Hindenburg Flights continued...
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1979 |
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407//424 |
1936 (May 14) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407//424), dual frankings with US (including CE1-CE2) and German adhesives
from the 1st, 3rd, and 5th crossings; On-Board cancels for May 7th (2), May 8th, and May 12th (Si 407); Jun 24 (Si 417); and Jul 15 (Si 424); colorful, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1980 |
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407//441A |
1936 (Jul 5) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407//441A), attractive double flight including On-Board 1st crossing (Si 407)
with New York receiver, and 10th crossing (Si 441A), Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1981 |
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407 A |
1936, 1st North America Flight, signed (Ernst) Lehmann (Sieger 407 A), on message side of card as representative of the
German Zeppelin Shipping Company thanking the addressee, Mr. Freed, at the US Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, for his efforts, card franked by 15pf Airmail and 50pf Zeppelin (Scott Nos. C48 & C57) and tied by "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika
Luftschiff Hindenburg 1 Fahrt 8.5.36" double circle datestamp, "New York, N.Y. G.P.O. May 9 1936" receiving cancel, Extremely Fine.
(Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1982 |
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407 A |
1936, 1st North America Flight, signed "Best Wishes Scotty Peck" (Sieger 407 A), in blue ink at bottom left of card franked
by 10pf and 15pf Airmails and 50pf Zeppelin (Scott Nos. C47, C48, C57) and tied by individual strikes of "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika Luftschiff Hindenburg 1 Fahrt 8.5.36" double circle datestamp, addressed to the Naval Air Station at
Lakehurst, "New York, N.Y. G.P.O. May 9 1936" receiving cancel, Extremely Fine, Lt. Cmdr. Scott E. "Scotty" Peck served as the official Navy observer aboard the Hindenburg's first flight to the States. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1983 |
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407 A |
1936, 1st North America Flight signed Dr. Eckener (Sieger 407 A), at bottom center of cacheted cover with Zeppelin flying in
Friedrichshafen over sailboat, Germany 75pf Zeppelin (Scott No. C58) tied by "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika Luftschiff Hindenburg 8.5.36" double circle datestamp, addressed to the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, New York, N.Y. May 9 1936
receiving backstamp, hotel corner card on top backflap; light central vertical crease, Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1984 |
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407A |
1936 (May 8) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407A), striking On-Board postmarks on several German Airmail stamps
(including C35) on company stationery addressed to Commander Scott Peck at NAS Lakehurst, Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1985 |
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407A |
1936 (May 8) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407A), large commercial envelope from a German steamship company with
On-Board postmark and blue circular handstamp that reads, "Delivered at Quarantine Landing Dept."; reverse shows airship arrival on May 9th, release from the post office on May 11th, and time received at the business a few hours later;
fascinating, Very Fine. (Image)
(Image2)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1986 |
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407A |
1936, 1st North America Flight, Postcard with ten signatures including Eckener, Lehmann, Sir Hubert Wilkins (Sieger 407A), and
Lady Higgins, as well as Mrs. C.B. Parker (experienced Zeppelin traveler from Cleveland), Rev. Father Paul Schulte (the Flying Priest), Karl von Wiegand, Warring Berlin, Fischer von Portozya, on black & white postcard of the Zeppelin's passenger
lounge prepared by Berlin Assoicated Press member Louis P. Lochner who purchased the card on board the ship and mailed it to his wife, franked with 6pf von Hindenburg and 50pf Zeppelin tied by "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Nordamerika Luftschiff
Hindenburg 8.5.36" double circle datestamp, New York, N.Y. G.P.O. May 9 receiving cancel alongside, Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1987 |
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407A |
1936 (May 8) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407A), On-Board envelope written and signed by Flight Engineer August
Grozinger; the envelope return address is from a graduate brewer engineer; rare autograph, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1988 |
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407A |
1936 (May 8) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407A), On-Board cancel found on postcard of the Hindenburg in flight;
rubber stamp message reads "Aboard L.Z. 129 ('Hindenburg') From Mid-ocean & Mid-heaven kindest regards" signed Hans Hinricks; delightful, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1989 |
