World 2

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

Lot number 4305 Quality: ✉

27.3.1931 N° 162Ab (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Hungarian Flight cover flown on the Budapest roundtrip and franked with a 2p zeppelin stamp (Michel 479) as well as an irregular block of five of 4f, zeppelin flight cachet in blue on the front and arrival c.d.s. of Budapest alongside, vertical file fold not affecting any of the stamps, vf

Lot number 4306 Quality: ✉

27.3.1931 N° 163Aa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Hungarian Flight postcard sent to Barr, France and franked with two singles of the Hungarian 1p zeppelin stamp (Michel 478) + another 20f airmail stamp, all tied by Budapest c.d.s., most decorative and neatly struck zeppelin flight cachet alongside in dark green, as well as Friedrichshafen landing postmark and, relatively uncommon for many such cards addressed to European destinations, an arrival c.d.s. (dated 31.3), vf

Lot number 4307 Quality: ✉

3.6.1935 FILPROK Philatelic Exhibition Balloon Post official postcard sent from Nagykata to Tapolca and bearing large vignette tied by flight cachet in rose, vf

Lot number 4308 Quality: ✉

21.4.1936 Budapest - Amsterdam First Flight lot of 3 covers (two of which illustrated) addressed to Rotterdam, colourful airmail frankings, arrival postmarks on back, vf/f

Lot number 4309 Quality: ✉

4.9.1936 Budapest - Siofok Flight postcard sent from Budapest to Balatonfüred and showing a large, high-quality vignette in the shape of a stamp (besides the normal 10f stamp it bears), special flight cachet in violet alongside, as well as transit and arrival postmarks, vf

Lot number 4310 Quality: ✉

14.6.1930 airmail cover sent registered from Triesenberg to Assen, Netherlands and showing a mixed franking with Swiss stamps, which was compulsory on airmail covers from Liechtenstein until 12.8.1930 because Liechtenstein didn't have any airmail stamps of its own, the Swiss stamp was applied in Basel in this case, Dutch arrival c.d.s. on the back, great quality, vf

Lot number 4311 Quality: ✉

31.8.1930 N° 34a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Vaduz - St. Gallen First Flight registered cover sent to Triesen, Liechtenstein and franked with 15rp and 45rp airmail stamps (Michel 108, 112, cat. value for the 45rp on cover is €130), both tied by special flight cachet in lilac-rose, Triesen arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4312 Quality: ✉

31.8.1930 N° 34a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Vaduz - St. Gallen First Flight registered cover sent from Vaduz to Assen, Netherlands and franked with the 15rp, 20rp and 45rp values of the 1930 airmail issue (Michel 108-109, 112, cat. value for the 45rp on cover is €130), all tied by special flight cachet in lilac-rose, St. Gallen landing postmark on the front and Dutch arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4313 Quality: ✉

31.8.1930 Vaduz - St. Gallen First Flight registered cover sent from Vaduz to Assen, Netherlands and franked with 35rp and 45rp stamps of the 1930 airmail issue (Michel 111-112, cat. value for the 45rp on cover is €130), all tied by special flight cachet in lilac-rose, St. Gallen landing postmark on the front and Dutch arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4314 Quality: ✉

18.10.1930 airmail cover sent registered from Ruggell to Assen, Netherlands and franked with the 20rp, 25rp and 35rp values of the 1930 airmial issue (Michel 109-111), Zürich transit postmark on the front and arrival postmark on the back, f

Lot number 4315 Quality: ✉

10.6.1931 N° 2a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Vaduz - Lausanne Flight (drop-off) postcard addressed to Leipzig and franked with the 1fr zeppelin stamp (Michel 114) tied by zeppelin cachet in red, Vaduz c.d.s. alongside, as well as Lausanne landing postmark, cat. value for the flight is €160, vf

Lot number 4316 Quality: ✉

18.1.1935 airmail cover sent registered from Triesenberg to Paris and franked for 95rp with four values of the 1930 airmail issue (Michel 108-111), arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4317 Quality: ✉

1.7.1935 N° 59 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Vaduz-Altenrhein-Innsbruck First Postal Flight cover addressed to Zürich and franked with the 60rp on 1fr airmail stamp surcharged for this particular flight (Michel 148), special 3-line flight cachet in red and Innsbruck landing c.d.s. alongside on the front, vf

