Soviet Airship V6 Osoaviakhim: Photo. Acme Agency news photo, 8" x 10", of the ill-fated Nobile-designed airship in flight on its maiden flight in 1934.
Estimate $200 - 300
The photo was used to illustrate February 1938 articles about the ship's destruction in a crash on her way to rescue stranded members of a Soviet Arctic Expedition in. Thirteen crewmen were killed. All members of the Expedition were...
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 #626 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
Lot #627 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S. Airship Collateral: Book - J.L. Phipps Notebook on Air Navigation. Typewritten and handwritten notebook with hand drawn illustrations and diagrams, over fifty pages, with emphasis on the US Navy blimps type K & L, with diagrams of nose mooring, inner suspension, control panel, and piece of fabric from airship L-4 wrecked near Lakehurst NJ, unique and historic notebook, museum quality, Fine to Very Fine.
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Lot #628 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S. Airship Collateral: General Electric Air Compass Type B. Original air compass manufactured by General Electric, model plate reads "Air Compass / Type B / No 4105 / General / Electric / Company / USA", black paint, mounted on wooden base by two wooden spools, museum quality, a rare and desirable item for the aviation aficionado; a few dings in the rear, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #629 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S. Airship Collateral: Goodyear Aircraft Ad for Orient Trip. Double page magazine article, 19" by 13½", with picture of a Zeppelin flying over China coast, with smaller pictures showing the ease of airship travel, write up trumpeting America's ownership of helium, mounted on cardboard backing, scarce Zeppelin item; edge wrinkles, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #630 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S. Airship Collateral: Original Pen & Ink Drawing for Macon/Akron Memorial Cachet. A handsome pen drawing, matted and framed, 13½ by 17" approximately., of the memorial cachet drawn and signed by Ted Bedell, fresh and bright, an item to be treasured, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #631 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S. Airship Collateral: Sleeve Insignia. Three U.S. Navy sleeve insignia: Petty Officer Third Class, Second Class & First Class, all with Airship Rigger's Wings, in black on summer white patch; 3rd Class worn, other two probably not, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #632 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S. Airship Collateral: Toy Zeppelin. Sky Ranger litho tin Zeppelin showing pilot, radio operator and others, design repeated on right and left side; a few dings and light scratches, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #633 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Akron: Hull Fabric. Piece of fabric, about 5" x 2½", mounted on a U.S.S. Akron letterhead dated May 30, 1933 with embossed seal of Lakewood Township, N.J. and Akron memorial handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
The Akron crashed and was destroyed in a storm off the New Jersey coast in the early morning hours of April 4, 1933, leaving 73 dead and only three survivors .
Lot #634 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Akron: Hull Fabric. Piece of fabric, about 6" x 3½", accompanied by a presentation letter on a Lakehurst Naval Air Station letterhead dated Feb 1932, in part, "This piece of outer covering is from the damaged lower fin of the 'Akron.' As most of the material was destroyed by orders of the officials - my friend who had charge of repairs salvaged about two square yards for me", Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot #635 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Los Angeles Collateral: Hull Fabric. Piece of fabric, about 4" x 3" bearing a small blue handstamp "U.S.S. Los Angeles", Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
The Los Angeles was built in 1923-24 by the German Zeppelin company, where it was originally designated LZ 126. It was surrendered to the U.S. Navy by Germany as part of World War I reparations. It was decommissioned in 1932, but recommissioned for a...
Lot #636 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Los Angeles Collateral: Photos. Series of black & white photographs in a portfolio entitled "LZ 126, 20 Original Photographs of the American Airship" [in German] published by the Zeppelin Airship Co. in 1925; photos, which feature various stages of manufacture, flight, crew, Dr. Eckener, Count von Zeppelin, etc., are 8½" x 6¼" mounted on 12½" x 9¼" mattes; this collection includes only 16 of the 20 photos, three of...
Lot #637 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Los Angeles Collateral: Photos. Seven black & white photos, 8" 10" several are background shots for the 1931 film "Dirigible", one is a photo of the passenger cabin of the Graf Zeppelin. "Dirigible" was directed by Frank Capra and starred, among others, Fay Wray of "King Kong" fame. It was centered around the competition between naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to reach the South Pole by air.
Estimate $500...
Lot #638 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Macon: Hull Fabric. Piece of fabric, about 2½" x 2", Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #639 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Shenandoah: Crash Survivor's Autograph. Picture postcard of the crash site signed on the address side by John F. McCarthy, chief rigger and one of 29 survivors of the crash (14 crewmen died, including commanding officer, Cmdr. Zachary Lansdowne); also included are two pieces of the airship's hull fabric, one about 1" square, the other about 3½" x 2½", the latter handstamped "U.S.S. Shenandoah, crashed Sep. 3, 1925...
Lot #640 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Shenandoah: Hull Fabric. Piece of fabric, about 6" x 7", with handwritten inscription, "A piece of the Shenandoah received from Lewis Liberman, Esq., former U.S. Lieutenant, who received same from U.S. officials at Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 11, 1926 ", Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #641 - a famous voyage and airmail flights zeppelin collateral material
U.S.S. Shenandoah: Hull Fabric. Piece of fabric, about 3½" x 3", handstamped twice "U.S.S. Shenandoah, crashed Sep. 3, 1925 Alva, O.", mounted on a card, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
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