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Ring Laying July 1922 - Launched August 1924 - Commissioned 25 November 1924 - Decommissioned 30 June 1932 - Struck from Naval Register  
Ring Laying July 1922 - Launched August 1924 - Commissioned 25 November 1924 - Decommissioned 30 June 1932 - Struck from Naval Register  
24 October 1939 -<br/>Broken up for scrap in 1941<br/>Built in 1923–1924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen, Germany, as war reparation. It was delivered to the United States Navy in October 1924 and after being used mainly for experimental work, particularly in the development of the American parasite fighter program, was decommissioned in 1932.
24 October 1939 -<br/>Broken up for scrap in 1941<br/>Built in 1923–1924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen, Germany, as war reparation. It was delivered to the United States Navy in October 1924 and after being used mainly for experimental work, particularly in the development of the American parasite fighter program, was decommissioned in 1932.
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<li>[[OtherUS_Los_Angeles_ZR_3_ | USS LOS ANGELES ZR-3 Covers Page 1 (1924)]]<br/>
<li>[[OtherUS_Los_Angeles_ZR_3_ | USS LOS ANGELES ZR-3 Covers Page 1 (1924)]]<br/>
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Delivery_Cover_19241015_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_ZR3_19300331_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_ZR3_19300331_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1930-03-31<br/>USPO Duplex cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
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Change of Command
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Cover has both CO's signature.  Very nice strike of the NAS Lakehurst Supply Department Received marking on the back.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
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</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_ZR3_19300331_1_Marking.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_ZR3_19300331_1_Letter.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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1930-03-31<br/>USPO Duplex cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Change of Command letter
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Close-up view of the strike of the NAS Lakehurst Supply Department Received marking.
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_ZR3_19541111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
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</td><td valign="center">
1924-10-15<br/>German Postmark<br/>
1954-11-11<br/>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
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</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Delivery of ZR-3
30th Anniversary
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Cover flown on the delivery flight from the Zeppelin Company works in Friedrichshafen, Germany, to NAS Lakehurst, NJ, of the US Navy Zeppelin airship USS Los Angeles (ZR-3, ex-D-LZ 126), October 12-15, 1924 (with backstamp overlay on image)<br/>
Cachet sponsored by the Ocean County Stamp Club. Cachet features the USS Los Angeles.
Courtesy of The Cooper Collection of Zeppelin Postal History<br/>(Wikipedia - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.)
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Brookfield_IL_19750918_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Brookfield_IL_19750918_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1975-09-18<br/>USPS Pictorial Postmark<br/>"ZEPPEX Station"<br/>Brookfield IL
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Commemorating the 1925 Mail Flights to<br/>Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
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Postmark features USS Los Angeles ZR-3
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1996-07-28<br/>USPS Pictorial<br/>"West Cover Stamp & Cover Fest Station"<br/>Irvine CA
1996-07-28<br/>USPS Pictorial Postmark<br/>"West Cover Stamp & Cover Fest Station"<br/>Irvine CA
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40th National Convention Show Cancel
40th National Convention Show Cancel
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1996-07-28<br/>USPS Pictorial<br/>"West Cover Stamp & Cover Fest Station"<br/>Irvine CA
1996-07-28<br/>USPS Pictorial Postmark<br/>"West Cover Stamp & Cover Fest Station"<br/>Irvine CA
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[[USCS_Convention_Covers_ | 40th National Convention]]
[[USCS_Convention_Covers_ | 40th National Convention]]
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Cachet of [[SAN_DIEGO_ACR_6_ | USS California ACR-6]] by [[Cachet_Maker_Paul_Nitchman_ | Paul Nitchman]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_97_USS_Los_Angeles_ | USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS]]
Cachet of [[SAN_DIEGO_ACR_6_ | USS California ACR-6]] by [[Cachet_Maker_Paul_Nitchman_ | Paul Nitchman]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_97_USS_Los_Angeles_ | USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS]]
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<h4>Picture Postcards</h4>
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[[Image:GregCiesielski LosAngeles_ZR3_1925 1 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski LosAngeles_ZR3_1925 1 Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
c 1925
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Postcard
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"U.S.S. Los Angeles In Flight, Lakehurst N.J."
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N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski LosAngeles_ZR3_1925 2 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski LosAngeles_ZR3_1925 2 Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
c 1925
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Postcard
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"The U.S.S. Los Angeles Emerging From Hanger, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst N.J."
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</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski LosAngeles_ZR3_1925 3 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski LosAngeles_ZR3_1925 3 Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
c 1925
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Postcard
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"The U.S.S. Los Angeles At Control And Compartment Car, Lakehurst N.J."
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Latest revision as of 03:45, 1 April 2019


Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

Ring Laying July 1922 - Launched August 1924 - Commissioned 25 November 1924 - Decommissioned 30 June 1932 - Struck from Naval Register 24 October 1939 -
Broken up for scrap in 1941
Built in 1923–1924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen, Germany, as war reparation. It was delivered to the United States Navy in October 1924 and after being used mainly for experimental work, particularly in the development of the American parasite fighter program, was decommissioned in 1932.


  1. USS LOS ANGELES ZR-3 Covers Page 1 (1924)
  2. USS LOS ANGELES ZR-3 Covers Page 2 (1925)
  3. USS LOS ANGELES ZR-3 Covers Page 3 (1930-1996)


 

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1930-03-31
USPO Duplex cancel
Lakehurst NJ

Change of Command

Cover has both CO's signature. Very nice strike of the NAS Lakehurst Supply Department Received marking on the back.


 

N/A

1930-03-31
USPO Duplex cancel
Lakehurst NJ

Change of Command letter

Close-up view of the strike of the NAS Lakehurst Supply Department Received marking.


 

N/A

N/A

1954-11-11
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

30th Anniversary

Cachet sponsored by the Ocean County Stamp Club. Cachet features the USS Los Angeles.


 

N/A

1975-09-18
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"ZEPPEX Station"
Brookfield IL

Commemorating the 1925 Mail Flights to
Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

Postmark features USS Los Angeles ZR-3


 

N/A

N/A

1996-07-28
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"West Cover Stamp & Cover Fest Station"
Irvine CA

40th National Convention Show Cancel

Postmark features USS Los Angeles ZR-3


 

N/A

N/A

1996-07-28
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"West Cover Stamp & Cover Fest Station"
Irvine CA

40th National Convention

Cachet of USS California ACR-6 by Paul Nitchman, sponsored by USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS


Picture Postcards


 

N/A

c 1925

Postcard

"U.S.S. Los Angeles In Flight, Lakehurst N.J."


 

N/A

c 1925

Postcard

"The U.S.S. Los Angeles Emerging From Hanger, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst N.J."


 

N/A

c 1925

Postcard

"The U.S.S. Los Angeles At Control And Compartment Car, Lakehurst N.J."


 

N/A

c 1980

Postcard

Modern Postcard showing USS PATOKA AO-9 and USS Los Angeles ZR-3 off Panama in 1931. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

 

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