U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
June 11-12, 2003

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Lot #821
German Zeppelin Flights
1912, 31.3. "Victoria Luise", multicolor Zeppelin ppc ("Luftfahrten Mit Zeppelin-Schiffen"), franked with 5pf Bavaria, tied by Aschaffenburg 31.3.1912 cds, with faint on-board cachet of Victoria Luise, withadditional small violet cachet of "Deutsche Luftschiffahrt A.G. Frankfurt a.M.", v.f. and rare Zeppelin Pioneer flight card
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Catalog #Si.4a
Catalog Value Euro 10,000
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #822
German Zeppelin Flights
1917 WWI Komando LZ-101, "Feldpost" cover written by "undermaschinist" Thasler (who later served as an officer aboard the "Graf Zeppelin") at Jueterbord airship base, with "Komando Niedergoersdorf derLuftschiffer Feld Abteilung 1" violet hs, also corresponding pmk and red "feldpost" label, some toning, scarce
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Unsold
Lot #823
German Zeppelin Flights
1928 ppc (Dr.Eckener) addressed to Albert Lehmann, capt. of the "Graf Zeppelin", franked with uncancelled 8pf Ebert, with red on board cachet dated 20 Sept. 1928 (First Day of usage), some toning, otherwisefine
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Catalog #Si.O21-IIa
Unsold
Lot #824
German Zeppelin Flights
1928, Oct.8, round-flight over the Schwaben Highlands, complete wrapper with gray green label "Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H.", with further inscription "please hand over for further transmission to the nearestpost office. In gratitude, finder will find an airmail postcard inside, which he should have postmarked at post office", Friedrichshafen arrival 9 Oct., 1928, signed Wezinger, rare
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Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #825
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Round-the-World card franked with 2M (C36) and 2x4M (C37), red Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen hs, also canc. on board, little staining, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.30Bd
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #826
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Round-the World flight card to Lakehurst, little overall toning, fine
Envelope
Catalog #Si.30Ac
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #827
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Germany Flight Part I card, Dusseldorf drop, with on-board cachet in red, fine, only 111 dropped
Envelope
Catalog #Si.33a
Unsold
Lot #828
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Germany Flight part I cover (slightly reduced at top), Braunschweig drop, on-board cachet dated 12 Sept.1929, some toning, only 22(!) dropped
Envelope
Catalog #Si.33g
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #829
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight cover franked with 2M Zeppelin, with private oval "Mit Luftschiff LZ127 ab Friedrichshafen" cachet, scarcer final destination Copenhagen, without arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.23IA
Unsold
Lot #830
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight card with colorful franking addressed to the German Embassy in Rome, fine and scarce Rome drop, without arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Si.23b,var
Unsold
Lot #831
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight, Roessler cacheted cover to Eypt, with Cairo machine arrival pmk, v.f.
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Unsold
Lot #832
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight, Er Ramle drop cover addressed to Beirut, with Er Ramle and Beirut arrival pmks, some hinge marks at bottom left of cover, v.f.
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Unsold
Lot #833
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight, cover and card (revalued Belgium occupation surcharge, additionally franked with 1M Eagle), each with an oval "Mit Luftschiff LZ 127 ab Friedrichshafen" cachet (prepared by Phillip Kosack),Friedrishahfen station to Berlin, fine-v.f.
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Lot #834
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight, card canc. on board "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 25.3.1929", franked with 1M Eagle, addressed to Leipzig-Plagwit, v.f.
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Unsold
Lot #835
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight, cover canc. on board "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 26.3.1929", franked with 2M Zeppelin, Er Ramle drop, with arrival pmks on front and back, further hs "Mit Luftschiff LZ 127 ab Friedrichshafenvia Palastina", v.f.
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Lot #836
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight cover addressed to Libau, Latvia, with two line cachet "Mit Luftschiff LZ12VII ab Friedrichshafen via Palestina", with two Alexandria, Egypt arrival pmks
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Catalog #Si.231A
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Lot #837
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight card addressed to Riga, Latvia, with two line cachet "Mit Luftschiff LZ12VII ab Friedrichshafen via Palestina", with Alexandria, Egypt arrival pmk, v.f.
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Catalog #Si.231A
Unsold
Lot #838
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 Spain Flight ppc (Count Zeppelin), canc. on board 23.10.29, with additional Spanish franking 20c tied by Paris 25.X.29 Gare du Nord pmk, two diff. on board cachets, written by Herr Schoenherr (crew member)to his wife, stained, unusual combination card
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Catalog #Si.44B
Unsold
Lot #839
German Zeppelin Flights
1929 combination flight Zurich to Basel, German 1M canc. on board, with Swiss stamp added in Zurich, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #840
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 Vaduz Flight card, canc. on board, with arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.79B
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #841
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 Lausanne drop card, attractive franking, fine
Envelope
Catalog #Si.56A
Unsold
Lot #842
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 Netherlands Flight ppc (Zeppelin), franked on both sides (canc. on board on front, Bahnpost on back), Venlo drop, little toned spot, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.98Abvar
Unsold
Lot #843
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 SAF cover with "This Article made the Complete Round Trip" hs, franked with stamps of Brazil, Germany and the United States, with appropriate postmarks and signatures of the crew members, fine-v.f., rare cover
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Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #844
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 SAF card, franked with 1M and 2M Eagle, flown via Lakehurst to Haiti, some corner card creases, otherwise fine and scarce destination, with Port au Prince arrival
Envelope
Catalog #Si.56A
Unsold
Lot #845
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 Switzerland flight card (special dedication to Dr.Eckener), franked with block from the IPOSTA souv. sheet, canc. on board, with Basel-Flugplatz cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.93Bb
Unsold
Lot #846
German Zeppelin Flights
1930 Vogtland, canc. on board, franking with 2M Zeppelin, red ("Vogtlandfahrt 1930") and violet ("Zur Ereinnerung an die Landung des Graf Zeppelin in Reichenbach Vogtland 28.9.30..") cachets, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.90Ab/bb
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #847
German Zeppelin Flights
1930, 21.9 Friedrichshafen (unlisted departure date), US stationery card franked with 1M Eagle, USA flight with additional pmks, some creases, fine combination
Envelope
Catalog #Si.91Aa,var
Unsold
Lot #848
German Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight card registered from Berlin, franked with Chicago Flight overprints 1M (2) and 2M, making round trip from Friedrichshafen and back, Berlin connecting flight cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$625.00

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