Thematics

Lot number 4145 Quality: ✉

Group of postal items and various items relating to Belgian Scouts, vf/f

Lot number 4146 Quality: 0

Collect all kinds of documentation, leaflets, cancellations, booklets, related to scouting, vf

Lot number 4147 Quality: **/0

Napoleon Bonaparte, very nice collection in stockbook, including sets, souvenir sheets, many good stamps and souvenir sheets, some postal items and picture postcards, vf.

Lot number 4148 Quality: **/*/0

Christopher Columbus, collection on sheets, including sets, souvenir sheets and letters, vf/f

Lot number 4149 Quality: **/0

Vincent Van Gogh, collection of private issues in 2 stockbooks, stamps and covers, vf

Lot number 4150 Quality: **

Rubens, small collection mainly from French-African countries with souvenir sheets, vf

Lot number 4151 Quality: ❒

Birds: Large format print after J. Gould (1848) with offset of Australia "Kookaburra" stamp, three pence blue, from 1949 set, rare, vf

Lot number 4152 Quality: ❒

Birds: Large format print after J. Gould (1848) with offset stamp of New South Wales eight pence "Lyrebird" from the 1949 set, rare, vf

Lot number 4153 Quality: ❒

Birds: Large format print after J. Gould (1848) with North Borneo "yellow-crested cockatoo" offset, twelve cents from the 1949 set, rare, vf

Lot number 4154 Quality: ❒

Birds: Large format print after J. Gould (1848) with offset New Zealand "Kiwi" stamp, six pence green from the 1949 set, rare, vf

Lot number 4155 Quality: ❒

Birds: Large format print after W. L. Buller (1873) with offset New Zealand "Huia" stamp, three pence brown; from the 1949 set, rare, vf

Lot number 4156 Quality: ❒

Birds: Large format print after Levaillant (1801) with North Borneo "Rhinoceros Hornbill" offset, 16 cents, from the 1949 set, rare, vf

Lot number 4157 Quality: */0

FAUNA & FLORA: Extensive collection in 7 albums, with many better stamps and sets, * and cancelled, vf

Lot number 4158 Quality: **

FAUNA : Collection in stockbook, Gulf states perforated and imperforated, with better stamps Ajman, Fujeira etc.... vf.

Lot number 4159 Quality: **

BIRDS "The International Birdlife Stamp Collection", in LX album, vf

Lot number 4160 Quality: **/0

FAUNA - Cats: 2 albums from Afghanistan to Switzerland with 794 stamps, 106 sheetlets and 27 letters/cards + specialised catalogue Domfil 2003, vf

Lot number 4161 Quality: **/0

FAUNA: many complete sets, nice mix of mint and cancelled, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 4162 Quality: **/0

FAUNA - Birds: stockbook with complete, mostly mint sets, vf

Lot number 4163 Quality: **/0

FAUNA - Butterflies: thick slip-in stockbook, with many complete sets, mostly mint, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 4164 Quality: ❒

FAUNA: Monaco, BF 64 "Whales", imperforate, vf (Yv. £190)

Lot number 4165 Quality: **/FDC

3 WWF albums + 1 general FDC album, vf

Lot number 4166 Quality: **/FDC

Collection of 145 sets of stamps + FDCs in 12 special albums (11 with slipcase), vf

Lot number 4167 Quality: **/FDC

Very nice collection of sets ** and FDCs in 7 special albums with cassette, vf

Lot number 4168 Quality: ✉

Album with 20 mint letters (1987/92), vf

Lot number 4169 Quality: FDC

International 1st day covers (1977/79), vf

Lot number 4170 Quality: ✉

Communication/airmail, 1951, 2 envelopes experimental mail by radio from Italy to the Dutch Space Agency, study both with triangular vignette and special postmarks, document enclosed, vf

Lot number 4171 Quality: **/0/PWST

Collection with stamps and postal items from various countries in ring binder, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 4172 Quality: ✉

1.8.1929 N° 2a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post illustrated cover sent from New York to England and carried aboard the "Bremen", franked with a 17c stamp, catapult flight cachet in red alongside on the front, vf

Lot number 4173 Quality: ✉

22.7.1929 N° 2a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover carried aboard the "Bremen" on the very first catapult flight, addressed to Cecil, PA and franked with both airmail and normal stamps cancelled by regular postmark upon departure from Mannheim, catapult flight cachet in rose alongside, vf

Lot number 4174 Quality: ✉

22.7.1929 N° 2a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover carried aboard the "Bremen" on the very first catapult flight, addressed to New York and franked with 3 airmail stamps cancelled by regular postmark upon departure from Nürnberg, catapult flight cachet in rose alongside, vf

Lot number 4175 Quality: ✉

28.8.1929 N° 4b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post illustrated cover sent from Brooklyn, NY to Friedrichshafen aboard the "Bremen", bearing 20c airmail stamp, catapult flight cachet in carmine on the front and absolutely superb large vignette on the back, alongside arrival c.d.s., great quality, vf

