USS AKRON AIRSHIP MEMORIAM ON US NAVY COVER WITH THE ONLY THREE SURVIVORS AUTOGRAPHED WITH A RICHARD E. Akron Flight, In Memoriam Akron Disaster, original autographs in fountain pen by the only three survivors, Wiley, Erwin and Deal, plus an addition autograph of RICHARD E. DEAL as it was addressed to himself in pencil. Condition is Extremely Fine. Includes a very rare typed letter from the survivor RICHARD E. DEAL on Navy Department letterhead explaining the rarity of this particular cover. AN EXTREMELY RARE SET OF LIGHT-THAN-AIR AUTOGRAPHS: THE ONLY THREE SURVIVORS OF THE U. DOC’ WILEY, BM2c RICHARD E. USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U. Navy which operated between September 1931 and April 1933. She was the world’s first purpose-built flying aircraft carrier, carrying F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes which could be launched and recovered while she was in flight. And crashed just after midnight on 4 April, killing 73 people on board, including. The Chief of the. The item “USS AKRON AIRSHIP MEMORIAM ON US NAVY COVER SURVIVORS AUTOGRAPHED w /DEAL LETTER” is in sale since Sunday, March 24, 2019. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\Covers\Postal History”. The seller is “topcat2001565758590″ and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Aviation
• Year of Issue: 1933
• Certification: Uncertified
• Quality: Used
• Cancellation Type: Machine Cancel
• Grade: XF (Extremely Fine)
• Color: Black
• Denomination: 1 cent
• State: New Jersey