1930 (May) Zeppelin South America Flight, “on board” cover dated May 20 and franked by two 2RM and two 4RM values, one of each with the special S.A. Flight overprint (Mi. 423-24, 438-39, € 1’250) and all tied with central cds as well as American diamond “round trip” cachet, cover prepared after the stop at Seville, sent to F’hafen with 6.6.30 receiver, quite attractive, very fine (Sieger 57g) (Image)

1930-1933 Zeppelin 1RM, 2RM and 4RM(2), all regummed and Chicago Flight 2RM & 4RM never hinged genuine gum, signed slightly higher Schlegel, (Mi approx. €1’600)

1931 ZEPPELIN Short Switzerland flight organised for Bavarian Automobile Club: Small booklet with program, menu card and participants list, also a Hindenburg drinks & bar card, very fine (Image)

1932 ZEPPELIN Englandfahrt: Lettersheet of “The Hanworth Club” London Air Park (in the 1930’s a famous aviation centre) with manuscript writing “Over London on board the Graf Zeppelin july 3rd 1932” with original signatures in black ink of Zepp’s Captains Hugo Eckener and Ernst A.Lehmann, also signed James Craig, a rare memorabilia item of the Englandfahrt (the lot also includes a Zepp photo postcard with diff. views of the Zepp in & outside and photos of Dürr, Count Zeppelin and Eckener) (Image)

1933 8pf Postal card with 2Rm Sudamerikafahrt +1Rm Chicagofahrt +2Rm Chicagofahrt, very fine (Image)

1938 (Dec 2) Deutsche Lufthansa crash of the Berlin-Baghdad flight near Vienna, reportedly the only known cover (though Nierinck illustrates another) from a small part of the mail recovered. It had been returned to sender, and is offered together with letter (small faults) from Chemnitz P.O. datelined 31 May 1939 replying to the sender’s query about the circumstances (not, as Nierinck states, enclosed with the recovered mail) (Nierinck 381202a) (Image)

1939 (Aug 31) Deutsche Lufthansa crash by “Karl Huchmuth” from Berlin to London which crashed on takeoff from Hannover killing all aboard, a partial severely burned postcard returned to sender with unlisted special label “Diese Sendung ist aus einem / verbranten Flugzeug” and return s/l ds (of 5.9.) plus earlier hs from Köln stating recipient unknown, very few items have survived (Nierinck 390831 variety) (Image)

1943 GERMAN FIELDPOST Tunis parcel stamp dark brown, light yellowish paper, mint with hinge remainders, fine & scarce, mini-cert. Gabisch, Mi no.5a, € 700 for never hinged (Image)

1946 Allied occupation, min.sheets, perf. and imperf. in uncut pairs, never hinged (Mi € 1’800) (Image)

1948 Bi-zone, Buildings 90c lilac in imperforate vertical block of eight, very fine (Mi. € 1’600) (Image)

1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cover franked by 1936 special set of two tied by Sieger type IX “on board” cds of 5.5.1937, singed at top and partly at left though showing 50pf and much of 75pf intact, addressed to New York City and contained in US Post Office glassine carrier with three Post Office seals on reverse. Wonderful showpiece, one of only a few dozen surviving covers with the type IX cancel and a great “foundation” or “capstone” item for a Zeppelin or “crash mail” collection. (Image)