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Zeppelin Flights and Related continued...

Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
5050 68 Gb imageHonduras, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Return Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (Michel 68 Gb), the companion cover to the preceding card, franked with 1.60p Airmail postage canceled Tela, Honduras, 27 & 28 May, sent by Airmail to New York, where a $1.30 Zeppelin was added and canceled at Lakehurst on 2 June; German and U.S. (type II) flight cachets and Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine. Another great Zeppelin rarity; one of only five such cards flown, ex- Gruys.
Sieger 64 VI; €6,500 ($6,930).
Michel €2,200 ($2,340).
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
5051 62 imageHungary, 1930 (May 18-19), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Friedrichshafen to Seville, First Landing (Michel 62), Zeppelin picture postcard franked with 1.80p Airmail postage tied by Budapest c.d.s.s, 16 May; German flight cachet and Seville receiver, 19 May, on front; minor toning on picture side of card, otherwise Very Fine.
Sieger 57 A; €750 ($800).
Michel €750 ($800).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
5052   imageItaly, 1933 (May 29-Jun 7), Combination Rome/Third South America Flights, cacheted cover originating in Milan, addressed to Buenos Aires and flown Rome-Friedrichshafen-Rio de Janeiro, then by Condor to Buenos Aires; franked with 20L Zeppelin (C47) and 1.25L March on Rome (301); magenta Condor-Zeppelin cachet on reverse, alongside Rio (7 Jun) & Buenos Aires (10 Jun) receivers, Very Fine. The 20L Zeppelin is quite rare on cover.
Michel 304Ac. Sassone €2,750 ($2,930).
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5053 30E imageJapan, 1929 (Aug 23-29), Round-the-World Flight, Tokyo to Lakehurst (Michel 30E), cover addressed to the U.S. with ¥3.10 postage tied by Tokyo c.d.s.s, 21 Aug, bearing a small Roessler Eckener label with a red flight cachet, backstamped Lakehurst, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel €320 ($340).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
5054 347b imageLatvia, 1933 (Oct 14-17), Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen to Rio de Janeiro (Michel 347b), registered cover franked with 2.75L postage, including complete Wounded Aviators (CB18-20) tied by Riga c.d.s.s, 9 Oct, red Zeppelin and Berlin Connecting Flight cachets on back, along with Rio de Janeiro receivers; originally open on three sides for display, now resealed, Very Fine.
Sieger 238 E; €750 ($800).
Michel €700 ($750).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
5055 185 Ia, b imageLiechtenstein, 1931 (Jun 10), Liechtenstein Flight, Lausanne Drop (Michel 185 Ia, b), card & cover franked with 1fr & 2fr Zeppelin, respectively (C7-8), each tied by red flight cachet with Vaduz & Lausanne c.d.s.s alongside, Very Fine. Card is a real photo of the Graf Zeppelin tethered to the ground.
Zumstein 110 A-B; SFr 600 ($620).
Michel €540 ($580).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
5056 68 Gb imageMexico, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Return Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (Michel 68 Gb), card franked with a 30c Airmail stamp tied by Mexico City c.d.s., 30 May; carried by Airmail to Brownsville, Tex. where a U.S. 65¢ Zeppelin was added and canceled, also on 30 May; the cover was then flown to New York and transferred to Lakehurst; German and U.S. (type II) flight cachets and Friedrichshafen receiver on front, Very Fine. One of only ten such cards flown.
Sieger 64 VII; €2,000 ($2,130).
Michel €2,500 ($2,660).
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
5057 68 Gb imageMexico, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Return Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (Michel 68 Gb), the companion cover to the preceding lot, franked with a 30c Airmail stamp tied by Mexico City c.d.s., 30 May; carried by Airmail to Brownsville, Tex. where a U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin was added and canceled, also on 30 May; the cover was then flown to New York and transferred to Lakehurst; German and U.S. (type II) flight cachets and Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine. One of only five such covers flown.
Sieger 64 VII; €2,000 ($2,130).
Michel €2,500 ($2,660).
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
5058 68 Gb imageMexico, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Return Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (Michel 68 Gb), cover franked with 3p Airmail postage tied by Mexico City c.d.s., 30 May; carried by Airmail to New York and transferred to Lakehurst, from whence it was flown with no added U.S. postage, to Friedrichshafen; German and U.S. (type II) flight cachets and Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 58 of the Berthold - Kummer Handbook. One of only five such covers flown.
Sieger 64 VIII; €2,750 ($2,930).
Michel €2,800 ($2,980).
