 900 304 USS Virginia DLGN-38 Newport News, Launching DEC 14/AM/1974 MT Slogan Christening of VA the USS Virginia 901 226 USS Trippe DE-1075 Vietnam MAR/29/1974/PM HB Veterans Day 902 304 USS Independence CVA-62 Armed Forces MAY/18/AM/1974 HT Day 903 302 USS Dewey DLG-14 Armed Forces MAY/18/1974/AM HB Day 904 298 USS Pharris DE-1094 Armed Forces Not serviced MAY/ HB Not Serviced. Blank Day 18/1974/A.M. cachets exist. One cancelled example 905 291 USS Glover AGDE-1 Armed Forces MAY/18/1974/AM HT Alsoexists exists but is with suspect. Phila MT Day overprint cancel on same day. 906 287 USS Vulcan AR-5 Armed Forces MAY/AM/18/1974 HB Day 907 301 USS Enterprise CVAN-65 Memorial Day MAY/27/AM/1974 HT 908 283 USS Yellowstone AD-27 Memorial Day MAY/27/1974/AM HT Overprinted MT SF CA 909 259 USS Voge DE-1047 Memorial Day MAY/27/1974/AM HB Correct cover for this number 252 Memorial Day Reported as correct cover. None 910 USS Tattnall DDG-19 observed as Tattnall. 910 must have been used for Voge as was 909.
910 USS Voge DE-1047 Memorial Day MAY/27/1974/AM HB 911 248 USS Dixon AS-37 Memorial Day MAY/27/1974/AM HB 912 289 USS Saratoga CVA-60 Flag Day JUN 14/-PM/1974 MT 287 Flag Day JUN/1974/14/AM Most cancels observed are poor 913 USS William M Standley DLG-32 HB quality.
914 275 USS Seattle AOE-3 Flag Day JUN/14/AM/1974 HB Most cancels observed are poor quality. 915 270 USS George K DD-836 Flag Day Not serviced Not serviced. Blank Mackenzie cachets exist. 916 261 USS Vesole DD-878 Flag Day JUN/14/AM/1974 HB ALL cancels observed are poor quality. 917 276 USS California DLGN-36 Independence JUL/4/1974/A.M. HB Day 918 263 USS Coontz DLG-9 Independence Day Not serviced No examples observed.
919 252 USS McCloy DE-1038 Independence JUL/4/1974/ / HB Day 920 243 USS Manitowoc LST-1180 Independence Day Not serviced No examples observed.
921 243 USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 Independence JUL/4/PM/1974 HB Most cancels observed Day are poor quality. Ships 268 Last Day Postal JUL/27/1974 MostRS cancelscachet observed on reverse. are poor 922 USS Columbus CG-12 HB quality. Ships RS cachet on reverse. Service 923 241 USS South Carolina DLGN-37 First Day Postal OCT/1/1974/A.M. & HB & Most covers observed Service USPS MT also have MT USPS, VA overprinted cancellation 923 USS South Carolina DLGN-37 First Day Postal OCT/1/1974/A.M. HB Fewer covers have only Hand cancel Service 924 275 USS Saipan LHA-2 Pascagoula, Launching JUL 20/1974/PM MT MS 925 246 SPACE USS Goldsborough DDG-20 5th Anniv Moon JUL/20/AM/1974 HB Landing 926 242 SPACE USS New DD-818 5th Anniv Moon JUL/20/AM/1974 HB Landing 927 237 SPACE USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 5th Anniv Moon JUL/20/P.M./1974 HB Landing 928 226 SPACE USS Austin LPD-4 5th Anniv Moon JUL/20/AM/1974 HB Landing 929 219 SPACE USS Hawkins DD-873 5th Anniv Moon JUL/20/1974/P.M. HT Most cancels observed Landing are poor quality. AM might also exist. 930 293 USS Moinester DE-1097 Commission NOV/2/AM/1974 HB Name misspelled in cachet. US Navy added at top of cancel.
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931 252 USS Nimitz CVN-68 First Day Postal MAR/3/1975/PM Only one observed Service 932 236 USS Hewitt DD-966 Pascagoula, Launching SEP 14/1974/PM MT MS 933 226 USS Truxtun DLGN-35 VJ Day AUG/15/AM/1974 HB Most cancels observed are poor quality. 934 216 USS Coral Sea CVA-43 VJ Day AUG 15/ / 1974 MT Most cancels observed are poor quality. 213 VJ Day SEP/2/1974/A.M. Most cancels observed are poor 935 USS Plymouth Rock LSD-29 HT quality.