Lot number 4176 Quality: ✉

28.8.1929 N° 4a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post illustrated cover sent from Brooklyn, NY to England aboard the "Bremen", bearing a pair of 10c stamps, catapult flight cachet in carmine on the front and absolutely superb large vignette on the back, great quality, vf

Lot number 4177 Quality: ✉

7.5.1930 N° 11c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard addressed to the US and carried aboard the "Bremen", franked with 15pf + 50pf airmail stamps tied by small-format slogan special postmark, catapult flight cachet in carmine alongside, vf

Lot number 4178 Quality: ✉

16.6.1930 N° 15b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover sent from New York to Vienna, Austria, carried aboard the "Bremen" and franked with a pair of 10c airmail stamps, catapult flight cachet in red as well as German airmail handstamp both on the front, arrival c.d.s. on the back, uncommon destination, vf

Lot number 4179 Quality: ✉

2.7.1930 N° 17a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post illustrated cover posted aboard the "Bremen" and addressed to England, franked with a 17c stamp, catapult flight cachet in rose alongside, vf

Lot number 4180 Quality: ✉

15.9.1930 N° 31b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover sent to Laurinburg, North Carolina and carried aboard the "Europa", franked with 3 airmail stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in carmine alongside, with arrival postmark on the back, vf

Lot number 4181 Quality: ✉

17.5.1931 N° 42c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post 15pf airmail postcard addressed to Hannover and carried aboard the "Bremen", up-rated with both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in carmine alongside, vf

Lot number 4182 Quality: ✉

22.5.1931 N° 44b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post 5pf postcard sent to New York and up-rated with a 15pf airmail strip of 4 (Michel A379), carried aboard the "Bremen" and stamps cancelled with the special postmark, catapult flight cachet in red alongside, vf

Lot number 4183 Quality: ✉

18.6.1931 N° 49c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post 15pf reply postcard (!) addressed to Hannover and carried aboard the "Bremen", bearing both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in blue alongside, vf

Lot number 4184 Quality: ✉

18.6.1931 N° 50b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover sent from Braunschweig to New York and carried aboard the "Europa", franked with both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in blue alongside, vf

Lot number 4185 Quality: ✉

28.6.1931 N° 52b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post 5pf postcard addressed to Hannover and carried aboard the "Bremen", franked with both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in green alongside, vf

Lot number 4186 Quality: ✉

18.7.1931 N° 57c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard addressed to Hannover and intended to have been launched from the steamer "Bremen", however the flight was cancelled and the mail items prepared for it received one of two special cachets, whereas this postcard has received BOTH cachets in carmine and red respectively, not listed as such in the Haberer catalogue, scarce, vf

Lot number 4187 Quality: ✉

18.7.1931 N° 57b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover addressed to Wageningen, Netherlands and intended to have been launched from the steamer "Bremen", however the flight was cancelled and the mail items prepared for it received a special cachet in carmine, vf

Lot number 4188 Quality: ✉

18.7.1931 N° 57b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover addressed to Wageningen, Netherlands and intended to have been launched from the steamer "Bremen", however the flight was cancelled and the mail items prepared for it received a special cachet in carmine, vf

Lot number 4189 Quality: ✉

8.9.1931 N° 69b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover sent to New York and carried aboard the "Europa", bearing both airmail and normal franking cancelled with special postmark, catapult flight cachet in blue alongside, vf

Lot number 4190 Quality: ✉

16.5.1932 N° 78c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard carried aboard the "Europa" and addressed to Hannover, franked with both airmail and normal stamps including a se-tenant pair from a booklet (Michel W27.2, cat. value €100 on cover), all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in violet alongside, vf

Lot number 4191 Quality: ✉

1.6.1932 N° 82c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard carried aboard the "Europa" and addressed to Hannover, franked with both airmail and normal stamps including a se-tenant pair from a booklet (Michel W27.2, cat. value €100 on cover), all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in violet alongside, vf

Lot number 4192 Quality: ✉

15.7.1932 N° 93c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard sent to New York and carried aboard the "Europa", beairng both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in red alongside, vf

Lot number 4193 Quality: ✉

1.8.1932 N° 96c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard carried aboard the "Bremen" and addressed to Hannover, franked with both airmail and normal stamps including a se-tenant pair from a booklet (Michel W27.2, cat. value €100 on cover), all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in carmine alongside, vf

Lot number 4194 Quality: ✉

20.8.1932 N° 101b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard carried aboard the "Europa" and addressed to Brooklyn, NY, franked with both airmail and normal stamps including a se-tenant pair from a booklet (Michel W27.2, cat. value €100 on cover), all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in green alongside, vf

Lot number 4195 Quality: ✉

13.9.1932 N° 107c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard sent to Hannover and carried aboard the "Europa", bearing both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in blue alongside, vf