Lot number 4318 Quality: ✉

12.9.1935 N° 60g (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), First Swiss International Glider Mail Flight - Jungfraujoch postcard sent from Vaduz and addressed to Zürich, dropped off at Unterseen and franked with OFFICIAL stamps of 10rp and 90rp (Michel Dienst 12 + 18, the cat. value for the 90rp on cover is €100), special flight cachet and postmark in blue and red respectively alongside, as well as an official seal of the Government of Liechtenstein in the upper left corner, rare, vf

Lot number 4319 Quality: ✉

5.5.1936 N° 12Aa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 North America Flight cover sent from Vaduz to Schenectady, New York and franked with a 1fr zeppelin stamp (Michel 149) tied by normal Vaduz c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in red and New York arrival postmark both on the front, vf

Lot number 4320 Quality: ✉

5.5.1936 N° 12Ab (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 North America Flight cover sent from Vaduz to Schenectady, New York and franked with a 2fr zeppelin stamp (Michel 150) tied by normal Vaduz c.d.s., zeppelin flight cachet in red alongside on the front and New York arrival postmark on the back, vf

Lot number 4321 Quality: ✉

14.5.1939 N° 84 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), International Weather Balloon Flight Zürich - Bäretswill cover sent from Vaduz to Gempen, Switzerland, bearing 10rp + 50rp airmail stamps, special flight cachet and landing postmark both alongside on the front, vf

Lot number 4322 Quality: ✉

16.3.1940 N° 92 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Locarno-Roma Swissair First Flight cover sent to and from Triesenberg, 80rp airmail franking, special flight cachet in blue and Rome landing c.d.s. on the front, and Triesenberg final arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4323 Quality: ✉

29.3.1940 N° 93 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Locarno-Barcelona Swissair First Flight cover sent from Triesenberg to Assen, Netherlands, franked with airmail stamps totalling 80rp, hexagonal Barcelona landing postmark on the front, vf

Lot number 4324 Quality: ✉

21.4.1946 N° 99 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), First Liechtenstein Glider Mail Flight Masescha-Schaan two registered covers sent from Triesenberg to Rotterdam, Netherlands, each franked for 1fr10rp and each showing special flight cachets on the front and Schaan landing postmarks on the back, minor faults but overall very fine, vf

Lot number 4325 Quality: ✉

Netherlands Indies : 1930s - 1940s airmail postal history collection consisting of 14 covers, 11 of which are neatly mounted and written up on pages, both Netherlands and Netherlands Indies items are included, with various flights, frankings, etc., needs inspection, vf/f

Lot number 4326 Quality: ✉

17.6.1932 N° 249Ab (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Netherlands Flight 7 1/2c picture postcard sent registered to Schivelbein, Pommerania (nowadays Świdwin, Poland) and up-rated with Dutch normal and airmail stamps all cancelled by Rotterdam postmarks, zeppelin flight cachet alongside in blue, as well as decorative Friedrichshafen landing postmark (handstamp type, scarcer than the machine type) and final arrival c.d.s., uncommon, vf

Lot number 4327 Quality: ✉

15.12.1934 Netherlands - Suriname - Curacao Flight by SNIP aircraft lot of 3 covers carried on the flight, two of which show mixed Netherlands - Curacao frankings, each with special flight cachet in red, vf

Lot number 4328 Quality: ✉

12.4.1918 airmail cover sent from Vienna to Krakow, Poland and bearing a 2.50kr on 3kr grey paper airmail stamp (Michel 226xIA, cat. value on cover €130) as well as a 15pf regular stamp, arrival postmark on back, vf

Lot number 4329 Quality: ✉

1920s - 1930s airmail postal history lot of 8 covers (4 of which are mounted on pages) including colourful frankings, registered mail and diverse destinations, relativeley uncommon in such quantity, vf/f

Lot number 4330 Quality: ✉

6.3.1925 Southern European First Flight of the A XV aircraft produced by the "Avis" Austrian aeroplane and automobile manufacturer, postcard sent from Vienna to Pancevo, Serbia, franked with regular postage stamps, flight cachet in violet as well as arrival c.d.s., uncommon, vf/f

