U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 28-March 1, 2017

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Lot #500
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1908 (6 Sep) pre-printed "thank you" card addressed to "His Excellency Count Dr. Ing. Ferdinand von Zeppelin" in Friedrichshafen, with arrival pmk. Posted in Stuttgart, the card depicts a verse in which the people thank Count Zeppelin for his contributions and wish him further successes. An interesting Zeppelin collateral item
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Unsold
Lot #501
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1929 South-West Germany Experimental trial flights, selection of 12 mostly different cards, various drops, including Mannheim, Baden-Baden, Ravensburg, Friedrichshafen, Ulm, each with red "An Bord des Luftschiffes Graf Zeppelin" cachet, fine-v.f. (Si.O22Iba/O25Ib)
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Catalog Value €4,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #502
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight cover from Hamburg, via Friedrichshafen to Smyrna, carried on LZ 127 and addressed to the German Consulate, v.f., with arrival pmk; also two covers, each with 2m Zeppelin franking, addressed to Constantinople, with arrival pmks
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Catalog #Si.23A
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #503
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient flight, two cards cover from Friedrichshafen, each with appropriate cachet, addressed to Sofia, Bulgaria and to Brazor, Romania, the latter with arrival pmk, fine-v.f., scarce destinations
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Catalog #Si.23A
Unsold
Lot #504
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 Roessler cacheted cover with German franking (2x2m South America), canceled in Friedrichshafen (18 May) to Brazil, where three stamps were added and canceled Recife (24 May), red South America Cachet and "Via NYRBA Correspondencia Aerea" handstamps, arrival in Newark (31 May), with U.S. 2c adhesive added on back, some toning, otherwise fine, interesting three-country (Germany+Brazil+USA)
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Unsold
Lot #505
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 (19 May) South America flight cover (opened on all sides, reduced and re-glued), franked with 4M (C39), also Brazil Condor stamps, all canceled Berlin, with Santos arrival, some toning, interesting combination
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Unsold
Lot #506
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 South America Round Flight card, franked with set of two, appropriate cachets, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C38-39
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #507
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 (14 Apr) large-size cover originating in New York, with 5c franking (Roosevelt), used in combination with Germany South America Flight 2M and 4M set of two (Mi.438-439), canceled on board (22 May), with Seville drop cancel on back, forwarded to Brazil, where additional franking was added for the return trip back to USA, some faults, otherwise a fine three-country combination cover
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Catalog #C38-39
Unsold
Lot #508
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 Russia Flight, two covers, one canceled on-board, signed by the Captain (Hans von Schiller), also another cover, attractively franked, Friedrichshafen departure, little toning at right, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #Si.84A,B
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #509
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 Russia Flight, 7 cards addressed to Moscow, USA, Berlin, each with a triangular cachet, 9 September and 10 September Friedrichshafen and on-board cancels, Moscow arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Si.Euro 985)
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Catalog #Si.84A-C
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #510
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930 Russia return flight card with a triangular cachet, 11 September on-board cancel, also Friedrichshafen arrival, v.f. (Si. Euro 500)
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Catalog #Si.84E
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #511
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1930-33 five different covers or cards, including Upper Silesia, 2nd SAF, Chemnitz, England (Orly drop), each with exceptional franking, one signed by Mr. Schonherr (crew-member), fine-v.f. (Si.55C, 100Ba, 107Da,115Ba,214C)
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Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #512
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1931 six different covers or cards, two franked with 1M Polar Flights, Ohringen, 1st SAF, Munster, 2nd SAF (mixed with Brazilian franking), etc.
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Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #513
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1931 4m Polar Flight, used in combination with regular franking on 3rd SAF cover, v.f., scarce usage
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Catalog #C42
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Lot #514
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1931 England Flight, specially prepared On-Board picture postcard, franked with 1m, addressed to Stanley Gibbons in London, sent by Capt. George Theager (RAF), ex-first officer of Airship R-100; also signed by Zeppelin Captain von Schiller
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Catalog #Si.122Ab
Unsold
Lot #515
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1931 1st SAF, group of five different cards, one franked with 2m Polar Flight (C41), others 2m Zeppelin (C36), including Cape Verde drop and connecting flight, also to Rio and return, mostly fine-v.f. (Si.124Ab,Ca,Da,Dc,E)
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Catalog #Si.124
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #516
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1931 2nd SAF, group of four covers and cards, two mixed franking with Brazilian adhesives, others Cape Verde drop and connecting flight, fine-v.f. (Si.129AaD,Ea)
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Catalog #Si.129
Unsold
Lot #517
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1932-1936 nine cards (some picture postcards), each with a different "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin" on-board pmk, fine-v.f. (Si.200/359)
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Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #518
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1933 Chicago Flight, set of three used on round-trip cover from Ulm to Friedrichshafen, cover defective at bottom, stamps fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C43-45
Unsold
Lot #519
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1934 Christmas flight, two cards and cover addressed to Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina, two canceled on-board, green "d" or "b" cachets, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #520
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1934 round-flight with German and Brazilian franking, Christmas flight cachet, Condor-Zeppelin markings on back, little perf. toning, otherwise fine, signed Gappe
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Catalog #Si.286Ba
Unsold
Lot #521
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1936 Hindenburg leaflets, selection of 10, some duplication, few trimmed, mostly fine
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Unsold
Lot #522
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1936-1937 three cards and one cover, each with a different "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin" on-board pmk, fine-v.f. (Si.364,366,372,381)
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Price Realized
$290.00

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