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Stamp auction - 8 March 2012
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This auction took place on 8 March 2012. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
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RELATED ITEMS - A hardback book by Dr Hugo Eckener on the America flights of the Graf Zeppelin, publ. Berlin 1929, cover faded, inside very clean with interesting Zeppelin scenes, 1st edition 'Zeppelins in Combat 1912-18' by Douglas Robinson, fine condition. A folding German road map promoted by 'Veedol' suppliers of motor oil to Zeppelins & the US Marine Airship 'Akron.' Two publications of how airships could be used publ. MBB Bremen. A fine selection of PPC's featuring Zeppelins + crash scenes, worth inspection. (5 publ + 16 cards)
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£50 to 75 |
£56.00
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341
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1912 Rhein & Main flights pair of official flight cards (off-brown), each franked with 5pf Germania + 10pf semi-official on one, 20pf semi-official on the other, each tied with Frankfurt (main) flight cancels, Sieger 10,11. (2)
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£45 to 60 |
£46.00
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342
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1912 Rhein & Main flight official card, franked 5pf Germania + 30pf x3 semi-officials, tied with Darmstadt flight cancel, Sieger 12a. (1)
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£55 to 75 |
£56.00
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343
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1912 Rhein & Main flights official flight card (off-brown textured), franked 5pf Germania + 10pf semi-official tied with Frankfurt (main) flight cancel (card has some creasing), Sieger 10 + similar card (smooth) with 20pf semi-official, tied with Darmstadt flight cancel, Sieger 11. (2)
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£60 to 75 |
£60.00
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344
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WWI 'Bombing Scene' propaganda card featuring Baron Ferdinand Von Zeppelin surrounded by Airships. The card is clearly signed in pen by Count Von Zeppelin, founder of the Zeppelin Airship Co. A rare card. (1)
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£300 to 400 |
£430.00
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345
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Covers flown from USA 1925-36 incl. 'Los Angeles' cover to Bermuda, 'Graf Zeppelin' items incl. 1928 FFC & 1929 'round the world' trio with different frankings, 'Goodyear' pair etc. (8)
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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346
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USA three attractive covers 1925 'Los Angeles' airship, dedicated flight cover New York to Bermuda, Sieger 20n, St. George arrival c.d.s. on rev + interesting dealers vignette, 1936 1st N.America flight return leg Lakehurst/Frankfurt with violet cachet Sieger 409c, Frankfurt Zeppelin roller cancel on rev, 1936 same flight but on an official illustrated cover. (3)
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£50 to 60 |
£60.00
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347
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1928 card to USA bearing Zeppelin 2m, Friedrichshafen Luftpost c.d.s. 10 Oct 28 has LZ 127 cachet (smudged) 'misdirected' cachet & returned to Berlin.
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£35 to 45 |
N/S
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348
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1928-30 Graf Zeppelin items incl. 'Orientfahrt' cover, 'round the world' card (2m & 5m stamps), 1930 multi franked card to Kiel with on board cancel & 4m Zeppelin stamp on cover to USA (1928). (4)
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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349
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1929 1s America Flight cover franked 4rm, posted Friedrichshafen, blue flight confirmation & red straight line 'Emergency Landing in Cuers' cachets, New York arrival c.d.s. on reverse. (1)
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£60 to 75 |
N/S
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350
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1929 fine & scarce Graf Zeppelin PPC (dining room) with 1m airmail plus 4m Zeppelin stamps, carried on the 'round the world' flight to USA, plus cover carried on 1st American flight to USA franked with 4m Zeppelin stamp. Attractive pair. (2)
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£80 to 100 |
£86.00
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351
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1929 Mediterranean flight to Seville PPC of LZ127, franked 1m Airmail, tied with 'On Board' cancel & red cachet, Sieger 24B, 1929 Swiss flight Zurich St Gallen 10c postal stationery card with additional vals, tied with red special cancels & arrival d/stamp, Sieger 46, 1930 Rhineland flight PPC of LZ127 Landing, franked 1rm airmail, tied 'Cologne Flugshafen' c.d.s, Friedrichshafen back stamp, large red boxed flight cachet, Sieger 72E. (3)
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£70 to 80 |
£78.00
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352
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1929 Round the World Flight, Friedrichshafen - Tokio leg, endorsed cover franked 4rm Zeppelin red flight cachet Sieger 30 Aa + violet Tokio arrival cancel. (1)
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£50 to 65 |
£54.00
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353
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1929 Zeppelin PPC to Basle bearing Swiss 1923-40 'winged letter' 40c, 35c U, red LZ Zeppelin cachets, St.Gallen c.d.s, SG.320, 322, scarce.
