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Hindenburg LZ 129 Flights continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
5130 24 imageGermany, 1936 (Jun 30-Jul 2), Hindenburg 4th North America Flight, Frankfurt to Lakehurst (Michel 24), commercial cover from Carl Zeiss Optical in Jena to Mexico City, franked with red "Zeiss-Punktal"/ Jena meter, 27 June; Frankfurt "d" flight cachet and Mexico City backstamp (3 July), Fine to Very Fine. A rare commercial metered mail Hindenburg cover.
Sieger 420 B.
Estimate $150 - 200

The Hindenburg used a Zeiss telescope for measuring course drift while in flight. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
5131 36b imageGermany, 1936 (Aug 20-22), Hindenburg 7th North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 36b), Hindenburg imprinted stationery envelope franked with 75pf Hindenburg Airmail tied by onboard cancel, 12 Aug, with pink flight cachet and Frankfurt backstamp (22 Aug); includes original letter on imprinted Hindenburg letterhead describing the voyage to a friend in Michigan, in part, "The Ship is a palace and I have to pinch myself to think I am in mid ocean above the clouds…it rides motionless…"; stamp damaged (pre-use), otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 430 D.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
5132 45 imageGermany, 1936 (October 5-7), Hindenburg 10th North America Flight, Frankfurt to Lakehurst (Michel 45), matched pair of normal size airmail envelopes franked with the two Summer Olympics souvenir sheets (B91-B92), each canceled Frankfurt Airport c.d.s., 5 Oct; with pink flight cachet, pencil address, and blue pencil "5g" & "printed matter" notations, all in the margins of the sheets; backstamped New York (8 Oct), Very Fine. Also includes the two souvenir sheets, mint, never hinged. An exceedingly rare franking, especially so on normal size covers.
Sieger 441.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
5133   imageGermany, 1936, Hindenburg Flights, group of better covers, B82-89 on 1936 Hindenburg Flight / Olympics cover, Hindenburg heads on 1936 Hindenburg Flight / Olympics cover, C47, C51-52 on 1936 Hindenburg Flight / Olympics cover, and Michel #46 on June 25, 1949 (just a few days after first day) FASFI exhibition cover, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
5134 63 Ia imageGermany, 1937 (May 1), Hindenburg Canceled Germany Flight (Michel 63 Ia), large cover franked with perf & imperf Hitler souvenir sheets (B102-B103) and 15pf & 40pf Eagle Airmails, all canceled Frankfurt Airport, 1 May; with flight cachet and failure handstamp, backstamped Cologne (3 May), Very Fine. A rare, or most likely, unique franking.
Sieger 453 B.
Estimate $300 - 400

This flight was canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. Mail intended for the flight was put aboard the Hindenburg for its ill-fated 1937 North America Flight on May 3. The mail bags were then dropped over Cologne on the outbound voyage. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
5135 12a imageGibraltar, 1936 (May 6-9), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Michel 12a), registered cover franked with a 2s George V tied by Gibraltar Registered oval, 27 Apr; light Frankfurt "c" flight cachet, backstamped Frankfurt (30 Apr), New York (9 & 11 May), Very Fine.
Sieger 406 C; €450 ($480).
Michel €420 ($450).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
5136 13 imageGuatemala, 1936 (May 12-14), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 13), registered cover franked with 76c postage (including registration) tied by Guatemala City cancels., 4 May; cancel also ties Guatemalan stamps; backstamped New York (6 May), Frankfurt type III Hindenburg receiver and Bern, Switzerland (15 May), Very Fine. Only 50 covers from Guatemala were carried.
Sieger 409 P; €1,650 ($1,760).
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
5137 13 imageHaiti, 1936 (May 12-14), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 13), cover franked with 1.35g postage (including registration) tied by Port au Prince c.d.s., 30 Apr, with 40¢ U.S. postage added and canceled by New York mute ovals with New York Foreign Section oval on reverse (1 May); U.S. flight cachet on front, backstamped two different Berlin c.d.s.s, both 14 May, with no Frankfurt markings. Minor perf tones on U.S. stamps, otherwise Very Fine. Only 50 Haitian covers were carried.
Sieger 409 Q; €1,000 ($1,070).
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
5138 12a imageHungary, 1936 (May 6-9), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Michel 12a), registered postcard franked with a 2.90p postage tied by Budapest Airmail c.d.s.s, 4 May; Mátyásföld transit (13 May) and Frankfurt "c" flight cachet on front, backstamped Berlin (4 May), New York (9 May) and Brooklyn (11 May), Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 406 C; €275 ($290).
Michel €380 ($400).
