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USS Akron

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
USS Akron

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Auction Date:2013 Mar 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Accident-prone naval airship that was lost in a weather-related accident on April 4, 1933, killing 73 of the 76 crew and passengers on board. Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the lives lost on the Akron, signed vertically in ink by the ship’s only three survivors, “H Wiley,” “R. E. Deal,” and “M. Erwin.” Cover also bears a May 30, 1933, Lakehurst, New Jersey, cancellation. In fine condition, with a stamped address to lower right and mild toning.