Commemorative Cover Dated Day of USS MACON Crash -Feb 12, 1935- Moffett Field, CA

USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a "flying aircraft carrier", carrying up to five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk parasite biplanes for scouting or two-seat Fleet N2Y-1s for training. In service for less than two years, the Macon was damaged in a storm and lost off California's Big Sur coast in February 1935, though most of the crew were saved.

Stamped "Macon Crashes! S.O.S. 5:15 P.M. - Feb. 12, 1935"

3-cent Washington stamp, cancelled. Black CDS, MOFFETT FIELD, CALIF, Feb 12, 5:30PM, 1935. Also has a small blue number stamped on back side.

Condition overall is VG+; a bit of soiling, creasing, spotting, opened cleanly on back without tearing.

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