Brazil, 1930 (June 3-6), South America Flight. 300r (250) and 10,000r on 20,000r 4CL5 Zeppelin stamp tied by Rio de Janeiro May 24 1930 c.d.s. on cover addressed to New York City, Condor Airmail label, green Zeppelin Lakehurst NJ receiver on reverse, the Zeppelin stamp catalogs $400.00 on cover in Scotts, only 4,975 were printed, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 59E.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Fire & Ice: Zeppelins, Aerophilately and the Titanic #643
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Fire & Ice: Zeppelins, Aerophilately and the Titanic #643
Auction 643 of Fire & Ice: Zeppelins, Aerophilately and the Titanic
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Lot #451 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Lot #452 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Brazil, 1932 (20-29 Mar.), 1st South America Flight, Brazil to Berlin. Large envelope with dual Brazil Germany franking, Brazil includes 342-351, C5 (x7), C17 (x8), C27, 3CL14, Germany 132, creased vertically at center affecting some stamps, with red Condor-Zeppelin cachet, colorful and attractive, well worth a bid, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 138.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #453 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Bulgaria, 1929 (15-16 Oct), Balkans Flight, Semi-Official Sophia Drop. Zeppelin picture postcard with onboard cancel and Sophia postmark 16 Oct, underfranked and marked for 10c Due, Very Fine.
Michel 42 I; €200 ($270). Sieger 42.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #454 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Canada, 1930, R-100 souvenir covers, 4 different, Aug 1, Aug 4, Aug 7 & Aug 13, all from St. Hubert, Montreal with R-100 cachet, three with backstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #455 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Canada, Hindenburg, 1936 (12-14 May), 1st North America Flight. Purple cachet with Canada 13¢ (216) block tied by 5 / 9 / 36 cancels, proper backstamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 409 G; €1,000 ($1,340).
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #456 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Danzig, 1930 (24 Aug), Königsberg Flight, plain postcard addressed to Dublin Ireland, Danzig stamps canceled airmail ovals 25 Aug, Königsberg c.d.s. 24 Aug, Dublin receiver 27 Aug, redirected to New York the same day with Irish 1½d used for surface forwarding postage; light crease at right slightly affecting one stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 110 a; €400+ ($540). Sieger 80.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #457 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Danzig, 1934 (27 Oct-5 Nov), 11th South America Flight. Red cachet with Danzig 168, 171, 173, C26 (x2), C28, C29, tied by 10 / 24 / 34 cancels, proper backstamps, scarce and desirable; light toning, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 283.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #458 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Denmark, 1932 (17-20 Apr), 3rd South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco. Picture postcard franked with 15ø & 1kr Airmails (C2, C5), with Zeppelin and Berlin Connecting Flight cachets and Recife receiver, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 239 b; €320 ($430). Sieger 150.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #459 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Finland, 1930 (24 Sep), Baltic Sea Flight, Helsinki-Friedrichshafen, cover franked with a pair of the 10m Zeppelin stamp plus a pair of 2m semi-postals for airmail postage Friedrichshafen-Hamburg, backstamped Friedrichshafen with red Hamburg airmail receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 128 Af var.; €600+ ($800). Sieger 89. Sieger 89B; €675 ($900).
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #460 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Finland, 1930 (Sep. 23-25), Baltic Flight. 10m Zeppelin (C1) tied to cover also franked with 163, 166, 171, 175, and 177, addressed to Berlin, appropriate cancels, Friedrichshafen transit and Berlin receiver on reverse; light paper creases on front, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 89A.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #461 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1912 (21 Mar), LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, Passenger Flight. Zeppelin picture postcard (Military Airship "M. 3" over Gotha landing field) with 3pf + 5pf Germanias tied by Viktoria Luise ovals, manuscript notation for "Chemnitz Flight", Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 11 B; €400 ($540). Sieger 4.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #462 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1912 (17 Jul), LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, Idar Flight. Special "Manzell"postcard with imprinted 5pf Germania canceled by onboard ovals 17 Jul with handwritten details of the flight and two signatures (pilots?); small piece missing at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel 11 Fb; €600 ($800). Sieger 4.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #463 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1912 (20.8), LZ 13 Hansa Flight. 5pf postal card canceled by Hansa oval datestamp, Leeheim receiver, 21 Aug, blank message side, Very Fine.
Michel 13 Be; €450 ($600). Sieger 6 I.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #464 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1913 (8 Sep), LZ 17 Sachsen Regular Flight. Zeppelin real photo postcard, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 17 Bc; €300 ($400). Sieger 7.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #465 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1928 (2-3 Oct), Germany Flight, Würzburg Drop. Zeppelin-Eckener Fund postcard; slight wrinkling at right, Fine.
Michel 5 Ic; €380 ($510). Sieger 021V.b; €750 ($1,000).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #466 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1928 (15 Oct), America Flight, Washington, D.C. Drop. Unfranked Zeppelin picture postcard (portrait of Count von Zeppelin) with two strikes onboard cachet 10 Oct (the day before departure) and one 15 Oct (the day of the drop), postmarked Washington, D.C. duplex 15 Oct with "Held for Postage" and "Oct 17 1928" handstamps, Very Fine.
Michel 7 Ii; €750 ($1,000). Sieger 21.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #467 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1928 (11 Oct), America Flight, Basel Drop. Zeppelin picture postcard, franked with 8pf Beethoven but marked for 35c due when place into the mail at Basel the same day, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 7 Ic; €400 ($540). Sieger 21.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #468 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (4 Feb), Test Flight, Ravensburg Drop. Unfranked Zeppelin-Eckener Fund postcard, marked 15pf Postage Due, Very Fine.
Michel 12 Ic; €200 ($270). Sieger O22. IVb.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #469 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (20 Feb), Lake Constance Flight, Constance Drop. Zeppelin picture postcard canceled at Constance, Very Fine.
Michel 15 a; €250 ($340). Sieger O22. VIIa.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #470 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (23-25 Apr), Mediterranean Flight, Seville Drop. Large cover with franking that includes full booklet pane (Michel HB 57, €320 on cover), backstamped Seville roller, Very Fine.
Michel 20 Ia; €60 ++ ($80). Sieger 24.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #471 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (2 May), Austria Flight, Vienna Drop. Zeppelin real photo postcard with "1928" error in the onboard cachet, Very Fine.
Michel 21 Ia; €175+ ($230). Sieger 25. Ib.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #472 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (23-24 May), Interrupted America Flight, Cuers - Friedrichshafen Return. Picture postcard franked with France 50c stamp tied by Cuers c.d.s. 18 May and bearing Zeppelin onboard cachet of the same date, addressed to Friedrichshafen but no receiver, Very Fine, a very early onboard date for return mail.
Michel 24 c var.; €380+ ($510). Sieger O26. I.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #473 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (15-26 Aug), Round-The-World Flight, Friedrichshafen-Los Angeles. Cacheted cover franked with C31, C36 & two C37 tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s.'s, backstamped, signed by Arctic explorer, Hubert Wilkins, Very Fine.
Sieger 30Ab.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #474 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (11-12 Sep), Germany Flight, Düsseldorf Drop. Zeppelin picture postcard with onboard cachet & Düsseldorf postmark 12 Sep, signed, Very Fine.
Michel 33 Ia; €180 ($240). Sieger 33.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #475 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, 1929 (17 Sep), Germany Flight, Bremen Drop. Picture postcard with onboard cachet 17 Sep, canceled Bremen the same day, Very Fine.
Michel 34 Ij; €380 ($510). Sieger 34.
Estimate $200 - 300.
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