1925 (Mar 7) Roig mission return flight from Pernambuco to Rio, Latécoère printed envelope addressed to Captain Roig bearing 1920-22 200R tied by large oval Pernambuco air postal service ds, “MP” hs below, Rio bs, fine (Mü.8, 6’000pts) (Image)

ONE OF ELEVEN COVERS FLOWN 1927 (Dec. 12-13) “Nungesser & Coli” flight cover from Rio to Santiago, Chile, with 1’000R franking tied by Succursal cds (Dec. 10), sharp Dec. 13 Santiago / Recepcion bs, typed flight endorsement, with ms “No. 10” at top left, the pilots were Costes and Le Brix, who had named their plane after the recently disappeared pilots of the “White Bird” (in Oct. 1927) over the South Atlantic, rare and fine though with horiz. fold near bottom affecting nothing (Müller 28, 10’000pts.) (Image)

ONE OF ELEVEN COVERS FLOWN 1927 (Dec. 12-13) “Nungesser & Coli” flight cover from Rio to Santiago, Chile, with 1’000R value tied by Succursal (brach) cds (Dec. 10), sharp Dec. 13 Santiago / Recepcion bs, typed flight endorsement, with ms “No. 4” at top left, the pilots were Costes and Le Brix, who had named their plane after the recently disappeared pilots of the “White Bird” (in Oct. 1927) over the South Atlantic, rare and very fine (Müller 28, 10’000pts.) (Image)

1930 LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN issues, highly diverse group of 9 covers or cards (incl. a front) on pages, franked with the unoverprinted, overprinted and surcharged issues (Scott 4CL1-5, 4LC8-10) paying the special Zeppelin surtax, plus used 4CL6 and mint 4CL7, the stamps tied mostly by the Condor Syndicate Rio cds (one with the scarcer Sao Paulo), most with the “American” cachet incl. one flown to HAVANA, CUBA, another flown only from Rio to Recife, and the front is a MIXED FRANKING with 4CL8-10 plus pair of Argentina 20c Zeppelin ovpts, great foundation for a one-frame exhibit of these issues, very fine overall (Scott ca. $2’150+) (Est. € 800/1’200) (Image)

1930 (May 17) “Rs.5$ooo” and “Rs.10$ooo” surcharges (Scott 4CL4-5), each tied by Condor Syndicate cds (May 24) to cover flown by air to Pernambuco (Recife) then by Zeppelin to Lakehurst, each with Zeppelin cachet/cds on front or back (26 & 28 May respectively), both with Lakehurst pictorial bs (May 31), former cover franked with Graf Zeppelin / USA 5’000r issue (Scott 4CL8) as well, very fine (Sieger 59 G, H; € 600+; Scott $900) (Image)

1930 (May 17) “Rs.10$ooo” Surcharge (Scott 4CL5) tied by May 24 Condor Syndicate cds to cover flown by Zeppelin from Recife (large cachet/cds dated 28 May) to HAVANA, CUBA with June 2 Habana machine bs, only 118 covers flown thus, sent via Lakehurst where it received the “American” diamond cachet, rare and very fine (Sieger 59 H variety / 57 NN, latter € 600) (Image)

1930 “Graf / Zeppelin / Rs. 5$ooo Surcharge tied together with regular 300r value to ppc to Germany by Rio 24 MAI 30 Condor Syndicate cds, flown from there to Germany with diamond cachet applied at Lakehurst and with F’hafen receiver (6.6.30), the scarcest of the 1930 Zeppelin provisionals for general use, very fine (Sieger 59 I, € 950; Scott 4CL6, $1’000 on cover) (Image)

1930 (28 May) Graf Zeppelin South America Homeward Flight, special 10’000R Red plus 300R tied by large Recife flight cds, to USA and with Lakehurst bs (May 31), normally covers to USA would be franked by USA ovpt issue, very fine (Sieger 59 B var.) (Image)

1931 Dornier Do-X First Trans-Atlantic Flight cover, despatched from Rio de Janeiro on 4 August 1931, with varied Brazil franking incl. 1’000r Surcharge, two Zeppelin airs, etc. all tied by Rio cds, sent to New York by Roessler, with attractive printed pictorial cachet plus diamond-shaped official hs cachet, bs at New York on 27 Aug. 1931, very fine (Image)