Lot number 4331 Quality: ✉

19.4.1929 N° 20Ia (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Mediterranean Flight - Seville drop-off postcard sent from Vienna, Austria and addressed to Madrid, Spain, franked 1S84g with Austian airmail stamps and then forwarded to Friedrichshafen where it received the departure c.d.s. dated 22.4.1929, alongside the zeppelin flight cachet in lilac-red, Sevilla transit and Madrid arrival postmarks on the back, vf

Lot number 4332 Quality: ✉

6.5.1929 N° 23 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt photo postcard sent from Vienna, Austria to be flown by airship to Chicago, franked on departure for 3S50g with two Austrian airmail stamps, Friedrichshafen departure c.d.s. dated 16.5.1929 as well as zeppelin flight cachet in blue and single-line handstamp in red applied when the airship had to do an emergency landing in Cuers (thus delaying the delivery), a rather uncommon card, vf

Lot number 4333 Quality: ✉

12.7.1931 N° 200c (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Austrian Flight photo postcard addressed to Wageningen, Netherlands, bearing normal + airmail Austrian franking cancelled by Wien-Aspern c.d.s., with special Wien postmark alongside, as well as Friedrichshafen landing postmark, vf

Lot number 4334 Quality: ✉

19.9.1937 Military Aviation Day - Wien-Klagenfurt Special Postal Flight - Leoben drop-off illustrated 30g postcard (numbered, this being no. 60) addressed to Vienna and up-rated with 1S and 10g airmail stamps, all tied by special decorative postmark, with additional flight cachets alongside, as well as regular arrival c.d.s., vf

Lot number 4335 Quality: ✉

13.4.1924 Flugtag Grenchen two covers both franked with the vignette issued for the occasion (SBK 7I, cat. value CHF 60 on cover) alongside a 35rp airmail stamp (SBK F6, cat. value CHF 120 on cover), tied by special flight postmark in blue, Zürich arrival c.d.s. on the back, minor flaws but overall fine aspect, vf

Lot number 4336 Quality: ✉

19.7.1925 Lausanne Colonial Fair illustrated postcard travelled on the Lausanne-Geneva-Lausanne return flight, franked with a 25rp stamp (SBK F5) tied by special cachet "Lausanne Comptoir Suisse et Foire Coloniale Poste Aerienne"

Lot number 4337 Quality: ✉

19.7.1925 Lausanne Colonial Fair lot of 4 postcards sent by airmail within Switzerland, including two different National Day illustrated cards and one photo postcard from the Exhibition, each franking is tied by the special cachet "Lausanne Comptoir Suisse et Foire Coloniale Poste Aerienne", vf

Lot number 4338 Quality: ✉

31.5.1925 Geneva International Aviation Meeting lot of 3 official postcards each showing one or two triangular vignettes issued for the occasion (SBK nos. 13-15, cat. value CHF 50 on cover each), in addition to the normal frankings tied by the special flight cachet, one card sent to Basel and the other two sent to Paris, vf

Lot number 4339 Quality: ✉

31.5.1925 Geneva International Aviation Meeting registered cover sent to Paris and bearing a 90rp franking cancelled with the special flight cachet in violet, regular departure c.d.s. alongside on the front and arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4340 Quality: ✉

9.9.1925 Zürich - Milano First Flight two covers one sent to Milano and the other one sent registered to Bern, the latter franked with the 75rp airmail stamp (SBK F11, cat. value CHF 150 on cover), both with "I. Flugpost Züruch-Mailand" single-line handstamp in violet, vf

Lot number 4341 Quality: ✉

3.10.1925 Geneva - Milano First Flight two covers both sent to Milano, one of them registered, stamps cancelled with rectangular flight cachet in violet, arrival postmarks on the back, vf/f

Lot number 4342 Quality: ✉

28.11.1926 Swiss Africa Flight two covers one sent to Athens, Greece and the other to Naples, Italy, both with colourful frankings and the special flight cachet on the front, as well as arrival postmarks on the back, vf

Lot number 4343 Quality: ✉

1.7.1926 First Flight Basel - Schaffhausen cover franked with 5rp + 15rp both tied by special flight cachet, with circular postmark alongside on the front, vf