Lot number 4196 Quality: ✉

22.9.1932 N° 109a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard sent to Brooklyn, NY and carried aboard the "Europa", franked with regular stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in blue alongside, vf

Lot number 4197 Quality: ✉

29.9.1932 N° 111c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult postcard sent to Hannover and carried aboard the "Europa", beairng both airmail and normal stamps all tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in red alongside, vf

Lot number 4198 Quality: ✉

20.10.1933 cover from Philadelphia, PA to Berlin which the sender initially intended to send via catapult post from the steamer "Bremen" (and thus inscribed it on the front at upper left "Ship to Shore Airmail S.S.Bremen") however, the last catapult flight for the year 1933 from the "Bremen" took place on 10.10, eventually the cover was sent via regular airmail, as indicated by the transit and arrival postmarks on the back, interesting, vf

Lot number 4199 Quality: ✉

1.10.1933 N° 147 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post 5pf postcard sent from Berlin to Los Angeles and carried aboard the "Bremen", up-rated with 3 different Hindenburg values in order to create a 4-colour franking, catapult flight cachet in violet alongside, as well as arrival c.d.s., vf

Lot number 4200 Quality: ✉

9.10.1933 N° 148c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post cover sent to Amsterdam, Netherlands and carried aboard the "Bremen", franked with 3 airmail stamps tied by special postmark, catapult flight cachet in green alongside, vf

Lot number 4201 Quality: ✉

21.7.1935 N° 200c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post illustrated cover addressed to Sassenheim, Netherlands and carried aboard the "Europa", bearing both airmail and normal stamps tied by small-format slogan special postmark, catapult flight cachet in green alongside, vf

Lot number 4202 Quality: ✉

4.9.1935 N° 210c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), catapult post illustrated cover sent to Farnborough, England and carried aboard the "Bremen", franked with 50pf airmail stamp (Michel 535) tied by small-format slogan special postmark, catapult flight cachet in violet alongside, vf

Lot number 4203 Quality: ✉

132 airmail letters, sent only to Omega Watch Co., Switzerland from various countries, vf

Lot number 4204 Quality: ✉

Belgium, 1930/31 Night airmail Brussels-London, 1 letter and 2 cards, various postage stamps and cancellations, vf

Lot number 4205 Quality: ✉

Belgium, 1931 Antwerp Aviation Station, 2 photo cards with cancellation 'Antwerp aviation club III° Int. flying meeting' to France and Germany, vf.

Lot number 4206 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 2 + n° 352 (infantry) on illustrated postcard, registered from Liège 23.VIII.1932 to Aachen, with photo certificate, vf

Lot number 4207 Quality: ✉

Belgium, 1° Flight Antwerp-Berlin 16 May 1932, 4 postal items with various postage cancellations and postmarks, vf

Lot number 4208 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 4 + n° 317, Sabena, ZK Antwerp 30.VII.33, "First airmail, Karachi-Calcutta", 8 July ' 33, arrival postmark "CALCUTTA 9 JUL 33" , vf

Lot number 4209 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 4 (2x) + 318 + 388 (2x) on letter from Brussels 15.IX.1934 to Buenos Aires, with "TRANSPORTADA TOTALMENTE POR AVION" on the back, vf

Lot number 4210 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 7 + n° 403 (3x) on registered philatelic letter from Brussels 3-7-35 to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, returned "INCONNU", vf

Lot number 4211 Quality: ✉

Belgium, Sabena, 1st direct air connection Brussels-Prague 5-4-1937, PA 6 + n° 425 on ZK, vf

Lot number 4212 Quality: ✉

Belgium, 3 picture postcards Leopold III aviator, 1938 2x Brussels-Hanover with special postmark 'Day of the Escadrille of the Nine Provinces' and 1x Tripoli-Brussels, vf.

Lot number 4213 Quality: ✉

Belgium, n° 507 '1fr. Rubens' on 2 philatelic cards, 'Bruxelles-Francfort 24-8-39', 'Mit L.Z. 130 Frankfurt-Koenigsberg' with Reich Mi. stamps n° 669 (2x) and 670, vf

Lot number 4214 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 4 + n° 500 on registered letter from Brussels 30-6-39 to New York via Marseille (written), 'Dixie Chipper' + n° 420 on the back, vf

Lot number 4215 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 1 + 4 and n° 423 on letter from Egherer 27.VI.1939 to Cincinnati (Ohio)/USA, via Southampton, vf

Lot number 4216 Quality: ✉

Belgium, PA 26/27 triptych on special envelope 7/7/1951 on back E 57/62, vf

Lot number 4217 Quality: ✉

Belgium, group of 8 LP letters, with various destinations and postage, vf/f.

Lot number 4218 Quality: ✉

Belgium, group with Erinnofilie PR 30/34 'Vliegpostdienst Antwerpen' 5- Special cards, vf.

Lot number 4219 Quality: ✉

Belgium, group with Erinnofilie PR 30/34 'Vliegpostdienst Antwerpen' 5- Special letters, vf.