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£35 to 45 |
£56.00
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354
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1930 1st S.America Flight PPC of Zeppelin over church spires, franked 2,4rm, 1st S.American Flight Zeppelin values Mi.438/9 + 8pf Ebert, tied with Friedrichshafen cancels + red & violet Zeppelin flight cachets. A scarce item. (1)
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£300 to 350 |
£300.00
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355
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1930 S.America Flight, Friedrichshafen - California USA, PPC franked 2m S.America Flight Zeppelin adhesive SG.456 (some perf faults), tied Friedrichshafen c.d.s's, obverse bears red Zeppelin cachet (stamp alone Cat. £425), Sieger S7N. (1)
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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356
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1930 South America flight 4m sepia U on flown cover to USA, red cachet & b/stamp green round flight duplex.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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357
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1930 South America Flight cover bearing 4m SG.457 used to USA, Friedrichshafen c.d.s. 18.5.30, red SA flight Zeppelin cachet, cover slightly soiled at foot.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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358
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1930 USA Zeppelin $2.60 used on flown cover on the Round flight, has First Round flight cachet red SA flight cachet & green Round flight b/stamp, cover has slight peripheral faults but very scarce.
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£250 to 300 |
£290.00
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359
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South American covers, mainly Europe 1930-34 ex Argentina (4) incl. two cacheted items, Brazil (4) incl. 3$500 opt (SG.511) franking plus Uruguay round flight item. Attractive group of better items, (9)
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£100 to 120 |
£100.00
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360
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1931 1st S.America Flight LZ127 Graf Zeppelin over Friedrichshafen view p/card, franked 2rm Zeppelin, tied with on board cancel + green flight cachet, Sieger 124cb, Rio - Curityba - Parana arrival/transit pmks. (1)
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£45 to 60 |
£45.00
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361
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1931 Baltic Sea circuit flight PPC of LZ127 Zeppelin, franked 1mk airmail with 'on board' cancel, violet flight cachet & Lubeck back stamp, Sieger 108Ab, same flight Berlin/Lubeck plain postcard with violet cachet & back stamp, Sieger 108Bd. (2)
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£50 to 65 |
£72.00
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362
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1931 Egypt flight cover to England, franked Egypt 100A on 27m Zeppelin opt stamp, tied with 'Cairo Graf Zeppelin' flight cancel, Friedrichshafen drop cancel on reverse, Sieger 105AY. (1)
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£35 to 45 |
£35.00
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363
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1931 Iceland flight PPC of Reykjavik, franked 1kr Zeppelin 1931 opt value, green triangular cachet, Sieger 114A, Friedrichshafen back stamp, forwarded to England. (1)
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£50 to 65 |
£78.00
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364
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1931 Iceland flight Reykjavik/Friedrichashafen registered cover sent to England, franked 30 Aur, 2kr stamps opt Zeppelin 1931, green cachet & back stamp, Sieger 114D. (1)
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£100 to 125 |
£155.00
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365
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1931 Landing Flight to Magdeburg card from Luxembourg with various airmail vals + 100pf German value added at Friedrichshafen (nice mixed franking) red Zeppelin cachet, Sieger 109Aa + violet boxed acceptance cachet. (1)
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£45 to 60 |
£88.00
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366
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1931 Polar Flight 2m used on USA 1c card Berlin Staaken c.d.s. Malyguin & Polarfahrt cachets, Sieger 119H.