Lot number 4344 Quality: ✉

1.7.1926 First Flight Basel - Schaffhausen on the occasion of the International Inland Navigation and Hydropower Exhibition in Basel, two official illustrated postcards each bearing the vignette issued for the exhibition (SBK 18, cat. value CHF 50 on cover), tied by special rimless cachet, in addition to the normal airmail frankings cancelled by the flight cachet, vf

Lot number 4345 Quality: PWST

1.8.1928 Swiss National Day illustrated postcards (elderly man with young girl) 25rp and 40rp (Michel P134 - P135), both flown from Basel to La-Chaux-de-Fonds with red departure and arrival postmarks, a nice duo, vf

Lot number 4346 Quality: ✉

2.12.1930 Ad Astra Africa Flight illustrated 20rp postcard sent registered from Zürich to Alicante, Spain, up-rated with 45rp and 65rp airmail stamps, flight cachet in blue and Spanish transit and arrival postmarks on the reverse, vf

Lot number 4347 Quality: ✉

12.10.1930 N° 139Aa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Swiss Flight Bern-Basel leg, Swiss 25rp postcard up-rated and addressed to Geneva, great quality, vf

Lot number 4348 Quality: ✉

25.9.1932 Gordon Bennett Weather Balloon Flight photo postcard (depicting a balloon over Basel) sent to Liestal, Switzerland and franked with a 1fr airmail stamp as well as the special vignette issued for the flight (SBK 26, cat. value CHF 50 on cover), vf

Lot number 4349 Quality: ✉

31.7.1932 "Internat. Flugmeeting Zürich - Interlaken" Flight lot of two postcards addressed to both terminuses and showing the special postmark in red, one is a photo postcard (Interlaken) and the other one is franked with, amongst others, a 35rp airmail stamp (SBK F14, cat. value CHF 140 on cover), vf

Lot number 4350 Quality: ✉

18.3.1932 N° 234a (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover sent from Geneva to Recife, Brazil and franked with a 75rp Swiss airmail stamp (SBK F11, cat. value CHF 150 on cover) on the front and the complete Geneva 1932 Disarmament Conference issue on the back (SBK F16-F18, cat. value for F18 is CHF 120 on cover), all tied by special Conference postmark on departure from Geneva, Friedrichshafen c.d.s. on the front together with zeppelin flight cachet in violet, arrival c.d.s. on the back, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4351 Quality: ✉

26.4.1933 SWISSAIR Mediterranean Flight cover sent on the Zürich - Tunis - Zürich roundtrip (which was delayed, as indicated by the framed handstamp on the front as well) and bearing a 2fr franking including the 35rp stamp (SBK F14, cat. value CHF 140 on cover), various transit and arrival postmarks on the front, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4352 Quality: ✉

1.5.1934 N° 24.3/02 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Basel-Frankfurt Night Flight cover sent registered to Assen, Netherlands, bearing Swiss franking applied in Basel on departure, German airmail cachet in red applied in transit in Berlin, as well as normal postal cancel on the back, alongside arrival c.d.s., vf

Lot number 4353 Quality: ✉

26.4.1934 SWISSAIR Balkan Flight cover sent to Naples, Italy on the first leg of the flight, bearing a 1fr airmail single franking, departure delayed due to adverse weather conditions, arrival postmarks on both front and back, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4354 Quality: ✉

26.4.1934 SWISSAIR Balkan Flight cover sent to Athens, Greece on the second leg of the flight, bearing two 75rp airmail stamps (SBK F11, cat. value CHF 150 on cover), departure delayed due to adverse weather conditions, arrival postmarks on both front and back as well as a postla label applied by the Greek Postal service on the front, scarce, vf

Lot number 4355 Quality: ✉

18.5.1934 N° 358 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 German Flight Friedrichshafen - Berlin leg, Swiss postcard originally posted in Romanshorn and addressed to Assen, Netherlands, bearing Swiss franking and forwarded to Friedrichshafen where it received the c.d.s. dated 19.5 and the zeppelin flight cachet in red, Berlin transit postmark alongside, cat. value for the flight is €250, vf

