USS ZMC-2 Memorial US Navy Airship first day cover 

postmarked at Findlay, Ohio on Jan 9, 2022. Blue photo cachet

#1555 of the proud airship by Alvin Eckert #9964 USCS.

Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!

USS ZMC-2: This 149 foot rigid Navy airship was built by Detroit Aircraft Corp.

It was the first USN blimp type lighter than air craft used by the

naval forces clad with aluminum sheets and held by rivets.

The Navy used helium even before the Hindenburg disaster. The airship program

continued into the 1930s but most of the craft were not practical

for recon efforts especially in bad weather.The ZMC-2 operated at Lakehurst, NJ

from 1929 until 1941 and logged 2,265 hours on 752 completed flights.

Cover franked with 4 cent Naval Aviation stamp and a 57 cent flag stamp # 5657 (FDOI).

Seller has covers for all of the USN airships, USS Akron, USS Macon, USS Shenandoah plus two USN blimps

and the new (2023) Pathfinder 1 airship. Check out my other items!

These items make fine Airship fan gifts when mounted on a colored matte

and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.    Free US Shipping!