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£100 to 125 |
£110.00
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367
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Four items flown from Europe incl. Hungary, scarce Zeppelin 2p on 1931 round flight cover (punched), stampless GB registered parcel front to Argentina with 1933 1st South America flight cachet, plus 1930 cacheted pair ex Holland or Spain. (4)
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£40 to 50 |
£52.00
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368
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1932 4th S.America flight - return leg Bolivia/Friedrichshafen cover franked various Bolivian vals, red Berlin acceptance cachet back stamp, Sieger 160, 1932 6th S.America flight - return leg Brazil/Wageningen, Holland via Friedrichashafen. A scarce native group photo/postcard posted Curityba, Brazil, franked values incl. 3$500 Zeppelin opt stamp, scarce red cachet, Sieger 178 + back stamp. (2)
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£50 to 65 |
£58.00
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369
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1932 5th S.America flight - return leg Paraguay/Friedrichshafen 'San Bernardino Panorama' scene PPC, franked vals incl. 8,10p Zeppelin stamps, black, violet flight cachets & Zeppelin back stamp, Sieger 176 + registration label. (1)
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£50 to 65 |
£82.00
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370
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1932 6th S.America flight - return leg Paraguay/Friedrichshafen, registered illustrated 70c postal stationery card with additional vals incl. 20p Zeppelin stamp, tied with violet flight cachet + other postal marking & back stamp, Sieger 182 + 7th S.America flight - return leg Paraguay/Friedrichshafen an illustrated cover franked various issues incl. 8,12p Zeppelin stamp, green flight cachets + more postal markings & black cachet, back stamp Sieger 188 + reg. label. (2)
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£85 to 100 |
£96.00
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371
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1932 6th S.America flight - return leg Paraguay/Friedrichshafen official Condor-Zeppelin illustrated air mail cover sent registered bearing vals incl. 20p Zeppelin issue, violet cancels, back stamp, Sieger 182. (1)
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£40 to 50 |
£80.00
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372
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1932 Netherlands flight PPC of Graf Zeppelin LZ127, franked German Airs, tied with 'on board' c.d.s's & blue flight cachet, Sieger 164BG. (1)
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£30 to 40 |
£36.00
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373
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1932-1933 USS Akron 3x covers comprising 1932 Tactical Training Flight,1933 Memorial commem cover & 1933 USS Macon cover - San Francisco greets Macons arrival at home base. Each with appropriate cachet. (3)
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£40 to 50 |
£40.00
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374
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1933 Zeppelin 'Rome' flight, German PPC to Baden franked six Hindenburg vals to 30pf, tied by LUFTSCHIFF & GRAF ZEPPELIN d/stamp. Reverse also bears red two line 'Wolf' flight cachet.
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£140 to 165 |
N/S
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375
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USA 1933 'Century of Progress' flight three covers, all bearing 50c Zeppelin stamps, 1st cover posted Miami, FL, with violet cachet, Sieger 242B, 2nd cover Chicago/Friedrichshafen - nicely illustrated with black cachet, Sieger 244c, third item is an illustrated cover by Henry Grimsland, noted Chicago 1st day cover maker, posted Chicago with black cachet, Sieger 244c, transit & green back stamp on rev. (article on Grimsland included), 3 attractive items. (3)
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£100 to 150 |
£165.00
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376
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1934 (circa) wine bottle neck collar & label from a limited bottling of a German Champagne style wine commissioned by the Steigenberger Hotel Graf Zeppelin. Also 1966 Zeppelin wine bottle label. (3)
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£20 to 30 |
N/S
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377
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1935 14th S.America flight dedicated 'Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin' postcard, franked 40,100pf Airs, tied with Bordpost cancels, red flight cachet, Sieger 324A, 1935 15th S.America flight - return leg Chile/Friedrichshafen postcard reg. 'Santiago, Chile' + airmail etiquette back stamp, Sieger 327c. (2)
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£55 to 70 |
£55.00
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378
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1935 15th S.America flight - return leg Asuncion-Paraguay-Boblingen Airport reg. cover franked various vals with flight cancel, Sieger 328, Boblingen-Flughafen back stamp on re. (1)
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£40 to 50 |
£45.00
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379
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1936 10th S.America flight Friedrichshafen to Buenos Aires 29.7.36 cover with red cachet & back stamp, Sieger 360B, 1936 7th N.America flight Frankfurt-Lakehurst, registered cover franked Air pair Mi.606/7x, cachet/back stamp, Sieger 430B, 1936 Olympic flight Frankfurt - main Berlin. An attractive Lufthansa LZ129 endorsed cover franked 75pf Zeppelin Air, 25 + 15pf Olympics issue, red cachet, Sieger 427Ba. (3)
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£65 to 80 |
N/S
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380
