Airmail Postal History
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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2825 |
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germany 1912.06 |
Germany, Schwaben Experimental Air Mail Flights, 1912, 7 early Zeppelin cards from "Airmail Weeks"; highly desirable
three #CL3 Semi-Official Airmail stamps on Jun 22 Darmstadt card; Jun 14 Darmstadt postcard of Grand Dutchess Eleonore of Hessen (flight sponsor); Sieger #10 photocard of the Duke of Hessen on Jun 12 Darmstadt flight; Sieger #11 Rhine-Main
postmarked Frankfurt Jun 18 with a 20pf semi-official charity stamp; Sieger #10 photo card of the Duke, Dutchess, and their children on a Jun 13 flight from Offenbach; Jun 13 card postmarked Mainz with 10pf charity stamp; Sieger #10 from the Jun
12th flight, postmarked with premium Worms cancel;a delightful study from pioneering German aviation, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $225.00
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2826 |
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germany 1912.0623 |
Schwaben Flight Rhein-Main to Darmstadt (Sieger 12 a), pioneer flight postcard with 5pf franking and three 30pf semi
officials on trip to Darmstadt 23 Jun 1912; no message on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €335 ($360). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
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2827 |
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germany 1912.1013 |
Viktoria Luise (Sieger 16 Ad), illustrated postal card that states on the reverse that it can be dropped in any mailbox in
Frankfurt or Wiesbaden to be carried by Zeppelin, cancel reads Wiesbaden-Frankfurt (Main) Luftpost 13 Oct 1912; surface scuff from paperclip, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €175 ($190). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $90.00
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2828 |
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germany 1914 |
1914, H.R. Berliner World Record Balloon Flight, unused picture postcard picturing Berliner & Crew preparing their hydrogen
balloon for the flight that would last 47 hours and take them over 3,050 kilometers (1,890 miles), from Bitterfeld, Germany to Kirgischan, Russia. Their record stood until 1978. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
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2829 |
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germany 1930 |
1930 Baltic Sea Flight, Stockholm Drop (Michel 128 IV a), cover franked with a 2m South America Flight Zeppelin
(C38) with all appropriate markings, Very Fine. An unusual franking. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
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2830 |
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new zealand 1934 |
Airmail, 1934, 7d Trans-Tasman Flight, group of three First Flight covers (Scott C5), all flown Auckland to Sydney, Feb 17
with the "First Trans-Tasman Air Mail"; first posted at Timaru (Jan 20), Dannevirke (Jan 6) and Auckland (Feb 7), the last two with additional postage (the Auckland Registered), Very Fine. SG 554. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
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2831 |
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south america 1928 |
1928, Doolittle Test Flights, complete set of five covers, flown Lima-La Paz, La Paz-Santiago; Santiago-Buenos Aires;
Buenos Aires-Asuncion and Asuncion-Rio de Janeiro; each with appropriate postage, cahet and receiving datestamp, except the two Asuncion legs, which are mis-marked for Montevideo, despite the Paraguayan stamp and Asuncion postmark, Very Fine. AAMC
508-508d. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
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2832 |
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switzerland 1924 |
1924, Registered Airmail Cover to Paraguay, oversize cover (about 7½" x 5") to Villarrica,
Paraguay; franked front & back with 14 stamps totaling 3.90fr canceled Zurich, 16 Dec 1924 and backstamped N.Y., Asuncion and Villarrica in Jan 1925; cover slightly reduced on the edges and a couple stamps with minor flaws; still a Fine and rare
flown cover to an uncommon destination. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $200-300
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2833 |
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switzerland 1929 |
1929 Ad Astra-Africa First Flight cover, Registered cover, franked with 4.10fr (front & back), originating in Zurich, 15
Dec, and flown Bengasi to Cairo, backstamped 18 & 19 Dec, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $200-300
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2834 |
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19 C |
1919 LZ120 "Bodensee" Flight, Friedrichshafen (Sieger 19 C), 10pf Germania on uprated 10pf Germania postal card with two
strikes of "Friedrichshafen am Bodensee 17 Okt. 19" circular datestamp, addressed to Berlin, famous American airmail collector Harry Truby backstamp, Very Fine. Sieger €900 ($970). (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $80.00
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2835 |
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19 H |
1919 LZ120 "Bodensee" Flight, Berlin cancel only (Sieger 19 H), Germania 10pf and 15pf plus first airmails, tied by
individual strikes of "Berlin W. Luftpost 26.11.19" circular datestamp on overfranked cover to Reutenen/Bodensee Germany, Very Fine, signed Koerber and Simon, with Simon's 1996 certificate. Sieger €450 ($490). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $120.00
