Zeppelin Covers

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Cover	Frost Catalogue	Price U.S. $	Description
	127-197b	$175.00	Brazil Graf Zeppelin cover flown from Rio de Janeoro to Akron, Ohio October 20, 1933. Akron Oct.25, 1933 receiver on back. Frost Cat. value $200.00.
	127-197d	$195.00	USA Century of Progress Graf Zeppelin flight cover flown from Akron to Germany. Friedrichshafen Nov.2, 1933 back stamp. Frost Cat. value $250.00
	127-231	$300.00	Paraguay dispatch with the $22.50 1935 overprint Zeppelin stamp. Addressed to Tokyo, Japan & sent from Germany to Japan via Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Mailed in Paraguay on 29/6/35. Backstamped Stuttgart 9/7/35. Cover has a horizontal fold just below the address & well above the 2 stamps. An attractive cover with a scarce routing & destination.
	127-247	$90.00	Cover mailed during the Graf Zeppelin's first 1936 South America flight. Was mailed on board April 21, 1936 during the Recife to Sevilla leg & is addressed to Pirna, Germany. Cover has a horizontal fold just below the two stamps & a small tear middle top. Frost catalogue value US $250.00.
	127-271	$160.00	Graf Zeppelin 1936 13th South American flight cover mailed on board November 26, 1936 during the leg from Rio de Janeiro to Recife. Addressed to Pirna, Germany. Cover has a horizontal fold below the top 4 stamps as well as a small tear at top just above the second stamp from the right. Frost catalogue value US $300.00.
	129-2A	$80.00	Hindenburg March 23, 1936 trial flight cover franked with both the 50pf & 75pf. Hindenburg stamps.
	129-6B	$55.00	Germany cover flown to USA on the May.6, 1936 Hindenburg flight. Minor stain to the cover at left.
	129-6E	$100.00	Cacheted LZ129 Hindenburg cover from the May 6, 1936 North America flight. Franked with the 50pf. & 75pf. Hindenburg stamps & sent registered mail. New York May 9, 1936 receiver.
	129-6E	$100.00	Germany May 6, 1936 Hindenburg flight cover to USA franked with both the 50pf. & 75pf. Hindenburg stamps & mailed from Stuttgart. Usual New York May 9 receiver.
	129-6E	$95.00	Hindenburg May 6, 1936 cover from Stuttgart to USA. New York May 9 receiver on back. Nice colorful franking. Frost Cat. $110.00.
	129-6F	$125.00	Hindenburg post card mailed on board May 8, 1936 on the flight to the USA. New York, May 9, 1936 9am receiver on the back. Frost Cat. US $140.00
	129-7	$600.00	Canadian acceptance for the May 21st 1936 Hindenburg flight from New York to Germany. Franked with C5 x 11 & 220 paying the 70 cent registered rate. Mailed at Montreal May 18, 1936. Has a New York May 19, 1936 backstamp & a Frankfurt May 23, 1936 receiver. Frost catalogue value US$650.00. A nice clean cover.
	129-19	$475.00	Netherland Indies acceptance for the August 1, 1936 Olympic Games flight. Has the Olympic confirmation cachet at top & a Berlin-Zentralflughafen Aug. 1 1936 CDS on the back as well as a Netherland Indies Aug. 28, 1936 received CDS Frost cat. US$600.00
	129-20 SOLD	$215.00	Registered cover flown on the Hindenburg's 6th 1936 North American flight franked with the complete set of Olympic stamps cancelled at the Olympic Village in Berlin. Left Germany on August 5th and arrived in New York August 8th. Frost catalogue value US $350.00.
	129-21A	$600.00	Germany to USA on the Hindenburg's 7th North America flight August 16, 1936, with stamps cancelled at the Olympic Village in Berlin. Frost Cat.$710.00
	129-27VAR SOLD	$350.00	Canadian acceptance for the Hindenburg's 10th North American flight from New York to Germany. Frankfurt October 1, 1936 receiver on back. Nice use of Canada #228 the 50 cent Victoria Parliament issue. Mailed registered at Woodstock, Ontario October 6, 1936. Excellant condition. A lovely cover.
	129-36B	$130.00	USA to England cover that was supposed to be sent on the Hindenburg. Cover postmarked Flushing N.Y. 10:00AM May 6, 1937. Hindenburg crashed and burned the same day at 8:24PM in the evening. Therefore, cover not flown.
	129-36cVAR SOLD	$550.00	Winnipeg registered cover destined for the May 1937 flight of the Hindenburg. Never flown as the Hindenburg was destroyed as it attempted to land on May 6, 1937. Cover was mailed May 1st. & had arrived in New York on May 3rd. Has a Brixton, U.K. May 18, 1937 receiver on back. Would have been sent by sea. A scarce Canadian Zeppelin acceptance.
	130-16a	$65.00	July 16, 1939 Graf Zeppelin II flight postcard from the Frankfurt to Gorlitz flight.
	DLH-H52	$60.00	Brazil registered air mail cover flown to Germany on DLH flight H52 November 1936. Flown on the Hindenburg from Brazil to Las Palmas & then by plane to Berlin via Frankfurt. Transfer to the plane at Las Palmas means the mail arrived in Berlin at least 13.5 hours earlier than the Hindenburg. Small piece of the cover missing bottom right. Berlin Nov. 17, 1936 receiver on back.
	Zep 2	$100.00	French postacard showing the German airship LZ4 at a military aerostation.
	Zep 3	$80.00	French 1910 postcard showing the airship "Clement-Bayard".
	Zep 4	$80.00	French 1908 postcard showing the airship "Ville de Paris" flying by the Eiffel Tower.

