1908 FRENCH AIRSHIP “VILLE DE PARIS”, real photo card showing the airship and 3 man crew flying at Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background, dated NOV23'1908, rare and VF ($+55 US) (Image)

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1910 FRENCH AIRSHIP “CLEMENT-BAYARD No.2”, postcard showing the airship with crew at the BREUIL airfield, posted at nearby COMPIEGNE on JUL12'1910, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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191(0) FRENCH AIRSHIP “PATRIE”, postcard showing a launching with 4 man flight crew plus dozens of ground helpers at the MOISSON airfield 40 miles NW of Paris, mint and VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1900 ZEPPELIN LZ-5, a pioneer artist card published by Carl Lindenmaier (Biberach), shows the airship and floating hanger at FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, posted at KONSTANZ on JUL8'1900, rare and VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1908 ZEPPELIN LZ-4, postcard showing the airship flying above LUZERN-SWITZ, it was destroyed in a crashed on AUG5'1908, the card was posted at ZURICH on AUG31'1910 (2 years after the crash), F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1910 ZEPPELIN LZ-6, postcard showing the airship at the HALLE hanger, posted on SEP10'1910, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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191(2) GRAFF ZEPPELIN & PROFESSOR HERGESELL, real photo card showing Zeppelin in discussions with Hergesell (Secret Service), published by Gustav Liersch (Berlin), mint and rare, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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191(2) ZEPPELIN LZ-12, postcard showing the airship launching over the HAMBURG airfield and hanger, hundreds of spectators, rare and VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1912 ZEPPELIN, an official airship artist card showing the airship above the FRIEDRICHSHAFEN floating hanger with the beach hanger in the foreground, posted at BERLIN on DEC12'1912 and carried on board an airship flight, this could be a rare item and some additional research is required, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1915 NATIONAL FLIGHT DONATION CARD, showing a Zeppelin airship and airplane, sales of cards supported flight development, used as a Feldpost FREE frank by a Bavarian soldier at MARKTREDWITZ on AUG27'1915, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1916 AUSTRO-GERMAN WAR VICTORIES PATRIOTIC, artist card showing “LIBERATED” eastern territories in Poland, a wounded Russian bear, and Zeppelin airship in the background, used as a Feldpost FREE frank on JUL12'1916 from a soldier in the 37-Infantry-Division at OSTEN, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1916 ZEPPELIN “HANSA” LZ-13, real photo card showing the airship, used as a Feldpost FREE frank on SEP29'1916, small corner bends at bottom, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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11932 GRAF ZEPPELIN LZ-127, Aubert Ulrich published Zeppelin real photo card No.1 showing the airship exiting the Friedrichshafen hanger, posted at HAMBURG on MAY13'1932 and addressed to PRAGUE, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1939 GRAF ZEPPELIN-II LZ-130, Official postcard showing the airship and designer Graf Zeppelin with Nazi patriotic flags, includes a commemorative cancel for the JUL2'1939 landing at MEININGEN, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1934 GRAF ZEPPLIN LZ-127 REGISTERED BRAZIL to GERMANY, fabulous 5400r inflation franking on 100r postal card from CAMPO-GRANDE on MAY27'1934 and addressed to HOHENSTEIN-GERMANY, routing via Condor airmail to RECIFE-BRAZIL on JUN 1 + GRAF ZEPPELIN to FREIDRICHSHAFEN on JUN 5 + Lufthansa airmail to CHENITZ & HOHENSTEIN on JUN5'1934, scarce and VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1929 GRAF ZEPPELIN LZ-127 CANCELLED FLIGHT, single franking #C37 pays the 4m Zeppelin airmail letter fee on cover from AKEN-ELBE and addressed to NEW-YORK, routing via train to LEIPZIG + Lufthansa airmail for the 430 miles to FREIDRICHSHAFEN with arrival on MAY29'1929, the flight was delayed and then canceled due to mechanical problems, the cover was sent by Lufthansa to SOUTHAMPTON + ship to NEW-YORK with an arrival on AUG5'1929, VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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18 GRAF ZEPPELIN COVERS & CARDS 1928-1938, all different cachets for LZ-128 flights, includes Frost #2-7A USA flight, #1-132A German flight, Brazil flights #2-143D, 2-170F, 4-172B, 4-173E, 5-178C, 5-187B, 4-190B, 5-191B, 4-193B, 4-194C, 9-197, 4-210, and 4-215, lot includes a JUL8'1938 crash memorial cachet cover, retails over $1220, F-VF ($225+ US) (Image)

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8 GRAF ZEPPELIN COVERS & CARDS 1928-1934, all different cachets for LZ-128 flights, includes Frost #2-7A USA flight plus Brazil flights #2-145D, 5-191B, 193B, 5-194B, 4-194C, 4-210, and 4-215, retails over $420, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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8 HINDENBURG AIRSHIP COVERS & CARDS 1936-1937, all are different cachets for LZ-129 flights, includes Frost #2A, 6B, 1-6B, 1-6C, 2-6B, 1-6F, 19A, and the #35Aa flight with mail dropped over Koln, most have special Zeppelin stamp frankings, retails over $525, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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20 AIRSHIP ITEMS 1915-1930's (one later), includes 4 real photo cards showing the 1920 Vickers R-80 airship, the Graff Zeppelin in 1931, the R-100 airship at St-Hubert (QUE) in 1930, 195(0) US Navy airship at Seaside (OREG), also 4 Zeppelin 1915-1916 artist cards, 10 real photos of French airships and balloons at the BLEROIT air show, a Zeppelin label on a 1933 German cover, a 1928 Zeppelin commercial cover from USA to Germany (cat $80 alone), the Hugh Allen 1931 reference book Story of the Airship, retails over $400, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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7 GRAF ZEPPELIN COVERS & CARDS 1928-1933, all different cachets for LZ-128 flights, includes Frost #2-7A USA flight and Brazil flights #2-145D (purple cachet), 2-145D (black cachet), 5-191B (purple cachet), 5-191B (green cachet), 4-193B, and 5-194B, retails over $360, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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4 GRAF ZEPPELIN-II COVERS & CARDS 1938-1939, all have cachets for LZ-130 flights, includes 3 Frost #9Aa DEC1'1938 flights with mail dropped over Reichenburg, also a Frost #1-20A AUG6'1939 flight with mail dropped over Wurzburg, retails over $270, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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