Germany, 1934 (23-26 Jun), 3rd South America Flight, Recife-Friedrichshafen. Picture postcard franked 1.40m including 1m Chicago Flight Zeppelin (C43), mailed onboard (and signed) by Steward Ernst Fischbach and one other; stamp with light perf toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel 375; €318+ ($430). Sieger 254.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Fire & Ice: Zeppelins, Aerophilately and the Titanic #643
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Auction 643 of Fire & Ice: Zeppelins, Aerophilately and the Titanic
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Lot #501 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Lot #502 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, Hindenburg, 1936, 1st & 2nd North America plus 5th South America Flights, cover with separate franking and onboard cancels of all three flights, sent by Clara Adams and signed by her, adding "Cabin 19" (unfortunately covered by 2nd & 3rd frankings), backstamped New York 9 May, after the first flight, and Rio de Janeiro 29 May, after the last, Very Fine, a unique souvenir of the famed "First Flighter"....
Lot #503 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, Hindenburg, 1936, 1st & 2nd North America Flights. Envelope with separate franking and onboard cancels of both flights, sent by famed "First Flighter" Clara Adams and signed by her, adding "Cabin 19", backstamped New York 9 May, after the first flight, includes blank Hindenburg, letterhead; small tear at lower left, otherwise Very Fine.
Michel 12k, 14c. Sieger 406, 410.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #504 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, Hindenburg, 1936 (1-3 Oct), 9th North America Flight, Return Lakehurst-Frankfurt. Cover franked 1.50m + U.S. 6¢ tied by onboard cancels 2 Oct; carried and signed by H.R. Ekins of the New York World-Telegram on the first leg of his record-setting race around the world by commercial airliner, Very Fine, a unique piece of passenger aviation history.
Michel 43 c; €125 ++ ($170). Sieger 425.
Estimate $...
Lot #505 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Germany, Hindenburg, 1936 (Aug 1), Olympic Flight. Cacheted cover bearing complete Summer Olympics set (B82-89) canceled Rhein-Main with Olympic Village pictorial c.d.s. on reverse, signed by Capt. Albert Sammt, Very Fine.
Sieger 427Ab; €330 ($440).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #506 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Gibraltar, 1933 (5 Aug), 4th South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Plain postcard sent registered with Zeppelin and Berlin Connecting Flight cachets, backstamped, Very Fine.
Michel 323 b; €320 ($430). Sieger 223.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #507 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Gibraltar, 1933 (19-22 Aug), 5th South America Flight. Registered cover franked with 1s3d postage (96, 98, 99 block) tied by Gibraltar ovals (2 Aug), red Berlin connecting Flight & Zeppelin Flight cachets, backstamped Recife (22 Aug), Very Fine.
Michel 327b; €350 ($470). Sieger 226.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #508 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Gibraltar, 1933 (14-17 Oct), Chicago Flight, Friedrichshafen-Recife. Registered postcard franked with 1s1½d tied by Gibraltar registered oval 7 Oct and by red flight cachet, red Berlin Connecting Flight cachet on reverse along with Recife receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 347 b; €500 ($670). Sieger 238.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #509 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Greece, 1933 (29 May-6 Jun), Rome Flight & 2nd South America Flight, Rome-Friedrichshafen-Recife. Cover franked with complete Zeppelin set plus 8d Arcadi Monastery tied by Athens c.d.s.'s, flown Rome-Friedrichshafen with Greek & Italian cachets and Rome & Friedrichshafen backstamps, then with green South America Flight cachet, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. and Recife backstamp, Very Fine.
Michel 304 G var.; €2,000...
Lot #510 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Hungary, 1931 (27 Aug), Switzerland Flight, Lausanne Drop. Plain card franked with 2p Airmail canceled Budapest 17 Aug, Very Fine.
Michel 215 I; €700 ($940). Sieger 123.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #511 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Iceland, 1931 (3 Jul), Iceland Flight, Reykjavik-Friedrichshafen, registered cover franked with complete set of 3 Zeppelin stamps tied by Reykjavik c.d.s.'s, addressed to Reykjavik with receiver, 13 Jul, at bottom, Very Fine.
Michel 193 Ad var.; €370+ ($500). Sieger 114.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #512 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Iceland, 1931 (30 Jun-1 Jul), Iceland Flight, Reykjavik Drop, in Combination with Ship-to-Shore and Catapult. U.S. 5¢ airmail entire up-rated with a 25¢ definitive and pre-franked with a German 2m South America Zeppelin. Carried from Honolulu by the ship City of Los Angeles eastbound. On 12 Jun it was picked-up at sea by the Goodyear airship Volunteer for the "First Pacific Coast Ship-to-Shore Air Mail Transfer" (printed cachet...
