Cachet Maker USCS Akron-Macon Study Group
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AKRON-MACON Study Group
Composition: members interested in Lighter Than Air (LTA) covers.
Organized: May 1984 (USCS Log August 1985, page 85)
Organizing members: Bernhard M Vesper, Bill Boss, T. Michael Weddle, Wesley Clarke
The AMSG was devoted to the study of U.S. Navy rigid dirigibles. AMSG issued regular bulletins titled "ZR(S)
Posts" from 1985 to 1990 with information about early zeppelins and sponsored covers.
The group sponsored a
number of commemorative covers, some of which were issued with different colored envelopes and different
postmarks. Sketches of various LTAs, drawn by Bernhard Vesper were also offered to members.
Cachet director: Wesley Clarke; 1987 Bernhard Vesper.
Cachet artists: T. Michael Weddle, Wesley Clarke, B.M Vesper.
Sponsor identification: Akron/Macon Study Group with cachet.
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1986-08-10 |
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65th Anniversary of the flight of Airship "C-7" |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper
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1986-08-22 |
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55th Anniversary of the Delivery flight of USS AKRON ZRS-4 |
Cachet by Bernhard M. Vesper
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