Balloon/Zeppelin Mail

UNITED STATES - 1930 (Apr 29) picture postcard bearing very fine AIR Graf Zeppelin $1.30 brown (Sc C14, SG A687) tied by slogan cancel; alongside violet "First Europe Pan-America Round Flight", red "Graf Zeppelin Sudamericafahrt 1930" and green Lakehurst (May 31) "Graf Zeppelin Europe Panamerica Round Flight" cachets. Nice item!

FINLAND - 1930 10m violet Zeppelin air mail on ppc from Helsinki to Stockholm with Friedrichshafen arrival and violet "Finland Flight" cachet. Very fine.

BRAZIL - 1930 ZEPPELIN COVER , 1ST EUROPE TO PAN-AMERICA FLIGHT TO CHICAGO (28 May) neat envelope to Chicago, bearing Zeppelin 20,000r and postage 500r tied Condor special cds's, diamond Zeppelin cachet, Seville and arrival marks.

GERMANY - 1932 GRAF ZEPPELIN CARD TO HOLLAND An illustrated ppc showing on the picture side an aerial view from the airship bearing Germany 25pf plus 50pf Air tied by large "LUFTSCHIFF / GRAF ZEPPELIN" violet cds of 18. 6. 32., and with "bis Rotterdam" and "Windmills" illustrated cachet in blue alongside.

UNITED STATES - 1933 24th Oct, Graf Zeppelin - Chicago, Century of Progress Flight, cover franked 50c green Cent of Progress stamp posted in Miami and flown by Graf Zeppelin to Chicago with special Zeppelin cachet in violet and World's Fair arrival cachet on reverse. Very fine and fresh.

GERMANY - 1934 COMMERCIAL ZEPPELIN COVER TO ARGENTINA bearing Germany 15pf plus 80pf x2, these each tied by Bad Tolz cds's of 20. 7. 34, Friedrichshafen cds of 21. 7. 34 alongside, and also with fine "Deutsche Luftpost / Europa-Sudamerika" illustrated cachet in red alongside, endorsed "in Luftpost Graf Zeppelin" and with "4½g" rate, plus boxed "1623" on the back.

SWITZERLAND - 1934 Zeppelin Switzerland Flight card, franked 50pf "Eagle" tied by Friedrichshafen cds with Zurich arrival and green Zeppelin cachet. Very fine.

GERMANY - 1936 AIRSHIP COVER registered to New York and bearing 50pf and 75pf Hindenburg Airs, 5pf and 25pf Airs, plus 25pf Railway Centenary, these all tied by Frankfurt (Main) cds cancels of 3.5.36, plus "Deutsche Luftpost / Europa-Nordamerika" cachet in red alongside, Richmond Hill NY arrival of May 12 1936 on the back.

ZEPPELIN MAIL 1930 Europe - South America round flight cover to Berlin franked complete Argentina "Zeppelin 1 Veulo 1930" overprint set to 6p 60 in blue, tied by 2 May 30 cds cancels with violet diamond flight cachet in association. Sieger 63A/D. Very fine.

ZEPPELIN MAIL 1930 Friedrichshafen to Havana (Cuba) Flight cover franked "1 Sudamerika Fahrt" overprint on 2Rm blue (2) and 4Rm brown, tied bt Friedrichshafen 18.5.30 cds with red flight cachet and violet First Europe Pan-America Round Flight cachet in association. The flight was cancelled and the mail carried by aeroplane. Habana Cuba June 2 1920 arrival cancel. Sieger 57NN. Superb.

ZEPPELIN MAIL 1931 POLAR FLIGHT 2Rm blue overprinted "Polarfahrt 1931", extremely fine and fresh, tied on card to Magdeburg by Luftshif Grafzeppelin 26.7.1931 cds and sent to the Icebreaker "Malygin", 27 VII 31 arrival cachet with red "sunrise" Polarfahrt 1931 cachet in association. Sieger 119C. Superb