Lot number 4220 Quality: ✉

Belgium, 4 letters each with PA 1 + N° 299 or 300 and 2x vignette Liège 1930, all with red Sabena illustration (pre-printed), various cancellations, vf/f.

Lot number 4221 Quality: ✉

Concorde, collection in clip band + sheet, with HK, envelopes with special flights, cancellations, FDCs, vf.

Lot number 4222 Quality: FDC

Collection 130 special covers Commonwealth, vf.

Lot number 4223 Quality: ✉

1912 Germany, nice postcard Zeppelin post "Flugpost am Rhein u. Main", nice round cancellation dated 12 June 1912, to Luxembourg, vf

Lot number 4224 Quality: ✉

1939 Germany, Yv. 610 and 611, on card, "Nur mid Luftschip graf Zeppelin Essen/Mulheim fahrt", cancellation "Rhein-Main Flug- und Luftschiffhaven", dated 20 August 1939, to Woluwe St Lambert, nice postmark "Deutschlandfahrten 1939 ESSEN", vf

Lot number 4225 Quality: ✉

First flights Zeppelin, 4 items, including Argentinien Fahrt, Brasil-Europe, Transatlantic and Europa-Sudamerika. Each on full cover, with fine cancellations, see scans, vf

Lot number 4226 Quality: ✉

24.5.1930 N° 68Bb (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), South America Flight cover from Rio de Janeiro to Brussels, Belgium, franked with a 10,000r Brazilian zeppelin stamp (Michel Zp. 2) together with a regular 500r stamp, both tied by special postmark, with zeppelin flight cachet in black and "First Europe Pan-America Round Flight" special cachet in violet alongside on the front, Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s. on the back, some creasing but overall very fine, vf

Lot number 4227 Quality: ✉

28.5.1930 N° 68Ba (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), South America Flight postcard from Recife to Erlangen, Germany, franked with a 5,000r Brazilian zeppelin stamp (Michel Zp. 1) together with a pair of 100r regular stamps, all tied by zeppelin flight cachet in black, "First Europe Pan-America Round Flight" special cachet in violet alongside, Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s. on reverse, vf

Lot number 4228 Quality: ✉

15.11.1931 airmail cover sent registered to Lucerne, Switzerland and displaying a colourful airmail franking, transit and arrival postmarks on both front and back, as well as framed "VIA AEROPOSTALE" handstamp, vf

Lot number 4229 Quality: ✉

25.3.1932 N° 235Aa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover sent to Friedrichshafen and franked with both airmail and regular stamps, zeppelin flight cachet alongside on the front and Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4230 Quality: ✉

23.8.1933 N° 133Aa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight postcard sent on the return leg from Rio de Janeiro to Lorch, Germany and bearing regular Brazilian franking, zeppelin flight cachet in violet, special landing Friedrichshafen postmark in green alongside, great quality, vf

Lot number 4231 Quality: ✉

4.4.1936 N° 10A (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Brazilian cover sent to Friedrichshafen and bearing colourful Brazilian franking, special zeppelin flight cachet alongside on the front and German arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4232 Quality: ✉

19.6.1912 airmail postcard sent from Darmstadt to Mainz and franked with the 1M on 10pf Gelber Hund overprinted stamp (Michel IV, cat. value €280 on cover), as well as a regular 5pf stamp, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4233 Quality: BK

1912 Darmstadt airmail card with ‘Germania 5pf.’ and ‘Flugpost III 30pf. green’ (3x) including pair, vf (Mi. €400)

Lot number 4234 Quality: ✉

21.6.1912 airmail postcard sent from Frankfurt to Antwerp, Belgium and franked with the 10pf orange stamp (Michel I) in addition to two 5pf regular stamps, transit and arrival postmarks alongside, which prove that the card did indeed travel to Belgium, vf

Lot number 4235 Quality: ✉

10.10.1928 N° 7 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt colour illustrated postcard (Oktoberfest thematic, including cigarettes advertising) sent to Berkeley, California, oval zeppelin flight cachet in blue applied twice, New York transit postmark, franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423), faint creasing, vf

Lot number 4236 Quality: ✉

10.10.1928 N° 7 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt photo postcard advertising in English for the Kurgarten Hotel, sent to Chicago and franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423), oval zeppelin flight cachet in blue and New York transit postmark, an uncommon card, vf

Lot number 4237 Quality: PWST

10.10.1928 LY 127 Amerikafahrt 8pf postcard sent to New Zork and up-rated with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) cancelled with Friedrichshafen c.d.s., oval zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, horizonal crease well away from the stamps, otherwise very fine aspect, vf

Lot number 4238 Quality: ✉

24.3.1929 N° 18Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Orientfahrt postcard addressed to Braunschweig and bearing a 1M stamp (Michel 382) tied by Friedrichshafen cancel, with zeppelin flight cachet in carmine alongside, vf

