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Lot 1323 |
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1911 Schwaben Gotha-Erfurt (11 Sept.) (Michel 10Ba), special multicolor Zeppelin picture postcard addressed to Mühlhausen with 5pf Germania tied by Erfurt c.d.s.s (11.9), two strikes red onboard datestamp, first 9.9 then with correct date, 11.9; slight edge wear, F-VF.
Michel €1,500 ($1,620) Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1324 |
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1919 Bodensee flights, two flown cards, one picture postcard showing interior of the airship with 31 Oct onboard cancel and Friedrichshafen c.d.s. the same day; 2nd 10pf postal card with additional 10pf tied by 17 Oct Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s and red manuscript "Via a Lüftpost!", both Very Fine. Michel 120Cc, 120De €700 ($760).
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Lot 1325 |
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1930 S. America flight, Friedrichshafen - Pernambuco (Michel 63a), cover addressed to Shelton Wash., franked with 4m Zeppelin (C39) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s (18 May), backstamped Pernambuco (23 May), U.S. 5¢ airmail (uncancelled) on reverse for postage New York - Washington, Very Fine. Stamp shows constant plate variety: colored line from "O" of "Luftpost" to 2nd "R" of "Reichsmark".
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1326 |
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1930 S. America flight, Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst (Michel 66a), cover addressed to New York, franked with 2m and pair of 4m Zeppelins (C38-39) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s (18 May), backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver (31 May), Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1327 |
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1930 S. America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst (C38, C39 two), tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s. on cacheted flown cover to Lakehurst, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1328 |
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1930 S. America flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen (Michel 68a), cover addressed to Baden, franked with three 4m Zeppelins (C39) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s (18 May), bearing only the U.S. flight cachet, backstamped Friedrichshafen (6 May), Very Fine and very scarce without the German flight cachet.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1329 |
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1930 S. America flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen (Michel 68a), dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover addressed to New York, franked with three 4m Zeppelins (C39) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s (18 May), backstamped Friedrichshafen (6 May), and special green New York Zeppelin receiver (18 June); light bend at upper right affects one stamp slightly, otherwise Very Fine. Left stamp shows constant plate variety: colored line from "O" of "Luftpost" to 2nd "R" of "Reichsmark".
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1330 |
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1930 S. America flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen (Michel 68b), dual-cacheted Zeppelin picture postcard addressed to Berlin, franked with 2m and 4m Zeppelins (C38-39) tied by onboard c.d.s.s (19 May), Friedrichshafen receiver (6 May), Berlin airmail postmark (7 May) and red airmail cachet; minor corner bend not affecting stamps, Very Fine, card pictures Zeppelin over Lake Constance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1331 |
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Germany 1930 Liechtenstein Flight, Vaduz drop (Michel 104Ia), cover franked with 2m S. America Flight (C38) tied by Friedrichshafen 19.8.1930 c.d.s., red flight cachet, Vaduz same-day backstamp. Very Fine, scarce franking. Sieger 79A.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1332 |
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1931 Boblingen return flight (Michel 192a), small cover franked with 2m S. America flight Zeppelin (C38) tied by Boblingen c.d.s. (28 June), purple flight cachet, Friedrichshafen backstamp, Very Fine, scarce franking.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1333 |
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1931 Polar flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin (Michel 204c), cover addressed to Washington, D.C. franked with 4m Zeppelin (C42) tied by onboard c.d.s. (26 July), red flight cachet, Malyguin receiver on front along with U.S. Special Delivery stamp for local delivery cancelled partial 2 Sept. Washington, D.C. duplex (better strike on reverse), also "Intourist" handstamp and Roessler Zeppelin label on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1334 |
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Germany 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen - Malyguin (Michel 204c), 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 €600 ($650).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1335 |
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Germany, 1931 Swiss Flight, October 9 (Michel 223), Zeppelin picture postcard franked with 1m Polar Flight with missing hyphen (C40 var., Mi. 456 I), tied by on-board cancel (9 Oct.), Very Fine, 1996 Schlegel Certificate. Card written by a passenger during the flight addressed to Oberpostrat Lindemann, who, in 1912, set up the first on-board post offices on airships.
Michel €2,200 ($2,380) Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1336 |
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1931 Chicago flight, Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen (Michel 347a), registered cover franked with the complete set of Chicago flight Zeppelins (C43-45) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s (14 Oct.), Friedrichshafen registry label and backstamp (2 Nov.), Extremely Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1337 |
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1933 Chicago Flight, Rio de Janeiro-Pernambuco (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 transatlantic route of the Zeppelin, Very Fine.
