| Worldwide Airmail - Zeppelin Covers - Gibraltar through Morocco |
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Lot 1110 |
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Gibraltar 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Seville-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 64 XVI), card to Cottbus franked with 1p KGV tied by Gibraltar c.d.s., June 4, red oval Zeppelin cachet and neat Friedrichshafen receiver, Very Fine. Sieger €2,000 ($2,200).
ONLY FIVE CARDS AND FIVE COVERS FROM GIBRALTAR WERE FLOWN.
Expertization: signed Arthur Falk.
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Lot 1111 |
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Great Britain 1934 12th S. America Flight, Dec. 8-19 (Sieger 286), cover to Chile franked by two pairs 1s KGV tied by London 7 Dec 1934 c.d.s., green flight cachet below (a bit faint), Santiago de Chile backstamp. Fine. Sieger €400 ($440).
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Lot 1112 |
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Great Britain 1936 17th S. America Flight, Oct. 29-Nov. 17 (Sieger 373), large cover to Sao Paulo, Brazil, with printed address label, franked by Great Britain 10s Re-engraved Seahorse and 6d KGV, Sao Paulo backstamp. F.-V.F. Unlisted in Sieger.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1113 |
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Greece 1933 Italy Flight, May 29-30 (Sieger 210x), 40L postcard additionally franked by 10d definitive and 30d and 120d Zeppelins (369, C5, C7) plus 3d definitive on reverse, tied by Athens 27.V.1933 c.d.s., blue Italian flight cachet at left and green Friedrichshafen 30.5.1933 receiver, Rome and Athens backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($550).
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Lot 1114 |
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Greece 1936 Hindenburg 1st N. America Flight, May 6-14 (Sieger 406), large cover addressed to Boston franked by 7 different values each tied by Athens 4 May 1936 c.d.s., red flight cachet below, four backstamps including Athens, Boston, Frankfurt and New York; minor cover soil spot. F.-V.F. Sieger €450 ($500).
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Lot 1115 |
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Greece 1936 3rd N. America Flight, June 19-26, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst (Sieger 417), registered cover franked with seven different values (two on reverse) tied by Athens c.d.s.s, June 15, handstamped Greek and German cachets, backstamped New York, June 22 and 23. Very Fine. Sieger €500 ($550).
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Lot 1116 |
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Guatemala 1936 Hindenburg 1st N. America Flight, May 6-14 (Sieger 409P), cover to Switzerland franked by pair 30c Exterior and 1c and 15c definitives, each tied by Guatemala 4 May 1936 c.d.s., large violet flight cachet at left, four backstamps including New York, Frankfurt and St. Gallen, light toning around stamps. F.-V.F. Sieger €1,650 ($1,820).
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Lot 1117 |
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Honduras 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 64 VI), registered cover to Cottbus with 10c, 20c, 50c and 1p airmail stamps tied by five-bar "Honduras" grid and faint strike Tela, Honduras, c.d.s. May 28, then U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin (C14) added and tied by June 2nd Lakehurst duplex, backstamped Friedrichshafen, Very Fine and rare. Sieger €6,000 ($6,600).
ONLY THREE CARDS AND FIVE COVERS WITH THIS COMBINATION WERE CARRIED.
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Lot 1118 |
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Hungary 1929 Bern-Basel Flight, Oct. 12 (Sieger 93A), post card to Pforzheim franked by four different Hungarian airmails tied by Budapest c.d.s., red Bern-Flugplatz 12.X.30 cachet;. Very Fine. Sieger €850 ($940).
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Lot 1119 |
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Iceland 1931 Iceland Flight, June 30-July 3 (Sieger 114), cover to Switzerland franked by complete set of Zeppelin airmail (C7-9), tied by indistinct c.d.s., flight cachet in center, Friedrichshafen 3.7.1931 and Bern 4.VII.1931 backstamps. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1120 |
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Iceland 1931 Iceland Flight, June 30-July 3 (Sieger 114D), cover to Massachusetts franked by 30a and 2kr C9, C11) Zeppelins tied by Reykjavik 30.VI.1931 c.d.s., flight cachet in center, four backstamps including New York and Friedrichshafen. Very Fine. Sieger €465 ($510).
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Lot 1121 |
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Ireland, 1933 1st S. America Flight, May 6-17 (Sieger 202Ba), cover to Brazil franked by five different values tied by Dublin 4.V.1933 c.d.s., blue flight cachet at left and additional red cachet below, five backstamps including Brazil, marked "undeliverable" and returned to sender. F.-V.F. Sieger €300 ($330).
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Lot 1122 |
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Ireland 1933 1st S. America Flight, May 6-17 (Sieger 202Ba), cover to Rio de Janeiro franked by 1½d, 4d and 10d definitives tied by Dublin 4 May 1933 c.d.s., red and blue flight cachets below, two Brazilian backstamps. F.-V.F. Sieger €300 ($330).
