| Worldwide Postal History - Zeppelin Covers |
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Lot 2240 |
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Hungary, 1931 Baltic Sea Circuit (Sieger 108Cc), cacheted cover addressed to Budapest with pair 2p Airmail (C22) postmarked Budapest 12 May, mailed at Berlin 14 May, dropped over Copenhagen on the same day, then postmarked Berlin and Vienna 15 May and Budapest 16 May.
Estimate 75 - 100
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Lot 2241 |
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Iceland, 1931 Iceland flight (Sieger 114A, 114D), the complete overprinted set (C9-11) on flown card and registered cover, card with small stain not affecting stamps, F-VF.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 2242 |
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Iceland, 1931 Iceland flight (Sieger 114C), 2kr Zeppelin (C11) tied by Reykjavik c.d.s. on return flight cover, a special printed Zeppelin envelope, Very Fine. Sieger €350 ($380).
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2243 |
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Italy, 1933 Italian flight (Sieger 208B), registered card addressed to Sieger with L5 Zeppelin (43) postmarked handstamped Rome Zeppelin c.d.s. and L2.75 #304 (uncancelled), blue flight cachet and green Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2244 |
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Japan, 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger 31A), Tokyo-Los Angeles cover with 10s blue and pair of 1¥ green & brown postmarked Tokyo 21 Aug, red flight cachet, backstamped Los Angeles 26 Aug, Very Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 2245 |
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Japan, 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger 31A), Tokyo-Los Angeles, 6s postal card with 1¥ green & brown postmarked Tokyo 21 Aug, red flight cachet and violet Los Angeles receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 2246 |
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Japan, 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger 31B), Tokyo-Lakehurst cover with 10s blue and three 1¥ green & brown postmarked Tokyo 21 Aug, red flight cachet, backstamped Lakehurst 29 Aug, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2247 |
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Japan, 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger 31B), Tokyo-Lakehurst cover addressed to New York with 10s blue and strip of three 1¥ green & brown postmarked Tokyo 21 Aug, red flight cachet, backstamped Lakehurst 29 Aug, small piece of flap missing, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2248 |
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Japan, 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger 31B), Tokyo-Lakehurst cover addressed to New York with 10s blue and strip of three 1¥ green & brown postmarked Tokyo 21 Aug, red flight cachet, backstamped Lakehurst 29 Aug signed by Hugo Eckener, the developer of the Graf Zeppelin, and by Lt. Cdr. C. E. Rosendahl, C.O. of the U.S.S. Los Angeles and Eckener's guest on the flight, Very Fine and quite likely unique.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2249 |
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Japan, 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger 31C), Tokyo-Friedrichshafen cover addressed to Munich, with 5¥ Empress and 10s blue postmarked Tokyo 21 Aug, red flight cachet, backstamped Friedrichshafen 4 Sept, forwarded to Aachen, F-VF.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 2250 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne flight (Sieger 110A-B), card and cover bearing the 1fr and 2fr Zeppelin respectively, the card addressed to Nassau, Bahamas but with no postal markings beyond Lausanne, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2251 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne flight (Sieger 110A-B), 1fr and 2fr Zeppelins (C7-8) on card and cover (type 5 and type 2 Vaduz postmarks respectively), the card shows the airship taking off; Very Fine. Sieger €600 ($650).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2252 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne flight (Sieger 110B), 2fr Zeppelin (C8) tied on cover by red flight cachet, type 1 Vaduz postmark and Lausanne receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2253 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne flight, two 1fr Zeppelins (C7) tied on cover by red flight cachets, type 5 Vaduz postmark and Lausanne receiver, Very Fine, a very scarce franking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2254 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne flight (Sieger 110C), cover addressed to Basel with complete set Zeppelins (C7-8) tied by red flight cachet, Vaduz and Lausanne c.d.s.s, light file fold not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 2255 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne flight (Sieger 110Ga var.), 1fr Zeppelin (C7) tied by red flight cachet on picture post card with blue imprinted Zeppelin etiquette, the card, which was prepared by Sieger, features a view of Vaduz Castle but does not show the airship in flight. Sieger €700 ($760).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2256 |
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Liechtenstein, 1933 1st So. America flight (Sieger 202A), 90rp and 1.20fr (109-110) along with 10rp (B11) tied by Vaduz c.d.s.s on card with Friedrichshafen postmark, blue flight cachet, and Pernambuco receiver, Very Fine and very scarce franking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2257 |
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Luxembourg, 1936 "Hindenburg" 1st No. America flight (Sieger 406C-D), card and cover addressed to the U.S., each with appropriate Luxembourg and German 50pf and 75pf Hindenburg airmails (C57-58, respectively), "c" and "d" flight cachets, the 50pf with typical minor gum-stains; Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2258 |
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Mexico, 1936 "Hindenburg" 2nd No. America flight (Sieger 411D), registered cover addressed to Sieger Germany franked with 5 stamps totaling 2.05p, postmarked Mexico City 18 May, backstamped New York 20 May and Frankfurt 23 May, Very Fine and very scarce. This was the first official Zeppelin transport of Mexican mail. No covers were cacheted and only the registered mail received the Frankfurt backstamp.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2259 |
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Netherlands, 1936 "Hindenburg" Olympic flight (Sieger 427), picture postcard with 7½c and 30c (175, 189) postmarked Geertruidenberg 30 July, magenta flight cachet and Berlin receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2260 |
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Netherlands Indies, 1936 "Hindenburg" Olympic flight (Sieger 427), cover with four stamps totaling 97½c postmarked Melang 24 July, magenta flight cachet and Berlin receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 2261 |
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Russia, 1931 Polar flight (Sieger 120Aa-b), complete set imperf Polar flight airmails (C26-29), tied on card and cover Friedrichshafen-"Malyguin", Very Fine, signed Wassmann BPP.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2262 |
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Switzerland, 1930 Swiss flight (Sieger 51C), postcard franked with 50c C9 and two 75c (C11) postmarked Romanshorn 11 April, Friedrichshafen c.d.s. and Bern receiver April 12, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2263 |
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United States, 1930 South America flight (Sieger 57N), dual cacheted Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst cover franked with a pair of 65¢ (C13) and a single $1.30 (C14) postmarked New York, April 25, backstamped, stamps Extremely Fine, cover F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2264 |
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United States, 1930 South America flight (Sieger 64G), dual-cacheted Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen cover franked with a $1.30 Zeppelin (C14) postmarked New York, May 29, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2265 |
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United States, 1930 South America flight (Sieger 64G), Lakehurst-Seville cover franked with a $1.30 Zeppelin (C14) tied by Lakehurst flag cancel June 2, U.S. cachet only, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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