OtherUS Akron ZRS 4
Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
USS AKRON History
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
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1932-05-06 |
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Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail |
Rubber stamp cachets.
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1932-05-06 |
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Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail |
Rubber stamp cachet. This cover also bears a FRAUDULANT "AKRON MAIL" overprint created by A.C. Roessler. From the Cheryl Ganz collection.
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1932-06-11 |
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San Pedro Welcomes the USS Akron |
Blue cachet by the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce.
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1932-06-11 |
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San Pedro Welcomes the USS Akron |
Red cachet by the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce.
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1932-08-01 |
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Tactical Training Flight Carrying Mail |
Rubber stamp cachets.
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1932-08-01 |
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Tactical Training Flight Carrying Mail |
Rubber stamp cachets. From the William J. Wladyka collection.
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1934-05-30 |
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Cacheted |
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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1935-05-30 |
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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.
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1935-05-30 |
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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.
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1938-10-27 |
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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.
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1941-05-07 |
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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.
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2003-04-04 |
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70th Anniversary of loss |
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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2003-04-04 |
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70th Anniversary of loss |
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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