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U.S. Zeppelin Covers
 
 
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Lot 1523

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a nice F-VF set on flown First Day Cover, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen, tied by Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamps, April 19,1930, German and U.S. flight cachets as well as the circular roundtrip handstamp, backstamped Friedrichshafen June 6 and New York June 18, F-VF. Michel 68 G.
Scott $15,000
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Lot 1524

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), nicely centered set, on separate flown FDC cover or post cards, April 19, 1930, 65¢ and $1.30 on card, $2.60 on cover, usual flight cachets, $1.30 faded cachet, $1.30 faded cachet, small thin, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $3,600
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Lot 1525

Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), a well centered block of 4 tied on flown First Day Cover by Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamp, April 19,1930, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst, German (on reverse) and U.S. flight cachets, backstamped Lakehurst May 31; minor abrasion at upper right not affecting stamps, otherwise Very Fine and properly franked at the $2.60 rate. Michel 66 Ga.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1526

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a well centered set on flown First Day Cover, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst, cancelled Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamps, April 19,1930, usual flight cachets, signed by the Postmaster General Walter F. Brown and four Assistant Postmasters General, addressed by 1st Assistant Postmaster General, Arch Coleman, to his wife in Washington, D.C., backstamped Lakehurst May 31, Very Fine. Michel 66 G.
Scott $15,000+

A UNIQUELY SERVICED COMBINATION FIRST DAY COVER.
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Lot 1527

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), an Extremely Fine set tied by New York "25" duplex handstamp, April 29,1930, on flown cover, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst, German and U.S. flight cachets, backstamped Lakehurst May 31, Very Fine. Michel 66 G.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1528

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a F-VF set tied by New York duplex handstamps, April 29,1930, on flown cover, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen, German and U.S. flight cachets as well as the circular roundtrip cachet, backstamped Lakehurst May 31, Friedrichshafen June 6 and New York June 18, Very Fine. Michel 68 G.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1529

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), nicely centered on separate flown covers or card, tied by New York machine cancels, appropriate cachets, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1530

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), well centered set, on separate flown cover or card, tied by New York machine cancels, usual cachets, slight cover and card edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1531

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), well centered on separate flown cards (C13, C14) and cover (C15), dual flight cachets all addressed to M. Charles Lange, an exceptionally fresh and choice Very Fine set.
Scott $1,175
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Lot 1532

Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), well centered pair, tied by New York duplex on dual cacheted post card flown Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst. Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1533

Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14), tied by New York duplex "GC" duplex on cacheted Zeppelin cover from Lakehurst to Seville, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1534

Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), on dual cacheted cover flown Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, backstamped. F.-V.F.
Scott $600
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Lot 1535

Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), tied by New York Apr. 29, 1930 machine cancel on flight cover with appropriate cachets, uncancelled German stamps at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1536

Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), tied by "New York Madison Square, May 31, 1930" duplex on long cover to Germany via Graf Zeppelin, purple Lakehurst-Seville-Friedrichshafen cachet, Friedrichshafen (6.6) backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1537

Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin (C18), tied by New York (10.2) machine cancellation on cacheted FDC to Friedrichshafen, Germany carried by Zeppelin flight Oct. 14 via Brazil with Permanbuco (10.17) transit (Mellone C18-5c).
Estimate 200 - 300
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