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Zeppelin, Other Airships

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Danzig Flights

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Polar Flights

Zeppelin, Other Airships

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Danzig Flights

Zeppelin, Other Airships

Lot 331

Unitrade C1

200.00 CAD

Live

1930 (August 13), Airship R-100, Captain R.S. Booth & C.E. Rosendahl signed cover, from St. Hubert, Montreal, to Bethlehem,

1930 (August 13), Airship R-100, Captain R.S. Booth & C.E. Rosendahl signed cover, from St. Hubert, Montreal, to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, R100 airship visit souvenir cover, franked with 5c olive brown Air Mail, tied by Montreal / St. Hubert (13 Aug) c.d.s., blue "VIA AIR MAIL" instructional marking and black boxed R100 mooring mast cachet on front, signed by Squadron Leader Ralph S. Booth, Captain of the R100, and C.E. Rosendahl, distinguished American Naval Observer, reverse with Montreal / Quebec (14 Aug) transit and Bethlehem / PA. (15 Aug) arrival, a very fine souvenir cover from the visit of this famed airship, signed by two of the most prominent figures in lighter-than-air history.

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Danzig Flights

Lot 634

60.00 CAD

Live

1932 (July 31), Graf Zeppelin Danzig Flight LUPOSTA postcard to Friedrichshafen, commemorative postal card franked with the complete

1932 (July 31), Graf Zeppelin Danzig Flight LUPOSTA postcard to Friedrichshafen, commemorative postal card franked with the complete LUPOSTA Air Post set, tied by INTERNATIONALE LUFTPOST-AUSSTELLUNG / DANZIG (31 Jul) cancellations, rectangular green flight cachet illustrating a Zeppelin alongside the city crest and blue boxed "MIT ZEPPELIN / L.Z. 127" printed in blue, FRIEDRICHSHAFEN / (BODENSEE) (1 Aug) arrival backstamp, reverse with blue-printed LUPOSTA exhibition advertisement highlighting "Twice-daily Zeppelin landings," fine and attractive.(Scott #C31–C35) The International Airmail Exhibition (LUPOSTA), organised by Hermann E. Sieger, took place in the Free City of Danzig between 23 and 31 July 1932; this card documents the final day of the event when the Graf Zeppelin departed for its home base in Friedrichshafen.

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Polar Flights

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Chicago Flight

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Polar Flights

Lot 680

120.00 CAD

Live

1931 (July 24), Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, Soviet icebreaker Malyguin transfer, at Franz Josef Land, franked with 4m brown "Polar-Fahrt

1931 (July 24), Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, Soviet icebreaker Malyguin transfer, at Franz Josef Land, franked with 4m brown "Polar-Fahrt 1931" airmail, tied by Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) c.d.s., distinctive red semi-circular LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN / POLARFAHRT 1931 confirmation cachet, struck with BRISE-GLACE "MALYGUIN" / ARCTIQUE (Jul 27) handstamp, very fine. (Sc. C42) The 1931 Polar Flight was one of the most technically ambitious missions of the Graf Zeppelin's career, gathering aerial photography and meteorological data that revised existing Arctic maps; the mission's most dramatic moment was the precision mail exchange with the icebreaker Malyguin, requiring the airship to hover over Arctic waters to complete the transfer

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Chicago Flight

Zeppelin, Other Airships

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Chicago Flight

Lot 683

Scott C43-44

150.00 CAD

Live

1933 (October 14), Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight registered cover, Friedrichshafen to Chicago, franked with 1m carmine and 2m blue

1933 (October 14), Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight registered cover, Friedrichshafen to Chicago, franked with 1m carmine and 2m blue "Chicagofahrt Weltausstellung 1933" airmail stamps, tied by Friedrichshafen (Bodensee) c.d.s., clear strike of the distinctive red triangular LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN / 1933 – SUDAMERIKA – CHICAGOFAHRT flight cachet on face, light wrinkles, else a very fine example from this "Century of Progress" flight to the 1933 World's Fair.

Zeppelin, Zeppelin Mail LZ 127, Chicago Flight

Zeppelin, Other Airships

Lot 684

Michel 496-498

150.00 CAD

Live

1933, 1m - 4m Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight, set of three, used with c.d.s. cancellations, the 2m with SCHLEGEL BPP expert mark on reverse,

1933, 1m - 4m Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight, set of three, used with c.d.s. cancellations, the 2m with SCHLEGEL BPP expert mark on reverse, a well-centred trio, sound and fault-free, fine to very fine. (Mi. 496-498)

Zeppelin, Other Airships

Lot 719

150.00 CAD

Live

1926, Volo Transpolare – Posta Aerea, sheet of 20 Italian airmail labels, including a tête-bêche pair at lower left, mint never hinged

1926, Volo Transpolare – Posta Aerea, sheet of 20 Italian airmail labels, including a tête-bêche pair at lower left, mint never hinged with original gum, generally intact except for two areas of selvedge removed along the bottom, a scarce and desirable item.

Lot 844

1,500.00 CAD

Live

1919 (July 9), British Dirigible R-34 return transatlantic flight cover, New York to London, 3c violet Washington postal stationery

1919 (July 9), British Dirigible R-34 return transatlantic flight cover, New York to London, 3c violet Washington postal stationery envelope, cancelled by black oval NEW YORK / N.Y. (Jul 9) oval, bold manuscript directive "VIA BRITISH DIRIGIBLE R 34" on face, rare circular LONDON / R 34 / 13 JY 19 datestamp, LONDON E.C. / 17 SP 19 transit, and boxed violet "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER" instructional marking on front, reverse with two LONDON CHIEF OFFICE circular datestamps (14 Jul 19 and 16 Sep 19), second LONDON E.C. / 17 SP 19 transit, and small black boxed "Not called For E.C.," returned from London (16 Sep) and received at New York General Post Office (27 Sep), minor edge flaws and the odd trivial spot, else very fine; accompanied by enclosure on "Bonniebrook / Union, N.Y." embossed notepaper, reading "Dear Francis, it may be interesting to have this note of greeting via the R34 on its return trip." An aviation rarity. The R-34 was a British rigid airship that completed the first two-way transatlantic crossing in July 1919. She flew westward from East Fortune, Scotland, to Mineola, New York, arriving on 6 July after a flight of approximately 108 hours, the first east-to-west transatlantic aerial crossing. After a brief stop of only three days, she departed Mineola on the night of 9 July for the return eastward flight, landing at Pulham, Norfolk, on 13 July after 75 hours in the air. The entire double crossing was completed within the same month, just weeks after Alcock and Brown's non-stop fixed-wing crossing in June. One of the landmark achievements of early aviation.