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Topic: New Beck Cover Reference Web Site
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micropooz
Member Posts: 834
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted September 06, 2005 06:40 PM
   
There is an article in the latest Universal Ship Cancellation Society (USCS) Log about a new website on Beck covers. Morris Beck produced high quality cachets from the 1940's into the '70's, and most notably for us, a bunch of cachets for the recovery ships in Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Beck made the rubber stamps used for the "Navy Cachet" recovery ship covers, then made a more refined, printed version of the artwork for his covers. This excellent site is put together by Owen Murray, a USCS and Space Unit member. It lists some different information than the Winick monograph on Beck Cachets including photos, listings of unnumbered Becks, and more. Mr. Murray is also keeping this a living site, so if you have new info you can submit it to him to put on the website. Anyway, the reference guide is at: http://www.beck.ormurray.com . Enjoy. Dennis Dillman [This message has been edited by micropooz (edited September 06, 2005).] [This message has been edited by micropooz (edited September 06, 2005).] IP: Logged |
Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 508
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted September 06, 2005 09:53 PM
Everybody who collects Morris Beck covers now has a website with much information about Morris Beck and the covers he produced. The Space Unit has for sale 2 CD's titled: Suspect Cover Handbook and Apollo cover catalog. The Suspect Cover CD is a compilation of any and all information on suspect and fake space covers. Included is an account of the Charles Riser affair. The Apollo CD is a compilation of covers serviced for the Apollo moon missions. Both CD's are a must for the space collector. The CD's are $15 each plus postage.  ------------------
John Macco
Vice President
Space Unit
Shady Side, Md. [This message has been edited by Apollo-Soyuz (edited September 07, 2005).] [This message has been edited by Apollo-Soyuz (edited September 07, 2005).] [This message has been edited by Apollo-Soyuz (edited September 10, 2005).] IP: Logged |
DOX32
Member Posts: 82
From: Fairfax, VA USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted September 09, 2005 04:06 PM
What a fantastic web site on Beck cancels!The link to USCS is also very useful! Thank you very much for sharing it. Does anyone know of a site for Skylab and ASTP covers? Woody IP: Logged |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 597
From: South Bend, IN United States of America
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted September 09, 2005 06:02 PM
WOW !
We owe a DEEP debt of gratitude to yet another collector....owen@ormurray.com !THANKS ! Gene Bella IP: Logged |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted September 10, 2005 01:53 AM
This is an excellent site which space philatelists will use repeatedly. It is complete and professionally prepared. Owen Murray is to be congratulated for a job well done.Bill York
Director, Space Unit IP: Logged | |
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