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Ligher-Than-Air Flights continued...

Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Flights: Non-German continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
161 347 b imageGreat Britain, 1933 (Oct 14-17), Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 347 b), unsealed cover to Bahia franked with 10d postage tied by Norwich machine cancel, Sep 28, with red flight cachet and Berlin connecting flight cachets, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch), Very Fine.
Sieger 238E; €650 ($690).
Michel €600 ($640).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
162 347 b imageGreat Britain, 1933 (Oct 14-17), Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 347 b), registered cover to Rio de Janeiro franked with 1s1d postage tied by Liverpool c.d.s.s, Sep 27, with red flight cachet and Berlin Central Airfield cachets on the front and Berlin connecting flight cachet on the back, Very Fine.
Sieger 238E; €650 ($690).
Michel €600 ($640).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
163 C5-C7 imageGreece, 1933, Italy Flight, 30d-120d Zeppelins complete (Scott C5-C7), on unflown cover addressed to Francis Field in England, postmarked Athens, May 5, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
164 161/163Ab imageHungary, 1931 (Mar 28-30), Hungary Flight (Michel 161/163Ab), two covers and three cards comprising Friedrichshafen - Budapest originating in Switzerland; Budapest Circuit (card & cover with 1p & 2p Zeppelins, respectively); Debrecen drop (card with 1p Zeppelin); and Budapest - Friedrichshafen (card with 2p Zeppelin), Very Fine.
Michel €410 ($440).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
165 193Aa, 193Ad var. imageIceland, 1931 (Jun 30-Jul 3), Iceland Flight, Reykjavik - Friedrichshafen (Michel 193Aa, 193Ad var.), Roessler Zeppelin card franked with 1kr Zeppelin and plain cover franked with four 30a Zeppelins, a 1kr Zeppelin and two normal 10a Airmails (C1); both with green flight cachets and Friedrichshafen receivers, Very Fine.
Sieger 114A, 114D var.; €615+ ($660).
Michel €400+ ($430).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
166 305 b imageIreland, 1933 (Jun 3-6), Second South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 305 b), cover franked with 12½d postage tied by Dublin c.d.s.s, Jun 1, with green flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch), Very Fine.
Sieger 214b; €250 ($270).
Michel €280 ($300).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
167 241 imageItaly, 1932 (May 2-5), Fourth South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 241), cover with 2.95L postage tied by Rome Airfield c.d.s.s with Munich Airmail handstamp, Berlin connecting flight cachet and South America Flight cachet, Very Fine.
Sieger 157; €350 ($370).
Michel €350 ($370).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
168 304 A c imageItaly, 1933 (29 May-6 Jun), Rome/2nd South America Flight Flights, Rome - Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 304 A c), card addressed to Buenos Aires franked with 2.75L (front & back) tied by Rome Zeppelin c.d.s.s 29 May, with blue Rome flight cachet, Pernambuco receiver (7 Jun) and Buenos Aires backstamp (10 Jun), Very Fine.
Michel €200 ($210).
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
169 315 I a imageItaly, 1933 (Jul 1), Third South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife, Barcelona drop (Michel 315 I a), cover franked with 5.25L postage tied by Rome c.d.s.s, Jul 1, with blue flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. Jul 1 and Pernambuco receiver, Jun 7; backstamped Munich (Jul 1) and Barcelona (Jul 3), Very Fine, Michel does not note an Italian origin for the Barcelona drop.
Sieger 219 C; €330 ++ ($350).
Michel €380 ++ ($400).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
170 343 b imageLatvia, 1933 (Sep 30-Oct 3), Eighth South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 343 b), registered cover franked with 2.45L postage tied by Slampe c.d.s.s, Sep 29, with violet flight cachet and red Berlin Central Airfield and connecting flight cachets, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch); also includes a Zeppelin "drop" leaflet promoting South America Zeppelin Service, Very Fine.
Sieger 235B; €250 ($270).
Michel €480 ($510).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
171   imageLuxembourg, 1935, cover intended for the Tenth South America Flight, registered cover marked printed matter and endorsed specifically for passage on the Tenth South America Flight of the Graf Zeppelin, franked with both Luxembourg and German postage, canceled Aug 5 (Ville) and Aug 6 (Strassburg), respectively, with Stuttgart flight cachet; the Zeppelin was to depart on Aug 13 and arrive in Pernambuco on Aug 16; it was apparently determined to send this cover by fastest means and it was despatched by normal airmail, arriving in Pernambuco on Aug 11. Very Fine. No covers from Luxembourg were carried on the 10th South America Flight, despite being aboard the 7th-9th and the 11th.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
172 274D/504D imageParaguay, 1933-35, South America Flights (Michel 274D/504D), 11 covers: two 1932, four 1933 and five 1934; all different except two covers and a card on the 4th Flight (Aug 1933), Fine to Very Fine.
Michel €1,050 ($1,120).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
173 294 imageRomania, 1933 (May 6-9), First South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 294), registered cover franked with 84L postage tied by Bucharest Airmail ovals, May 2, with blue flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit and Recife backstamp, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch), Very Fine.
Sieger 202; €400 ($430).
Michel €420 ($450).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
174 327 imageRomania, 1933 (Aug 19-22), Fifth South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Recife (Michel 327), registered cover franked with 80L postage tied by Bucharest Airmail ovals, Aug 14, with red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. and Recife backstamp; also bears the Brazilian mail Condor Zeppelin cachet used for the return flight on the flap, mounted on a colorful, professionally handmade album page (text in Dutch), Very Fine.
Sieger 226; €400 ($430).
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
175 66 I imageSaar, 1930 (Oct 28-31), Pernambuco - Havana (Michel 66 I), cover franked (front & back) with 48.30fr tied by Saarbrücken c.d.s.s, May 13 with German & U.S. flight cachets and Havana Airmail receiver on front, Very Fine.
Sieger 57; €330 ($350).
Michel €450 ($480).
Estimate $200 - 300

