United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Stamp Auctions

Lot 358 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 358 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1933 65c-$2.60 set of three, first two used on picture postcards from New York, last one on cover from Mount Vernon, N.Y., with appropriate "Europe Pan-America Round Flight" and red "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin" cachets, fine-v.f., with Raybaudi certificates. Also included 50c Century of Progress, Miami Oct 23, 1933 cover
Estimate: $500

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 359 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 359 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1936 (11 May) New York to Dresden, Hindenburg Flight cover with appropriate cachet and Frankfurt arrival pmk, v.f.
Estimate: $150

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 356 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 356 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1930 $1.30 brown, vertical pair, canceled Apr 25, 1930 on LZ 127 "Via Graf Zeppelin" cacheted cover, with special green "Zeppelin Mail" Roessler cachet, diamond "Europe-Pan-America Round Flight" in violet and red "South America" handstamps, Lakehurst arrival pmk on back, v.f.
Estimate: $450

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 357 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 357 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1930 $2.60 blue, canceled Apr 25, 1930 on LZ 127 "Via Graf Zeppelin" cacheted cover, with special green "Zeppelin Mail" Roessler cachet, diamond "Europe-Pan-America Round Flight" in violet and red "South America" handstamps, Lakehurst arrival pmk on back, v.f.
Estimate: $450

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 146 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 146 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1930 (May 6) legal size envelope for G.M.Hart, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. franked with $1.30 and $2.60 Zeppelin adhesives, with Europe-Pan-America Round Trip flight cachet and "This Article Made the Complete Round Trip Via Graf Zeppelin", Friedrichshafen and New York pmks on back, v.f.
Estimate: $300

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 147 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 147 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1937 Round the world "Airplane plus Zeppelin" cover endorsed "By Trans-Pacific Route to Hong Kong, thence by fastest route to Frankfurt, thence by Zeppelin to the United States". Actually the cover "almost made it" to be flown on the ill-fated Hindenburg 1st flight (in Frankfurt on April 29), but got delayed in processing, and thus avoided destruction, eventually arriving in the United States in June 1937, attractive United States, Hong Kong (Jubilee set) and German franking and appropriate cancels
Estimate: $250

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 158 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 158 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1929 World round trip flight card from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, canceled on board, with appropriate cachets alongside, arrival pmk on back, plus two additional covers (not flown), one with $1.20 franking on Roessler cacheted envelope to Germany, another 1928 "Graf Zeppelin Visit to United States" cachet
Estimate: $100

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 157 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 157 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1925 "Los Angeles" to New York, cover franked with 5c Lexington-Concord, tied by violet Air Mail Service Mayaguez, P.R. cancel, boxed (misspelled) cachet "Via Air Ship Los Angeles Porto Rico to Lake Hurst, N.J."
Estimate: $150

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 361 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 361 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1930 Europe-Pan-America Round Flight, New York-Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst, 1c stationery card with $1.30 Zeppelin franking, v.f., with appropriate markings
Estimate: $150

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights
Lot 362 - United States Air Post  Zeppelin Flights  -  Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

Lot 362 - United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1930 Europe-Pan-America Round Flight, New York to Spain, $1.30 Zeppelin franking, light cachet and Seville arrival markings, v.f.
Estimate: $150

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United States Air Post Zeppelin Flights