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A Famous Voyage and Airmail Flights continued...

Zeppelin Flight Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
501   imageGermany, 1934 (23-26 Jun), 3rd South America Flight, Recife-Friedrichshafen. Picture postcard franked 1.40m including 1m Chicago Flight Zeppelin (C43), mailed onboard (and signed) by Steward Ernst Fischbach and one other; stamp with light perf toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel 375; €318+ ($430). Sieger 254.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
502   imageGermany, Hindenburg, 1936, 1st & 2nd North America plus 5th South America Flights, cover with separate franking and onboard cancels of all three flights, sent by Clara Adams and signed by her, adding "Cabin 19" (unfortunately covered by 2nd & 3rd frankings), backstamped New York 9 May, after the first flight, and Rio de Janeiro 29 May, after the last, Very Fine, a unique souvenir of the famed "First Flighter".
Michel 12k, 14c, 16c. Sieger 406, 410.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
503   imageGermany, Hindenburg, 1936, 1st & 2nd North America Flights. Envelope with separate franking and onboard cancels of both flights, sent by famed "First Flighter" Clara Adams and signed by her, adding "Cabin 19", backstamped New York 9 May, after the first flight, includes blank Hindenburg, letterhead; small tear at lower left, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel 12k, 14c. Sieger 406, 410.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
504   imageGermany, Hindenburg, 1936 (1-3 Oct), 9th North America Flight, Return Lakehurst-Frankfurt. Cover franked 1.50m + U.S. 6¢ tied by onboard cancels 2 Oct; carried and signed by H.R. Ekins of the New York World-Telegram on the first leg of his record-setting race around the world by commercial airliner, Very Fine, a unique piece of passenger aviation history.
Michel 43 c; €125 ++ ($170). Sieger 425.
Estimate $300 - 400

Ekins' race was against two other reporters, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of the New York Times. His total time from Lakehurst to Lakehurst, via Frankfurt, Athens, Baghdad, Bangkok, Batavia, Guam, Hawaii, Manila, San Francisco and Los Angeles, was 18 days, 14 hours and 56 minutes, beating his competitors by six days and 10,000 miles.

The cover was serviced by and addressed to pioneer Event & FDC maker, Harry Truby. It includes Truby's original letter to Ekins . (Image) (Image2)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
505   imageGermany, Hindenburg, 1936 (Aug 1), Olympic Flight. Cacheted cover bearing complete Summer Olympics set (B82-89) canceled Rhein-Main with Olympic Village pictorial c.d.s. on reverse, signed by Capt. Albert Sammt, Very Fine.
Sieger 427Ab; €330 ($440).
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
506   imageGibraltar, 1933 (5 Aug), 4th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Plain postcard sent registered with Zeppelin and Berlin Connecting Flight cachets, backstamped, Very Fine.
Michel 323 b; €320 ($430). Sieger 223.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
507   imageGibraltar, 1933 (19-22 Aug), 5th South America Flight. Registered cover franked with 1s3d postage (96, 98, 99 block) tied by Gibraltar ovals (2 Aug), red Berlin connecting Flight & Zeppelin Flight cachets, backstamped Recife (22 Aug), Very Fine.
Michel 327b; €350 ($470). Sieger 226.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Est. $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
508   imageGibraltar, 1933 (14-17 Oct), Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Registered postcard franked with 1s1½d tied by Gibraltar registered oval 7 Oct and by red flight cachet, red Berlin Connecting Flight cachet on reverse along with Recife receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 347 b; €500 ($670). Sieger 238.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
509   imageGreece, 1933 (29 May-6 Jun), Rome Flight & 2nd South America Flight, Rome-Friedrichshafen-Recife. Cover franked with complete Zeppelin set plus 8d Arcadi Monastery tied by Athens c.d.s.'s, flown Rome-Friedrichshafen with Greek & Italian cachets and Rome & Friedrichshafen backstamps, then with green South America Flight cachet, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. and Recife backstamp, Very Fine.
Michel 304 G var.; €2,000 ($2,680). Sieger 210.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
510   imageHungary, 1931 (27 Aug), Switzerland Flight, Lausanne Drop. Plain card franked with 2p Airmail canceled Budapest 17 Aug, Very Fine.
Michel 215 I; €700 ($940). Sieger 123.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
511   imageIceland, 1931 (3 Jul), Iceland Flight, Reykjavik-Friedrichshafen, registered cover franked with complete set of 3 Zeppelin stamps tied by Reykjavik c.d.s.'s, addressed to Reykjavik with receiver, 13 Jul, at bottom, Very Fine.
Michel 193 Ad var.; €370+ ($500). Sieger 114.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Est. $250-350
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
512   imageIceland, 1931 (30 Jun-1 Jul), Iceland Flight, Reykjavik Drop, in Combination with Ship-to-Shore and Catapult. U.S. 5¢ airmail entire up-rated with a 25¢ definitive and pre-franked with a German 2m South America Zeppelin. Carried from Honolulu by the ship City of Los Angeles eastbound. On 12 Jun it was picked-up at sea by the Goodyear airship Volunteer for the "First Pacific Coast Ship-to-Shore Air Mail Transfer" (printed cachet) and flown to the roof of the San Pedro, Calif. Post Office, where both the U.S. and German stamps were canceled.

