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Lot 1077 |
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Germany 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst (Sieger 57N), Zeppelin picture postcard (real photo of Zeppelin in hangar), addressed to Montreal, Canada, franked by 1m Eagle and 4m South America Flight (C39) tied by Friedrichshafen 18.5.1930 c.d.s., red flight cachet at bottom. Very Fine. Sieger €650 ($720).
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Lot 1078 |
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Germany 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 57P), card franked by 2m and 4m South America Flight (C38-39) tied by Friedrichshafen 18.5.1930 c.d.s., red and purple flight cachets below and Friedrichshafen 6.VI.1930 receiver. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1079 |
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Germany 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Berlin Connecting Flight to Lakehurst (Sieger 57U), card franked by 4m South America Flight (C39) tied by Berlin 19.5.1930 c.d.s., three red flight cachets at left plus green Lakehurst receiver. F.-V.F. Sieger €700 ($770).
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Lot 1080 |
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Germany 1930 Darmstadt Flight, Aug. 4-5 (Sieger 76B), cover to Ohio franked by 2m South America Flight (C38) tied by on-board 3.8.1930 c.d.s., Darmstadt 4.8.1930 and Ohio Aug 14 backstamps. Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1081 |
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Germany 1930 Liechtenstein Flight, Aug. 19 (Sieger 79A), cover franked by 2m South America Flight (C38) tied by Friedrichshafen 19.8.1930 c.d.s., red flight cachet below, Vaduz same-day backstamp. Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1082 |
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Germany 1930 Liechtenstein Flight, Aug. 19 (Sieger 79B), Zeppelin picture postcard (real photo of Zeppelin) franked by 1m Eagle tied by on-board 19.8.1930 c.d.s., Vaduz same-day receiver below. Very Fine. Sieger €550 ($600).
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Lot 1083 |
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Germany 1930 Russia Flight, Sept. 9-11 (Sieger 84D), card franked by 1m Eagle tied by on-board 10.9.1930 c.d.s., with red flight cachet, two Moscow 10.9.1930 cancels and Berlin 11.9.1930 receiver; minor card edge wrinkle. F.-V.F. Sieger €600 ($660).
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Lot 1084 |
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Germany 1930 Russia Flight, Sept. 9-11 (Sieger 84E), large cover franked by 2m Zeppelin (C36) tied by on-board 11.9.1930 c.d.s., red flight cachet alongside, Friedrichshafen 11.9.1930 backstamp; letter enclosed is on Zeppelin stationery; cover tear at top. Otherwise Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($550).
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Lot 1085 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, to Berlin (Sieger 119A), cover to Munich franked by 2m Polar Flight (C41) tied by purple 24.7.1931 on-board cancel, red flight cachet at left and Berlin 24.7.1931 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1086 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, to the "Malyguin" (Sieger 119C var.), picture postcard (LZ in flight over hangar) with 2m Polar flight missing hyphen (C41 var.), stamp tied by on-board 26.7.1931 c.d.s., Malyguin receiver 27.VII.31, Very Fine. Sieger €2,250 ($2,480).
NICE USAGE OF THIS RARE VARIETY.
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Lot 1087 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, to the "Malyguin" (Sieger 119F), cover to California franked by 4m Polar Flight (C42) tied by Friedrichshafen 24.7.1931 c.d.s., red flight cachet and Malyguin 27.VII.1931 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €1,100 ($1,210).
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Lot 1088 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, to Leningrad (Sieger 119G), cover to Berlin franked by 2m Polar Flight (C41) tied by Berlin 25.7.1931 c.d.s., red flight cachet and Leningrad 25 VII 1931 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1089 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, Berlin-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 119Kb), picture postcard (LZ in flight with the Do.-X floating on Lake Constance below), with 1m Polar flight, missing hyphen (C40 var.), tied by Berlin 30.7.1931 c.d.s., red flight cachet and neat Friedrichshafen receiver, Very Fine. Sieger €2,250 ($2,480).
BEAUTIFUL USAGE OF THIS RARE VARIETY.
Expertization: signed Zeier BPP.
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Lot 1090 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, North Pole-Berlin (Sieger 119Kc), postcard with Germany 2m Polar flight stamp tied by on-board 26.7.1931 c.d.s. to Magdeburg, unusual red-purple flight cachet, Berlin receivers of July 30, Very Fine. Sieger €750 ++ ($820).
THE COLOR OF THE CACHET USED HERE IS QUITE POSSIBLY UNIQUE.
Expertization: signed Zierer BPP.
The device used to apply the cachet appears to have been inadvertently inked with the wrong inkpad. While there are traces of red still present from a previous inking, the predominant color is that normally used for the on-board cancelling device.
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Lot 1091 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, Berlin Return Flight (Sieger 119Kc), cover franked by 2m regular Zeppelin (C36) tied by on-board 30.7.1930 cancel, with red flight cachet and Berlin same day receiver, two Berlin backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €750 ($820).
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Lot 1092 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, July 24-31, North Pole-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 119Lb), picture postcard (Zeppelin taking off) franked with two 1m Polar Flight (C40) tied by two of three strikes on-board 24.7.1931 c.d.s., neat Friedrichshafen receiver, Very Fine. Sieger €750+ ($820).
TWO STRIKES OF THE FLIGHT CACHET ARE QUITE RARE.
Expertization: signed Zierer BPP.
