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Worldwide Zeppelin Posts continued...

ITALY continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
481 c Sieger #150B imageSieger #150B, 1932 Third South America Flight, attractively franked cover with six adhesives on front and back tied by "Rome/Aeroporto Littorio Posta Aerea/16. 4. 32" c.d.s., Munich transit, brown flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; the covers from Italy on this flight are much scarcer connecting through Berlin with Sieger recording only 49 covers flown (Sieger €650; Michel #239b). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
482 c Sieger #157B imageSieger #157B, 1932 Fourth South America Flight, cover with six adhesives tied by "Rome/Aeroporto Littorio Posta Aerea/30. 4. 32." c.d.s., orange flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, very fine; this flight is much scarcer from Italy posted through Berlin than through Friedrichshafen (Sieger €350; Michel #241b). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction
483 c Sieger #208E imageSieger #208E, 1933 Italian Flight, 5L and 15L Zeppelin stamps along with an additional adhesive tied by "Rome/Posta Aerea Zeppelin/29 5 33" c.d.s. as well as Milan air post c.d.s., posted to Buenos Aires and flown on the trip around Rome, then forwarded to Brazil on the Second South America Flight, violet Italian flight cachet, backstamped with Rome Zeppelin machine cancel and at Buenos Aires, small piece of back flap missing, very fine and scarcer franking (Sieger €400; Michel #304Ac). (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
484 c Sieger #208F imageSieger #208F, 1933 Italian Flight, 20L Zeppelin stamp tied by "Rome/Posta Aerea Zeppelin/29 5 33" c.d.s. as well as additional adhesive tied by Rome air post c.d.s., posted to Montevideo, Uruguay, flown on the trip around Rome, then forwarded to Brazil on the Second South America Flight, blue green Italian flight cachet, backstamped Rome Zeppelin machine cancel, very fine and scarce franking with the key high value Zeppelin stamp (Sieger €800; Michel #304Ac). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
485 c Sieger #208G imageSieger #208G, 1933 Italian Flight, handsome full Zeppelin set cover with each stamp cancelled by the special Rome Zeppelin c.d.s. handstamp, posted on the flight around Rome and back to Friedrichshafen, well struck violet flight cachet, backstamped by both Rome machine cancel and special green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin c.d.s., choice very fine; an exceptionally attractive and rare full set cover; signed Arthur Falk (Sieger €1,500; Michel #304Aa). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
486 c Sieger #208G/214Aa imageSieger #208G/214Aa, 1933 Italian and Second South America Flight, attractive full Zeppelin set, along with three adhesives on the reverse, all tied to cover by the special Rome Zeppelin c.d.s. handstamps, posted first on the flight around Rome and back to Friedrichshafen, with blue flight cachet and backstamped by special green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin c.d.s., then flown on the Second South America Flight to Brazil with green flight cachet and Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., backstamped Rio de Janeiro, then on to the United States where addressed, slight edge wear to the cover not affecting the stamps or markings, very fine and the rare combination flight both flight cachets; clear 1994 Simon BPP certificate (Sieger €1,500+; Michel #304Aa). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
487 c Sieger #208 var. imageSieger #208 var. 1933 Italian Flight, cover with two non-Zeppelin adhesives tied by "Rome Ferr. Raccte./Posta Aerea/29 5 33" c.d.s., flown on the flight around Rome with additional Rome Zeppelin c.d.s. and Zeppelin machine cancel, all of the same date, special black Italian flight cachet, envelope has a dark purple interior liner which slightly bleeds to the outer paper, very fine; the combination of being posted without Zeppelin franking and receiving the black "Wolf" cachet is exceptionally scarce and documented in Orlandini (not listed thus by Sieger; Michel #303A; €500 for this specific posting). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
488 c Sieger #238Aaa imageSieger #238Aaa, 1933 Chicago Flight, three adhesives tied to neat cover by Milan air post c.d.s. of October 10, 1933, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., red German flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €750; Michel #347a). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
489 c Sieger #171Aa/286Abb Sieger #171Aa/286Abb, 1932-34 Nice selection of thirteen different covers and cards starting with the 1932 Fifth South America Flight and including four more from that year, six covers and cards of the 1933 Italian Flight each having a different Zeppelin value so the complete set is represented, plus First South America Flight of 1933 and 1934 Christmas Flight, all with appropriate flight cachets and backstamps, fine-very fine (Michel #273a/418e). Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction
JAMAICA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
490 c Sieger #409S imageSieger #409S, 1936 First North America Flight of the "Hindenburg", two adhesives of Jamaica only tied by "Kingston/Jamaica/May 2 1936" machine cancel, violet United States flight cachet, backstamped with Frankfurt Zeppelin machine cancel, very fine; this is another example of where not having United States mixed franking was tolerated and in this case the norm as we are unaware of any mixed franking covers (Sieger #€1,500; Michel #13). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
JAPAN
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
491 c Sieger #31A imageSieger #31A, 1929 Round-the-World Flight, attractively franked cover with three adhesives tied by "Tokio/21. 8. 29" foreign mail c.d.s., flown on the Tokyo to Los Angeles leg of this flight, red flight cachet, backstamped, very fine (Sieger €500; Michel #30Ea). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
