Evening star., 1933-04-09
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

The loss OF the U. S. S. Akron or
Tuesday last was the most important
event of the week in philately IS in
other fields Of interest. The disaste,
gave new significance to covers identi-
fed with the great airship's brie1
career Various cachets were available
from time to time during the period
when the craft was being built anc
first operated, and all of these now
tragically enough, take on particular
additional value.
In chronological order, the more i'm
portant Akron covers were issued as
follows:
November 7, 192s-ZRs-4 ring laying
Akron Ohio, round Zeppelin cachet
blue.
April 7, 1e3o-visit of DR.. Hugo
Eckener, Akron, Ohio, Zeppelin dock
cachet, blue.
August 80, 1s3o-visit of American
Airmail Society. Akron, Ohio, airship
dock cachet, blue.
October 27. 1930-Presentation OF en-
sign, Navy day, Akron, Ohio. airship
dock cachet in blue, also in black.
January "a, 1931-Raising of final
ring. completion of main framework
Akron, Ohio, seven-line typed cachet,
black
August 8, 1871. S. S. Akron chris
tening, Akron, Ohio, round Zeppelin
cachet by Chamber of Commerce in
green and in blue.
September 20, 1931-Akron first flight,
Akron, Ohio, round Zeppelin cachet in
magenta, green, black, blue.
October II, 1931-Akron passes over
Chicago, orange cachet with three-line
purple and black surcharge.
October II, 1931-Akron visits Keno
sha. Wis, four-line black Chamber of
Commerce cachet.
October 81, 1931-Akron leaves Akron
round Zeppelin cachet in magenta,
green, blue.
october %, 1931-Akron arrives at
Lakehurst, N j., two-line typed cachet
in red and black.
November 2, 1931-Akron passes over
New York City, square shield cachet
with flag in center in purple. magenta
plus three-line cachet in magenta, in
green.
November 4, 1931-Cover officially
carried on trip of Akron over New York
purple cachet like November 2.
November II, l931-Akron passes over
Pittsburgh, black cachet.
January 4, 1882 - Commemorative
construction air base dock, Sunnyvale
Calf, black printed cachet showing
map of area with nose of Zeppelin and
mooring mast in green, also in red.
January TO, 1932-Dirigible base
dedication, Miami, Fla, bicolored pic
torial cachets in green, blue, purple.
May 6, 1932-Coast-t forecast trip
carrying mail official post Office cachets
! showing Akron over landscape in ma
genta, plus square cachet in green, bach
stamped San Diego, Calf, May IL, with
circular cachet in magenta.
May II, 1932-Akron passes over Lont
Beach, Calf, three-line blue and ma
| genta.
May IL, 1932-Greeting to Akron
| San Francisco, Calf, winged pictoria
cachet. blue.
May 13, l932-Welcome to Akron
West Coast Naval Base, Sunnyvale
Calf, square cachet with star in cir.
Gle. green.
May "a, 1932-Akron passes ovel
Seattle, Wash, threeline typed cachet
in black
May "a, 1932-Akron passes over Ia
coma, Wash. over Chamber of Com
merce cachet showing plane in black.
June IL, 1932-Sunnyvale, Calf.
United States Navy first direct flight
SunnyVale-Lakehurst. pictorial cache
in green showing Akron below two
hemispheres over which plane is flying
June 16, l932-Akron returns aftel
38-day trip covering about 10000 miles
Lakenurst, 10 recognized cachet.
August l, 1932-Tactical training
flight, Akron carrying mail, Post Office
Department official cachet, purple front
airship over battleships.
| November 10, 1932-Akron at Wrigh