Lot number 4239 Quality: ✉

22.4.1929 N° 20Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Mediterranean Flight - Seville drop-off illustrated cover addressed to "Palestine" (although it is not very clear what the sender meant by this, as no city is indicated), bearing a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in red alongisde on the front and Sevilla landing postmark on the back, vf

Lot number 4240 Quality: ✉

16.5.1929 N° 23b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt postcard to New York bearing a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Bordpost cancel, zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, as well as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4241 Quality: ✉

16.5.1929 N° 23b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt express cover to New York franked with a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) as well as another 50pf stamp, both tied by Bordpost cancel, zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, as well as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), American "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE OF FIRST ADDRESS" double-line handstamp applied on the front on arrival, indicating that the cover got taxed before delivery (also backed by the two New York postmarks on the back with different dates), overall uncommon, vf

Lot number 4242 Quality: ✉

16.5.1929 N° 23b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt express cover to New York franked with a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) as well as another 50pf stamp, both tied by Bordpost cancel, zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, as well as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), American "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE OF FIRST ADDRESS" double-line handstamp applied on the front on arrival, indicating that the cover got taxed before delivery (also backed by the two New York postmarks on the back with different dates), overall uncommon, vf

Lot number 4243 Quality: ✉

15.5.1929 N° 23a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt postcard to New York bearing a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Friedrichshafen cancel, zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, as well as carmine single-line handstamp applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), arrival c.d.s. also on the front, relatively minor water damage but still of pleasant aspect, vf

Lot number 4244 Quality: ✉

15.5.1929 N° 23a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover sent to Indianapolis, IN and franked with a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) tied by a Friedrichshafen slogan postmark, zeppelin flight cachet in blue also present on the front, alongside "Beförderung verzögert wegen Abbruchs der 1. Amerikafahrt." single-line handstamp in red, indicating that the cover was flown on the fateful flight of 16.5 which had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (South-Eastern France), arrival c.d.s. on the back, great quality, vf

Lot number 4245 Quality: ✉

16.5.1929 N° 23a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt picture postcard sent to Chicago and bearing a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, as well as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery) and arrival postmark, vf/f

Lot number 4246 Quality: ✉

15.5.1929 N° 23a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover sent to Toledo, Ohio and franked with two singles of the 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by a strike of the Friedrichshafen c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside as well as as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), arrival postmark on back, faint crease on the right stamp otherwise very fine, vf

Lot number 4247 Quality: ✉

16.5.1929 N° 23b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover to Ferndale, Michigan bearing a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) tied by Bordpost cancel, zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, as well as carmine single-line handstamp applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), arrival c.d.s. on reverse, vf

Lot number 4248 Quality: ✉

15.5.1929 N° 23a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover sent to Bayonne, New Jersey and franked with a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside as well as as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), arrival postmark on back, vertical fold far away from the stamp, vf

Lot number 4249 Quality: ✉

15.5.1929 N° 23a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover sent to Washington, D.C. and franked with a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) tied by Friedrichshafen slogan c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside as well as as single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), arrival postmark on back, vf

Lot number 4250 Quality: ✉

31.7.1929 N° 27a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover to New York franekd with a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) tied by Friedrichshafen slogan postmark, zeppelin flight cachet in blue alongside, vertical filing fold well away from the stamp, arrival c.d.s. on reverse, vf

Lot number 4251 Quality: ✉

15.8.1929 N° 29a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Round the World Flight cover to the US bearing a 4 RM stamp (Michel 424) tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., carmine zeppelin flight cachet alongside, as well as single-line handstamp "Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) - Tokio", vf

Lot number 4252 Quality: ✉

1.5.1929 N° 29.5/02 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Hamburg - Antwerp First Flight cover sent between the terminuses and franked with 10pf and 15pf airmail stamps, arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4253 Quality: ✉

12.4.1930 N° 53Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Swiss Flight - Bern drop-off illustrated postcard addressed to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and franked for a total of 1M3pf with normal and airmail stamps, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. and Bern arrival postmark, as well as framed zeppelin handstamp, vf

Lot number 4254 Quality: ✉

15.4.1930 N° 54b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Spanish Flight photo postcard addressed to Munich and bearing a 1M stamp (Michel 382) tied by Bordpost cancel, oval auxiliary zeppelin handstamp "MIT LUFTSHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN BEFÖRDERT" in red alongside, as well as Paris transit c.d.s. dated 19.4 (the airship landed in Seville on 16.4, and the card had to travel to Munich afterwards), the photo side is particularly interesting, showing a skillful collage of, amongst other things, the hangars in Friedrichshafen and a German zeppelin stamp, vf

Lot number 4255 Quality: ✉

22.4.1930 N° 56b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Bonn Flight photo postcard addressed to Munich and bearing two 50pf airmail stamps (Michel 381) both tied by Bordpost cancels, oval auxiliary zeppelin handstamp "MIT LUFTSHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN BEFÖRDERT" in red alongside, as well as Bonn arrival c.d.s. dated the same day, vf

