Lot 35
(Dirigible USS Akron). 1933 date-stamped cacheted cover signed by the three crew members (out of 70) who survived the crash of the of USS Akron off the coast of New Jersey: H. Wiley, the commander of the ship, as well as R.E. Deal, and M. Erwin. Attached to the back is an actual piece of the fabric that was part of the inner cell of the ill-fated Akron, signed and dated in pen by the Cachet Director of the Lakewood Philatelic Society, May 31, 1933. A typed statement by the Director states that only 40 of these were in existence at that time.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized $242 |
