AIR MAIL and ZEPPELIN Germany

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

Lot number 4295 Quality: ✉

1.12.1938 N° 8Ib (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Sudetenlandfahrt cover sent from Frankfurt to Woluve St. Lambert, Belgium and franked with 8 of the 9 values of the Winter Help issue of 1938 (Michel 675-677, 679-683) all tied by special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in carmine, vf

Lot number 4296 Quality: ✉

1.12.1938 N° 8Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Sudetenlandfahrt cover sent from Frankfurt to Berlin and franked with all of the 9 values of the Winter Help issue of 1938 (Michel 675-683) all tied by special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in carmine and Reichenberg landing slogan postmark on the back, vf/f

Lot number 4297 Quality: ✉

1.12.1938 N° 20 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Sudetenlandfahrt picture postcard sent from Frankfurt to Troppau (nowadays Opava, Czechia) and franked with a 50pf airmail stamp (Michel 535) tied by special Frankfurt postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in carmine, vf

Lot number 4298 Quality: ✉

8.3.1939 large airmail cover sent registered from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and displaying an impressive franking including se-tenant blocks from booklets, a pair of the 3 RM airmail issue of 1934 (Michel 539), the complete 1939 Berlin Int. Auto Exhibition, etc., uncommon, vf

Lot number 4299 Quality: ✉

17.5.1939 large airmail cover sent registered from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and displaying a heavy franking including a pair of the 3 RM airmail issue of 1934 (Michel 539), uncommon, vf

Lot number 4300 Quality: ✉

19.7.1939 large airmail cover sent registered from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and franked with a 3 RM airmail stamp (Michel 539, cat. value €100 on cover) plus a regular 5pf stamp, very good quality, vf

Lot number 4301 Quality: ✉

13.8.1939 N° 27 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Eger Flight cover addressed to Zürich, Switzerland and displaying a beautiful franking including the complete 1939 Berlin Automotive Exhibition set (Michel 686-688), both zeppelin flight cachet and special posmark present on the front, vf

Lot number 4302 Quality: ✉

26.8.1939 N° 31 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Final Flight cover franked with four different stamps including the 1939 Nürnberg Party Day (Michel 701), all tied by Frankfurt special postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red, an interesting document of historical value, as it was carried on board the last ever commercial flight of a zeppelin airship before WWII, vf

Lot number 4303 Quality: ✉

26.8.1939 N° 31 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 130 Final Flight cover addressed to Zürich, Switzerland and franked with four different stamps including the 1939 German Art Day (Michel 700), all tied by Frankfurt special postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in red, an interesting document of historical value, as it was carried on board the last ever commercial flight of a zeppelin airship before WWII, vf

Lot number 4304 Quality: ✉

post-WWII set of 8 souvenir photo postcards depicting zeppelin airships in various circumstances, mint and mounted on pages, vf