It was then forwarded by airmail to New York, where it was put onto the North German Lloyd Europa, departing from New York on 20 June. On 24 June, while at sea, it flew by Catapult Flight from the Europa to Southampton, England and thence by air via London and Cologne to Stuttgart, 25 June and Friedrichshafen.

Finally, the cover was postmarked Friedrichshafen 30 June and flown Graf Zeppelin Iceland Flight and dropped at Reykjavik on 1 July 1, 1931. It was returned by surface to the addressee in Friedrichshafen.
The cover bears all appropriate cachets and postmarks, Very Fine.
Michel 193 Ia var. Sieger 114.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
513   imageItaly, 1932 (17-20 Apr), 3rd South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco. Zeppelin picture postcard franked 7.70L, Friedrichshafen cds, Zeppelin cachet and Recife receiver on front, Very Fine.
Michel 239; €350 ($470). Sieger 150.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
514   imageItaly, 1933 (29-30 May), Italy Flight, Rome-Friedrichshafen. Matched card (Zeppelin picture postcard) and cover, sent registered to Czechoslovakia franked with 3L & 5L Zeppelins, respectively, Very Fine.
Michel 304 Aa; €300 ($400). Sieger 208.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
515   imageJamaica, Hindenburg, 1936 (12-14 May), 1st North America Flight, Lakehurst-Frankfurt. Large registered cover franked with five different stamps totaling 2s5½d canceled Kingston 6 May, purple flight cachet, backstamped type III Frankfurt receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 13 A; €350 ($470). Sieger 406.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
516   imageJapan, 1929 (23-26 Aug), Round-The-World Flight, Tokyo-Los Angeles. Cacheted, backstamped cover with private "By Air Ship Graf Zeppelin" handstamp in red, Very Fine.
Michel 30 Ea; €250 ($340). Sieger 31. A.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
517   imageJapan, 1929 (Aug 7-Sep 4), Round-the-World Flight, Tokyo-Lakehurst. A beautiful commercial airmail cover from the 1929 around the world flight by the Graf Zeppelin from Tokyo Japan to the USA, franked with 125 (x3) and 196, in excellent condition, postmarked August 21, 1929 in Tokyo and backstamped August 29 Lakehurst NJ, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 31. B.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Est. $500-750
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
518   imageLiechtenstein, 1931 (10 Jun), Liechtenstein Flight, Lausanne Drop. Cover franked with 2fr Zeppelin tied by red flight cachet, Lausanne receiver at left, Extremely Fine.
Michel 185 Ib; €400 ($540). Sieger 110.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
519   imageLiechtenstein, 1931 (24-25 Jul), Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen-Leningrad. Postcard franked 1.40fr (C1, C3, C6), flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit & Leningrad receiver; 15rp stamp rounded corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Sieger 119.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
520   imageLiechtenstein, 1931 (Jun 10), Vaduz-Lausanne Flight. 2m Zeppelin (C8) tied by red Zeppelin cancel to cover addressed to Gravenhage Holland, Vaduz and Lucerne transits, Very Fine.
Scott $425. Sieger 110B.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Est. $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

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