Lot number 4356 Quality: ✉

18.5.1934 N° 359 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 German Flight Friedrichshafen - Berlin - Königsberg leg, Swiss postcard originally posted in Romanshorn and addressed to Assen, Netherlands, bearing Swiss franking and forwarded to Friedrichshafen where it received the c.d.s. dated 19.5 and the zeppelin flight cachet in red, Königsberg landing transit postmark alongside, cat. value for the flight is €260, vf

Lot number 4357 Quality: ✉

25.2.1935 "Erste Winterluftpost in den Bündneralpen Februar 1935" lot of two first flight covers bearing identical frankings consisting of SBK nos. F7 (cat. value CHF 130 on cover), F19 and F20, one dropped off at the St. Moritz stop and the other at the Lenzerheide stop, vf

Lot number 4358 Quality: ✉

25.2.1935 "Erste Winterluftpost in den Bündneralpen Februar 1935" cover flown on the Zürich - St. Moritz leg (addressed to Bern), bearing a beautiful franking consisting of a pair of the 10 on 15rp italic surcharge (SBK F19) and a block of four of the regular surcharge (SBK F20), vf

Lot number 4359 Quality: ✉

16.9.1935 First Swiss International Glider Mail Flight - Jungfraujoch photo postcard (depicting a glider in flight) sent to Belgium and bearing a 1fr airmail stamp tied by special postmark in red, flight cachet alongside in blue as well as Meiringen transit c.d.s. dated the next day, relatively uncommon, particularly addressed abroad, vf

Lot number 4360 Quality: ✉

8.9.1938 airmail cover sent registered from Zürich to Sibiu, Romania and displaying a colourful franking including the 10 on 15rp italic surcharge (SBK F19, cat. value CHF 75 on cover), framed postal marking on the front indicating that additional franking had to be collected from the sender as the letter was underpaid, transit and arrival postmarks on the back, a scarce destination, vf

Lot number 4361 Quality: ✉

21.9.1938 Aarau Stamp Exhibition Balloon Post two covers sent to Assen, Netherlands and displaying colourful 1.50fr frankings, both tied by special exhibition postmark, flight cachet in blue alongside, vf

Lot number 4362 Quality: ✉

15.5.1939 SWISSAIR Europa Flight on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 registered cover sent from Zürich to Odensee, Denmark, franked for 1fr80rp and cancelled with the special postmark of the exhibition, transit c.d.s. on the front and arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4363 Quality: ✉

29.4.1939 SWISSAIR Europa Flight on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 registered cover sent from Zürich to Belgrade, Serbia and franked for 1fr80rp, stamps cancelled in Zürich, special flight cachet alongside in blue, Serbian Zemun transit c.d.s. on the front, vf

Lot number 4364 Quality: ✉

29.4.1939 SWISSAIR Europa Flight on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 registered cover sent from Zürich to Cairo, Egypt and franked for 1fr80rp, stamps cancelled in Zürich, special flight cachet alongside in blue, returned to sender, various transit and arrival postmarks on both front and back, including the final Zürich return c.d.s. dated 10.7, uncommon, f

Lot number 4365 Quality: ✉

29.4.1939 SWISSAIR Europa Flight on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 registered cover sent from Zürich to Oslo, Norway and franked for 1fr80rp, stamps cancelled in Zürich, special flight cachet alongside in blue, arrival c.d.s. on the front, vf

Lot number 4366 Quality: ✉

29.4.1939 SWISSAIR Europa Flight on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 registered cover sent on the roundtrip from Zürich and back, franked for 1fr80rp, special flight cachet alongside in blue, as wel as an exhibition postmark, arrival c.d.s. dated 7.5 on the back, vf/f

Lot number 4367 Quality: ✉

15.5.1939 SWISSAIR Europa Flight on the occasion of the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939 registered cover sent from Zürich to Kaunas, Lithuania, franked for 1fr80rp and cancelled with special postmark of the exhibition, flight cachet alongside in blue, transit and arrival c.d.s.' on the back, vf

Lot number 4368 Quality: ✉

18.3.1940 SWISSAIR Locarno-Roma First Mail Flight lot of 4 covers one of which sent registered to Torino, Italy, various frankings, some foxing here and there but still a useful lot, f