936 208 USS Orion AS-18 VJ Day AM/AUG/15/1974 HT Most cancels observed are poor quality. 937 206 USS Laffey DD-724 VJ Day Not serviced No examples observed. 938 247 USS Mahan DLG-11 Recommissionin APR/1/1975 HB US Navy added at top of g cancel. RS on Front. 939 291 USS South Carolina DLGN-37 Commission JAN/25/1975/A.M. HB US Navy added at top of cancel. 939 CREW USS South Carolina DLGN-37 Commission JAN/25/1975/A.M. HB US Navy added at top of cancel. 940 278 USS Texas DLGN-39 Newport News, Launching AUG 9/AM/1975 MT VA 940 USS Texas DLGN-39 Newport News, Launching AUG 9/AM/1975 MT CREW No cachet CREW VA number 941 224 USS Bainbridge DLGN-25 Labor Day HT SEP/2/AM/1974 942 223 USS Lexington CVT-15 Labor Day AUG 28/AM/1974 MT Note Cancel Variety 942 USS Lexington CVT-15 Labor Day AUG/28/1974/A.M. HT Note Cancel Variety 943 218 USS Bausell DD-845 Labor Day Not serviced No examples observed. 944 217 USS La Moure County LST-1194 Labor Day SEP/2/AM/1974 HB 945 213 USS Vancouver LPD-2 Labor Day AUG/19/1974/A.M. HB ALL cancels observed are poor quality. 946 233 USS David R Ray DD-971 Keel Laid Not serviced See Web for Scan. 947 223 USS Guadalcanal LPH-7 Citizenship Day JUN/17/1974/AM HT 948 219 USS Pensacola LSD-38 Citizenship Day AUG/29/AM/1974 HB 949 217 USS Barbey DE-1088 Citizenship Day 17/SEP/1974/A.M. HT 950 215 USS Gridley DLG-21 Citizenship Day SEP/17/AM/1974 HB 951 213 USS Peoria LST-1183 Citizenship Day SEP/17/AM/1974 HB Also known with PM 951 USS Peoria LST-1183 Citizenship Day SEP/17/PM/1974 HB Alsocancel known with AM 952 0 USS Elliot DD-967 Launching Not serviced cancelNo examples observed. 953 257 USS Spruance DD-963 Commission SEP/20/1975/AM HB US Navy added at top of cancel. 954 217 USS Dubuque LPD-8 Columbus Day OCT/14/1974/A.M. HB Most cancels observed are poor quality. 955 217 USS Kalamazoo AOR-6 Columbus Day OCT/14/1974/A.M. HB 210 USPS, CA 920 Columbus Day SEP 16/PM/1974 Scheduled for USS Prairie, no mention 956 USS Prairie AD-15 MT of ship on cover 957 206 USS Donald B Beary DE-1085 Columbus Day OCT/14/1974/AM HB 958 201 USS Horne DLG-30 Columbus Day OCT/14/AM/1974 HT 959 215 USS John F Kennedy CVA-67 US Navy 199th OCT/13/AM/1974 HT Anniv 960 211 USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 US Navy 199th OCT/13/1974/AM HB Anniv 961 207 USS Dyess DD-880 Brooklyn, NY US Navy 199th PM / /11 OCT/1974 MT Ship added 3 line Red 112 Anniv RS cachet 962 207 USS Stein DE-1065 US Navy 199th OCT/13/1974/AM HB Anniv 962 Crew USS Stein DE-1065 US Navy 199th OCT/13/1974/AM HB CREW-Beck cover Anniv without number 963 207 USS Fort Fisher LSD-40 US Navy 199th OCT/13/1974/AM HB Anniv 964 337 USS Dwight D CVN-69 Newport News, Christening OCT 11/AM/1975 MT Slogan Christening of Eisenhower VA the USS Dwight D 965 210 USS Long Beach CGN-9 UN Day OCT/24/1974/AM HB Eisenhower 965 Cancel Variety USS Long Beach CGN-9 UN Day OCT/24/1974/AM HB & Also has MT USPS MT 966 206 USS Lynde McCormick DDG-8 UN Day OCT/24/1974/A.M. HT
967 202 USS Agerholm DD-826 UN Day NOV/12/1974/AM HT 968 202 USS Bronstein DE-1037 UN Day Not serviced No examples observed. 969 202 USS Okinawa LPH-3 UN Day OCT/24/1974/A.M. HT 970 206 USS Franklin D CVA-42 Navy Day OCT/27/AM/1974 HT Roosevelt
971 198 USS Damato DD-871 Navy Day OCT/27/1974 HT 972 191 USS Navasota AO-106 Navy Day OCT/27/AM/1974 HT 973 184 USS Myles C Fox DDR-829 Navy Day OCT/27/1974/AM HT Red 973 Error USS Myles C Fox DDR-829 Navy Day OCT/27/1974/AM HT ERROR Blue missing in Red cachet 974 179 USS Reasoner DE-1063 Navy Day NOV/11/1974/AM HB 975 184 USS Oriskany CVA-34 Veterans Day NOV/11/AM/1974 HT Ship added black RS cachet on front
Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 36 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 976 182 USS Badger DE-1071 Veterans Day NOV/11/1974/AM HB 977 180 USS Nitro AE-23 Veterans Day NOV/11/1974/A.M. HB 978 175 USS Bristol County LST-1198 Veterans Day NOV/11/AM/1974 HB 979 166 USS Connole DE-1056 Veterans Day NOV/11/1974/AM HB 980 181 USS Samuel Gompers AD-37 Merry Christmas DEC/25/AM/1974 HB 981 179 USS Concord AFS-5 Merry Christmas DEC/25/A.M./1974 HT 982 177 USS Juneau LPD-10 Merry Christmas DEC/25/1974/AM HB 983 176 USS Waddell DDG-24 Merry Christmas DEC/25/A.M./1974 HT 984 176 USS Patterson DE-1061 Merry Christmas DEC/25/1974/ / HB 985 176 USS Paul F Foster DD-964 Merry Christmas Not serviced No examples observed. 986 154 USS Holder DD-819 Thanksgiving NOV/28/A.M./1974 HT This set-fewest covers of Day all 300-1000 series 987 152 USS Fiske DD-842 Thanksgiving NOV/28/1974 HT This set-fewest covers of Day all 300-1000 series 988 149 USS Steinaker DD-863 Thanksgiving Day Not serviced No examples observed.
