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Hindenburg Flights

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2070

406 USA

1936 (May 14) 1st North America Flight, US Post Office Department Form 5-11654 Return Receipt form; it confirms that a parcel was sent from Bell Harbor Long Island and received by family in Budapest Hungary; New York Registry markings and the Hindenburg flight cancel confirms the transmission; wonderful postal history from the 1st North American return flight, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 406. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $120-160
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2071

409 A, 409 C USA

1936 1st North America Flight, two Special Delivery covers (Sieger 409 A, 409 C), each with multicolor franking, one with "Special Delivery" violet straightline handstamp; both addressed to Germany with flight cachet and Frankfurt receiver (Type I or III) on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $80-120
SOLD for $40.00
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2072

409 A USA

1936 1st North America Flight, two-country franking (Sieger 409 A), Registered cover franked both Germany Zeppelins and Eagle & Globe stamps, plus US 5¢ Yosemite and 25¢ Clipper (2); red flight cachet on front, purple Lakehurst cachet, along with New York Registry postmarks and Frankfurt receiver Type I on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $120-160
SOLD for $60.00
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2073

409 C USA

1936, 1st North America Flight, American Franking, signed by van Meister (Sieger 409 C), in blue ink at bottom right of cover franked by two 20c and 3c Washington (Scott Nos. 698 and 720) tied by "New York N.Y. May 11, 1936" wavy line machine cancel with type III violet handstamp cachet at left, addressed to Wilmington Del, Type III commemorative backstamp, Very Fine, Friedrich Wilhelm "Willy" von Meister (1903-1978) was the representative of the Zeppelin organization's activities in the United States: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, American Zeppelin Transport, Inc., and Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH, from 1928 until 1938. (Image)

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Estimate $160-250
SOLD for $80.00
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2074

409 C USA

1936 1st North America Flight, posted in Zepp, VA (Sieger 409 C), a Zepp cover with Zepp corner card illustration, Zepp postmarks and Zepp flight cachet; multicolor franking including 6¢ Kansas overprint; the hamlet of Zepp is located in Northern Virginia, west of Strasburg; properly cacheted and received, Fine to Very Fine, a fun "all things Zepp" cover. (Image)

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Estimate $80-120
SOLD for $50.00
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2075

409 C USA

1936 1st North America Flight, pair of two-country franking covers (Sieger 409 C), the first to Chicago on corner card illustrated cover franked on face by US Airs and definitives, with German 50pf and 75pf Zeppelins on reverse (tied by Frankfurt receiver); the second to Essen with both countries' stamps on face (German stamps toned), with "Returned for Postage/POSTAGE DUE [36] CENTS" handstamp on reverse—paid by 15¢¢ pair and 6¢ single, cancelled a day after the 5¢ pair; properly cacheted and received, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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2076

409 C USA

1936 1st North America Flight, two "Returned to Sender" covers (Sieger 409 C), both from the same sender, addressed simply to "Frankfort on/Maine, Germany" (who needs to spell?) with identical frankings; "retour" and "RETURN TO SENDER" straightline handstamps on each, the backs both with Frankfurt receiver Type III and green-bordered "Unbekannt/inconnu" labels crossed by blue crayon, and "N.Y. & Wash./R.P.O." duplex dated May 11, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $120-160
SOLD for $60.00
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2077

438 A USA

1936 8th North America Flight, USA franking (Sieger 438 A), 10c Monroe Perf 11x10 (Scott No. 642) vertical block of six with "Wilton N.Y. Aug. 19, 1936" duplex cancel on small registered cover to Frankfurt Germany, black registry and violet "Air Mail" and "retour" handstamps, red label "Mail via Airship Hindenburg" at top left, returned to sender with 13 backstamps including "Flug-und Luffschiffhafen Rhein-Main" double circle datestamp, three different Frankfurt receiving, German purple two-line cancel New York registry ovals (4 strikes/3 different dates) two strikes of the Wilton NY cancel and two strikes of East Rutherford receiving, Very Fine, purchased by the consignor in a March 2000 auction. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $160-250
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