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Worldwide Zeppelin Posts continued...

CANAL ZONE
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
321 c Sieger #64II imageSieger #64II, 1930 Pan-American Flight, twelve 25c on 2c Carmine air posts (one with perf. faults) tied to combination First Flight/Zeppelin Flight cover by targets and "Cristobal/Canal Zone/May 1, 1930" machine cancel, first flown on Cristobal to Miami first flight of F.A.M. 5, then by ship to Friedrichshafen for the Zeppelin flight from there to Lakehurst, red German and violet American flight cachets, backstamped Lakehurst, slight cover soiling, otherwise very fine; a rare special posting for the Pan-American Flight with only fifteen covers recorded; signed Arthur Falk (Sieger €3,000; Michel #68G). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
322 c Sieger #64III imageSieger #64III, 1930 Pan-American Flight, mixed franking card with three Canal Zone air posts tied by "Cristobal/Canal Zone/May 15, 1930" machine cancel, flown via Cuba with Havana transit to Lakehurst for the return flight of the Zeppelin from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen with well centered U.S. 65c Zeppelin tied by "New York, N.Y./Grand Central Sta./May 27, 1930" duplex, red German and violet American return flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen, trivial corner crease, a clean and attractive card, very fine; only 25 cards flown (Sieger €1,600; Michel #68Gb). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
323 c Sieger #64III imageSieger #64III, 1930 Pan-American Flight, lovely mixed franking cover with four Canal Zone adhesives, including three air posts, tied by "Cristobal/Canal Zone/May 22, 1930" machine cancel, to Lakehurst for the return flight of the Zeppelin from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen with nice U.S. $1.30 Zeppelin tied by "New York, N.Y./Varick St. Sta./May 29, 1930" duplex, red German and violet American return flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen, in addition signed by Dr. Eckener, trivial corner crease to cover of no consequence, very fine; only 20 covers flown (Sieger €1,600; Michel #68Gb). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction
324 c Sieger #64IIIa imageSieger #64IIIa, 1930 Pan-American Flight, six Canal Zone adhesives, including five air posts, tied to cover with printed Fairway cachet by "Cristobal/Canal Zone/May 29, 1930" machine cancel, to Lakehurst for the return flight of the Zeppelin from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, however no United States $1.30 Zeppelin was applied for the Zeppelin flight, instead $1.30 of crayon cancelled postage dues was applied to the reverse even though the cover was addressed to Berlin and was not scheduled to come back to the United States, there is no evidence that postage due was collected in Germany, red German and violet American return flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen, then by air to Berlin with boxed connecting flight cachet, very fine and attractive; despite the fact that this is priced less in Sieger, lacking the valuable Zeppelin franking, it is part of the sending of only 20 Canal Zone covers flown on this leg of the flight and it is the only example we have seen with postage dues; ex-Belinkoff (Sieger €1,350; Michel #68Gb var.). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
325 c Sieger #64IIIb imageSieger #64IIIb, 1930 Pan-American Flight, nine air posts in strips of four and five tied to neat cover by targets and "Cristobal/C. Z./May 15, 1930" duplex, by air from Cristobal to Havana, Cuba where it was intended to board the Zeppelin, but since the Zeppelin did not stop as planned in Havana it was taken by ship to Seville, Spain where it boarded the Zeppelin for the last leg from Seville to Friedrichshafen, oval Zeppelin cachet, Havana and Seville transits, backstamped Friedrichshafen, fresh and clean, a very fine and rare Canal Zone posting with only a few covers recorded (Sieger €1,600; Michel #68G var.). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
326 c Sieger #409W imageSieger #409W, 1936 First North America Flight of the "Hindenburg", mixed franking cover for the return flight with Canal Zone 20c Violet air post tied by "Critobal/C. Z./May 2 1936" duplex, plus two United States adhesives tied by New York machine cancel and a strike of the Frankfurt Zeppelin machine backstamp (another strike on the reverse), violet United States flight cachet, very fine and scarce; Sieger records only 50 covers flown from the Canal Zone (Sieger #€1,150; Michel #13). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
CHAD
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
327 c Sieger #223Aa imageSieger #223Aa, 1933 Fourth South America Flight, handsome registered cover with six "Tchad" overprints and surcharges tied by "Port-Lamy/Tchad/17 Mai 33" c.d.s., red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; an especially attractive and rare cover of this French colony (Sieger €1,800; Michel #323a). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
COLOMBIA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
328 c Sieger #190C var. imageSieger #190C var., 1932 Eighth South America Flight, triple mixed franking cover originating in Colombia with a single and block of four tied by Cali c.d.s., plus five Ribon Express stamps for the internal transmission to Barranquilla, then to Brazil with two adhesives, including the 3,500r Zeppelin overprint, tied by "Correio Aereo/Rio de Janeiro/14 Out. 932" c.d.s. for the return flight to Germany, violet flight cachet, backstamped with Friedrichshafen machine cancel, very fine (Sieger €400+; Michel #285Ae). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
COSTA RICA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
329 c Sieger #409L imageSieger #409L, 1936 First North America Flight of the "Hindenburg", attractive mixed franking cover for the return flight with a Costa Rican 1Col Deep rose air post tied by "Correo Aereo/San Jose, Costa Rica/9 May 1936" double-ring c.d.s., plus two United States adhesives tied by New York machine cancel, violet United States flight cachet, backstamped Frankfurt with Zeppelin machine cancel, very fine and quite scarce (Sieger #€1,200; Michel #13). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction