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Due to an oversight, this cover and four similar ones, were allowed through to Friedrichshafen without the requisite U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin; probably because the three pesos postage was high enough to pay the required rate, even though, according to regulations, it, should not have been accepted. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
5059 68Gb imageNicaragua, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen Return (Michel 68Gb), cover with Nicaragua & U.S. mixed franking; sent by regular airmail from Managua to Havana and intended to fly by Graf Zeppelin from Havana to Lakehurst; however, when the airship canceled its planned landing at Cuba, the cover was carried by ship to New York and then taken to Lakehurst; 1.27cor Nicaragua postage affixed (front & back) and canceled May 15; backstamped Havana (May 18) and New York, May 22 (as registered mail) and again May 28 when it left for Lakehurst as regular first class mail, the Nicaraguan Registration handstamp having been crossed out (there were no facilities for registered mail aboard the Zeppelin); U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin (C14) tied by May 27 duplex handstamp, German & U.S. Zeppelin cachets. Only 11 mixed franking covers were flown.
Sieger 64IX.
Michel €1,800 ($1,920).
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
5060 68 Gb imageNicaragua, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Return Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (Michel 68 Gb), cover franked with 1.25cor Airmail postage tied by red boxed Managua cancels, 15 May with another 7c on reverse, sent by Registered Airmail to Havana, Cuba, then to New York and transferred to Lakehurst; German and U.S. (type II) flight cachets, backstamped Havana (18 May), New York (22, 23 & 27 May, the last for transfer to Lakehurst), and Friedrichshafen. One of only five such covers flown.
Sieger 64 IX; €1,800 ($1,920).
Michel €1,800 ($1,920).
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5061 68 Gb imageNicaragua, 1930 (Jun 3-6), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Return Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (Michel 68 Gb), card franked with 50c Airmail postage tied by Panama c.d.s.s, 15 May, sent by Airmail to Havana, Cuba, then to New York where a U.S. 65¢ Zeppelin was added and canceled 27 May for transfer to Lakehurst; German and U.S. (type II) flight cachets with Friedrichshafen receiver on front and Havana Airmail slogan cancel (18 May) on reverse, Very Fine.
Sieger 64 X; €1,500 ($1,600).
Michel €900 ($960).
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
5062 66 Ec imageParaguay, 1930 (May 25-31), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Rio de Janeiro to Lakehurst, mixed franking with Argentina (Michel 66 Ec), cover franked with a 2.85p Airmail tied by a light strike of the Paraguayan flight cachet, Argentine postage of 3.05p added, including strip of 3 of the 1p blue Zeppelin overprint, and tied by Buenos Aires c.d.s.s, 21 May; backstamped Buenos Aires (20 May upon arrival from Paraguay) and green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver; small abrasion above address area, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 62 Ca; €700 ($750).
Michel €1,250 ($1,330).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
5063   imageParaguay, 1932-35, Zeppelin Flights, balance, fifteen covers and cards, with 1934 cover with C89 & C90, 1932 cover with C3 strip of six & C12, 1937 cover with pair C12 & pair C87, 1935 cover with C96, 1935 cover with C93 (5), a choice lot for the zeppelin specialist, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
5064 241b imageRomania, 1932 (May 2-5), 4th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Recife (Michel 241b), registered cover addressed to Bahia with 74L postage tied by Bucharest Airmail ovals, 26 Apr; Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. with red Berlin Connecting flight and Zeppelin flight cachets, backstamped 5 May plus "Brazilian Servicio Aereo Transatlantico" cachet, Very Fine.
Michel €450+ ($480).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
5065 241a imageRomania, 1932 (May 2-5), 4th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Recife (Michel 241a), registered postcard addressed to Rio de Janeiro with 70L postage tied by one of two Bucharest Airmail ovals, 28 Apr; Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. and red Zeppelin flight cachet, backstamped 5 May, Very Fine.
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
5066 273a imageRomania, 1932 (Aug 29-Sep 1), 5th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Recife (Michel 273a), registered cover addressed to Montevideo Uruguay with 96L postage tied by Bucharest Airmail ovals, 24 Aug; Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s., violet Zeppelin and Brazilian Condor-Zeppelin cachets, Very Fine.
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
5067 327a imageRomania, 1933 (Aug 19-22), 5th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Recife (Michel 327a), registered cover addressed to Rio de Janeiro with 71L postage tied by Bucharest Airmail ovals, 16 Aug; Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s., red Nürnberg/Fürth Airport and Zeppelin Flight cachets, Nürnberg-Fürth c.d.s. (16 Aug) on reverse along with Recife receiver, Very Fine.
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
5068 343a imageRomania, 1933 (Sep 30-Oct 3), 8th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Recife (Michel 343a), registered postcard addressed to Recife with 77L postage tied by Bucharest Airmail ovals, 26 Sep; Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. violet Zeppelin Flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, 4 Oct, Very Fine.
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
5069 62b imageSan Marino, 1930 (May 18-19), Europe-Pan-American Flight, Friedrichshafen to Seville, First Landing (Michel 62b), card franked with 75 postage plus a 2.50L Special Delivery, canceled 12 May; flown to Germany where 1m Airmail was added and canceled 19 May by onboard c.d.s.; German flight cachet and Seville receiver on front; four different 13 May Italian transit c.d.s.s on front and back, Very Fine. Only two cards and four covers were carried.
Sieger 57; €3,750 ($4,000).
Michel €1,500 ($1,600).
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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