989 149 USS Newman K Perry DD-883 Thanksgiving Day Not serviced No examples observed.
990 146 USS Meredith DD-890 Thanksgiving AM/NOV/28/1974 HT This set-fewest covers of Day all 300-1000 series. See Variety. 990 Dual Cancel USS Meredith DD-890 Thanksgiving AM/NOV/28/1974 HT & This set-fewest covers of Variety Day MT all 300-1000 series. Some covers observed 991 175 USS Roanoke AOR-7 USPS, CA 920 Launching PM/ /7 DEC MT also have USPS,SC 992 No record of USS John Young DD973 Keel Laid Not serviced No examples observed. quantity. 993 No record of USS Arthur W Radford DD-968 Christening Not serviced No examples observed. quantity. 994 255 USS Oldendorf DD-972 Pascagoula, Christening NOV 8/1975/PM MT MS 995 No record of USS ? N/A Not serviced No examples observed. quantity. No record of quantity. First Day in MAY/3/AM/1975 Lower part of cancel has FPO NY 996 USS Nimitz CVAN-68 HT 09501 Commission 997 215 USS Concord AFS-5 Battle of Lexington APR/19/A.M./1975 HT Cancel also has U.S. Navy BR. Concord
998 5280 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo-Soyuz JUL/25/1975/A.M. HB- Day after splashdown Wavy July 25, 1975. $76 on eBay Jan. 2003. $83 998 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo-Soyuz JUL/15/1975/A.M. HB- Wavy 998 USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo-Soyuz JUL/17/1975/A.M. HB- ADDED 2010 Wavy 998 SPACE USS New Orleans LPH-11 Apollo-Soyuz JUL/23/1975/A.M. HB- Wavy SPACE Kennedy Space FDOI Apollo-Soyuz JUL 15/ /1975 First Day Cover Pair 1569-1570 on 998 ASTP-Pacific N/A MT cachet B998 Center Stamps 1569-1570
SPACE Kennedy Space FDOI Apollo-Soyuz JUL 15/ /1975 First Day Cover 1569. Arcraft Cachet 998 ASTP-Pacific N/A MT on Front and Beck cachet B998 on Center Stamps 1569-1570 Back
SPACE Kennedy Space FDOI Apollo-Soyuz JUL 15/ /1975 First Day Cover 1569. Arcraft Cachet 998 ASTP-Pacific N/A MT on Front and Beck cachet B998 on Center Stamps 1569-1570 Back
998 SPACE ASTP-Pacific N/A Houston, TX Apollo-Soyuz- JULY 17, 1975 HT Houston, Round HT. Link Up Lester Winick. 2 998 SPACE ASTP-Pacific N/A San Francisco, Apollo-Soyuz JUL 24/PM/1975 MT Alsoobserved one example of CA 7/28 San Francisco observed with mcahine cancel without ASTP 998 SPACE ASTP-Pacific N/A San Francisco, CA Apollo-Soyuz JUL 24/PM/1975 MT sloganSame but with cancel. Par Avion Envelope
SPACE Apollo-Soyuz SEP/2/1975/AM One one observed. Solid bars in 998 USS New Orleans LPH-11 HT- cancel. Applied on ship, not Hawaii solid bars
998 SPACE Greenbelt, MD N/A Apollo-Soyuz AM/SEP/12/1975 MT Greenbelt MD, ASTP slogan cancel
999 No record of SPACE ASTP-Atlantic N/A Kennedy FDOI Apollo- JUL 15/ /1975 MT First Day Cover Pair quantity for 999. Space Center Soyuz Stamps 1569-1570 on cachet SPACE Kennedy Space FDOI Apollo-Soyuz JUL 15/ /1975 First Day Cover 1570. Arcraft Cachet 999 ASTP-Atlantic N/A MT onB999 Front and Beck cachet B999 on Center Stamps Back
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271 Newport News, VA Keel Laying OCT 11/AM/1975 Note: same Day as Christening of USS 1000 USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 MT Dwight D Eisenhower. LOW quantity. Very popular. Seldom seen
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