CYPRUS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
330 c Sieger #235Aa imageSieger #235Aa, 1933 Eighth South America Flight, mixed franking registered cover with two King George V values tied by "Registered/Nicosia, Cyprus/13 Sep 33" oval, plus four German adhesives including 1M Zeppelin single, all tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., violet flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, small trace of toning affecting a couple of perfs., very fine; despite the variation in catalog prices for the few Cyprus Zeppelin postings, all are rare and are seldom encountered (Sieger €700; Michel #343a). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
CYRENAICA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
331 c Sieger #171Aa imageSieger #171Aa, 1932 Fifth South America Flight, registered card 50c Cyrenaica air post and six adhesives of the Italian Colonies issues on front and back, all tied by "Posta Aerea/(Bengasi)/23. 8. 32" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., well struck violet flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; a scarce posting from the Italian colonies, this being the first listed by Sieger for Cyrenaica (Sieger €750; Michel #273a). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
332 c Sieger #177Aa imageSieger #177Aa, 1932 Sixth South America Flight, registered card with horizontal pair of 5L Red air posts tied by "Posta Aerea/(Bengasi)/8. 9. 32" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., green flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €300; Michel #275a). (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction
333 c Sieger #212A-F imageSieger #212A-F, 1933 Italian Flight, two matched registered covers, the two containing the full Zeppelin set of all six values, tied by "Bengasi/Posta Aerea-Zeppelin/16. 5. 33" c.d.s., flown only on the flight around Rome, bluish green Italian flight cachet, backstamped with the Rome machine cancel, very fine; this portion of the flight is actually scarcer than those going back to Friedrichshafen, especially with this high franking; each signed Bolaffi (Sieger €950; Michel #303Ea). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
334 c Sieger #212G imageSieger #212G, 1933 Italian Flight, rare registered full Zeppelin set cover with all six values plus two other adhesives tied by "Bengasi/Posta Aerea-Zeppelin/25 5 33" c.d.s., flown on the flight around Rome, violet Italian flight cachet, backstamped with the Rome machine cancel, unobtrusive vertical fold not affecting the stamps or markings, very fine; an exceptionally rare cover with the complete Zeppelin set and only a few made; signed A. D(iena), Bolaffi (Sieger €2,000; Michel #303Ea). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
335 c Sieger #212K imageSieger #212K, 1933 Italian Flight, registered multicolor air card with 10L Green Zeppelin single along with two other adhesives of Lybia tied by scarcer violet "Tripoli/Posta Aerea-Zeppelin/29. 5. 33" c.d.s., flown on the flight around Rome and then on the Second South America Flight to Brazil, with signature of Dr. Hugo Eckener, violet Italian flight cachet, backstamped with the Rome machine cancel and Pernambuco c.d.s., very fine (Sieger €600; Michel #304Ef). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
336 c Sieger #212L imageSieger #212L, 1933 Italian Flight, neat registered cover with 12L Blue Zeppelin single along with additional adhesive tied by scarcer violet "Tripoli/Posta Aerea-Zeppelin/29. 5. 33" c.d.s., flown on the flight around Rome and then on the Second South America Flight to Brazil, greenish blue Italian flight cachet, backstamped with the Rome machine cancel and Pernambuco c.d.s. very fine; signed A. D(iena) (Sieger €800; Michel #304Ef). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
337 c Sieger #212M imageSieger #212M, 1933 Italian Flight, attractive registered view card of an air squadron with 15L Carmine Zeppelin single along with two other adhesives of Lybia tied by scarcer violet "Tripoli/Posta Aerea-Zeppelin/29. 5. 33" c.d.s., flown on the flight around Rome and then on the Second South America Flight to Brazil, with signature of Dr. Hugo Eckener, bluish green Italian flight cachet, backstamped with the Rome machine cancel and Rio de Janeiro c.d.s. then on to Buenos Aires, Argentina, very fine (Sieger €900; Michel #304Ef). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
338 c Sieger #214C imageSieger #214C, 1933 Second South America Flight, attractively franked card with five overprinted stamps of Cyrenaica tied by "Posta Aerea/(Bengasi)/30. 4. 33" c.d.s. and an air post handstamp, green flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., posted on the leg for the drop at Barcelona, Spain, backstamped, very fine (Sieger €350; Michel #305Ia). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
339 c Sieger #238Aaa imageSieger #238Aaa, 1933 Chicago Flight, lovely cover with two air posts and a single of Libya tied by "Posta Aerea/Bengasi/5. 10. 33." c.d.s., flown on the leg to Brazil, via Milan and Friedrichshafen with transit c.d.s., red German flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €600; Michel #347a). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
340 c Sieger #299Aa imageSieger #299Aa, 1935 Fourth South America Flight, unlisted Zeppelin flight cover with three values of the 1934 air post semi-postal set tied by "Posta Aerea/(Bengasi)/1. 5. 35" c.d.s., connecting with the Zeppelin through Friedrichshafen via Rome with red general Zeppelin flight cachet with index letter "b" for the Friedrichshafen connection, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; a late period Zeppelin flight that is listed by neither Sieger nor Michel (Michel #442a). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

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