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Lot 1093 |
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Germany 1931 Öhringen-Frankfurt Flight, Sept. 13 (Sieger 128A), card franked by 1m Polar Flight (C40 var., Mi. 456 I) hyphen omitted after "POLAR", tied by Öhringen 13. Sept 1931 c.d.s., red flight cachet at left and Frankfurt same day receiver. Very Fine.
Michel €2,200 ($2,420)
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Lot 1094 |
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Germany 1933 Saar Flight, June 25 (Sieger 218 Ic), cover franked by 50pf Eagle and 1m Zeppelin tied by Frankfurt 23.8.1933 c.d.s., with green Saarbrücken flight cachets, Friedrichshafen 25.6.1933 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €330 ($360).
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Lot 1095 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Porto Alegre (Sieger 238A), cover franked by 50pf Eagle and 1m and 4m Chicago Flight (C43, C45), each tied by Hamburg 13.10.1933 c.d.s., Friedrichshafen 14.10.1933 c.d.s. additionally ties 1m, Porto Alegre 18.X.1933 backstamp. F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1096 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Rio de Janeiro (Sieger 238Aab), cover franked by 50pf Eagle and 1m Chicago Flight (C43), red flight cachet at left, indistinct Brazilian backstamp. F.-V.F. Sieger €900 ($990).
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Lot 1097 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Miami (Sieger 238Baa), cover franked by 25pf Hindenburg and 50pf Eagle tied by Friedrichshafen 14.10.1933 c.d.s., red flight cachet at left, Miami Oct 23, 1933 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1098 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Akron (Sieger 238Bba), cover to Connecticut franked by 25pf Hindenburg, 50pf Eagle and 2m Chicago Flight (C44), each tied by Friedrichshafen 14.10.1933 c.d.s., red flight cachet at left, Akron Oct 25 backstamp. F.-V.F. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1099 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Chicago (Sieger 238Bca), cover to New York franked by 25pf Hindenburg, 50pf Eagle and 2m Chicago Flight (C44), each tied by Friedrichshafen 14.10.1933 c.d.s., red flight cachet at left, Chicago Oct 26 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1100 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Seville (Sieger 238Caa), cover to Ohio franked by 4m Chicago Flight (C45) tied by Friedrichshafen 14.10.1933 c.d.s., with additional franking by U.S. 8¢ Winged Globe (for airmail postage from New York to Cleveland), red flight cachet at left, New York and Seville backstamps. F.-V.F. Sieger €700 ($770).
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Lot 1101 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 238Cba), cover to Minneapolis franked by 4m Chicago Flight (C45) tied by Friedrichshafen 14.10.1933 c.d.s., red flight cachet at left, New York Nov 18 and green Friedrichshafen 2.11.1933 backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €700 ($770).
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Lot 1102 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friedrichshafen-Recife (Sieger 238m), cover to Recife franked by 25pf Hindenburg, 50pf Eagle and 2m Chicago Flight (C44), each tied by on-board 16.10.1933 cancels, red flight cachet at left, Recife 17.X.1933 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €400 ($440).
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Lot 1103 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Rio de Janeiro-Recife (Sieger 238o), cover franked by 2m and 4m Chicago Flight (C44-45) tied by 19.10.1933 c.d.s., red flight cachet in center, Pernambuco backstamp. F.-V.F. Sieger €425 ($470).
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Lot 1104 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Akron-Seville (Sieger 238s), card (faint map of Pernambuco in background) franked by pair 20pf Hindenburg + 1m Chicago Flight (C43), each tied by on-board 29.10.1933 cancels, red flight cachet at left and purple Seville cachet alongside, Seville 1 Nov backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €400 ($440).
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Lot 1105 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Akron-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 238s), Zeppelin picture postcard (real photo of Zeppelin in the tropics), addressed to Massachusetts, franked by 15pf Eagle, 25pf Frederick and 1m Chicago Flight (C43), each tied by 30.10.1930 on-board cancel, red flight cachet at left and green Friedrichshafen 2.11.1933 receiver. Very Fine. Sieger €480 ($530).
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Lot 1106 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Seville-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 238t), cover to Maryland franked by 50pf Eagle and 1m Chicago Flight (C43), each tied by on-board 1.11.1933 cancel, red flight cachet at left and green Friedrichshafen 2.11.1933 receiver, additional red flight cachet on reverse; original letter on Zeppelin stationery enclosed: "I have enjoyed my trip immensely and the experiences have surpassed my imagination. We are at this very moment flying over the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona." Very Fine. Sieger €400+ ($440).
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1107 |
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Germany 1934 2nd Swiss Flight, July 11 (Sieger 259I), "DeLAG" picture postcard with on-board 11.7.1934 cancel tying 50pf Eagle & Globe (C52). Very Fine. Sieger €350 ($380).
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Lot 1108 |
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Germany 1935 Test Flight, July 25 (Sieger 0312 II), 6pf picture postcard with additional franking by 4pf and 40pf semi-postals (B60, B67), each tied by on-board 25.7.1935 cancels. Very Fine. Sieger €330 ($360).
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Lot 1109 |
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Germany 1936 Hindenburg 1st N. America Flight, May 6-14 (Sieger 407A), two covers and a postcard, all addressed by Sir Hubert Wilkins, the famous polar explorer, to himself or to his wife. The covers are a bit tattered. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Estimate 150 - 200
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