Lot number 4256 Quality: ✉

18.5.1930 N° 62a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight postcard sent to New York and bearing a 4 RM South America Zeppelin Flight stamp (Michel 439, cat. value €500 for the stamp on cover) tied by Friedrichshafen cancel, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in carmine as well as Lakehurst, NJ arrival duplex in green (dated 31.5), vf

Lot number 4257 Quality: ✉

19.5.1930 N° 64c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight postcard sent from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Argentina and franked with a 2 RM South America Zeppelin Flight stamp (Michel 438, cat. value €500 for the stamp on cover) tied by Berlin c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet as well as special cachet for the flight from Berlin to Friedrichshafen (the point of departure for the airship) both in carmine on the front, Rio de Janeiro arrival postmark dated 25.5.1930 alongside in violet, a scarce card, vf

Lot number 4258 Quality: ✉

23.6.1930 N° 80Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 German Roundtrip Flight - Breslau drop-off photo postcard sent from Berlin to Scheveningen, Netherlands and franked for 25pf, oval auxiliary zeppelin handstamp "MIT LUFTSHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN BEFÖRDERT" in red as well as Breslau c.d.s. and Berlin transit postmark dated 25.6 on the way to the Netherlands, vf

Lot number 4259 Quality: ✉

6.7.1930 N° 88a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Köln - Friedrichshafen Flight picture postcard addressed to Munich and displaying a colourful franking consisting of both airmail and normal stamps, zeppelin flight cachet in red, nice promotional image on the front including various elements hinting at philately, vf

Lot number 4260 Quality: ✉

23.9.1930 N° 128IVc (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Ostseefahrt - Stockholm drop-off cover addressed to Boston, Massachusetts and franked with a 2 RM South America Zeppelin Flight stamp (Michel 438, cat. value €500 for the stamp on cover) tied by Bordpost cancel, zeppelin flight cachet alongside on the front in green, Stockholm arrival postmark on the back, it is not clear whether the cover did actually travel to the US afterwards and there is a possibility (judging by the typewritten indication at upper left) that the envelope was actually prepared for a previous flight and not used then, vf

Lot number 4261 Quality: ✉

10.11.1930 N° 150Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Netherlands Flight cover addressed to Baden-Baden, Germany and franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Freidrichshafen postmark, decorative zeppelin flight cachet as well as Venlo special arrival postmark both on the front, vf

Lot number 4262 Quality: ✉

11.11.1930 N° 150Ic (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Netherlands Flight cover addressed to Boston, Massachusetts and franked with a 2 RM South America Zeppelin Flight stamp (Michel 438, cat. value €500 for the stamp on cover) tied by Bordpost cancel, with decorative zeppelin flight cachet on the front as well as Venlo special arrival postmark on the back, it is not clear whether the cover did actually travel to the US afterwards and there is a possibility (judging by the typewritten indication at upper left) that the envelope was actually prepared for a previous flight and not used then, vf

Lot number 4263 Quality: ✉

2.11.1930 + 16.11.1930 N° 154b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Saxony Flight cover addressed to Baden-Baden and franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423), the stamp itself tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. dated 2.11 and another strike of the same alongside, dated 16.11 because the flight, which was initially connected with a previous flight to Switzerland scheduled for 2.11 was delayed for 2 weeks due to bad weather, zeppelin flight cachet in carmine also present on the front, together with Chemnitz arrival c.d.s. on the back, cat. value for the flight €200, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4264 Quality: ✉

Germany 1930s lot of 6 zeppelin-related real photos, 4 of which are photo postcards produced under licence from Luftshiffbau Zeppelin GmbH (the company that built and operated the airships) by the A. Weber & Co. editors in Stuttgart and the other 2, of slightly larger format, produced by the zeppelin company itself for promotional purposes, some of the photos give a sense of proportion between the size of a human and the gigantic size of the airship, most interesting documents, very good condition throughout, vf

Lot number 4265 Quality: ✉

21.6.1931 N° 73b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 German Roundtrip Flight illustrated postcard addressed to Munich and bearing a colourful franking cancelled by the Bordpost cancel, auxiliary 4-line airmail handstamp alongside in red, interesting illustration on the front of the postcard depicting, amongst others, a stamp and various Zeppelin postmarks, vf

Lot number 4266 Quality: ✉

12.5.1931 N° 173b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Ostseejahr-Rundfahrt postcard addressed to Zierikzee, Netherlands and franked with a 2 RM South America Zeppelin Flight stamp (Michel 438, cat. value €500 for the stamp on cover) as well as a 1M airmail stamp, both tided by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., Berlin landing postmark alongside, as well as zeppelin flight cachet in violet and oval auxiliary zeppelin handstamp "MIT LUFTSHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN BEFÖRDERT" in red, thus scarce (cat. value for the flight in this format is €250), vf