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407A |
1936 (May 8) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407A), hauntingly beautiful colorized sepia postcard of young woman franked
with German adhesives postmarked On-Board as well as a British ½p canceled at Sheffield, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1990 |
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407A |
1936 (May 8) 1st North American Flight (Sieger 407A), Airship Hindenburg stationery addressed by Navigator (and
Postmaster) Max Zabel to his father in Germany; On-Board cancel of Airmail stamp, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1991 |
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407 A |
1936 1st North America Flight (Sieger 407 A), on-board postmarks tying both 12pf definitives and serving as
First Day cancels for the complete Olympics Semi-Postal set; with appropriate "Mit Luftschiff nach Nordamerika" typed endorsement; New York May 9 receiver on reverse; vertical file fold well away from any stamps, otherwise Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1992 |
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408 A, 408 B Liechtenstein |
1936 (May 2) 1st North America Flight, Liechtenstein Post (Sieger 408 A, 408 B), triple mixed franking on North American
flight; Registered envelope with lovely Hindenburg cachet with #C15-C16, US CE2, and German #C57-C58 addressed to New York; stamps catalog $215, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1993 |
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408 AB, 409 C Liechtenstein |
1936 (May 2) 1st North America Flight, Liechtenstein Post (Sieger 408 AB, 409 C), round trip mixed franking North America
flight; #C15-C16 paid the westerly flight to Lakehurst (Sieger #408 AB) followed by a US adhesive to return the mail to Germany (Sieger #409 C); stamps catalog $210, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1994 |
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408A Liechtenstein |
1936 (May 4) Liechtenstein Post (Sieger 408A), 5 items each with the 1F Zeppelin stamp; two are US postal cards sent to the
United States, a card is addressed to Bistrita, a card is addressed to Muchen, and an envelope with two 1F adhesives was received in New York with a final destination of Fort Worth TX, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1995 |
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408 C Liechtenstein |
1936 1st North America Flight, Liechtenstein Officials franking (Sieger 408 C), 1.50fr (Scott No. O20; cat $360 on cover)
and 25rp with black overprint block of four and 30rp single (Scott Nos. O16 & O17) plus 50rp airmail (Scott No. C13), canceled by three strikes of "Vaduz Liecthenstein 2.V.36" circular datestamp on registered cover to the Swiss Consulate in NYC with
large consular receiving handstamp at left, Vaduz registry label at bottom left, and red Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet at bottom, New York registry receiving double oval cancels (two May 9 in black & one May 11 in violet), Very Fine. Sieger
€450 ($490). (Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1996 |
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408 Liechtenstein |
1936 1st North America Flight, Liechtenstein frankings (Sieger 408), four covers and one card with red flown Zeppelin
handstamp cachet to the US, variety of frankings, all registered with labels, towns include Vaduz, Triesenberg (3) and Schaan, frankings include two 1fr Zeppelin singles (Sieger #408 A), 1fr Zeppelin and #C11-C13, 2fr Zeppelin (Sieger #408 B) the set
of 1fr and 2fr Zeppelin (Sieger #408 A/B; this cover is also cacheted), also includes Sieger #417 registered cover from Triesenberg to New York franked with the set of 1fr and 2fr Zeppelin and with New York City & Bahnpost backstamps, Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1997 |
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408 Liechtenstein |
1936 (May 1) 1st North America Flight, Liechtenstein Post (Sieger 408), matched set of Scott # C15-C16 blocks on Registered
covers (Sieger 408A and Sieger 408B) during North American flight; stamps catalog $840, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1998 |
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409 P Guatemala |
1936 1st North America Flight originating in Guatemala (Sieger 409 P), eight Guatemala stamps and three US stamps tied by
three strikes of blue "Servicio Internacional Aereo Guatemala 2 May 1936" machine cancel, large violet Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet also ties two US stamps, on cover to Germany, type III arrival backstamp; minor cover wrinkling, Very Fine and very
scarce with Sieger noting only 50 covers were posted. Sieger €1,650 ($1,780). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1999 |
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409 P Guatemala |
1936 1st North America Flight originating in Guatemala (Sieger 409 P), four Guatemala stamps on front and four on back, tied
by multiple strikes of blue "Servicio Internacional Aereo Guatemala 4 May 1936" circular datestamp, large violet Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet at left on cover to Vienna Austria, Vienna and Zeppelin type III arrival backstamp, Guatemala Stamp Co.
