Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 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 Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 1 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 36 Cancel Variety. USS Fort Snelling LSD-30 NY, NY-USS Memorial Day May/30/1962 #9 Cancel Variety. See above for Fort Snelling total printed for this number 37 139 USS Lynde McCormick DDG-8 Memorial Day May/30/A.M./1962 HB 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 Copyright Not for publication Compiled by Owen Murray, [email protected] 1/6/2021 2 Free checklist, download at http://www.beck.ormurray.com/ 78 220 SPACE USS Norris DD-859 MA-8 Schirra OCT/3/A.M./1962 HT Most covers have poor cancel.