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Lot 1123 |
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Italy 1933 Italy and 2nd S. American Flight, 29 May-13 June, Rome-Rio de Janeiro (Sieger 208N+214), registered Italy flight cover with 2.75L and 20L Zeppelin stamp tied by Rome 29.5.33 c.d.s.s addressed to Philadelphia, blue Italy flight and green S. America flight cachets, green Friedrichshafen 30.5.33 receiving backstamp, along with Nanhä-Rio 7.VI.33, New York 6-29, and Philadelphia 6-29 and 6-20, Very Fine and Rare. Sieger €2,000 ($2,200).
A RARE TWO FLIGHT ZEPPELIN COVER.
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Lot 1124 |
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Italy 1930 1st S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Roundtrip Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 57P var.), post card addressed to Vienna franked by Italy 5L and 1.25L definitives tied by Rome 3.5.1930 cancels, with additional franking by Austria 10s air tied by Vienna 14.V.1930 c.d.s., numerous transit cancels including Rome 9 May, Venice and Vienna 10 May, German and U.S. flight cachets, Friedrichshafen receiver 6.VI.30 at top and final Vienna receiver 8.VI.30 below. F.-V.F.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
EXTREMELY RARE AS ONLY 5-10 COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH AUSTRIAN INSTEAD OF GERMAN FRANKING.
Expertization: Signed Aisslinger BPP.
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Lot 1125 |
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Italy 1931 Magdeburg Flight, June 7-8 (Sieger 109), cover to Magdeburg franked by Germany 2m Zeppelin tied by on-board 7.6.1931 postmark, with additional franking by Italy 5L + 2.50L St. Antony tied by Milano-Chiasso 18.5.1931 c.d.s., red, violet and green flight cachets below; light horizontal file fold at bottom. F.-V.F.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED ITALIAN DESPATCH.
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Lot 1126 |
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Italy 1932 4th S. America Flight, May 2-12, Berlin Connecting Flight (Sieger 157B), cover franked with a variety of issues each tied by Rome 30.4.1932 c.d.s., three flight cachets below, Brazil 6 May 1932 and Munich 30.4.1932 backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €350 ($380).
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Lot 1127 |
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Italy 1933 Italy Flight, May 29-30, and 2nd S. America Flight, June 3-13 (Sieger 208G + 214), twice-flown legal-size cover sent registered to Reading, Pa. franked by complete set of Italian Zeppelins (C42-47) plus two other definitives, all tied by Rome 29.5.1933 c.d.s., final Friedrichshafen 3.6.1933 receiver and flight cachets of both flights below, backstamped Rome 29 May, Friedrichshafen 30 May, Nanhä-Rio 7 June, New York 29 June and Reading 30 June. Very Fine and Extremely Rare.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
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Lot 1128 |
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Italy 1933 Italy Flight, May 29-30 (Sieger 208E), card to Switzerland franked with 0.50L, 1.75L, and 15L issues tied by Rome 26.5.1933 c.d.s., faint green flight cachet at left and green Friedrichshafen 30.5.1933 receiver, Rome and Bern backstamps. F.-V.F. Sieger €400 ($440).
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Lot 1129 |
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Japan 1929 Round the World Flight, Aug. 7-Sept. 4 (Sieger 31A), legal-size cover to Ohio franked by 7 different definitives tied by Tokyo 21.8.1929 purple c.d.s., red flight cachet in center, Los Angeles backstamp; light file fold at left. F.-V.F. Sieger €500 ($550).
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Lot 1130 |
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Japan 1929 Round the World Flight, Aug. 7-Sept. 4 (Sieger 31B), large cover to New York franked by 10s and three 1y definitives tied by Tokyo 21.8.1929 purple c.d.s., red flight cachet at left, green Lakehurst Aug 29, 1929 backstamp. F.-V.F. Sieger €800 ($880).
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Lot 1131 |
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Japan 1929 Round the World Flight, Aug. 7-Sept. 4 (Sieger 31C), cover to Germany franked by 10s and 5y definitives tied by Tokyo 21.8.1929 purple c.d.s., red flight cachet below, Friedrichshafen 4.9.1929 backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €750 ($820).
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Lot 1132 |
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Latvia 1932 4th S. America Flight, May 2-12 (Sieger 157), card to Brazil franked with five different values tied by Riga 26.IV.1932 c.d.s., two red flight cachets below, Recife 5.V.1932 receiver. F.-V.F. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1133 |
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Latvia 1932 7th S. America Flight, Sept. 16-26, Berlin Connection (Sieger 183), card to Brazil franked with five different values tied by Riga 21.IX.1932 c.d.s., red flight cachet below, Berlin 24.9.1932 and Recife 29.IX.1932 backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €250 ($280).