large violet oval return address handstamp on top backflap; minor cover wrinkling, Very Fine and very scarce with Sieger noting only 50 covers were posted. Sieger €1,650 ($1,780). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2000 |
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409 S Jamaica |
1936 1st North America Flight originating in Jamaica (Sieger 409 S), three Jamaica stamps tied by two strikes of "Kingston
Jamaica MY 5 36" circular datestamp, violet Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet at left ties airmail etiquette on cover to Salisbury, England, Zeppelin type III arrival backstamp, Very Fine, Covers originiating in South and Central American countries for
this Zeppelin flight are often found either with stamps from both the country of origin and the US (correct franking) or with only the stamps of the country of origin (accepted), except for the covers from Jamaica which are only known with only
Jamaican stamps. Sieger €1,500 ($1,620). (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2001 |
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409, 29 A USA |
1929 & 1936 Dual Flight Hanselman Cover (Sieger 409, 29 A), large-sized US 5¢ Airmail entire uprated in the first
instance by 55¢ and sent on the 1929 Los Angeles-to-Lakehurst leg of the Graf Zeppelin's First Round-the-World Flight (Sieger #29 A); reused in 1936 for the Hindenburg's first flight from Lakehurst to Frankfurt (Sieger #409), with
54¢ postage paid by commemoratives on front and back of cover; both flight cachets on front, back with green 1929 Lakehurst receiver; an appealing two-trip, two-ship cover; small horizontal tear at right not affecting stamps or cachets, Fine to
Very Fine. (Image)
(Image2)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2002 |
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409, 409 D USA |
1936 1st North America Flight, with US TIPEX covers (Sieger 409, 409 D), 30 items in all, some loose, some on pages, most
with Philatelic Exhibition Station cancel; 17 with complete TIPEX souvenir sheet (#778), one with three sheets; three loose with one or two TIPEX engraved labels, all with one or another of the Frankfurt May 14 pictorial receiver; a nice lot with an
array of colorful frankings of definitives, commemoratives and/or Airs, several Exhibit cacheted envelopes, and more, Fine to Very Fine or better. (PDF for this Lot) (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2003 |
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409 A, 409 C |
1936 1st North America Flight, two different return receivers (Sieger 409 A, 409 C), an interesting pair of homemade
Message-Reply cards, each addressed in the first instance to Mr. Max Pruss (commanding captain on the Hindenburg's final flight), with return to either Germany or the US; outgoing German franking of 50pf & 75pf Zeppelin singles, US return
postage by 25¢ Clipper (#C20) plus additional 15¢ postage; first shows return receiver Type I on "reply" card, other with Type III receiver on "message" card, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
2004 |
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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 $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
2005 |
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409A USA |
1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409A), uprated German postal card franked with US Scott #
C4-C6 and German 469 addressed to Hannover with Type I Frankfurt receiver, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2006 |
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409 A USA |
1936 1st North America Flight, "Found in Ordinary Mail" cover (Sieger 409 A), Registered cover franked by 20¢ and $1
(3) Fourth Bureau issues, endorsed "Via Airship Hindenburg" and "First Flight Eastbound" above address with Registry handstamp below; central Lakehurst cachet, with two "Found in ordinary mail" straightline handstamps in violet; despite the error,
the cover still made the flight, with Frankfurt receiver Type I on back, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2007 |
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409 A USA |
1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409 A), oversized Registered roundtrip cover festooned with
Scott # 756-765 imperforate pairs; reverse postmarks include Type I Frankfurt, Frankfurt roller cancel, and New York sending and receiving marks; a great piece, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2008 |
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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 $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
2009 |
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409 B, 409 C USA |
1936 1st North America Flight, two return leg covers (Sieger 409 B, 409 C), one addressed to Germany, the other to
Pennsylvania, each with US 50¢ "Baby Zepp" (#C18, one solo, one with additional postage), each with flight cachet on front and Frankfurt May 14 receiver (Type I or III) on reverse, Fine to Very Fine or better. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2010 |
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409 B USA |
