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Ligher-Than-Air Flights continued...

Graf Zeppelin Collateral Material continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
221   image[Publicity] 1930, Europe-Pan-America Round Flight, 65¢-$2.60 Zeppelins, Post Office Announcement, issued April 3, 1930, detailing the issue of the stamps, as well as the services to be provided for sending mail on the various legs; a very rare announcement.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
222   image[Publicity] 1933, promotional materials, a small drop leaflet advertising Zeppelin Transatlantic Service to South America (ex Sieger) and a Lufthansa promotional form letter dated Apr 28, 1933, noting the flight schedule to South America for the remainder of the year.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
223   image[Publicity] c. 1936, DZR advertising flyer, two-sided, two-color flyer "Come to the Airship" advertising sightseeing plans; the back, "How do you get to the Airship?", suggests coming by Trolley, Train, Bus or Auto; small tape-sealer tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction
224   image[Schedules] 1934-37, Graf Zeppelin/Hindenburg, tri-fold schedule dated February 1936, and quad-fold schedule dated February 1937, detailing the scheduled South America flights of both Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg, as well as the Condor Syndicate airplane connections in South America; also includes a small single sheet 1934 Schedule of the Zeppelin's South America flight schedule from June through November of that year; the 1936 schedule has been folded in half horizontally, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Hindenburg Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
225 22160 image1936, Hindenburg North & South America Flights (Michel 9/60), about 65 covers flown between April & October of 1936; mostly Germany (a few onboard postings), U.S. and Brazil but also Danzig (1st North America Flight), Paraguay (12th South America Flight) and Sweden (8th North America Flight), plus a German card flown Round Trip on the 1st North America flight; includes two mounted on colorful, professionally handmade album pages (text in Dutch).
Michel €3,500 ($3,730).
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
226   image1936, Hindenburg & Graf Zeppelin II, L.Z. 129-130 group, about 30 mostly different cards or covers, about equally divided between the two ships; best items are Hindenburg Mar 23, 1936, First Mail Flight card signed by Dr. Eckener, an Olympic Flight picture postcard showing Hindenburg's passenger lounge canceled at the onboard post office (mailed from Frankfurt), the Mar 11, 1937, "Udet" Flight; and an unflown FDC of the 1938 Count von Zeppelin Airmails (C59-60, Michel €300); also includes a few photos and modern picture postcards.
Michel €750 ($800).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
Hindenburg Collateral Material
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
227   image[Autograph] C.E. Rosendahl, vintage postcard made from a portrait of Rosendahl which had a signature in the negative; Rosendahl has added a fresh signature in ballpoint pen, probably sometime in the 1950s or '60s, Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction
228   image[Baggage Tag] 1936, First North America Flight, colorful tag for the luggage of Lady Wilkins, wife of famed polar explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, dated May 6, 1936; somewhat battered, but quite rare and highly collectable. Lady Wilkins is said to be the first person to take a shower aboard the Hindenburg.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
229   image[Clara Adams] Autograph on 1936 Graf Zeppelin/Hindenburg Schedule, "Clara Adams (64 Men), First Flight" on the front cover of a tri-fold schedule dated September 1936, detailing the scheduled flights of both Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg for the remainder of the year, as well as the Condor Syndicate airplane connections in South America; additionally, on the back cover Adams has again signed her name along with "1928, ‘Graf Zeppelin’, Lakehurst Navel [sic] Air Station, N.J. to Germany" and "Dr. Hugo Eckener (Captain) (to Friedrichshafen, Germany)".
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
230   image[Clara Adams] 1936, First North America Flight, Telegram, German Post Office telegram and envelope of transmittal to Mrs. Adams, "Bon Voyage dearest Clara write me aboard Hindenburg Love = Ethel Crookers", from Washington D.C. to Friedrichshafen, 5 May 1936, the day before departure.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction
231   image[Clara Adams] Germany, 1936, First North America Flight, Telegram, radio-telegram and envelope of transmittal to Mrs. Adams aboard the Hindenburg on May 7, from a Mrs. Shepherd at "Europa DOAI" (Liner SS Europa?), "Affectionate greetings, Tona Shepherd".
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
232   image[Guests] 1936 (Feb 26), Ticket to Visit the Hindenburg before its Maiden Voyage, ticket no. 156 issued to one A.R. Thompson (spelled "Thomsen" on the ticket) of Troy, N.Y., entitling him to a promotional sightseeing tour of the Airship on Feb 26, 1936, at 11:30, beginning in Hall II of the Zeppelin Shipyard and ending in the Kurgarten-Hotel. Includes the original registered cover from the Zeppelin Co. to Thompson. Unfortunately, the ticket wasn't mailed from Germany until March 16th, arriving in Troy on the 26th.
Estimate $200 - 300

