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Lot 2440 |
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Germany 1911 LZ10 Schwaben flight (Michel 10Bh), "Manzell" picture pc, flown Nov. 11, 1911 from Johannisthal to Potsdam and dropped somewhere in between, franked with 5pf Germania (damaged at top left corner), tied by Nieder Schöneweide c.d.s., 14.11.1911, no flight cachet, signed by Hugo Eckener on address side, minor abrasions on picture side, F-VF. 2001 Sismondo Certificate. These cards were formular picture postcard with flight details filled in by hand and printed instructions for the finder to put the pre-addressed card in the mail; sometimes referred to as "finders cards". Very Fine. Sieger 2.
Michel €1,000 ($1,080)
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Lot 2441 |
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Germany 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Seville (Michel 62c), cover franked with 2.25m postage tied by onboard cancels, 19 May, printed A.C. Roessler cachet featuring Dr. Eckener, red flight cancel, backstamped Seville, Extremely Fine.
Michel €500 ($540)
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Lot 2442 |
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Germany 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Pernambuco (Michel 63a), cover addressed to Havana, Cuba, franked with 4m So. America flight Zeppelin (C39) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., 18 May, backstamped Recife, Havana airmail receiver June 27, Very Fine.
Michel €300 ($320)
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Lot 2443 |
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Germany 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Praia (Michel 63Ia), cover franked (on reverse) with corner copy 2m blue (338) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., red flight cachet, Praia receiver and fancy Gorbersdorf c.d.s. on delivery to addressee, Very Fine.
Michel €420 ($450)
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Lot 2444 |
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Germany 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Rio de Janeiro (Michel 65), cover franked with pair 2m So. America flight Zepplins (C38), tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s., 18 May, printed A.C. Roessler Zeppelin cachet featuring Dr. Eckener, red flight cachet, backstamped Rio, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 2445 |
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Germany 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen - Havana, Cuba (Michel 66I), cover franked with pair of 4m South America flight Zeppelin (C39) tied by onboard cancel, 19 May, and by Havana Machine cancel, June 2, German and U.S. flight cachets, unusual handstamped private Zeppelin cachet, Very Fine. This flight was cancelled and mail was carried by airplane from Lakehurst to Havana.
Michel €400 ($430)
Expertization: 1991 J. Simon Certificate.
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Lot 2446 |
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Germany 1930 South America Flight, Seville - Friedrichshafen (Michel 68b), picture postcard (Zeppelin over hangar) with 2m and 4m South America flight Zeppelins (C38-39), tied by onboard cancel, 19 May, German and U.S. cachets, Friedrichshafen receiver, 6 June, at upper left, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 2447 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Berlin 1st landing (Michel 202b), 8pf postal stationery with 10pf eagle airmail and 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40), tied by on-board cancel, 24.7.31, red flight cachet and Berlin-Staaken 24.7.31 arrival postmark on front, on reverse additional strikes of the onboard postmark from 24.7.31 and the red flight cachet;.the sender requested additional airmail transportation from Berlin back to Friedrichshafen, the 10pf was for domestic airmail transportation, Very Fine and unusual. Sieger 119 A.
Estimate 350 - 450
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Lot 2448 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Leningrad (Michel 203a), postcard with additional airmail transportation to Teheran, Persia;. 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40) plus three Eagle airmails totalling 55pf, tied Friedrichshafen c.d.s., 24.7.31, red flight cachet, Leningrad 25.7.31 arrival postmark and Teheran 12.8.31 forwarding postmark on front and reverse, Very Fine and unusual Zeppelin/Airmail combination. As per the routing instruction the card was intended for the Zeppelin flight to Leningrad and airmail transportation from Leningrad to Persia. For this additional service the sender paid an extra 55pf. Sieger 119 E.
Estimate 350 - 450
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Lot 2449 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight (Michel 203c, 204 a, c), complete set of Polar Flight Zeppelins (C40-42) on two cards and one cover: 1m postmarked onboard cancel, 25.7.31, flown to Leningrad, 2m postmarked onboard cancel, 27.7.31, on card to the Malyguin and 4m on cover Friedrichshafen - Malyguin; Very Fine. Sieger 119 B/C/F.
Michel €1,500 ($1,620)
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Lot 2450 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight (Michel 203b, 204a), complete set of Polar Flight Zeppelins (C40-42) used on two covers and one card, stamps Very Fine but cards and covers mixed condition. Sieger 119 E/F/G.
Michel €1,300 ($1,400)
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Lot 2451 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight (Michel 203c, 204b), complete set Polar Flight Zeppelins (C40-42) on two cards and one cover: 1m postmarked onboard cancel, 25.7.31, flown to Leningrad, 2m with bottom sheet margin on card flown Berlin - Malyguin and 4m on cover also flown Berlin - Malyguin. Very Fine. Sieger 119 B/H.