1936 1st North America Flight combination with RMS Queen Mary Maiden Voyage (Sieger 409 B), USA 3c Roger Williams
(Scott No. 777) tied by Providence R.I. May 4, 1936 First Day cancel, also with USA 10c and 15c Map airmails (Scott Nos. C7 & C8), on oversized Zeppelin flown cover with violet large handstamp cachet to Germany, type II arrival cancel on both
sides, then carried by airmail from Frankfurt to London in time for the maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Queen Mary from Southampton to New York City, three Great Britain KGV stamps tied by Southampton circular datestamps, boxed "Late Fee Paid",
Extremely Fine. (Image)
(Image2)
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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2011 |
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409 B USA |
1936 1st North America Flight Connecting with Pan American's China Clipper to Philippines and Hong Kong (Sieger 409 B), US
3c Washington single (Scott No. 720) on back canceled by "Huntingburgh Ind. Apr. 26, 1936" machine cancel, then plate no. horizontal pair of 20c Map, 10c Lindbergh and 8c Parks (Scott Nos. 747, C9 & C10) tied by "New York N.Y. May 11, 1936" machine
cancel on cover with violet large Zeppelin flown handstamp cachet and large boxed "Air Mail" handstamp to Germany with type II arrival cancel, then to Hong Kong where three KGV stamps were affixed and canceled by "Hong Kong Jun. 4, 1936" double
circle datestamp and carried by Pan American's China Clipper to the Philippines where five 30c Franklin stamps (Scott No. 299) affixed and canceled by "Manila P.I. Jun. 8, 1936" duplex cancels and then back to the sender in Indiana where it was
received on Jun. 13, Very Fine, a scarce combination of Graf Zeppelin and China Clipper flown cover that circled the globe in 45 days.
(Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2012 |
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409 B USA |
1936 1st North America Flight, return trip cover (Sieger 409 B), oversized (214 x 140 mm) envelope Registered to Germany,
franked by complete 1934 US National Parks set (#740-749), all tied by five mute double-oval cancels; flight cachet and "Via Air Mail" handstamp on front, reverse with Frankfurt May 14 flight receiver Type II plus Registry and postal cancels; a
couple corner creases but remarkably sound for its size, Very Fine, an attractive cover. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2013 |
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409 B USA |
1936, 1st North America Flight, American Franking, signed Dr. Eckener (Sieger 409 B), large signature on cover franked by
four different stamps with three tied by "New York N.Y. G.P.O. May 11, 1936" duplex cancel, with violet handstamp cachet at left and Type I commemorative datestamp, addressed to the New York City G.P.O. (General Post Office), Very Fine signature and
cover. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2014 |
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409B USA |
1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post meter mail (Sieger 409B), commercial envelope with both a meter and
additional meter tape ($1.20) forwarded from London to Edinburgh; Type II Frankfurt arrival postmark on the face while a London SW machine cancel can be found on the back; tape remnants, Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2015 |
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409B USA |
1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409B), uprated Airmail entire sent to Frankfurt (Type II);
envelope was returned Registered from London with GB Scott # 210 and 216, sent via the 1st voyage of SS Queen Mary; unusual, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2016 |
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409B USA |
1936 (May 11) 1st North America Flight, American Post (Sieger 409B), roundtrip flight from to New York to Frankfurt and back
franked with 1893 30c Columbian#239 (catalog $400); a beautiful Type I arrival mark on the face; surface scrape on stamp, Fine to Very Fine.
(Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2017 |
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409 C |
1936 1st North America Flight, with Seapost cancel (Sieger 409 C), HAPAG envelope addressed to Sweden, franked three 25pf
von Hindenburgs tied by SS Hamburg "Deutsch/Amerikanische/Seepost/Hamburg/New York/30 4/36" postmark while the ship was berthed in New York harbor; violet Lakehurst cachet on front, Frankfurt receiver Type III on reverse; envelope open on three sides
(not quite fully for display) with tape residue at top; stamps faulty, still a strong strike of the cancel on this unusual use, Fine.
(Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2018 |
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409 C |
1936 1st North America Flight, Bremen Seapost Cover (Sieger 409 C), cacheted cover showing Zeppelin and Lufthansa
airplane, franked 50pf and 75pf Zeppelin singles, stamps tied by clean Bremen Seapost cancel of May 7, 1936, addressed to Ernst Finke of the Third Aviator Group Delmenhorst; properly cacheted and franked, with manuscript "Sender" information,
Karl Porlitz (?) aboard the Bremen, Fine to Very Fine+. (Image)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |