1933 (June) Zeppelin 3rd South America Flight reg’d cover with 3.25L total franking tied at Asmara (May 31), sent via Barcelona (large oval bs of June 13) then Rome and Munich (both July 1 airmail bs), then flown from F’hafen (July 1 cds) and dropped at Barcelona (July 3 bs), most unusual especially with special red linear “Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) – Barcelona” hs, notes on reverse indicate only 10 such were prepared, very fine (Sieger 219 Ca var, € 350+; Sassone Z16d, € 750) (Image)

1934 (Dec.) Zeppelin Christmas Flight (to South America), cover franked with cplt. Colonial Expo postage set of 6 and FLOWN TWICE, first during the Nov. 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio flight of Francis Lombardi (Massaua Nov. 9 cds and Mogadiscio Nov. 11 bs). As it was addressed to Comm. Lombardi in Brazil, it was then flown via Munich (Dec. 5 bs) to Recife (bs Dec. 12). An important double flight cover with both flight cachets, very fine, 2008 cert. and signed Pigeron (Sassone GP89a & Z24d, € 1’100 and Sieger 286 for the latter flight, € 600++) (Image)

1936 African Views airmail set of 10, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” by Portugal authorities on receipt from the UPU in Berne and affixed to part of album page, believed to have been distributed to one of their colonial postal administrations, rare if not UNIQUE, very fine overall (Image)