Lot number 4369 Quality: ✉

9.5.1940 Special Postal Flights for the benefit of the Red Cross lot of 3 covers sent from Lausanne, Frauenfeld and Bellinzona respectively to Assen, Netherlands, each franked for 1fr and two of them with German censorship, vf

Lot number 4370 Quality: ✉

9.5.1940 Special Postal Flights for the benefit of the Red Cross lot of 3 covers sent from Samedan and Bellinzona respectively to Assen, Netherlands, and Basel, Switzerland respectively, each franked with, amongst others, PRO PATRIA stamps of the 1940 issue, one of the covers to Assen with German censorship, vf/f

Lot number 4371 Quality: ✉

1.4.1940 SWISSAIR Locarno-Barcelona First Mail Flight 2 covers both sent to Assen, Netherlands and both franked for 70rp, hexagonal Barcelona landing c.d.s. on the front, some foxing here and there but still a useful lot, vf/f

Lot number 4372 Quality: ✉

28.5.1941 Pro Aero Flight cover addressed to Montreux and flown between Buochs and Payerne, franked with the overprinted stamp issued for this flight (SBK F35), flight cachet at upper left, vf

Lot number 4373 Quality: ✉

28.9.1952 N° 25.64/01 (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), Basel-Mannheim Flight cover showing the oval flight cachet in blue used both on the cover as well as obliterator for the Swiss franking, with Mannheim arrival framed postmark on the front as well, vf

Lot number 4374 Quality: ✉

15.4.1925 N° 5b (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), ZR 3 "Los Angeles" (an airship produced by the Zeppelin Works in Germany under the number LZ 126 and taken over by the United States and subsequently renamed and operated by the US Navy) cover sent from Metuchen, NJ to Hamilton, Bermuda, franked with a 2c stamp cancelled by a New York airmail postmark in red on departure, arrival c.d.s. on the back, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4375 Quality: ✉

27.10.1928 N° 8Ac (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt illustrated postcard sent from Brooklyn, NY to Hamburg, Germany and franked for 53c, zeppelin flight cachet "First Flight Air Mail" in violet alongside, as well as Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s., minor creasing but overall fine, vf

Lot number 4376 Quality: ✉

16.10.1928 N° 8Ac (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt cover sent from New York to Altona, Germany and franked with $1 + 5c stamps, zeppelin flight cachet "First Flight Air Mail" in violet alongside, Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4377 Quality: ✉

6.8.1929 N° 28Aa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Amerikafahrt two postcards both sent from New York to Switzerland and Germany respectively, both franked for 53c and both showing the zeppelin flight cachet "First Round-the-World Flight U.S. Air Mail" in violet, Friedrichshafen arrival postmarks on back, vf

Lot number 4378 Quality: ✉

30.5.1930 N° 68Ja (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 USA Flight illustrated postcard sent from Lakehurst, NJ to Pratteln, Switzerland and franked with a 65c US zeppelin stamp (Michel 326, cat. value €240 on cover) tied by regular machine cancel, "First Europe Pan-America Round Flight" special cachet in violet and also zeppelin South America Flight cachet in red alongside, as well as Friedrichshafen arrival postmarks, uncommon, vf

Lot number 4379 Quality: ✉

28.10.1933 N° 355Cc (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Century of Progress Chicago Exhibition Flight cover sent from Akron, Ohio to Nürnberg, Germany and franked with 50c zeppelin stamp (Michel 358, cat. value €100 on cover) tied by normal machine postmark, zeppelin flight cachet alongside on the front in violet and Friedrichshafen arrival postmark on the back in green, vf

Lot number 4380 Quality: ✉

7.10.1936 N° 47A (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 129 Nordamerikafahrt cover sent from Ambler, PA to Hannover, Germany, bearing airmail franking and no zeppelin flight cachet, Friedrichshafen arrival postmark on the back, vf

Lot number 4381 Quality: ✉

Argentina : 22.5.1935 N° 445A (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover sent from Buenos Aires to Danzig, Germany, bearing regular Argentinian franking and zeppelin flight cachet on the front, arrival c.d.s. on the back, an uncommon destination, vf

