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Id/PicTitle/DescriptionPrice
Germany 1930 Graf Zeppelin Si89Ib Nordlandfahrt Hammerfest Bordpost Cover
German Hugo Eckener postcard flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's 1930 Spitzbergenfahrt - Nordlandfahrt / North Lands - Spitzbergen Flight with Bordpost / On-Board cancel, Hammerfest drop and arrival, as well as futher Luftpost / Airmail forwarding through Stuttgart. Slightly worn, good condition, as per scans. '17 CV EUR70. A long-time airman, having survived serving in various WWI Zeppelin airships, he was with the Graf from the start (we have several pioneer usages as well!). We were lucky enough to purchase the entire Zeppelin collection of the nephew, who took all of "Onkel Karl's" correspondence.

$99.00

USA 1929 Graf Zeppelin Si28A Germany Cover Chicago Michigan Ave RPPC
Chicago Michigan Ave RPPC flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127's USA-Germany leg of its Aug 1929 USA trip, from Lakehurst to Germany. Slightly worn, excellent condition, as per scans.

$99.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241A Century of Progress C18 Cover Rio Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Rio leg. '17 CV EUR250.

$149.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241C Century of Progress C18 Cover Miami Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Miami leg. '17 CV EUR300.

$199.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241E Century of Progress C18 Cover Chicago Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Chicago leg. '17 CV EUR380.

$269.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241B Century of Progress C18 Cover Recife Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Recife Pernambuco leg. '17 CV EUR300

$179.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241A Century of Progress C18 Cover Rio Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Rio leg. '17 CV EUR250.

$179.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241D Century of Progress C18 Cover Akron Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Akron leg. '17 CV EUR380.

$249.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si241E Century of Progress C18 Cover Chicago Friedrichshafen
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's trip to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Friedrichshafen-Chicago leg. '17 CV EUR380.

$249.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si244B Century of Progress C18 ILLUSTRATED Cover Chicago Seville
All-over reverse illustrated Cover (see reverse) flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 ai4ship's return trip from Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Slightly worn, good condition, as per scans. From the Chicago-Seville leg. '17 CV EUR250.

$199.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si244C Century of Progress C18 ILLUSTRATED Cover Chicago Dispatch
All-over reverse illustrated Cover (see reverse) flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 ai4ship's return trip from Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Slightly worn, good condition, as per scans. From the Chicago-Friedrichshafen leg. '17 CV EUR120.

$129.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Visit Memorial Cover Signed Lakehurst Commander Pierce
Gerf Zeppelin visit memorial cover autographed by the Commander of the Lakehurst Air Station and former commander of the USS Los Angeles, Maurice R Pierce. Great provenance -- from the estate of a Chicago collector who collected these (and all thihgs Zepp-related) att he time of issue.

$149.00

Germany 1919 Bodensee Zeppelin LZ120 Friedrichshafen Luftpost Airmail Cover
German Zeppelin postcard from the Bodensee LZ120 airship, sent in 1921 as reparations to Italy. With Friedrichshafen Luftpost CDS's bearing 'Bodensee' in the upper half-circle pf the cancel. '01 CV EUR400.

$349.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si243A Century of Progress C18 Cover Akron Dispatch
Card flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 aitship's return trip from Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Akron-Chicago leg. '17 CV EUR200

$129.00

USA 1933 Graf Zeppelin Si244A Century of Progress C18 Cover Chicago Dispatch
Card flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 aitship's return trip from Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Top condition, as per scans. From the Chicago-Akron leg. '17 CV EUR180

$99.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Germany C15 Si64C Cover Chicago IL KC Missouri
Card flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's Pan America flight from the USA in 1930. Sent to hotel guest in Kansas City, Missouri. with Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn receivers. Slightly worn, lightly bent corner on cover, excellent condition. '01 CV EUR900.

$649.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Germany C18 x3 Si241E Cover Lakehurst
Cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's 1933 Chicagofahrt / Chicago flight. With Chicago World's Fair receiver reverse. Slightly worn, excellent condition, wth three 'baby zepp' stamps. '17 CV EUR380.

$299.00

Germany 1929 Graf Zeppelin Schweizfahrt Si35d Switzerland Cover Bordpost Zurich Drop
Dornier DO-X RPPC flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's 1929 Schweizfahrt / Swiss Flight. With Bordpost / On-Board cancel; Freibourg drop with CDS receiver. Excellent condition, as per scans. '18 CV EUR350

$329.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Germany C15 Si64C Cover Chicago IL VF XF
Card flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's Pan America flight from the USA in 1930. Sent to Romanshorn, Switzerland with Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn receivers. '01 CV EUR900; with VF-XF centering.

$599.00

Germany 1929 Graf Zeppelin Deutschlandfahrt Si34d Bordpost Brand Drop Cover
Zeppelin RPPC flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's 1929 Deutschlandfahrt / Germany Flight, with Bordpost / On Board cancel. Dropped at Brand with CDSs from that town tying the President Ebert franking. Slightly worn, top condition. '17 CV EUR380

$349.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Germany C15 Si64H Cover to Romanshorn Switzerland
Card flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's Pan America flight from the USA in 1930. Sent to Romanshorn, Switzerland with Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn receivers. '01 CV EUR900

$549.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Pan America Spain DOUBLE ROUND TRIP C14 Si64G Variety Cover
Airmail cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's Pan America flight from the USA in 1930. Posted on May 1st and paid for the 1st leg to Spain, it dutifully made the trip and got the Seville receiver reverse. But it was not offloaded, and so was forwarded back to the USA, where it received the special handstamp "THIS ARTICLE MADE THE COMPLETE ROUND TRIP VIA GRAF ZEPPELIN". It was again then mistakenly left on board and transported to BACK to Friedrichshafen(!), where it again was forwarded to New York (via steamer -- see note in Michel 3rd ed, p116), and upon arrival it received the Round Trip New York machine cancel dated June 23. Rare, possibly unique. Normal Mi67H (a C14 mistakenly sent on the 1st round trip) CV EUR3000; for this ????

$3999.00

USA 1930 Graf Zeppelin Pan America SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO Si64 Cover
Airmail cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's Pan America flight from the USA in 1930, from San Juan Puerto Rico, with C5-^ airmail stamps $1 Lincoln Memorial Bureau. Slightly worn and rare, '17 CV1500+ . With additional cachet from Klotzbach and a Berlin Airmail Luftpostamt C1 forwarding handstamp.

$1399.00

Germany 1929 Graf Zeppelin Deutschlandfahrt Si34d Bordpost Brand Drop Cover
German cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin LZ127 airship's 1929 Deutschlandfahrt / Germany Flight, with Bordpost / On Board cancel. Dropped at Brand with CDSs from that town tying the President Hindenburg, Ebert, and airmail mixed franking. Slightly worn, excellent condition. '17 CV EUR380

$329.00