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1936 15th S.America flight to Rio/Pernambuco PPC of LZ129 Hindenburg, franked various IIIrd Reich stamps with Bordpost cancel, Sieger 371A + back stamp, card signed by crew member Benerle, mechanical engineer, 1938 Sudetenland flight Frankfurt/Reichenberg 6pf postal stationery card uprated various Hindenburg defins, cachet & propaganda back stamp, Sieger 456, same flight with Sudetenland Liberation propaganda card, red flight cachet. (3 colourful items)
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£50 to 65 |
£80.00
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381
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1936 1st Europe - N.America flight Dutch Acceptance cover posted Amsterdam showing large textile promotional cancels, red flight cachet, Sieger 406, New York back stamp. (1)
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£30 to 35 |
£42.00
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382
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1936 1st N.America flight cover, franked Hindenburg se-tenant combinations & 10th Anniv of Lufthansa issue with Frankfurt Railway cancels, red flight cachet, Sieger 406D, New York back stamps, same flight reg. cover Friedrichshafen/New York with red cachet, Sieger 406c, Eilbote Express label + fee claimed cachet, 1936 5th S.America flight - return leg Rio/Frankfurt postcard with various Brazil stamps, black Zeppelin cachet, Sieger 413 + Frankfurt Bahnpostamt back stamp. 3 Interesting items. (3)
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£50 to 60 |
£50.00
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383
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1936 2nd Europe-N.America flight PPC of LZ127 with Olympic Rings advertising the event, franked various IIIrd Reich issues, tied with Bordpost cancel, Sieger 410c, 1936 Olympic flight Frankfurt/Berlin diff Airmail values on postcard, tied with Frankfurt flight cancels, red Zeppelin cachet, Sieger 427B + back stamp, same flight cover with 20pf, 30pf Airs, tied with Frankfurt - Main Air cancels, red Zeppelin cachet, Sieger 427B, Berlin back stamp. (3 Olympic orientated items)
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£50 to 60 |
£50.00
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384
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1936 30th Aug Leipzig Fair flight 5pf Hindenburg postal stationery card uprated with strip (3), 15pf Int. Rec. Congress, Hamburg values Mi.623, tied Friedrichshafen c.d.s, red cachet, Sieger 365B, 1936 17th Sept 8th N.America flight Frankfurt/Lakehurst card, franked Nurnburg Congress values incl. 12pf block of five, red cachet, Sieger 437B, 1936 5th Oct 10th N.America flight attractive hotel card, franked various IIIrd Reich issues with Frankfurt c.d.s, red cachet, Sieger 441B. (3)
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£55 to 65 |
£55.00
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385
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1936 7th S.America - return flight Peru (Lima)/Frankfurt, Osten & Co. special airmail cover franked various Peru issues with very basic Lima registration label, posted 27.6.36 arrival Frankfurt 6.7.36. A cover needing further research as Peru usage hard to find. (1)
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£50 to 65 |
N/S
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386
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1936 Austrian Acceptance for Germany flight PPC of fair - big wheel, franked various Austrian Airmails, Zeppelin labels, red flight cachet, Sieger 402B, only 96 flown. (1)
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£40 to 45 |
£68.00
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387
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1936 Denmark to Argentina Zeppelin flight cover franked Danish Airs (5), tied with Copenhagen c.d.s's red Europe - S.America Zeppelin cachet, Faint slogan arrival cancel on rev. (1)
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£35 to 50 |
£40.00
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388
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1936 Internal flights LZ129 1st mail flight - an illustrated Zeppelin card, franked German 10pf Air, 40pf 10th Anniv of Lufthansa, tied with Friedrichshafen c.d.s, red cachet, Sieger 401Aa, same flight using 5pf Hindenburg postal stationery card with additional vals, tied with 'Bordpost' cancel, Sieger 401Ba, Delag card franked 50pf Air, tied 'Bordpost' cancel, Sieger 402B. (3)
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£40 to 50 |
N/S
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389
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1936 LZ 129 Hindenburg 'Test Flight' a card franked values from the 1935 Welfare Fund Costumes set, tied with 'On Board' cancels dated 23.3.36 + 1938 Zeppelin Post Exhibition, Konstanz propaganda card featuring Count Zeppelin, cancelled at the exhibition. (2)
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£95 to 120 |
N/S
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390
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1936 LZ129 Trial flight First to Carry Mail, franked 1mk in Costume vals, tied with on board cancel, Sieger 034411. (1)
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£35 to 45 |
£35.00
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391
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USA 1936 1st N. America flight - return leg to Frankfurt (main), illustrated cover with violet cachet Sieger 409c, Frankfurt Zeppelin slogan cancel on rev, same flight a 'Zeppelin over Lakehurst' PPC, impressively franked various USA issues incl. M/Sheets both sides, violet & black cachet/arrival c.d.s, Sieger 409E. (2)
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£40 to 55 |
£40.00
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392
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1939 Internal flights - group of four cards 23 July Frankfurt/Bielefeld with black, red cachets, Sieger 459, Frankfurt/Kassel black, red cachets, Sieger 460, Frankfurt/Konigsbe 26.8.39 two red cachets, Sieger 464, flight as last but with PPC of Ludenorfs grave 6+19pf National Labour Day issue added but not franked. (4 cards)
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£70 to 80 |
£70.00
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