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Lot 1134 |
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Liechtenstein 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne Flight, June 10 (Sieger 110C), cover to Colombia franked by 1fr and 2fr Zeppelins tied by red Zeppelin flight cachet, with Vaduz 10.VI.1931 and Lausanne 11.VI.1931 transit cancels, additional franking by 2 different Ecuador SCADTA issues plus 2 different Colombia issues; some minor cover edge tears. F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1135 |
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Liechtenstein 1931 Liechtenstein Flight, June 10 (Sieger 110Ga), Zeppelin picture postcard with printed Sieger Zeppelin etiquette franked by 1fr Zeppelin (C7) tied by red Vaduz June 10 1931 c.d.s., Vaduz 10.VI.1931 and Lausanne same-day receivers alongside. Very Fine. Sieger €700 ($770).
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Lot 1136 |
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Liechtenstein 1936 Hindenburg 1st N. America Flight, May 6-14 (Sieger 408A, B), two matching covers to New Jersey with printed LZ 129 cachet, one with block of 4 of 1fr (C15), other with block of 4 of 2fr (C16), each tied by Triesenberg 1.V.1936 c.d.s., red flight cachet at left, two U.S. backstamps. Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1137 |
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Lithuania 1933 8th S. America Flight, Sept. 30-Oct. 9, Berlin Connection (Sieger 235B), cover to Brazil franked by five different values tied by Telsiai 7.X.1932 c.d.s., red Berlin c.d.s. and red flight cancel below. Pernambuco 13.X.1932 backstamp. F.-V.F. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1138 |
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Luxembourg 1931 Iceland Flight, June 30-July 3 (Sieger 113A), cover to Magdeburg with franked by Germany 1m Zeppelin and 4 different Luxembourg View definitives, green flight cachet below, Reykjavik 1.VII.1931 and Friedrichshafen 30.6.1931 transit cancels, Magdeburg backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1139 |
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Luxembourg 1931 Upper Silesia Flight, July 5-6 (Sieger 115), cover to Cottbus franked by two Germany 1m Eagle tied by Friedrichshafen 5.7.1931 c.d.s. and four different Luxembourg definitives tied by 26.7.1931 c.d.s., Gleiwitz backstamp. Very Fine. Sieger €375 ($410).
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Lot 1140 |
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Mexico 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 64 VIII), pair and single of Mexico 1p (C17) tied by Mexico City c.d.s., May 30, on cover to Cottbus, U.S. and German Zeppelin cachets and neat Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine and Rare, especially so with only Mexican postage. Sieger €2,750 ($3,020).
ONLY FIVE COVERS WITH ONLY MEXICAN FRANKING WERE CARRIED.
Expertization: signed Sieger.
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Lot 1141 |
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Mexico 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen (Sieger 64 VII), card to Cottbus with Mexico 30c Airmail (C14) tied by Mexico City c.d.s., May 30, on cover to Cottbus, U.S. and German Zeppelin cachets and neat Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine and rare. Autographed by Dr. Hugo Eckner. Sieger €2,000 ($2,200).
ONLY FIVE COVERS AND TEN POST CARDS WITH U.S.-MEXICO FRANKING ARE RECORDED.
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Lot 1142 |
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Mexico 1936 Hindenburg 1st N. America Flight, May 6-14 (Sieger 409T), cover franked by 40c, 50c and 1p airmails tied by Mexico City 1 May 1936 c.d.s., large violet flight cachet at left, Frankfurt and Mexico City backstamps. Very Fine. Sieger €1,350 ($1,480).
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Lot 1143 |
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[Morocco] French Morocco 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Seville-Friedrichshafen, cover bearing three 2fr and three 3fr airmails (C10-11) tied by Casablanca c.d.s.s, 22-5 30, to Cottbus, red oval cachet also ties one stamp and airmail label, Seville (23 May & 3 Jun) and Friedrichshafen backstamps, Very Fine and Rare.
ONLY TEN COVERS OR CARDS ARE KNOWN USED FROM MOROCCO ON THIS FLIGHT.
Expertization: signed Arthur Falk.
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Lot 1144 |
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[Morocco] Spanish Morocco 1930 S. America Flight, May 18-June 6, Seville-Friedrichshafen, post card to Cottbus, franked with 20c, 30c 40c (2) and 1p definitives tied by June 2nd Seville hexagonal datestamps, red Zeppelin cachet and two different June 6th Friedrichshafen receivers, autographed by Dr Eckner, Very Fine.
For some reason the Zeppelin mail from Tetuan was not postmarked before leaving Morocco. The oversight was rectified upon arrival in Seville.
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[Morocco] French Morocco 1933 2nd S. America Flight, June 3-13, Barcelona to Friedrichshafen to Pernambuco, registered cover from Casablanca franked with 1fr definitive + 2fr & 10fr airmail, tied by Casablanca 31.5.1933 c.d.s., backstamped Pernambuco, with violet Spanish Zeppelin cachet at bottom left. F.-V.F.
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Morocco Agencies 1933 3rd S. America Flight, July 1-12, Berlin Connection, registered cover to Brazil franked by overprinted 3d and 1s KGV issues tied by Tangier 22 JU 1933 registry ovals, blue and red flight cachets below, two backstamps. Very Fine.
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