Michel €1,500 ($1,620)
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Leningrad (Michel 203c), Zeppelin picture postcard franked with a 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40) from the left margin tied by onboard c.d.s., 25.7.31, red oval cachet for visiting the airship, also red Zeppelin flight cachet and two Leningrad arrival postmarks, one with the correct date 25.7.31, the other one showing the Error "5.7.31". Very rare error! Very Fine. Sieger 119B.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 2453 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Leningrad, card franked with 1m Polar flight Zeppelin (C40) tied by onboard c.d.s., 25 July, red flight cachet, Leningrad receiver, 25 July, and Leningrad-Berlin airpost postmark, 27 July, as receiver upon delivery to addressee, Very Fine. Michel 203c.
Michel €400 ($430)
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Lot 2454 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight (Michel 204a-c), group of four postcards, all franked with 2m Polar Flight (C41) and all flown to the icebreaker Malyguin. Friedrichshafen dispatch, Berlin dispatch and onboard dispatch dated 26.7.31 and 27.7.31. Very Fine. Sieger 119 C/F/H.
Michel €1,650 ($1,780)
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Lot 2455 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin (Michel 204a, c), complete set of Polar Flight Zeppelins (C40-42) used on two cards and one cover: postcard franked by 2 x 1m tied by onboard cancel, 26.7.31, postcard with 2m tied by onboard cancel, 27.7.31, cover with 4m tied Friedrichshafen c.d.s., also flown to Malyguin. Very Fine. Sieger 119 C/F.
Michel €1,750 ($1,890)
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin (Michel 204a), cover franked with 4m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C42) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. 24.7.31, red Zeppelin flight cachet and Malyguin 27.7.31 arrival on front. Very Fine. Sieger 119 F.
Michel €750 ($810)
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Lot 2457 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Berlin - Malyquin (Michel 204b), cover with complete set Polar Flight Zeppelins (C40-42), the 4m with right sheet margin, tied Berlin-Staaken 25.7.31 c.d.s., red flight cachet and Malyguin arrival on front, Berlin forwarding postmark on reverse; cover folded not affecting stamps. Fine. Sieger 119 H.
Michel €1,000 ($1,080)
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Lot 2458 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin (Michel 204c), 5m postal card franked with 1m Polar flight and 1m plain Zeppelins (C35, C40) tied by onboard c.d.s., 26 July, red flight cachet and Malyguin receiver, Very fine.
Michel €600 ($650)
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Lot 2459 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin, printed Zeppelin envelope franked with 4m Polar flight Zeppelin (C42) tied by onboard c.d.s, 27 July, red flight cachet and Malyguin receiver, Moscow receiver on delivery to adressee, Very Fine. Michel 204c.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 2460 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Leningrad - Malyguin (Michel 204c), card franked with 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40), tied by onboard cancel, 26.7.31, red flight cachet and Malyguin 27.7.31 arrival on front. Routing instructions indicate the card was intended for the flight to Leningrad only. Also the 1 RM postcard rate was the correct one to Leningrad. But by mistake, the card was missent to Malyguin. Very Fine. Sieger 119 C.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2461 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Berlin 2nd landing (Michel 205c), cover franked with 4m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C42) tied by onboard cancel, 24.7.31, red flight cachet and Berlin-Zentralflughafen 30.7.31 arrival on front and back, Very Fine . The cover was dispatched on the first day of the flight and remained on board for the entire flight via Berlin, Leningrad, the Malyguin and Leningrad; it was offloaded at Berlin on the 2nd landing there. Sieger 119 Kc.
Michel €4,200 ($4,540)
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Lot 2462 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyquin - Leningrad (Michel 205Ib), picture postcard franked by 2 x 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40) tied by onboard cancel, 29.7.31, red flight cachet, large DERULUFT Leningrad airmail cachet (arrival) with Berlin forwarding postmark on front; the card also bears the signature of Zeppelin crew member Kurt Schönherr. Very Fine. Sieger 119 I.
Michel €700 ($760)
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Lot 2463 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Berlin - Friedrichshafen, return (Michel 206b), postcard franked with 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40) tied by Berlin c.d.s., C2 30.7.31, 13-14, red Zeppein flight cachet and Friedrichshafen arrival postmark on front, Very Fine. Sieger 119 Lc.
Michel €600 ($650)
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Lot 2464 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Berlin - Friedrichshafen, return (Michel 206b), postcard franked with 1m Polar Flight (C40) tied by Berlin cds, 30.7.31, red flight cachet and Friedrichshafen 31.7.31 arrival postmark on front, Very Fine. Sieger 119 Lc.