1931 (Sep 18) Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America flight, mixed franking postcard with boxed violet cachet and two Germany 1RM Zeppelins tied by “on board” cds, Recife arrival, returned to Wien with 2’500R on 200R Zeppelin, 400R Mercury & 1931 1’000R+500R, with Zeppelin-Condor and five-line advertising cachet, F’hafen bs, very fine (Sieger 129 D, € 250+) (Image)

1931 (Sept.) Zeppelin 2nd South America Flight, registered commercial cover to England with seven $5000(r) Zeppelin Surcharges as part of franking tied at Recife on 24 Sept. 1931, F’hafen bs (28.IX.31), fine (Sieger 130 B variety) Note: from Germany, commercial mail as well as registered mail, samples, wrappers and items other than postcards and letters (nearly all of philatelic origin) were not allowed until the 3rd S.A. Flight of 1931 (Image)

1932-36 Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg flights, important lot of 20 covers or cards, many with better frankings or cachets incl. revolutionary censored, mostly diff. with some commercial covers showing double or higher rates, several premium items, slightly mixed condition with mostly very fine throughout (Sieger 125A, 158, 158B, two 172, 178, 216A, 227A, 230, 233C, 239Eb, 275AA, 280Ab-281, 284AA, 294AA, 303A, 318 & 444A [both meter franked], two 446, also 1934 French reg’d letter receipt for cover flown to Recife; circa € 1’300) (Est. € 500/800) (Image)

1934 (Sept.) Zeppelin 8th South America return flight, reg’d commercial cover at the 11th weight class (55 grammes) with 41,400 reis total franking tied at Pernambuco (oval comm’l ds on reverse of Sept. 21), F’hafen pictorial bs (25.9.34) and also same-day bs of Titisee (destination), RARE 3-line Brazilian cachet, a remarkable cover, fresh and fine (Sieger 275 A) (Image)

1944 Surcharged charity stamp mint nh selection of varieties incl. 20c surch. vertical pair horizontally imperf., 20c black surch., 40c surch. inverted, 40c surch. red, 60c surch. double, 60c. surch. black and misplaced, 1cr surch. inverted, 1.20cr surch. horiz. pair horizontally imperf., 1.20cr surch. double, 1.20cr surch. inverted, 1.20cr surch. black, very fine (Image)

1931-35, Very attractive lot of 6 postcards (one reg’d) and two covers flown on return legs of various Graf Zeppelin South america flights, one was flown Pernambuco to Bathurst, Br. Guiana (Sieger 331A, € 125), all with attractive frankings, cachets and proper bs, exceptional lot (Sieger 134A, 139A, 178, 178B, two 205, 220A & 331A, total € 440) (Image)

1929 E.T.A. set less 300R value, plus postage 400R, tied to cover flown Rio to Sao Paulo by E.T.A. airmail cds (27.JUL.29), bs with E.T.A. cds with error of month (29.JUN.29), boxed “PELO CORREO / DA / ETA” hs, trivial toning from gum else scarce and very fine (Mi. € 1’040 as used; Mü 43) (Image)

1929 E.T.A. private issue complete set, the 200R in sheet of four, the other values in se-tenant strips of 4 (forming part-pane of 16) imperf. at sides and top, very scarce in multiples, nh with 4 stamps lh, very fine (Mi. € 2’400+) (Image)

1929 E.T.A. cplt. set, last 3 perf. all around, lh, very fine, 3 signed Silombra (Mi. € 600) (Image)

1933 (Sept.) Zeppelin 7th South America Return Flight, cover with Brazil mixed franking with VARIG issues (5 diff; Mi. V28-32) tied by VARIG Rio Grande cds (Sept. 19), also with same-day Condor Syndicate cds and 3 Brazil stamps also tied at Rio Grande, special “… 2° Voo …” Condor Zeppelin cachet in violet, F’hafen pictorial bs (26.9.33) in green, fine cover and uncommon franking (Sieger 233 A variety) (Image)