Lot number 4382 Quality: ✉

Argentina : 21.5.1930 N° 68Fa (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Argentinian Flight cover addressed to Herne, Germany and franked with Argentinian zeppelin stamps bearing the blue overprint (4 x 50c + 1P), as well as a normal 12c stamp, "First Europe Pan-America Round Flight" special cachet in violet and Freidrichshafen arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4383 Quality: ✉

Argentina : 20.9.1931 N° 222Ba (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover sent from Buenos Aires to Lorch, Germany and bearing airmail + normal stamps, triangular zeppelin flight cachet alongside on the front and Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s. on the back, vf

Lot number 4384 Quality: ✉

Belgium, 1925 "round-the-world" postcard originating in Belgium (Antwerp, 3.10.1925) and sent via airmail to France, Swizerland, Austria and, eventually, to Bucharest, Romania where it arrived on 24.10.1925, on the front it bears stamps from all of the countries it passed through except Romania and on the back it bears numerous airmail postal markings including two strikes of a framed "FLUG AUSGEFALLEN" ("flight cancelled") from either Swittzerland or Austria, all in all very good condition for an item of this nature and scarce because of two reasons: the fact that its journey ended in Romania (not common for round-the-world cards) and the fact that it travelled by airmail, vf

Lot number 4385 Quality: ✉

British Empire 1930s Imperial Airways crash mail fascinating collection profusely written up on exhibition pages, consisting of 10 covers each with extensive context and explanations provided, the nature of the covers themselves is usually rather exotic and certainly uncommon, given that Imperial Airways operated almost exclusively on the "far flung" routes of the British Empire, predominantly in Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, South Africa, Middle and Far East, etc., overall a great collection and an equally great basis for expansion, vf/f

Lot number 4386 Quality: ✉

Egypt: 10.4.1931 N° 166 A a I (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 Egypt Flight picture postcard sent from Cairo to Zürich, Switzerland and franked with the Egyptian 50 on 27m stamp (Michel 156), Friedrichshafen landing postmark, vf

Lot number 4387 Quality: ✉

France: 1930s (mostly) extensive airmail postal history collection consisting of 27 covers mounted and written up on pages, many better items throughout, should be inspected in order to be fully appreciated, vf/f

Lot number 4388 Quality: ✉

Great Britain 12.9.1911 First U.K. Aerial Post dark olive green postcard franked with 1/2d and addressed to London and green envelope franked with 1d and sent to Nottingham, both with special postmark, vf

Lot number 4389 Quality: ✉

Italy: 7.6.1926 N° 64 (Sassone), Padova Settimana Aviatoria official illustrated postcard sent to Milano and franked with a 10c stamp tied by regular slogan postmark, flight cachet alongside in red, vf

Lot number 4390 Quality: ✉

Italy: 4.1.1938 Rome-Brindisi-Athens-Rhodes First Direct Flight lot of 3 covers all sent from Rome to Rhodes (one missing the flap on the back), decorative frankings and arrival postmarks on the back (for two of them), vf

Lot number 4391 Quality: ✉

Italy: 19.3.1940 N° 525 (Sassone), Roma - Locarno Swissair Flight two picture postcards (depicting Hollywood actresses) both addressed to Milano and franked with the 1.25L value of the Railways Centenary issue of 1939 (Sassone 451), transit and arrival postmarks, vf

Lot number 4392 Quality: ✉

1931/25/07 Polarfahrt Leningrad- Nordpol, picture postcard with illustrations of postage stamps and letter (with imperforate), stamps from Russia with polar bear and Zeppelin, vf.

Lot number 4393 Quality: ✉

Uruguay : 9.10.1934 N° 409D (Mi. Zeppelin Specialised), LZ 127 South America Flight cover from Montevideo, Uruguay to Wiesbaden, Germany, regular but nice Uruguayan franking as well as zeppelin flight cachet on the front, Stuttgart transit slogan postmark on the back, vf

Lot number 4394 Quality: MIX

Shipping, ship mail: very interesting collection in large clip band with mail items, fragments and stamps with Deutsche Seepost, Paquebot, various German cancellations, England, Indian Hospital Ship, Malaysia, Thailand, Lusitania, White Star, "Schleuderflug", vf/f/to be checked