Versailles Part IV; The G. Ackerman Collection of Russian Air Post
June 3-4, 2008

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #5184
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Moscow (10 Sept) to Prague, cover franked with 80k Graf Zeppelin, plus additional 35k franking (paying 1.15r), unusual combination, re-addressed to Berlin, with Friedrichshafen transit and appropriate arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #5185
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Moscow (10 Sept) to Berlin, cover paying 1.15r (without the use of the special Graf Zeppelin stamp) addressed to Dresden, with Friedrichshafen connecting cds, fine, unusual franking, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #5186
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 (30.8) New York to Leningrad, cover carried on the final leg of Graf Zeppelin (Lakewood-Friedrichshafen), sent to Berlin and forwarded to Moscow on Berlin-Konigsberg-Moscow line. From Moscow by air or train to Leningrad, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #5187
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Berlin Flight, cover and card franked with the two Graf Zeppelin adhesives, fine-v.f., signed Roger Koerber
Envelope
Catalog #C12-13
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #5188
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Selection of eight covers or cards, mostly franked with 40k and 80k Graf Zeppelin, various combinations and markings, also two "Russlandfahrt 1930" flights (cover and card) from Germany and Netherlands to Moscow, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12-13
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #5189
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Graf Zeppelin set of two, used with additional franking on cover and card, carried on East-Sea Flight from Moscow (19.3.30) via Berlin (21.9) to Helsinki (24.9), each with appropriate cachet, v.f., rare (Lucanc 26a)
Envelope
Catalog #C12-13
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #5190
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight card franked with imperf. 2r, Leningrad to the Icebreaker "Malyguin", addressed to Germany, signed by general Umberto Nobile (famed arctic explorer, pilot of the "Norge" flight to the North Pole. He was at the time, member of the expedition on board the "Malyguin"), rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #5191
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight, imperf. set of four, used on flown cover and card from Leningrad to the Icebreaker "Malygin", v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C26-29
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #5192
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight, cover franked with the complete perforated set of four (scarce on one cover), Leningrad to the Icebreaker "Malyguin", addressed to Moscow, appropriate cachets, some usual toning, fine-v.f., with 24.8.31 arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #C30-33
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #5193
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 8th SAF card from Moscow to Brazil, with corresponding Berlin cachet (the regular SAF cachet applied also on back), v.f. and rare usage of the 10k propaganda (aviation) card on Zeppelin mail
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #5194
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 8th SAF from Leningrad to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #5195
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight from Moscow (10.10.33) to Brazil, mixed franking with Germany (1m Chicago and three additional stamps) on stop-over in Konigsberg (13.10.33) to Brazil, with Berlin-Friedrichshafen connecting cachet (additionally struck on reverse), appropriate transit and arrival pmks, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #5196
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 7th South America Flight from Leningrad (18.9.33) via Berlin to Brazil, with red Berlin forwarding cachet, mixed franking with four Colombian stamps cancelled in Barranquilla, and forwarded via Scadta to Bogotá, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, v.f., rare mixed franking actually flown via Zeppelin
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #5197
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 missed North America Flight card addressed to New York, via Berlin (14.10) with postal slip indicating the article missed the Zeppelin Flight and returned to sender, with "Received by Air Mail" Cyrillic handstamp, v.f. and unusual item
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #5198
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1934 Argentina Flight from Moscow to Brazil, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #5199
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1934 Christmas Flight from Moscow 29.11.34 to Brazil, attractively franked with the entire set of five Airships, green cachet and air post label, with German franking (complete set of B59-67) added on back, cancelled 8.12.34, with Condor markings and arrival pmk on back, overall toning, otherwise fine and attractive combination cover
Envelope
Catalog #C53-57
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #5200
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1936 Hindenburg First North America Flight, cover franked with 1k/40k Chelyuskin, cancelled Moscow 9.2.35, carried by hand to Germany where it was franked with 75pf adhesive, cancelled Friedrichshafen 6.5.36 and placed on board the Zeppelin, some usual toning, otherwise v.f., with New York (May 9) arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$12,000.00

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