1932 (April 14) Zeppelin 3rd South America Flight cover franked by 7.70L, 1L and 50c values tied by airmail cds, flown to Rio via F’hafen (18.4.32 cds), Milano transits (15.4.32) plus Rio bs (21 April), very fine (Sieger 150, only 297 items flown; Sa. Z3b, € 525) Note: the Zeppelin reached Recife on April 20 with only 5 passengers aboard; a special Condor flight made the final leg to Rio the next day. Two strikes of minute green “Mit Luftschiff GRAF ZEPPELIN nach:” hs (Image)

1932 (August) Zeppelin 5th South America Flight, reg’d cover franked by 1L & 9L airmails tied by August 26 cds, sent to Recife (Pernambuco bs, 1.IX.32) via F’hafen (29.8.32 transit), several Italian transits on back, scarce and very fine (Sieger 179, € 500) (Image)

1933 (May 29) Zeppelin Rome Flight, ppc with franking incl. 10L Zeppelin surcharge tied by octagonal “Citta” cachet ds (19 MAG 1933), Milano transit, Italian Rome Flight cachet plus 29.V.33 pictorial bs, flown further to Pernambuco via Zeppelin 2nd South America Flight, with 6.VI.33 arrival, scarce and dramatic item, very fine (Sieger 209 I C / 214 variety, € 500) (Image)

1933 (May) Zeppelin Italy Flight, reg’d cover with 5L Zeppelin Surcharge tied by octagonal green flight cachet, also has Philatelic Congress set tied May 27 and sent through there (transit), Rome bs, very fine, signed Fiechi (Sieger 209 I B variety) (Image)

1939 Graf Zeppelin II Görlitz Flight cover, franked with 3 diff. San Marino issues incl. 80c air, all tied by cds, then Germany 25pf & 50pf Graf Zeppelin set plus 25+50pf Deutsches Derby all tied by Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachet, big bold Görlitz bs, attractive, very fine (Sieger 458) (Image)

1939 Graf Zeppelin II Kassel Flight cover, franked with 4 diff. San Marino issues incl. 80c air, all tied by 20 July cds, then four Germany incl. 25+50pf Deutsches Derby and two other charity stamps plus 50pf Zeppelin all tied by 30 July Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachets on reverse, attractive, very fine (Sieger 460) (Image)

1939 Graf Zeppelin II cancelled Königsberg Flight picture pc (1933 colour painting of Hitler in uniform with trench-coat), franked with 3 diff. San Marino issues incl. 50c air, all tied by 22 August cds, then two Germany incl. 25+50pf German Derby plus 25pf Zeppelin tied by 28 August Rhein-Main cds, well-struck flight cachets incl. the cancellation, attractive, very fine (Sieger 464) (Image)

1951 1’000L Flag & Plane tied to official cacheted unaddressed FDC, only about 11’000 of this stamp issued, also similar FDCs of Sa. 98 and 112, very fine (Sa. € 1’135) (Image)