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
5139 22 imageHungary, 1936 (Jun 19-22), Hindenburg 3rd North America Flight, Frankfurt to Lakehurst (Michel 22), 6f postal card franked with an additional 2.34p postage tied by Budapest Airmail c.d.s.s, 16 June; Berlin transit c.d.s., 17 June, and Frankfurt "d" flight cachet, backstamped Washington D.C. (23 June); card with minor corner creases, otherwise Very Fine.
Sieger 417; €300 ($320).
Michel €380 ($400).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5140 12b imageIraq, 1936 (May 6-9), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Michel 12b), registered cover franked with a 50f brown tied by Baghdad c.d.s., 2 May, with five German stamps totaling 50pf (including complete Winter Olympics, B79-81) tied by Leipzig c.d.s.s, 4 May; Frankfurt "d" flight cachet, backstamped New York, 9 & 11 May. A very rare cover—unlisted by Sieger.
Sieger 406 D.
Michel €750 ($800).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
5141 12a imageItaly, 1936 (May 6-9), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Michel 12a), registered cover franked with 2.50L postage, including the scarce 1.25L da Vinci (348), tied by Rome c.d.s.s, 4 May; Frankfurt "c" flight cachet, backstamped Frankfurt (5 May) & New York (9 & 11 May), Very Fine.
Sieger 406 C; €250 ($270).
Michel €320 ($340).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
5142 13 imageJamaica, 1936 (May 12-14), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 13), registered cover franked with 2s4d postage tied by Lascelles c.d.s., 2 May, U.S. flight cachet, backstamped Kingston Registered oval (2 May), Frankfurt type III Hindenburg receiver, and Basingstoke, Hants, England (15 May) for addressee; inconsequential light central vertical file fold, Very Fine.
Sieger 409 S; €1,500 ($1,600).
Michel €1,500 ($1,600).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
5143 13 imageJamaica, 1936 (May 12-14), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 13), legal size registered cover franked with 11 stamps totaling 4s9d tied by "Kingston - Jamaica, Registered" ovals, 5 May and by U.S. flight cachet, backstamped New York (8 May) and Frankfurt type III Hindenburg receiver; central vertical file fold not affecting stamps, bit of light toning, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 409 S; €1,500 ($1,600).
Michel €1,500 ($1,600).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
5144 12a imageLatvia, 1936 (May 6-9), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Michel 12a), cover franked with 1.52L postage tied by Riga Airmail c.d.s.s, 4 May; Frankfurt "c" flight cachet, backstamped Marienburg-Eydtkuhnen R.P.O. (5 May) & New York (9 May); signed by (Capt.) Ernst A. Lehmann, Commander of the Airship, Very Fine. A rare cover—neither Michel nor Sieger list Latvian covers for this flight.
Sieger 406 C.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
5145 41 imageLiberia, 1936 (Sep 17-20), Hindenburg 8th North America Flight, Frankfurt to Lakehurst (Michel 41), registered cover franked with 15¢ Liberian postage tied by weak Monrovia c.d.s.s; German 50pf & 75pf Airmails added on reverse and canceled Frankfurt Airport c.d.s., 17 Sep; pink flight cachet on front, backstamped New York (20 Sep) and Los Angeles (23 & 24 Sep), Fine to Very Fine. A very rare cover—not listed by Sieger.
Sieger 437 var.
Michel €1,000 ($1,070).
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
5146 13 imageMexico, 1936 (May 12-14), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 13), cover franked with 1.90p Airmail postage tied by Mexico City c.d.s., 6 May, U.S. flight cachet and large boxed "Par Avion/ Por Avion" Airmail handstamp, backstamped Merida, Mexico transit (6 May) and Frankfurt type III Hindenburg receiver, Very Fine.
Sieger 409 T; €1,350 ($1,440).
Michel €400 ($430).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
5147 15 A imageMexico, 1936 (May 21-23), Hindenburg 2nd North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 15 A), registered cover franked with 2.05p tied by Mexico City c.d.s.s, 18 May; backstamped New York (20 May) and Frankfurt (23 May), Very Fine. No special markings were used on this flight's U.S. mail; only registered mail received backstamps.
Sieger 411 D; €650 ($690).
Michel €420 ($450).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
5148 13 imageNicaragua, 1936 (May 12-14), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Return, Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Michel 13), cover franked with 18c Airmail postage tied by Managua handstamp, 2 May, with 40¢ U.S. postage added and canceled New York, 11 May; U.S. flight cachet (also tying Nicaraguan stamps) and Frankfurt type III Hindenburg backstamp, Very Fine. Only 50 Nicaraguan covers were carried.
Sieger 409 V; €900 ($960).
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
5149 12a imagePoland, 1936 (May 6-9), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst (Michel 12a), cover franked with a 2.15z postage tied by Warsaw c.d.s.s, 4 May; Frankfurt "c" flight cachet on front, backstamped New York, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 406 C; €350 ($370).
Michel €380 ($400).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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