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2836 |
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26A |
1929 (May 15) America Flight Interrupted 1929 (Sieger 26A), A C Roessler cachet envelope depicting Dr Hugo Eckener on a
postage stamp along with a cinderella label in the upper right corner; Scott # C37 postmarked in Freidrichshafen on May 15th, the flight being delayed so the New York receiver reads Aug 5th, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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2837 |
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57 |
1930 South America Flight, card twice signed Max Pruss (Sieger 57), at top left as "Sender" and with short handwritten note
at bottom of message side of card with Germany 1m Eagle (Scott No. C32) tied by "Luftschiff 19.5.1930" double circle datestamp with second strike below, same day "Correo Aereo Sevilla 19.May.30" hexagonal datestamp and red Zeppelin flown handstamp
cachet, typed address to Ferdinand Funk in Berlin with typed message, Funk's signature and "Fichtenau 23.5.30" circular datestamp.
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2838 |
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57N |
1930 (May 30) South American Flight Special Delivery (Sieger 57N), A C Rosseler postcard with both South American and First
Europe Pan-American Round Flight cachets; has Scott # C38 2RM stamp tied with May 30 On-Board cancel, has three American stamps including a perfin and a Special Delivery stamp; attractive and unusual, Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2839 |
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57 N Netherlands |
1930 (May 18-Jun 6), South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst (Sieger 57 N), Netherlands five color franking to the
1g Wilhelmena tied by three strikes of double circle datestamp and three high values also tied by faint green Zeppelin receiving cancel, second strike and red South American handstamp flight cachet at bottom left, addressed to von Meister (for S.
Bayer-Rome) in New York City, very small faint "Mit Luftschiff GRAF ZEPPELIN: nach LAKEHURST" handstamp at top left, message side with only S. Bayer, Roma handstamp and "PB 74" handstamps, Very Fine. Sieger €650 ($700). (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2840 |
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59G Brazil |
1930 (May 24) South American Flight to Lakehurst (Sieger 59G), stunning pairing of the European overprint (Scott # 4CL4)
with the overprint intended for mail to the US (4CL8) postmarked from Rio de Janerio with transit at Recife, and on to Lakehurst on the reverse; stamps catalog $550. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2841 |
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61A, 61B Uruguay |
1930 (May 19) South American Flight Uruguay Mail (Sieger 61A, 61B), Zeppelin aeropost envelope from Montevideo to Lakehurst
(Sieger 61A) with #C35, C43, and definitives; postcard addressed to Sieger (a #61B) with #C11, C43, and a definitive to pay the rate from Montevideo to Friedrichshafen and then on to Lorch, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $120-160
SOLD for $70.00
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2842 |
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88 C |
1930 Baltic Sea Flight, Postcard signed by Max Pruss (Sieger 88 C), self addressed in pencil to Friedrichshafen with
Germany 1m Eagle (Scott No. C32) tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 24.9.1930" circular datestamp, with green Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet and Helsinki same day cancel, on postcard with sepia image of Count von Zeppelin with facsimile signature in
sepia 1930 Baltic Sea Flight, postcard signed by Max Pruss, Extremely Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
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2843 |
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102 Ba//102 Bb Hungary |
Hungarian Post (Sieger 102 Ba//102 Bb), card and envelope with bold Hugarian blue flight cachet; uprated postal card with
1P Zeppelin overprint has postmarks from Debrecen and Budapest; the envelope is a specially printed cover addressed to the Debrecen Auto Club and includes the 2P Zeppelin overprint; a nice pair, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €300 ($320). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
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2844 |
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103 c Hungary |
Hungarian Post (Sieger 103 c), colorful Hungarian cover addressed in Austrian business franked with Zeppelin overprints;
surface scuff from paperclip, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €250 ($270). (Image) (Image2)
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2845 |
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107 Ca |
1931 Nürnberg Flight (Sieger 107 Ca), Germany 1m Zeppelin (Scott No. C35) tied by "Nurnberg-Furth Flughafen 10.5.31"
circular datestamp with "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) 10.5.31" circular datestamp and red "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befördert" in oval handstamp, on card addressed to Kummer in Cottbus Germany, Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($540). (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
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2846 |
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119 Saar |
Polar Flight, Saar Treaty State (Sieger 119), seldom encountered Treaty State mail dropped during the Polar Flight;
postmarked in Saarbrucken, Friedrichshafen, on the icebreaker Malyguin, and at Basel, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €300 ($320).