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Cover

Frost
Catalogue

Price
U.S. $

Description

127-197b

$175.00

Brazil Graf Zeppelin cover flown from Rio de Janeoro to Akron, Ohio October 20, 1933. Akron Oct.25, 1933 receiver on back. Frost Cat. value $200.00.

127-197d

$195.00

USA Century of Progress Graf Zeppelin flight cover flown from Akron to Germany. Friedrichshafen Nov.2, 1933 back stamp. Frost Cat. value $250.00

127-231

$300.00

Paraguay dispatch with the $22.50 1935 overprint Zeppelin stamp. Addressed to Tokyo, Japan & sent from Germany to Japan via Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Mailed in Paraguay on 29/6/35. Backstamped Stuttgart 9/7/35. Cover has a horizontal fold just below the address & well above the 2 stamps. An attractive cover with a scarce routing & destination.

127-247

$90.00

Cover mailed during the Graf Zeppelin's first 1936 South America flight. Was mailed on board April 21, 1936 during the Recife to Sevilla leg & is addressed to Pirna, Germany. Cover has a horizontal fold just below the two stamps & a small tear middle top. Frost catalogue value US $250.00.

127-271

$160.00

Graf Zeppelin 1936 13th South American flight cover mailed on board November 26, 1936 during the leg from Rio de Janeiro to Recife. Addressed to Pirna, Germany. Cover has a horizontal fold below the top 4 stamps as well as a small tear at top just above the second stamp from the right. Frost catalogue value US $300.00.

129-2A

$80.00

Hindenburg March 23, 1936 trial flight cover franked with both the 50pf & 75pf. Hindenburg stamps.

129-6B

$55.00

Germany cover flown to USA on the May.6, 1936 Hindenburg flight. Minor stain to the cover at left.

129-6E

$100.00

Cacheted LZ129 Hindenburg cover from the May 6, 1936 North America flight. Franked with the 50pf. & 75pf. Hindenburg stamps & sent registered mail. New York May 9, 1936 receiver.

129-6E

$100.00

Germany May 6, 1936 Hindenburg flight cover to USA franked with both the 50pf. & 75pf. Hindenburg stamps & mailed from Stuttgart. Usual New York May 9 receiver.

129-6E

$95.00

Hindenburg May 6, 1936 cover from Stuttgart to USA. New York May 9 receiver on back. Nice colorful franking. Frost Cat. $110.00.

129-6F

$125.00

Hindenburg post card mailed on board May 8, 1936 on the flight to the USA. New York, May 9, 1936 9am receiver on the back. Frost Cat. US $140.00

129-7

$600.00

Canadian acceptance for the May 21st 1936 Hindenburg flight from New York to Germany. Franked with C5 x 11 & 220 paying the 70 cent registered rate. Mailed at Montreal May 18, 1936. Has a New York May 19, 1936 backstamp & a Frankfurt May 23, 1936 receiver. Frost catalogue value US$650.00. A nice clean cover.

129-19

$475.00

Netherland Indies acceptance for the August 1, 1936 Olympic Games flight. Has the Olympic confirmation cachet at top & a Berlin-Zentralflughafen Aug. 1 1936 CDS on the back as well as a Netherland Indies Aug. 28, 1936 received CDS Frost cat. US$600.00

129-20
SOLD

$215.00

Registered cover flown on the Hindenburg's 6th 1936 North American flight franked with the complete set of Olympic stamps cancelled at the Olympic Village in Berlin. Left Germany on August 5th and arrived in New York August 8th. Frost catalogue value US $350.00.

129-21A

$600.00

Germany to USA on the Hindenburg's 7th North America flight August 16, 1936, with stamps cancelled at the Olympic Village in Berlin. Frost Cat.$710.00

129-27VAR
SOLD

$350.00

Canadian acceptance for the Hindenburg's 10th North American flight from New York to Germany. Frankfurt October 1, 1936 receiver on back. Nice use of Canada #228 the 50 cent Victoria Parliament issue. Mailed registered at Woodstock, Ontario October 6, 1936. Excellant condition. A lovely cover.

129-36B

$130.00

USA to England cover that was supposed to be sent on the Hindenburg. Cover postmarked Flushing N.Y. 10:00AM May 6, 1937. Hindenburg crashed and burned the same day at 8:24PM in the evening. Therefore, cover not flown.

129-36cVAR
SOLD

$550.00

Winnipeg registered cover destined for the May 1937 flight of the Hindenburg. Never flown as the Hindenburg was destroyed as it attempted to land on May 6, 1937. Cover was mailed May 1st. & had arrived in New York on May 3rd. Has a Brixton, U.K. May 18, 1937 receiver on back. Would have been sent by sea. A scarce Canadian Zeppelin acceptance.

130-16a

$65.00

July 16, 1939 Graf Zeppelin II flight postcard from the Frankfurt to Gorlitz flight.

DLH-H52

$60.00

Brazil registered air mail cover flown to Germany on DLH flight H52 November 1936. Flown on the Hindenburg from Brazil to Las Palmas & then by plane to Berlin via Frankfurt. Transfer to the plane at Las Palmas means the mail arrived in Berlin at least 13.5 hours earlier than the Hindenburg. Small piece of the cover missing bottom right. Berlin Nov. 17, 1936 receiver on back.

Zep 2

$100.00

French postacard showing the German airship LZ4 at a military aerostation.

Zep 3

$80.00

French 1910 postcard showing the airship "Clement-Bayard".

Zep 4

$80.00

French 1908 postcard showing the airship "Ville de Paris" flying by the Eiffel Tower.

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