Michel €600 ($650)
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Lot 2465 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Berlin - Friedrichshafen, return (Michel 206b), Zeppelin picture postcard franked with 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C40) tied Berlin-Zentralflughafen c.d.s., 30.7.31 17-18, red flight cachet and Friedrichshafen arrival postmark on front, addressed to Zeppelin crew member Albert Thasler, Very Fine. Sieger 119 Lc.
Michel €600 ($650)
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Lot 2466 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Berlin - Friedrichshafen, return (Michel 206d), cover franked by pair of 1m Polar Flight Zeppelin(C40) tied onboard cancel, 30.7.31, red flight cachet and rare Friedrichshafen 31.7.31 machine arrival postmark on reverse, Very Fine. Sieger 119 Lb.
Michel €1,000 ($1,080)
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Lot 2467 |
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Germany 1931 England flight, Friedrichshafen - London (Michel 211b), cover franked with 2m postage tied by onboard c.d.s.s., purple flight cachet, Great Britain 6p KEVII added for postage to addressee in U.S., also tied by onboard cancel, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2468 |
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Germany 1931 1st South America Flight, Berlin - Rio de Janeiro (Michel 216d), postcard franked by 2 x 1m Zeppelin (C35) tied by Berlin c.d.s., flown on the Berlin connecting flight, by Zeppelin as far as Recife and by connecting flight from Recife to Rio. Red Berlin connecting flight cachet, green Zeppelin flight cachets type 1 (applied by mistake) and type 2 for the flight to Rio. Very scarce item with both flight cachets. Very Fine. Sieger 124 Dc.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 2469 |
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Germany 1933 Swiss Flight, June 22 (Michel 311), Zeppelin picture postcard franked 50pf airmail and 2pf Hindenburg tied by onboard cancel, 22.6.33, the card was written by a passenger during the flight. Very Fine. Sieger 0216 II.
Michel €300 ($320)
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Lot 2470 |
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Germany 1933 Saar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Saarbruchen (Michel 312b), cover franked with 1m Zeppelin and two 25pf Frederick tied by onboard cancels, 25 June, blue flight cachet, Saarbruchen receiver at right, Very Fine.
Michel €700 ($760)
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Lot 2471 |
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Germany 1933 Saar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Saarbruchen (Michel 312b), 6pf postal card franked with additional 12pf postage including 12pf Frederick booklet pane of five (399b), tied by onboard cancels, 25 June, flight cachet and Saarbuchen receiver on front, Very Fine rare franking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2472 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight (Michel 348/354), matching set of five cards featuring a map of the Zeppelin's route, each franked with a 1m Chicago flight Zeppelin (C43) tied with additional stamps, by onboard cancels, Michel #348, 350c, 351c, 353c, 354c; last has small stain on edge of card not affecting stamps; Very Fine lot [Scott 2,000 for stamps on cover].
Michel €1,650 ($1,780)
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Lot 2473 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Rio de Janeiro - Recife (Michel 349), card franked with 1m Chicago flight (C43) and 15pf & 25fr Hindenberg tied by onboard cancels, 19 Oct, red flight cachet and Pernambuco receiver, 20 Oct; card features a map of the route followed by the Zeppelin, Very Fine.
Michel €700 ($760)
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Lot 2474 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Chicago (Michel 352b), registered covers franked with complete set Chicago flight Zeppelin (C43-45) with additional 1.40m postage, tied by Hamburg c.d.s.s., red Berlin connecting flight and Zeppelin flight cachets, backstamped Chicago, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 2475 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Seville return flight (Michel 354b), registered cover franked with 4m Chicago flight Zeppelin (C45) tied, along with 30pf Hindenberg, by Berlin c.d.s., red Berlin connecting flight and Zeppelin flight cachets, backstamped Seville, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2476 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen roundtrip (Michel 355a), card franked with two 1m and a 2m Chicago flight Zeppelin (C43[2], C44), tied by Frankfurt c.d.s.s., 13 Oct, red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. and green Friedrichshafen receiver on return, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen (Michel 355a), registered cover franked with complete set Chicago flight Zeppelin (C43-45), tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s., 14 Oct, green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin receiver, 2 Nov, on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 2478 |
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Germany 1933 Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen roundtrip (Michel 355c), card franked with 4m Chicago flight Zeppelin (C45) tied by onboard cancel, 14 Oct, red flight cachet and green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2479 |
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Gibraltar 1933 Century of Progress Flight, Friedrichshafen - Pernambuco, card franked with 1½p and 1sh KGV tied by Gibraltar registry oval, 7 Oct 1933, sent registered printed matter rate, with red Berlin connecting flight and Zeppelin flight cachets, backstamped Pernambuco, Very Fine and rare. Unlisted with connecting flight cachet from Gibraltar. Michel 347b.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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