A very rare item as, presumably, most would have been used. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
233   image[Miscellaneous] Collateral group, twelve items including an American Airlines/ Hindenburg baggage label, a 1936 North America Flight schedule, a Radio-Telegraph form, a photocopy of a Ticket for the return trip of the 2nd North America Flight, and a large, colorful advertisement for the Kimble Motor Co. featuring "Plan L.Z. 129" as a business model citing the years of specialization that went into the development of the Zeppelin culminating in the Hindenburg, as well as miscellaneous photos and cards.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
234   image[Photo] 1936 First North America Flight, press photo, 8" x 10" photo by International News Photos of passengers eating lunch in the dining room with a "jovial Dr. Hugo Eckener" at the Captain's table in the background, taken on the day of arrival in Lakehurst, May 9.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
235   image[Publicity] 1936, First North America Flight, Post Office Announcement, dated Apr 2, 1936, announcing the details of the Postal Services that would be provided for those wishing to send mail either from Germany to the U.S. or from the U.S. to Germany; slight tape stains at top & bottom from mounting, otherwise Very Fine and quite scarce.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
U.S. Dirigibles
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
236   image[U.S.S. Shenandoah] 1924, Trans-Continental Round Flight, Lakehurst - San Diego, cover with pair of 1¢ Franklins tied by violet Lakehurst duplex, Oct 8, manuscript "Transmitted by" above rubberstamped "U.S.S. Shenandoah" and signature of C.E. Rosendahl; with private rubberstamped "First Trip U.S.S. Shenandoah…" cachet and San Diego duplex, Oct 11; also backstamped Ft. Worth, Tex., Oct 9, an intermediate stop on the way to San Diego, Very Fine.
Frost ZR1-Aa; $2,000.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
237   image[U.S.S. Shenandoah] 1924, Trans-Continental Round Flight, Lakehurst - San Diego, another cover identical to the previous lot, but without the private flight cachet, Very Fine.
Frost ZR1-Aa; $2,000.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
238   image[U.S.S. Shenandoah] 1924, Trans-Continental Round Flight, San Diego - Lakehurst, cover franked with 2¢ Washington and bearing an Oct 11 San Diego duplex favor cancel but not entering the mails until the Shenandoah's return to Lakehurst on Oct 28, where the stamp received a Lakehurst machine cancel; rubberstamped "U.S.N. Station, San Diego" and private "U.S.S. Shenandoah…" cachet and signed by C.E. Rosendahl, Very Fine.
Frost ZR1-Ab; $2,000.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
239   image[U.S.S. Shenandoah] 1924, Trans-Continental Round Flight, Unofficial Los Angeles drop, postcard with 1¢ Franklin tied by Los Angeles machine cancel, Oct 16; sender's notation "Aboard U.S.S. Shenandoah, dropped over __ Oct. __ 1924", with blue "Sky Mail from U.S.S. Shenandoah…" label and signature of Commander C.E. Rosendahl, Very Fine.
Frost ZR1-A var.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

This card was dropped from the Shenandoah by Junius B. Wood, the only civilian on board. He was an observer for the National Geographic Society and a reported for the Chicago Daily News and Fort Worth Star Telegram. Only one other Los Angeles drop card is recorded. That card was also dropped by Mr. Wood, but was not signed by Rosendahl. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
240   image[U.S.S. Shenandoah] 1925, Governors Conference Flight, Return to Lakehurst, cover franked with 2¢ Washington tied by Jul 4 U.S.S. Patoka duplex with "Air Mail Service/ Via/ U.S.S. Shenandoah" cachet and "By U.S. Navy Dirigible ‘Shenandoah’" above the signature of C.E. Rosendahl; backstamped Lakehurst, Jul 5, Very Fine.
Frost ZR1-Bb var.; $1,000.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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