Worldwide, Crash images of downed zeppelins, 1908-1925. 40+ tragic photographic and printed postcards of airships destroyed after hitting obstructions, encountering weather, or downed by enemy action in combat; two cards depicting L-1 as it crashed into the North Sea off Helgoland in 1913; Greek card depicting LZ-85 after shot down at Thessalonika; LZ-7 following crash into Teutoberger Forest in 1910, the card was posted 4 days later with message content about the accident; complete set of six cards showing destruction of LZ-4 near Stuttgart in 1908; stunning image of LZ-5 wrapped around the Hotel Berg after high winds tore the ship from hands of the ground crew in 1910; skeletal remains of L-2 after spilled hydrogen sucked into the forward engine car exploded resulting in a 2,000 foot fall for the 28 people onboard in 1913; a zeppelin sinking in the Thames Estuary in 1916; a French airship forced down by the Germans in 1916; LZ-5 under repairs near Stuttgart after hitting a pear tree; LZ-77 brought down in flames by motorized artillery at Revigny, France Feb 1916; two cards documenting the demise of L-39 detroyed by French forces at Compiegne after the Navy Zeppelin lost power after returning for a raid on England; another LZ-5 crash card showing it draped over a hill close to a hotel, good content in the message; early "photoshopped" image of L-2 falling after fire broke out from the forward engine; superstructure remains of LZ-77, one of the first Zeppelins to experiment with the "Spy Basket"; seven cards from a series showing the wreckage of the USS Shenandoah destroyed near Ava, Ohio; a 3" x 5" photograph (reduced at bottom) showing the wreck of the Shenandoah; lastly a photograph of a photograph showing an aviator on top of the destroyed gondola, note on the reverse reads, "Baby Blimp crash - Butler (PA) airport 1941. I removed this piece myself." Include is an irregular 3" x 6" aluminized piece of fabric; extraordinarily hard to duplicate collection illustrating the downside of airships, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Video for this lot) (Image)

Estimate $1,200-1,800