The proposed flight to Cuba was canceled and mail intended for the flight was offloaded in Lakehurst and flown to Havana by airplane . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
176 64A/67A imageSpain, 1930 (May 20-Jun 5), South America Flight (Michel 64A/67A), nine covers or cards including three Seville - Seville (one originating in Barcelona with German flight cachet) and a Seville - Praia (addressed to Santa Cruz de Tenerife) with Spanish flight cachet.
Sieger 58; €2,420 ($2,580).
Michel €1,665 ($1,780).
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
177 31 imageSwitzerland, 1929 (Aug 15-Sep 4) Round-the-World Flight, Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst (Michel 31), cover franked with 12.50fr tied by Basel c.d.s.s, Aug 10, with red flight cachets, backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver, Very Fine.
Sieger 30; €330 ($350).
Michel €300 ($320).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
178   imageUnited States, 1928 (Oct 29-Nov 1), America Flight, Lakehurst - Friedrichshafen: two covers and a card, the last being a Roessler Zeppelin card franked with 53¢ postage plus a 1¢ Franklin with Roessler's own illegal "Graf Zeppelin" overprint; card has tape-reinforced edges and minor corner bends, but is otherwise Fine; also includes German mail Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst: two cards and a cover.
Michel 7/8. Sieger 21/22.
Estimate $200 - 300

Roessler felt that the U.S. should have commemorated the flight of the Zeppelin with its own postage stamp(s). Consequently he created his own, an illegal act for which he nearly was imprisoned. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
179 28A/32A imageUnited States, 1929 (Aug 7-Sep 4), Round-the-World Flight (Michel 28A/32A), six covers and two cards from various legs of the flight: Lakehurst (1st landing) - Friedrichshafen (2), Lakehurst - Lakehurst (2), Los Angeles - Lakehurst, Los Angeles - Friedrichshafen (2), Lakehurst (2nd landing) - Friedrichshafen.
Michel €835 ($890).
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
180 29 A, 30 A imageUnited States, 1929 (Aug 7-Sep 4) Round-the-World Flight, Lakehurst to Tokyo and to Los Angeles (Michel 29 A, 30 A), cover to Tokyo and card to Los Angeles with all appropriate markings, Very Fine.
Sieger 28B, C; €430 ($460).
Michel €480 ($510).
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

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