| Worldwide Airmail - Zeppelin Covers - Albania through France |
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Lot 1000 |
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Albania 1933 Rome Flight, May 22-29, Rome-Rome (Sieger 208 var.), postcard franked with seven Albanian stamps tied by Shkodër 22.5.33 c.d.s.s (two different types) and sent registered to Rome, partially faded blue-green Zeppelin cachet, Tiranë 23.V.33 transit c.d.s. and Rome Zeppelin receiver on reverse, Very Fine. Michel 303A.
Michel €2,500 ($2,750)
Expertization: signed A. Savini.
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Lot 1001 |
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Albania 1933 1st S. America Flight, May 6-17 (Sieger 202), registered cover to Santos, Brazil, franked with 5q, two 10q, 15q and 25q definitives tied by Vlone 27.4.1933 c.d.s., with purple Zeppelin cachet in the center, Tirane, Milano and Santos backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €450 ($500).
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Lot 1002 |
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Argentina 1934 3rd S. America Flight, June 23-July 6, Roundtrip (Sieger 254R), oversized cover with mixed franking of Germany (2m & 3m Zeppelins, 50pf and 100pf Eagles), Brazil (1000r and 2000r) and Argentina (5c, 10c and 1p San Martin), with numerous cancels including on-board 28.6.1934, Brazilian and Argentinian transit and Friedrichshafen 6.7.1934 receiver. Very Fine. A rare Zeppelin mixed franking. Sieger €6,500 ($7,150).
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Lot 1003 |
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Austria 1913 Haida Flight, Nov. 9 (Sieger 9Ac), 5gr green picture postcard (with black & white Zeppelin illustration on reverse), indicia cancelled by special Zeppelin 20 Oct 1913 postmark (type II). Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($550).
This is the first time a special cancel was used by any government post office for a Zeppelin flight.
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Lot 1004 |
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Austria 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31 (Sieger 119D), postcard (no message) addressed to Friedrichshafen, franked with block of 6 of 30g Eagle (C25) tied by Vienna 24 July 1931 c.d.s., with Berlin and Friedrichshafen same day receivers. Very Fine. Sieger €400 ($440).
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Lot 1005 |
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Bolivia 1934 12th S. America Flight, Dec. 8-19 (Sieger 287), picture postcard with mixed Bolivian-Brazilian franking, addressed to Cottbus, Germany, marked "Via Condor-Zeppelin", with large red boxed Correo Aereo - La Paz backstamp on reverse. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1006 |
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Brazil 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6 (Sieger 57P), large cover to Baden franked with Germany 2m Zeppelin and pair 3m Eagles, also bearing Brazil 700r, 1300r and five 2000r Condor issues, all tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., Friedrichshafen and Rio de Janeiro backstamps; vertical file fold at left (affects one 2000r Condor). F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1007 |
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Brazil 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6 (Sieger 59G, H), two items franked with semi-official Zeppelin stamps: cover from Rio de Janeiro to Lakehurst, then on to Detroit, franked with 10,000r on 20,000r; and picture postcard from Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco, then on to Ohio, franked with 5,000r on 20,000r. F.-V.F. Sieger €600 ($660).
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Lot 1008 |
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Canada 1930 Dirigible R-100, cover franked with three 5¢ airmail stamps (C1) tied by "Montreal St. Hubert Aug. 9 1930" c.d.s. to Switzerland with Basel Flugplatz 18.VIII.30 receiver at upper left, Very Fine. Though covers so cacheted were not actually carried on the airship, they are rarely seen used to overseas destinations. AAMC Z-462 var.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1009 |
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Canada 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Friedrichshafen-Seville (Sieger 57A), legal size cover franked with five stamps totaling 50¢ tied by "Regina Sask. Ap 24 30" c.d.s.s, sent to Germany with Friedrichshafen 13.5.30 receiver on reverse, 2m S. America flight (C38) added, tied by on-board 19.5.30 c.d.s., red flight cachet, Seville roller cancel receivers 19 May 30 on front and back, Fine and Rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
UNLISTED BY BOTH SIEGER AND MICHEL AND QUITE POSSIBLY UNIQUE.
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Lot 1010 |
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Canada 1936 Hindenburg 1st N. America Flight, May 6-14 (Sieger 409G), cover to Dresden, Germany franked with 10¢ and 50¢ definitives, with purple Lakehurst-Frankfurt cachet at left, New York and Frankfurt Zeppelin backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($550).
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Lot 1011 |
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Canada 1936 2nd N. America Flight, May 17-23, Lakehurst-Frankfurt (Sieger 411C), registered cover franked with 11 x 6¢ airmail (C5) [block of 9 on reverse] and 4¢ KGV tied by Montreal c.d.s.s, 18 May, addressed to H. Sieger in New York "to be forwarded to: Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei, Frankfurt…", backstamped New York, May 19, and Frankfurt, May 23. Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($550).
