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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<li>'''USS AKRON ZRS-4'''</li>
Ring Laid 31 October 1929 - Launched and Christened by Mrs. Lou Henry Hoover,
the wife of the President of the United States, Herbert C. Hoover 8 August 1931<br/>
Maiden Flight 23 September 1931 - Commissioned 27 October 1931 - Crashed at Sea 4 April 1933<br/>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.  
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.  
<br/><h3>Commissioned 27 October 1931 - Lost 4 April 1933</h3>
 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320506_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320506_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1932-05-06<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
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Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail 
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Rubber stamp cachets.
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320506_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320506_2_Stamp.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1932-05-06<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
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Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail 
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Rubber stamp cachet. This cover also bears a '''FRAUDULENT''' "AKRON MAIL" overprint created by A.C. Roessler. From the Cheryl Ganz collection.
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320611_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
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1932-06-11<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>San Pedro CA
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
San Pedro Welcomes the USS Akron 
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Blue cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Raleigh_D_Newton_ | Raleigh D. Newton]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_San_Pedro_Chamber_of_Commerce_ | San Pedro Chamber of Commerce]].
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320611_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
</td><td valign="center">
1932-06-11<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>San Pedro CA
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
San Pedro Welcomes the USS Akron 
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Red cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Raleigh_D_Newton_ | Raleigh D. Newton]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_San_Pedro_Chamber_of_Commerce_ | San Pedro Chamber of Commerce]].
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320801_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320801_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center">
1932-08-01<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ<br/><br/>On The Back -<br/>1932-08-02<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Tactical Training Flight Carrying Mail 
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Rubber stamp cachets.
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N/A
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320801_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Akron_19320801_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1932-08-01<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ<br/><br/>On The Back -<br/>1932-08-02<br>USPO Machine Cancel<br/>Lakehurst NJ
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
Tactical Training Flight Carrying Mail 
</td></tr></table>
Rubber stamp cachets. From the William J. Wladyka collection.
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[[Image:JonBurdett portland ca33 19340404.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
N/A
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1934-04-04<br>Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)<br/>"COMMO. / AKRON CRASH"<br/>[[PORTLAND_CA_33_ | USS Portland CA-33]]
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RAdm. Moffett / Akron Memorial 
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Eugene_L_Mueller_ | Eugene L. Mueller]]
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Cacheted   
Cacheted   
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Memorial Day cachet honors the USS Akron ZRS-4 and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, USN.  
Memorial Day cachet honors the USS Akron ZRS-4 and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, USN. From the Tom Kean collection.  
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Cacheted, sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald Graf]]   
Cacheted, sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald Graf]]   
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Memorial Day cachet honors the USS Akron ZRS-4 and the [[OtherUS_Macon_ZRS_5 | USS Macon ZRS-5]].  
Memorial Day cachet honors the USS Akron ZRS-4 and the [[OtherUS_Macon_ZRS_5 | USS Macon ZRS-5]]. From the Tom Kean collection.
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70th Anniversary of loss
70th Anniversary of loss
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[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
[[Image:GregCiesielski NAS Lakehurst NJ 20210625 4 Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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2021-06-25<br/>USPS Pictorial Postmark<br/>"Hangar No. 1 Centennial"<br/>NAS Lakehurst NJ
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100th Anniversary of [[OtherUS Lakehurst New Jersey Naval Air Station_ | NAS Lakehurst NJ]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 27 April 2024

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

  1. USS AKRON ZRS-4
    2. Ring Laid 31 October 1929 - Launched and Christened by Mrs. Lou Henry Hoover, the wife of the President of the United States, Herbert C. Hoover 8 August 1931
    Maiden Flight 23 September 1931 - Commissioned 27 October 1931 - Crashed at Sea 4 April 1933

Naval Covers

Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.


 

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N/A

1932-05-06
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail

Rubber stamp cachets.


 

N/A

1932-05-06
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail

Rubber stamp cachet. This cover also bears a FRAUDULENT "AKRON MAIL" overprint created by A.C. Roessler. From the Cheryl Ganz collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1932-06-11
USPO Machine Cancel
San Pedro CA

San Pedro Welcomes the USS Akron

Blue cachet by Raleigh D. Newton and sponsored by the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce.


 

N/A

N/A

1932-06-11
USPO Machine Cancel
San Pedro CA

San Pedro Welcomes the USS Akron

Red cachet by Raleigh D. Newton and sponsored by the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce.


 

N/A

1932-08-01
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

On The Back -
1932-08-02
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

Tactical Training Flight Carrying Mail

Rubber stamp cachets.


 

N/A

1932-08-01
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

On The Back -
1932-08-02
USPO Machine Cancel
Lakehurst NJ

Tactical Training Flight Carrying Mail

Rubber stamp cachets. From the William J. Wladyka collection.


 

N/A

N/A

1934-04-04
Locy Type 3 (B-BTT)
"COMMO. / AKRON CRASH"
USS Portland CA-33

RAdm. Moffett / Akron Memorial

Cachet by Eugene L. Mueller


 

N/A

N/A

1934-05-30
USPO Type 2
Moffett Field CA

Cacheted

Memorial Day cachet honors the USS Akron ZRS-4 and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, USN. From the Tom Kean collection.


 

1935-05-30
Locy Type 3 (B-BBT)
"REST IN / PEACE"
USS Arizona BB-39

Cachet by Clyde Welch, sponsored by the National Aiglon Society

Cachet also commemorates USS Macon ZRS-5, USS Akron ZRS-4 and USS Shenandoah ZR-1.


 

1935-05-30
Locy Type 3
USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15
"DECORATIONS / IN MEMORY"
USS Pennsylvania BB-38

Cachet by Ted DeNyse, sponsored by Byrd L. Powell

Memorial Day. Cachet honors USS Macon ZRS-5, USS Akron ZRS-4 and USS Shenandoah ZR-1. Cachet is thermographed.


 

N/A

1938-10-27
Locy Type 3r (B-BTT)
"NEW BEDFORD / MASS"
Hamilton DD-141

Cachet by Loring W. Stannard

Cachet remembers the loss of FULTON AS-1, PANAY PR-5, AKRON ZRS-4, MACON ZRS-5 and SWALLOW AM-4.


 

N/A

1941-05-07
Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)
USS Meredith DD-434

Cacheted, sponsored by Donald Graf

Memorial Day cachet honors the USS Akron ZRS-4 and the USS Macon ZRS-5. From the Tom Kean collection.



N/A

2003-04-04
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"Memorial Station"
Barnegat Light, NJ

70th Anniversary of loss

Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS



N/A

2003-04-04
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"Memorial Station"
Lakehurst, NJ

70th Anniversary of loss

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS



N/A

N/A

2021-06-25
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"Hangar No. 1 Centennial"
NAS Lakehurst NJ

100th Anniversary of NAS Lakehurst NJ

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

 

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