Michel €700 ($760)
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Lot 1338 |
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Austria 1931 Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst (Michel 202a), postcard (no message) addressed to Friedrichshafen, franked with block of 6 of 30g Eagle (C25) tied by Vienna (24 July) c.d.s., with Berlin and Friedrichshafen c.d.s.s the same day. Very Fine. Sieger 119D.
Michel €400 ($430)
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Lot 1339 |
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COLUMBIA 1930 S. America flight, Friedrichshafen-Buenos Aires (Michel 64a), 4c postal stationery envelope to Cali, Colombia with pair of 2mk S. America flight Zeppelins (C38) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. (18.5), red flight cachet, backstamped Buenos Aires (25.5) and Barranquilla (14.6) where an additional 34c Colombian postage was cancelled (14.6) for the inland flight to Cali (19.6), Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1340 |
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COLUMBIA 1931 Polar flight, Berlin-Leningrad (Michel 203b), 4c postal stationery envelope to Cali, Colombia with 2mk Polar flight Zeppelin (C41) tied by Berlin c.d.s. (25.7), red flight cachet, backstamped Leningrad (25.7) and Buenaventura (18.8), additional 34c Colombian postage applied for the inland flight to Cali where the stamps were cancelled upon arrival (19.8), also bearing a pair of U.S. 5¢ Beacon airmails (C11) cancelled Cali on the same date; minor tone spots, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1341 |
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1930 Kassel Flight, combination flight cover (Michel 116 var.), cover franked by complete set 1930 airmails (C1-6) along with 30rp & 50rp definitives, flown on Vaduz-St. Gallen airmail flight, 31 Aug, and Zeppelin flight, stamps tied by red boxed Vaduz-St. Gallen flight cancel, St. Gallen receiver and red Zeppelin cachet, on front, backstamped Kassel (3 Sept), Very Fine and scarce combination.
Michel €1,000 ($1,080)
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Lot 1342 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 Baltic Flight, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (Michel 178c), 20rp franked with 1.35fr additional postage tied Vaduz (12 May), purple flight cachet, Friedrichshafen (12.5.31.22-23), Lübeck (14.5.31.18-19), and Friedrichshafen (15.5.31.6-7) c.d.s.s.; faint horizontal crease in card, Very Fine and unusual. The card arrived at Friedrichshafen from Vaduz a little too late to be despatched on the airship. It was flown by regular airmail to Lübeck to connect there with the airship for the return flight to Friedrichshafen. Sieger 108Bg.
Michel €1,500 ($1,620)
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Lot 1343 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 2nd S. America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco (Michel 221a), cover franked with 5.25 postage including two 2fr (107) with partially printed left sheet margins, tied Triesenberg (15 Sept) with Friedrichshafen transit (18 Sept), purple flight cachet and red "waiting" cachet, backstamped Recife (21 Sept). Very Fine, rare franking. Sieger 129Ba.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1344 |
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Liechtenstein, 1931 3rd South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco (Michel 229a), printed matter cover to Cali, Colombia with mixed Liechtenstein/ Colombia franking: two Liechtenstein stamps (including 1.20fr perf 10½) postmarked Triesenberg (15 Oct), Friedrichshafen transit (17 Oct), backstamped Recife (20 Oct); flown to New York (foreign mail ovals tie Colombian stamps) from Belem, Brazil (27 Oct postmark on reverse) for despatch to Barranquilla, where the stamps are cancelled (30 Nov) before transport by SCADTA to Cali (3 Dec receiver on front), Very Fine and scarce combination. Sieger 133m.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1345 |
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Luxembourg, 1931 Polar Flight, Berlin-Leningrad (Michel 203b), postcard addressed to Rotterdam, Germany 1m Polar Flight (C40) tied Berlin-Staaken c.d.s. (25 July), Luxembourg 1.75fr airmail tied 11 July, red flight cachet, Leningrad arrival (25 July) as well as Berlin and Rotterdam markings for forwarding to final destination, Very Fine and rare. Sieger 119G.