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Lot 1012 |
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Canal Zone 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Seville-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 58G var.), cover with block of ten of 15c on 1c (C1) and pair of 25c on 2c (C3) tied by targets and May 15 Cristobal duplex to Brunswick, Germany, carried by plane via Havana, Cuba (May 16) to Sevilla (June 4) and then by Zeppelin to Friedrichshafen, Very Fine and extremely rare.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1013 |
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Chile 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6 (Sieger 63D var.), cover with 5c, 20c, 25c, 30c and 40c stamps of Chile tied by Valparaiso 14 May 1930 c.d.s. and addressed first to Buenos Aires and then to New York, also with Argentina 5c and 3.60p Zeppelin stamps tied by Buenos Aires 21 May 1930 c.d.s., Lakehurst and Buenos Aires backstamps; some slight water staining at lower left, Very Fine and very rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1014 |
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Cyrenaica 1934 1st S. America Flight, May 26-June 5 (Sieger 247), cover to Pernambuco, Brazil, franked with Cyrenaica 2L and 5L airmail and Libya 1.25L definitive, each tied by Bengasi 15.5.1934 c.d.s., with red Zeppelin cachet at bottom and Friedrichshafen 26.5.1934 receiver, four backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €350 ($380).
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Lot 1015 |
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Czechoslovakia 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Roundtrip Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 57P), registered cover franked with four stamps (178, C7-9) tied by Prague 15V.30 c.d.s., addressed to Czechoslovakia, additionally franked with two each 2m & 4m German S. America flight (C38-39) tied by on-board 19.5.30 c.d.s.s, German and U.S. flight cachets, six different Friedrichshafen, Berlin or Czech transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
VERY RARE COMBINATION COVER UNLISTED BY BOTH SIEGER AND MICHEL.
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Lot 1016 |
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Danzig 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Friedrichshafen-Seville (Sieger 57I), cover to Leipzig franked with 30pf and 40pf definitives + 2½g airmail, all tied by Danzig 11.5.1930 airmail cancels, Seville backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €250 ($280).
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Lot 1017 |
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Denmark 1932 7th S. America Flight, Sept. 26-Oct. 4, Berlin Connection (Sieger 183B), postcard to Rio de Janeiro franked with 5øre and 10øre definitives and 5øre, 10øre, 15øre and 30øre airmail, each tied by Copenhagen 24.9.1932 c.d.s., Berlin-Friedrichshafen and South America Flight cachets, Rio de Janeiro backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €275 ($300).
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Lot 1018 |
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Egypt 1931 Egypt Flight, Apr. 9-13 (Sieger 104 I), picture postcard (showing Zeppelin in flight) to England, marked "affranchissement perçu 1 R.M." (= paid in cash), with red Zeppelin cachet, 10.4.1931 on-board cancel and Cairo 11 Ap 1931 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €300 ($330).
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Lot 1019 |
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Egypt 1931 Egypt Flight, Apr. 9-13, Palestine return flight (Sieger 105Ea), picture postcard to Jaffa franked with Egypt 50m Zeppelin overprint ("1951" error) tied by indistinct Cairo c.d.s., red Zeppelin cachet in center. Very Fine. Sieger €675 ($740).
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Lot 1020 |
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Egypt 1931 Egypt Flight, Apr. 9-13, Palestine return flight (Sieger 105Ec), multicolor picture postcard to Cairo, franked with Egypt 50m Zeppelin overprint, tied by Port Said 10 AP 1931 cancels, red Zeppelin cachet at bottom. Very Fine. Sieger €1,250 ($1,380).
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Lot 1021 |
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Finland 1930 Baltic Flight, Sept. 23-25 (Sieger 89A), postcard to Sweden franked with Finland 1m definitive and 10m Zeppelin airmail, tied by Helsinki 24.IX.1930 c.d.s., with black Zeppelin postmark at left, Zeppelin illustrated cachet, Friedrichshafen 25.9.1930 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €350 ($380).
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Lot 1022 |
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Finland 1930 Baltic Flight, Sept. 23-25 (Sieger 89A), picture postcard to Magdeburg, Germany, franked with Finland 10m Zeppelin airmail, tied by indistinct c.d.s., with purple Zeppelin cachet at left, Friedrichshafen 25.9.1930 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €350 ($380).
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Lot 1023 |
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Finland 1930 Baltic Flight, Sept. 23-25 (Sieger 89B), cover to Hamburg, Germany franked with pair Finland 10m Zeppelin airmail, tied by Helsinki 24.IX.1930 c.d.s., with purple Zeppelin postmark at left, Friedrichshafen 25.9.1930 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €675 ($740).
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Lot 1024 |
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Finland 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne Flight, June 10 (Sieger 110B), cover to Lausanne franked by 1931 Red Cross semi-postals (B5-7) tied by Helsinki 30.V.1931 c.d.s., additional franking by Liechtenstein 2fr Zeppelin tied by red flight cachet, Vaduz and Lausanne 10.VI.1931 postmarks in center. Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONLY TWO ITEMS FROM FINLAND ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON THIS FLIGHT.
Expertization: Signed Savini.
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France 1932 2nd S. America Flight, Apr. 5-13 (Sieger 143), cover to Buenos Aires franked with 10fr La Rochelle tied by Paris 2.4.1932 c.d.s., also tied by Friedrichshafen 4.4.1932 cancel, with Paris and Buenos Aires backstamps, green flight cachet. F.-V.F. Sieger €300 ($330).
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France 1932 4th S. America Flight, May 2-12 (Sieger 157), cover to Rio de Janeiro, franked with 10fr Merson tied by Paris 30.4.1932 cancels, with Friedrichshafen 2.5.1932 cancel, red flight cachet and Rio de Janeiro 5.V.1932 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €275 ($300).
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