Lot number 4267 Quality: ✉

14.5.1931 N° 177Ic (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Ostseejahr-Rundfahrt - Copenhagen drop-off postcard addressed to Osnabrück and franked with a 1 RM stamp (Michel 455) tied by Berlin c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet alongside, as well as Travemünde c.d.s. dated the same day as the Berlin one (14.5), vf

Lot number 4268 Quality: ✉

28.6.1931 N° 191b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Schwabenfahrt photo postcard bearing a 1 RM stamp (Michel 455) tied by Bordpost cancel, Böblingen arrival postmark alongside on the front, as well as zeppelin flight cachet in violet, vf

Lot number 4269 Quality: PWST

24.7.1931 N° 202a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Polar Flight 8pf postcard sent to Reutlingen, Germany and up-rated with a 1 RM stamp overprinted POLAR-FAHRT 1931 (Michel 456, cat. value on cover €250), tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s. and carried all the way to Leningrad, with landing postmark as well as zeppelin flight cachet in red, cat. value for the flight is €220, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4270 Quality: ✉

27.8.1931 N° 215lb (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Swiss Flight - Lausanne drop-off postcard addressed to Budapest, Hungary and franked with a 1 RM stamp overprinted POLAR-FAHRT 1931 (Michel 456, cat. value on cover €250), tied by Bordpost cancel, Lausanne landing postmark alongside dated the same, vf

Lot number 4271 Quality: ✉

30.8.1931 N° 216f (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight photo postcard franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Bordpost cancel and addressed to Dessau, Germany, flown via Rio de Janeiro with c.d.s. dated 4.9 and also with zeppelin flight cachet in green (3-line type), vf

Lot number 4272 Quality: ✉

29.8.1931 N° 216Ib (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight - Praia, CAPE VERDE drop-off postcard sent from Berlin to Braunschweig and franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) tied by Berlin c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachets in both red and green alongside, as well as Praia, Cape Verde landing postmark, vf

Lot number 4273 Quality: PWST

18.9.1931 N° 221a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight 5pf postcard sent to San Leopoldo, Brazil and up-rated with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423), both cancelled with Friedrichshafen c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in violet alongside, vf

Lot number 4274 Quality: ✉

25.7.1932 N° 203d (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Polar Flight photo postcard sent to Berlin and bearing a 1 RM stamp overprinted POLAR-FAHRT 1931 (Michel 456, cat. value €250 on cover), tied by Bordpost cancel, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red, as well as special Leningrad postmark (as the card was posted from Leningrad, on the second day of the flight, and cancelled aboard the airship) and Berlin Ullstein arrival c.d.s. in carmine, great quality and rare (cat. value for the flight is €900), vf

Lot number 4275 Quality: ✉

3.5.1932 N° 241d (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight illustrated postcard sent to Recife, Brazil and franked with a 1 RM stamp (Michel 455) plus a normal 40pf stamp, both tied by Bordpost cancels, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red, as well as Brazilian arrival c.d.s., vf

Lot number 4276 Quality: ✉

2.5.1932 N° 241a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover sent to Rio de Janeiro and franked with a 100pf of the first 1923 issue after the monetary stabilisation (Michel 343), as well as two 25pf stamps of a later issue, all tied by Friedrichshafen cancels, zeppelin flight cachet alongisde on the front in red, arrival c.d.s. on the back, signed Peschl and Infla Berlin, a late and very uncommon usage of the 100pf stamp on a zeppelin cover, vf

Lot number 4277 Quality: ✉

1.5.1933 N° 293Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 German Flight postcard sent to England and bearing a 3-colour airmail franking totalling 75pf, Dresden c.d.s. present alongside regular Friedrichshafen c.d.s. (due to a stop and a drop-off in Dresden), green zeppelin flight cachet also present on the front, vf

Lot number 4278 Quality: ✉

29.6.1933 N° 315b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover sent registered from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Argentina and franked with a 2 RM stamp (Michel 423) together with a normal 5pf stamp, both tied by Berlin postmarks, forwarded to Friedrichshafen where it received the c.d.s. dated 1.7 and the zeppelin flight cachet in blue, transit and arrival postmarks on both front and back, diagonal crease on the zeppelin stamp otherwise fine, vf

Lot number 4279 Quality: ✉

16.3.1934 ilustrated propaganda postcard sent by regular airmail (NOT by zeppelin) from Dortmund to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and franked with a 1 RM zeppelin stamp overprinted for the 1933 Chicago Exhibition (Michel 496, cat. value €550 on cover), as well as other regular stamps for a total franking of 1M25pf, apparently taxed on arrival, which took place on 22.3 according to the postmark on reverse, a rare card, vf

Lot number 4280 Quality: ✉

20.5.1934 N° 360b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 German Flight illustrated 6pf postcard (Martin Luther thematic) sent from Königsberg, up-rated and addressed to Rotterdam, Netherlands, zeppelin flight cachet in red and Friedrichshafen special postmark applied on landing, vf

