Additional Notes: 7/20/1932 Chicago IL Cds
 Cover Celebrating the Dedication of the Goodyear Blimp PURITAN
At the Chicago World's Fair.

Red 3 Line Cachet
***DEDICATION***
GOODYEAR BASE FOR DIRIGIBLES
WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, ILL.

Puritan (IV) (NC-7A) First flight: September 5, 1931.
The Puritan was the first TZ model airship, and America's first permanent licensed airship. It was based in Miami.

Puritan (V) (NC-7A) First flight: October 25, 1935 Puritan (V) was wrecked in a hurricane, September 21, 1938, at Springfield, Massachusetts.

LIST OF GOODYEAR PILOTS
Sam Sheppard R.L. Hobensack, a man identified only as Stealey, Frank Trotter, Ray Roderick, Larry P. Furculow, William Hudson, Russell Crosier, Walter Massie, now senior pilot at Wingfoot Lake, and R.L. Wilson, are J.A. Boettner, C.E. Brannigan, John Cooper, Augue O'Neill, V.L. Smith, Karl Lange, Roland Blair, Alexander Munro, H.W. Crum and K.L. Fickes. Stealey, Roderick, Branigan and Cooper are not living.

Very Fine Condition.

Previous Dealer Price: $150.00

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