492 c Sieger #31B imageSieger #31B, 1929 Round-the-World Flight, 6s postal card with two additional adhesives tied to card "Tokio/21. 8. 29" foreign mail cancels, flown on the scarce Tokyo to Lakehurst leg of the flight, red flight cachet, backstamped, very fine and attractive card; signed Arthur Falk; (Sieger €800; Michel #31E). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
493 c Sieger #31C imageSieger #31C, 1929 Round-the-World Flight, attractive Japanese view card with privately printed cachet for the flight, four adhesives tied by "Tokio/21. 8. 29" foreign mail cancels, flown on the scarcer Tokyo to Friedrichshafen leg, red flight cachet, backstamped, very fine and handsome card (Sieger €750; Michel #32E). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
494 c Sieger #31m imageSieger #31m, 1929 Delayed America/Round-the World Flight, Zeppelin photo card first posted for the America flight with 2M Zeppelin single tied by "Friedrichshafen/Luftpost/15. Mai 29." c.d.s., not flown until August with red delay cachet, blue flight cachet and additional Zeppelin on-board cachet of May 16, 1929, backstamped New York, this card was addressed to Mr. Hch. Kubas, the Chief Steward of the "Graf Zeppelin", who then carried the card on the continuation of this flight, which was the Round-the-World Flight that started with the return of the Zeppelin to Germany from America, and continued on to Japan where Mr. Kubas had a Japanese 6s Carmine applied and tied by domestic Tokio c.d.s. of August 21, 1929, then on to Los Angeles where he applied a United States 1c Green tied by "Los Angeles, Cal./Aug 26 29" c.d.s., very fine; an extremely rare documentation of these two flights of which only 24 cards were posted with this mixed franking and not all of those started as early as May on the delayed America Flight; 2003 Leder BPP certificate (Sieger €2,000; Michel #30E). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
KENYA AND UGANDA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
495 c Sieger #247Aa imageSieger #247Aa, 1934 First South America Flight, unlisted and incredibly rare posting from Kenya, registered cover with three adhesives neatly tied by "Nairobi/Registered/17 AP 34" c.d.s., via Berlin with air cachet but through Friedrichshafen for the Zeppelin with transit c.d.s., general red flight cachet with index letter "c", backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; any of the covers of this country are extremely rare, so much so that not all of the flights were known to Sieger, this is one such flight that is not listed by either Sieger or Michel, and a very early flight for this country (Michel #362a). (Image) Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
KUWAIT
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
496 c Sieger #223B imageSieger #223B, 1933 Fourth South American Flight, rare mixed franking registered card with two "Kuwait" overprints tied by "Kuwait/20 Jly 33" c.d.s., plus Great Britain 5p Brown horizontal pair tied by London registry c.d.s., red flight cachet and Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; exceptionally rare and the first flight listed by Sieger for this small country of which there were very few Zeppelin covers flown (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction
497 c Sieger #254Aa imageSieger #254Aa, 1934 Third South America Flight (Argentina Flight), four "Kuwait" overprints tied to nice cover by "Kuwait/14 Jun 34" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. and violet flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; a rare posting from this small British protectorate (Sieger €900; Michel #370a). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
498 c Sieger #280Aa imageSieger #280Aa, 1934 Tenth South America Flight, registered card with three "Kuwait" overprinted air posts tied by "Kuwait/28 Set 34" c.d.s., via Stuttgart but not by connecting flight, with Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. and general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "c" for the Friedrichshafen connection, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; an attractive and very scarce posting (Sieger €1,100; Michel #410a). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
LATAKIA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
499 c Sieger #202Aa imageSieger #202Aa, 1933 First South America Flight, attractively franked registered cover of this rare French area posting, five overprinted values, including three air posts, all tied by "Lattaquie/30. 3. 33" c.d.s. (incorrect "32" changed to "33" by hand), via Beirut, Marseilles, Paris and Koln to Friedrichshafen, blue flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, choice very fine; an exceptionally rare treaty-state posting from this small French territory of which only five flights are recorded by Sieger, this popular First South America Flight of 1933 being the most desirable (Sieger €2,850; Michel #294a). (Image) Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
500 c Sieger #207 imageSieger #207, 1933 Italian Flight, an exceptionally rare registered cover from this French territory with three adhesives tied by "Lattaquuie/22 V 33" bilingual c.d.s., flown on the flight around Rome via the Italian post office (should be Sieger #208) via Beruit, blue Italian cachet with Rome Zeppelin machine cancel backstamp, then on the Second South America Flight to Uruguay via Brazil and having a black Brazilian flight cachet on the reverse, backstamped Montevideo, very fine; Latakia is one of the rarest of the French area postings with Sieger listing only five flights for which covers are known, all are great rarities and the Italian Flight is almost never available; signed A. D(iena) (Sieger €2,000 as #207; Michel #304Ac; €2,500 for this specific posting). (Image) Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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