Postal History - Zeppelin Flights
| Lot |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 63 |
 1918 French Dirigible
Clement Bayard multi signed postcard of the airship on obverse by 7 or 8 crew members? With small message about colleagues on the flight. Tied 10c red Sower on obv. addr to Bueno Aires. Scarce and unusual. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 64 |
 1928 (23rd October)
LZ127 1st USA to Germany Flight USA 1c green postal stationery card uprated with 54c defins tied GLEN RIDGE 23 OCT cancels to Friedrichschafen with part violet FIRST FLIGHT AIRMAIL OCTOBER 28 1928 cachet alongside. Sieger 22a. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 65 |
 1930 (22nd June) LZ 127
Zeppelin over Berlin postcard MIT LUFTSCHIFF / GRAF ZEPPELIN / BEFORDERT in red bearing 1m Eagle defin (damaged) tied BERLIN ZEPPELINTAG cds, smudged address writing and other faults. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 66 |
 1930 (31 May) USA $1.30
brown Zepp (Scott C14) tied on flight for Europe Pan American Round Flight cachet in violet plus red cachet SUDAMERIKA addr to Bavaria (typed) tied New York cancel. Very fine.
(ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 67 |
 1933 (29th August)
Zeppelin Round the world flight 4th Anniversary cachet Yonkers USA tied USA 1½c wavy line cancel violet Aug 29 cachet alongside. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 68 |
 1936 (1 Aug) Olympic
Hindenburg flight card 50pf tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds with good strike of magenta HINDENBURG OLYMPIA FAHRT 1936 airship cachet alongside. This famously flew over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony as part of the regime's
propaganda efforts. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 69 |
 1936 (1 Aug) Olympic
Hindenburg flight cover 100pf tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds with good strike of magenta HINDENBURG OLYMPIA FAHRT 1936 airship cachet alongside. Few small marks. This famously flew over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony as
part of the regime's propaganda efforts. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 70 |
 1936 (1st May)
Hindenburg Zeppelin plain postcard bearing 25pf blue pair tied RHEIN MAIN 1st May cds, with LUFTSCHIFF HINDENBURG / DEUTSCHLANDFAHRT / AM 1 MAI 1937 cachet alongside. This airship was destroyed 5 days later by fire whilst attempting to dock in
Lakehurst New Jersey. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 71 |
 1936 (1st May) LZ129
plain postcard 50pf & 5pf tied FRANKFURT cds sent to Munich with good strike of red NORDAMERIKA airship cachet alongside. Typed 1. Fahrt nach Nordamerika / LZ129 top left.
(ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 72 |
 1936 (23 March) LZ129
plain cover 100pf tied Friedrichschafen cds sent to Hamburg with red Luftschiff LZ129 / befordert h/s. Typed Mit Luftschiff LZ129 top left. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 73 |
 1936 (4th May) LZ129
1st North America Flight Cover (few wrinkles) to Hannover from Frankfurt bearing LZ129 Zeppelin defins 50pf & 75pf tied BAHNPOST cds with red airship cachet alongside. The airship was destroyed by fire 14 months later while landing at Lakehurst Naval
Air Station USA. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 74 |
 1936 (June) LZ129 cover
75pf & 100pf tied DRESDEN cds sent to USA with good strike of red NORDAMERIKA airship cachet alongside. Manuscript am 19 June, typed By return flight of Hindenburg.
(ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 75 |
 1938 (1st December)
LZ130 1st Sudetenland Flight plain postcard 50pf tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds to Baden with red airship cachet alongside. The airship was staffed by 62 crew members and the Graff Zeppelin II made 30 flights in 11 months in 1938-39 some
being propaganda publicity flights with air ministry staff to conduct radio surveillance and measurements in WWII. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 76 |
 1938 (1st December)
LZ130 1st Sudetenland Flight plain postcard 50pf tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds sent locally with good strike of red airship cachet alongside. The airship was staffed by 62 crew members and the Graf Zeppelin II made 30 flights in 11 months
in 1938-39 some being propaganda publicity flights with air ministry staff to conduct radio surveillance and measurements in WWII. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 77 |
 1938 (1st December)
LZ130 1st Sudetenland Flight postal stationery card 5pf uprated with 45pf defins tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds to Frankfurt Main with red airship cachet alongside. The airship was staffed by 62 crew members and the Graff Zeppelin II made
30 flights in 11 months in 1938-39 some being propaganda publicity flights with air ministry staff to conduct radio surveillance and measurements in WWII. (ImageA)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 78 |
 1939 (13th August)
LZ127 PPC 50pf tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds sent to Hamburg with EGER illus. cachet in black, and Zeppelin illus cachet in red. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 79 |
 Collection of Postcards
with a wide variety of airships and related persons from France and Germany noted LZ77 crashed wreckage from 1916 crash from ground fire, 1916 coloured PPC Zeppelin brought down in flames over Enfield 1916, etc, 52 cards. (ImageA) (ImageB)
(ImageC)
(ImageD)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
| 80 |
 Iceland: 1931 Zeppelin
flight printed cover for the Reykjavik to Friedrichshafen bearing Iceland 2kr Zeppelin overprint tied local cds with flight cachet green triangle alongside, typed addr, very fine. Sieger 114d. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-21, 08:00 AM |