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
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2847 |
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119 E Netherlands |
1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31 (Sieger 119 E), postcard plastered with transit markings on Treaty State mail to Holland;
postmarks include Gravenhage, Friedrichshafen, Leningrad, and Berlin; quite the odyssey for this brave little card dropped to an icebreaker north of the Arctic Circle, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($400). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $100.00
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2848 |
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183 Ac |
7th South America Flight (Sieger 183 Ac), On-Board postmark ties #C35 and definitive addressed to an Air Mail specialist in
England, roundtrip has Friedrichshafen as a receiver after a flight of three days and an attractive personal label, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €160 ($170). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $60.00
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2849 |
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202 Bb, 203 |
1933 1st South America and Spanish Flights (Sieger 202 Bb, 203), 10pf, 20pf, 50pf & 1m German Eagles (#C28, C30-C32) tied
by two strikes of "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) 6.5.33" circular datestamp with blue Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet and red "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) - Barcelona" straightline handstamp on registered cover to Spain where backstamped with boxed
Barcelona 7 May and Madrid 8 May and six Spain stamps affixed including strip of four tied by purple "Transportado Por Graf Zeppelin Sudamerika Barcelona 1933" Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet to Argentina with five strikes of "Buenos Aires
Argentina 7 Jun 33" receiving circular datestamps and four violet handstamps on reverse, two Spanish stamps folded over edges, Very Fine, scarce cover flown on two Zeppelin flights. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $160-250
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2850 |
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207 Ab |
1933, Italy Flight (Sieger 207 Ab), On-Board strike on unusual Air Mail envelope to Rome, backstamp with pictorial cancel
on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger €175 ($190). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
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2851 |
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218 C Saar |
1933 (June 25), Saarbrücken Flight (Sieger 218 C), picture postcard (view of Saarbrucken) franked with 1932 5fr (Scott
C4), tied by Saarbrucken 25.6.33 cancel, nice strikes of both the flight and return-flight cachets plus the pictorial Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) 25.6.33 arrival cancel, Zeppelin flight etiquette, manuscript routing instructions along the top edge, a
Very Fine cover. Sieger €330 ($360). (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2852 |
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260 Bb |
1934, 4th South America Flight (Sieger 260 Bb), six German stamps tied by "Bremen 21.7.34" circular datestamps on cover
addressed to Rio de Janeiro carried by Lufthansa from Berlin with red flight confirmation handstamp "a" and red Berlin flight handstamp cachet alongside, Berlin transit and Rio de Janeiro receiving backstamps, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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2853 |
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406 Sweden |
1936 (May 6) 1st North America Flight (Sieger 406), Registered cover from Stockholm with scarce Zeppelin ettiquite label
addressed to New York; no flight cachet but correctly records arrival in America with New York Registry postmark on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
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2854 |
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406C/D |
1936 (May 6) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 406C/D), four envelopes and a picture postcard from the First North American
Flight all underpaid; auxiliary markings relay the shortpay as no Postage Due stamps were used; three are commercial covers, Fine to Very Fine.