Lot #513 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Italy, 1932 (17-20 Apr), 3rd South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco. Zeppelin picture postcard franked 7.70L, Friedrichshafen cds, Zeppelin cachet and Recife receiver on front, Very Fine.
Michel 239; €350 ($470). Sieger 150.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #514 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Italy, 1933 (29-30 May), Italy Flight, Rome-Friedrichshafen. Matched card (Zeppelin picture postcard) and cover, sent registered to Czechoslovakia franked with 3L & 5L Zeppelins, respectively, Very Fine.
Michel 304 Aa; €300 ($400). Sieger 208.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #515 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Jamaica, Hindenburg, 1936 (12-14 May), 1st North America Flight, Lakehurst-Frankfurt. Large registered cover franked with five different stamps totaling 2s5½d canceled Kingston 6 May, purple flight cachet, backstamped type III Frankfurt receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 13 A; €350 ($470). Sieger 406.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #516 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Japan, 1929 (23-26 Aug), Round-The-World Flight, Tokyo-Los Angeles. Cacheted, backstamped cover with private "By Air Ship Graf Zeppelin" handstamp in red, Very Fine.
Michel 30 Ea; €250 ($340). Sieger 31. A.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #517 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Japan, 1929 (Aug 7-Sep 4), Round-the-World Flight, Tokyo-Lakehurst. A beautiful commercial airmail cover from the 1929 around the world flight by the Graf Zeppelin from Tokyo Japan to the USA, franked with 125 (x3) and 196, in excellent condition, postmarked August 21, 1929 in Tokyo and backstamped August 29 Lakehurst NJ, Fine to Very Fine.
Sieger 31. B.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #518 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Liechtenstein, 1931 (10 Jun), Liechtenstein Flight, Lausanne Drop. Cover franked with 2fr Zeppelin tied by red flight cachet, Lausanne receiver at left, Extremely Fine.
Michel 185 Ib; €400 ($540). Sieger 110.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #519 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Liechtenstein, 1931 (24-25 Jul), Polar Flight, Friedrichshafen-Leningrad. Postcard franked 1.40fr (C1, C3, C6), flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit & Leningrad receiver; 15rp stamp rounded corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Sieger 119.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #520 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Liechtenstein, 1931 (Jun 10), Vaduz-Lausanne Flight. 2m Zeppelin (C8) tied by red Zeppelin cancel to cover addressed to Gravenhage Holland, Vaduz and Lucerne transits, Very Fine.
Scott $425. Sieger 110B.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #521 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Liechtenstein, 1932 (28 Jun), Swiss Flight, Vaduz-Friedrichshafen, Damaged in Handling. Cover franked with 2fr5c tied by blue flight cachet with Vaduz postmark, black "Während der Postaufnahme beschädigt. Postammt Vaduz" handstamp on reverse with slight damp stain at lower right, Very Fine.
Michel 250 IAe; €1,500 ($2,010). Sieger 167.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #522 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Luxembourg, 1933 (25 Jun), Saar Flight, Saarbrücken-Friedrichshafen Return Flight. 40c postal card franked with 2fr canceled Differdange 23 Jun and bearing both Round Flight & Return Flight cachets and Friedrichshafen receiver, Extremely Fine.
Michel 314 Ab; €600 ($800). Sieger 217.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #523 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Luxembourg, 1933 (25 Jun), Saar Flight, Saarbrücken-Friedrichshafen. Cover to the U.S., franked 13fr with Round Flight cachet and Saarbrücken departure c.d.s. 25 Jun, but no Friedrichshafen receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 313 A; €350 ($470). Sieger 217.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #524 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Mexico, Hindenburg, 1936 (12-14 May), 1st North America Flight, Lakehurst-Frankfurt. Cover franked with 1p90c canceled Mexico City 6 May, purple flight cachet, backstamped type III Frankfurt receiver, Very Fine.
Michel 13 A; €400 ($540). Sieger 406.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #525 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin flight covers
Netherlands, 1930 (31 Aug), Bielefeld Flight, Friedrichshafen-Bielefeld, cover franked 1g27½c, backstamped, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel 114; €220 ($300). Sieger 81. A.
Estimate $150 - 200.
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