Lot 2515
 
Switzerland 1936 1st North America Flight, May 6-14 (Michel 12a), large commercial cover from the International Labour Office/Bureau du Travail (BIT) at Geneva flown by LZ 129 Hindenburg to New York, addressed to the Hon. Minister of Labour, Department of Labour at Ottawa, Canada. Postage tied by Geneva 5.5.36, red Zeppelin flight cachet and on the back side New York May 9, 1936 arrival postmark. The cover is franked with three official League of Nations overprinted stamps "SDN Bureau International du Travail" including the rare 10fr green (3O26), which was normally only used on parcels. The 13.90fr postage matched the 375 grams Zeppelin printed matter rate to North America; edge faults caused by thick contents, a Very Fine and unique item, underpriced by Michel at €5,000. Sieger 406 C.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
This is the only recorded piece from the BIT/SDN on this first flight of the LZ 129 Hindenburg to North America — actually the only known piece from the BIT/SDN on any Hindenburg flight. The few other BIT/SDN pieces known were all flown by the Graf Zeppelin.
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