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2855 |
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406 E |
1936, 1st North America Flight, signed C.E. Rosendahl (Sieger 406 E), in blue ink at bottom left on registered cover
franked by Germany 50pf air mail and 50pf and 75pf Zeppelin (Scott Nos. C52, C57 & C58) tied by "Lorch (Württ) 1.5.36" double circle datestamps, registry label at left, magenta "Via Airship "Hindenburg" from Frankfurt/Main, Germany to: Lakehurst
N.J., U.S.A." NS "EINSCHREIBEN" straightline handstamp, red "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika "e"" Zeppelin handstamp cachet, addressed to Lincoln Nebraska, New York 5-9-1936 registry oval and purple Lincoln May 18 receiving backstamps, cover
sent unsealed with backflap tucked in, Very Fine signature and cover. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $110.00
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2856 |
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412 var Peru |
1936, 7th South America Flight, Peru Franking (Sieger 412 var), three stamps tied by "Lima 27 Jun 36" double circle
datetamps on black & white photo postcard of Peru docks addressed to Sieger, purple "Via Lufthansa" straightline and blue boxed "Via Condor Zeppelin" handstamps, Extremely Fine, this flight is unlisted in Sieger. (Image)
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Estimate $120-160
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2857 |
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430 C |
1936, 7th North America Flight, Olympic stamps (Sieger 430 C), complete set of semi postals and Zeppelins (Scott Nos.
B82-B89, C57 & C58), tied by six strikes of "Berliln C 16.8.36 9-10" circular datetamp and magenta Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet on side loading registered envelope to New York City with Hotel Adlon printed corner card at bottom left, reverse with
four strikes of NYC 8-19-1936 registry double oval and violet next day registered circular datestamp; opened a little roughly at left, still Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($540). (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2858 |
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430 Netherlands |
1936 7th North America Flight, Netherlands franking (Sieger 430), 4c strip of three and 1c tied by two strikes of
"Rotterdam-Waalhaven 14.VIII.1936" double circle datestamp on cover with magenta Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet to Wooster Ohio, "Rotterdam-Waalhaven" two line handstamp at bottom left, Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $120-200
SOLD for $70.00
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2859 |
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439/440 |
1936 (Oct 1) 9th North American Flight (Sieger 439/440), beautiful dual cachets with On-Board postmarks from both the 9th
and 10th North American voyages as well as a canceled US adhesive struck at Lakehurst; Mi €550, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $90.00
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2860 |
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439//441A |
1936 (Oct 1) 9th North American Flight (Sieger 439//441A), pair of covers each having made the 9th and 10th crossings and
canceled with On-Board postmarks; Michel 44C lists covers that made both trips at €500 each, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $160-250
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2861 |
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441 |
1936 (Oct 5) 10th North American Flight (Sieger 441), other mail (Si 441B) carried on 10th crossing having missed the sail
date for the 9th; interesting auxiliary marking on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $160-250
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2862 |
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450 |
1937 1st South America Flight (Sieger 450), two cards with German stamps tied by two strikes of "Deutsche Luftpost
Europa-Sudamerika Luftschiff Hindenburg 24.3.1937" Type VIII double circle datestamp, one cover with five different stamps and printed cachet at top left, other with six different stamps to Rio de Janeiro and backstamped "Correio Aero Districto
Federal 20 Mar. 1937" double circle datestamp and privately applied Sieger red handstamp, Extremely Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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2863 |
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456 |
1938 (Dec 2) Graf Zeppelin II in the Sudetenland (Sieger 456), short paid card originating at Rhein-Main; Czech
Postage Due applied; pictorial receiver on reverse. (Image)
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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $80.00
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2864 |
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457//464 |
1939 (Jul 9), Graf Zeppelin II Flights (Sieger 457//464), 10 items including Leipzig flight (Si 457), Gorlitz (Si 458),
Munster (Si 459I), Bielefield and San Marino-Bielefeld (Si 459) on stunning German Italy propoganda envelope, Kassel postcard with 6 different Hindenburg heads (Si 460), Wurzburg (Si 461) with 8 different adhesives, Essen (Si 463) flight as well as
Danzig card with Airmail souvenir sheet, Germany flight (Si 464) paid with Hindenburg booklet pane, as well as a pair of Registered commemorative pictorial cancels (Konstanz and Friedrichshafen) with low value Zeppelin stamps, Fine to Very
Fine. Sieger €310 ($340). (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
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