Lot number 4281 Quality: ✉

1935 lot of 3 photo postcards (two of them used within Germany, the third one mint), all depicting various images from the hangar in Friedrichshafen, including a photo of the airship's bare metal frame (i.e. "skeleton"), and all bearing the "ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN BESUCH IN DER ZEPPELIN LUFTSHIFFWERFT" cachet (roughly translated as "souvenir from the visit to the Zeppelin hangar"), vf

Lot number 4282 Quality: ✉

2.5.1936 N° 12 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Nordamerikafahrt cover sent registered to Bucyrus, Ohio and posted by a Swiss sender (address on the flap indicates he was from Basel) from Lörrach, Germany (Lörrach is the nearest German border town from Basel, being only a few kilometres away), franked with both Hindenburg Zeppelin stamps of 1936 (Michel 606-607) as well as a pair of 15pf airmail stamps, all tied by Lörrach c.d.s., with zeppelin flight cachet in red alongside and American transit and arrival postmarks on the back, Lörrach is not listed as a place of origin for this flight in the Michel Specialised Catalogue, thus this cover could be correctly described as "unlisted" (although, for accuracy, Switzerland is listed as a place of origin for this flight but that of course refers to covers with Swiss frankings), rare and possibly even unique, vf

Lot number 4283 Quality: ✉

5.5.1936 N° 12a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 South America Flight cover addressed to Pirmasens, Germany and franked with a 75pf airmail stamp (Michel 607) tied by regular Frankfurt c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in red alongisde on the front and New York arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4284 Quality: ✉

4.5.1936 N° 12a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Nordamerikafahrt two registered covers sent from Frankfurt to New York and both franked with the two stamps of the airmail issue of 1936 (Michel 606-607) tied by regular Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside on the front in red and transit and arrival postmarks on the back, perfect quality, vf

Lot number 4285 Quality: ✉

6.5.1936 N° 12a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Nordamerikafahrt illustrated cover sent from Frankfurt to New York and franked with 50pf + 25pf stamps tied by regular Frankfurt postmark, the 25pf also partly tied by the zeppelin flight cachet in red, arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4286 Quality: ✉

1/2.5.1936, N° 12a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Nordamerikafahrt two postcards sent from Frankfurt to New York and both franked with airmail and regular stamps, zeppelin flight cachets in red and New York arrival postmarks on the back, vf

Lot number 4287 Quality: ✉

1.8.1936 N° 32Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Olympiafahrt postcard addressed to Treptow and franked with a 50pf airmail stamp (Michel 606) tied by Frankfurt special postmark, Berlin arrival c.d.s. dated the same day, vf

Lot number 4288 Quality: ✉

1.8.1936 N° 32Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Olympiafahrt cover addressed to Frankfurt and bearing four different stamps of the Olympics issue (some in multiuples), all tied by Frankfurt special postmark, Berlin arrival c.d.s. dated the same day on the back and zeppelin flight cachet on the front, vf

Lot number 4289 Quality: ✉

1.8.1936 N° 32Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Olympiafahrt illustrated Olympics postcard sent to Berlin and up-rated with Olympics stamps (+ others), all cancelled by Frankfurt special postmark, zeppelin flight cachet and Berlin arrival c.d.s. both present alongside, vf

Lot number 4290 Quality: ✉

1.8.1936 N° 32Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Olympiafahrt cover addressed to Ebingen, Germany and franked with the complete Olympics set of 1936 (Michel 609-616), all tied by special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in lilac-rose, Berlin arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4291 Quality: ✉

30.8.1936 N° 553a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Leipzig Fair Flight photo postcard sent from Leipzig to Hannover and bearing a 50pf stamp tied by regular c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red as well as private rectangular cachet in black "FLUGHAFEN LEIPZIG - MOCKAU ZEPPELINLANDUNG HERBSTMESSE 30.8.1930" (mentioned in Michel, with a €150 premium), vf

Lot number 4292 Quality: ✉

1.5.1937 N° 63Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 German Flight postcard sent from Frankfurt to Köln and bearing a 50pf airmail stamp (Michel 535) tied by special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside as well as framed 4-line handstamp attesting that the flight never actually took place, due to bad weather, all of the mail being actually transported on the following flight of 3.5, hence the Köln landing postmark dated 3.5.37, vf

Lot number 4293 Quality: ✉

1.12.1938 N° 8Ib (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Sudetenlandfahrt postcard sent from Frankfurt to Sagan (nowadays Żagań, Poland) and bearing a regular franking including a se-tenant pair from a booklet, cancelled with special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red, vf

Lot number 4294 Quality: ✉

1.12.1938 N° 8Ib (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Sudetenlandfahrt 6pf postcard sent from Frankfurt to Neustadt an der Tafelfichte (nowadays Nové Město pod Smrkem, Czechia) and up-rated with four airmail values, all cancelled with special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red, vf