Michel €1,800 ($1,940)
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Lot 1346 |
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NICARAGUA 1930 intended Miami/Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen return flight (Michel 68 var.), registered cover addressed to Berlin franked with 2.85cor Nicaragua postage (including C7b, C8b) tied by Managua postmarks (15 May), printed instruction "Miami - Lakehurst (via ‘Graf Zeppelin’) - Friedrichshafen", backstamped Miami (18 May), New York (19 May) and Berlin (29 June), F-VF and most unusual. The cover arrived in New York in plenty of time to make the Lakehurst flight but for some reason was held up and apparently sent by surface mail to Berlin.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1347 |
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POLAND 1932 3rd S. America flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco (Michel 239b), 15gr pictorial postal card with additional 20gr and 8x 45gr airmails (on reverse) cancelled Warsaw (14 Apr.), sent registered via Berlin connecting flight, backstamped Pernambuco (20 Apr.), Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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RUSSIA 1931 Polar flight, Leningrad-Malyguin (Michel 204Ac-d), pair of registered covers bearing complete sets perforated and imperforate Zeppelin stamps (C26-33) tied by Leningrad Zeppelin postmarks (25 July), German and Russian flight cachets, Malyguin receiver on front (cover with perf set also with Moscow receiver (26 Aug.) per addressee); perforated 35k slight faults, imperf cover minor flaws not affecting stamps, F-VF.
Michel €2,800 ($3,020) Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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RUSSIA 1931 Polar flight, Leningrad-Malyguin (Michel 204Ad), registered cover addressed to Moscow bearing complete set perforated Zeppelin stamps (C30-33) tied by Leningrad Zeppelin postmarks (25 July), German and Russian flight cachets, Malyguin receiver on front, Moscow receiver (26 Aug.) per addressee; Very Fine.
Michel €1,000 ($1,080) Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1350 |
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SAAR 1930 Swiss-Liechtenstein Flight, Vaduz drop (Michel 104Ia), cover franked by 12.50fr postage including 10fr Madonna tied by Saarbrücken (16 Aug) c.d.s.s, red flight cachet and red boxed Berlin airmail cachet on front, backstamped Vaduz (19 Aug). Very Fine. Sieger 79 A.
Michel €1,200 ($1,300)
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Lot 1351 |
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SALVADOR Hindenburg, 1936 3rd N. America flight (Michel 23A var.), picture postcard addressed to Genoa Italy with 70c postage cancelled at Santiago María (18 June) with green Zeppelin datestamps 20 June 1935 (uncorrected) and 1936, Fine and scarce. The erroneous "1935" date was normally corrected by hand prior to the 1936 marking being applied.
Estimate 200 - 300
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1930 Swiss-Liechtenstein Flight, Vaduz drop (Michel 104Ia), cover franked with 2.70fr postage tied by Romanshorn c.d.s.s (18 Aug), red flight cachet, backstamped Vaduz. Very Fine. Sieger 79 A.
Michel €2,200 ($2,380)
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Lot 1353 |
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1930 Geneva flight, Friedrichshafen-Geneva and return (Michel 123/124), cover franked with 2m Chicago flight Zeppelin (C44) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. (14.9.30 8-9) and seven Swiss airmails (C3-5, 8-9, 13-14) tied by Geneva c.d.s.s (14.IX.30 - 20), German and Swiss flight cachets; envelope with hand-decorated border, Very Fine and rare, signed Grabowski.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1354 |
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Switzerland, 1931 1st S. America Flight, Praia drop (Michel 216Ib), Berlin connecting flight, card franked by Switzerland 40r airmail tied Zürich (25 Aug), two Germany 1m Zeppelin tied Berlin C2 (29 Aug), Zürich Flugplatz, Berlin C2 and Berlin-Zentralflughafen transits (25.7.31), Berlin airmail cachet, Berlin connecting flight cachet, Zeppelin flight cachet and Praia 31.8.31 receiver, all on front, St. Vincent, Cape Verde (5 Sept) on reverse, F-VF. Michel €2,850 ($3,080). Sieger 124 Da.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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TUNISIA 1932 8th South America Flight (Michel 282 c), registered cover addressed to Curityba, five airmails plus one definitive tied Tunis 27.9.32, red Stuttgart connecting flight and Zeppelin flight cachets, and Curityba (14 Oct) receiver on front and back, Very Fine. Sieger 189 C.
Michel €1,000 ($1,080)
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VENEZUELA 1933 1st S. America flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco (Michel 294b), registered cover addressed to Ponape, Caroline Islands via Caracas, Venezuela, franked with 5.80m German airmail postage including 4m S. America flight Zeppelin (C39) tied by Görlitz c.d.s.s (20 Apr.), sent via Berlin connecting flight, pre-franked with 20 different Venezuelan stamps (front and back), which are cancelled by undated purple Caracas postmarks upon arrival, also on reverse three Caroline Islands and two Japanese stamps, which apparently served no postal need but are tied by Berlin (20 Apr.), Pernambuco (9 May), Rio de Janeiro (18 May) and Görlitz (27 June) c.d.s.s, the last when the cover was returned to sender as undeliverable, F-VF and no doubt a unique usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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