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Worldwide Zeppelin Posts continued...

IRAQ continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
461 c Sieger #277Ba imageSieger #277Ba 1934 Ninth South America Flight, two adhesives of only Iraqi franking tied to cover by Baghdad c.d.s. of September 20, 1933, routed through Stuttgart by air flight with transit c.d.s., general Zeppelin flight cachet with star for the Stuttgart connection, backstamped Pernambuco, fresh and very fine; this is a new routing for Iraqi covers which usually connected through Great Britain and Berlin; ex-Kofler (Sieger €750; Michel #406c). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
IRAN
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
462 c Sieger #202Aa imageSieger #202Aa, 1933 First South America Flight, attractively franked registered cover with seven adhesives, including six air posts, tied by "Tauris/10. IV. 33" c.d.s., a Friedrichshafen posting with transit c.d.s. but also with a Berlin transit, though not by connecting flight, blue flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine and choice; a handsome cover of this extremely rare treaty-state posting, all Zeppelin covers from Iran are rare, but the First South America Flight of 1933 is the first listed by Sieger and the most desirable of the few known (Sieger €2,750; Michel #294a). (Image) Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
IRELAND
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
463 c Sieger #138B imageSieger #138B, 1932 First South America Flight, two adhesives tied to neat cover by printed matter machine cancel, violet flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet with Berlin transit on the reverse, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine and choice; ex-Kofler (Sieger €800; Michel #234b). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
464 c Sieger #195B imageSieger #195B, 1932 Ninth South America Flight, card with three adhesives tied by "Carraig Dhubh Acliath/21 X 32" c.d.s., orange flight cachet and Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Sao Paulo, light corner bend to card at bottom left, very fine (Sieger €350; Michel #286b). (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
465 c Sieger #238E imageSieger #238E, 1933 Chicago Flight, attractively franked cover with seven adhesives tied by "Baile Atha Claith/11 X 33" c.d.s., red German flight cachet and Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Pernambuco, very fine (Sieger €800; Michel #347b). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
466 c Sieger #254Ba imageSieger #254Ba, 1934 Third South America Flight (Argentina Flight), two adhesives tied to attractive cover by "Baile Atha Cliath/20 VI 34" c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s. and violet flight cachet, backstamped Buenos Aires, small piece missing from back flap, very fine; this cover went the additional legs to Argentina which makes it a different posting than the usual Pernambuco destination, however Michel does list treaty postings for other than Pernambuco (Sieger €450; Michel #372). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
ITALIAN COLONIES
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
467 c Sieger #211A/213C Sieger #211A/213C, 1933 Italian Flight collection of seven covers and cards, three Aegean Islands covers with Zeppelin franking to the 15L, a 3l Cyrenaica Zeppelin stamp with Tripoli cancel and three Tripolitania covers with Zeppelin franking to the 10L, all posted to Friedrichshafen or Brazil, proper Italian flight cachets and backstamps, very fine (Michel 303Da/304Fc). Est. 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
ITALY
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
468 O image1926 Nobile Trans-Polar flight vignette, horizontal pair imperforate between, with violet flight cachet on both the front and reverse, well centered, trivial edge thin from hinging at top, very fine and a scarce variety used with the flight cachet (Sanabria #S3b). (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
469 c AAMC #Z-478a imageAAMC #Z-478a, 1926 Polar Flight of the dirigible "Norge", flown on the leg from Rome to Pulham, England, flight vignette tied to flown cover along with 1.25L Blue and rose by "Ciampino/(Roma)/8. 4. 26" c.d.s., oval flight cachet and signed by a member of the crew, very fine; an attractive and scarce cover of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Expedition with only 51 covers flown (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
470 c AAMC #Z-478c imageAAMC #Z-478c, 1926 Polar Flight of the dirigible "Norge", flown on the leg from Rome to Vadso, Norway, flight vignette with "NORGE" handstamp applied on the illustration of the airship, tied to flown cover along with 1.25L Dark blue by "Ciampino/(Roma)/8. 4. 26" c.d.s., oval flight cachet and signed by a member of the crew, choice very fine; the overprinted vignette is not often encountered and a rare cover with only 51 covers flown. (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction
471 c AAMC #Z-478f imageAAMC #Z-478f, 1926 Polar Flight of the dirigible "Norge", flown on the leg from Rome to Nome, flight vignette with inverted frame, position 16, tied to flown cover along with 1.25L St. Francis by "Ciampino/(Roma)/8. 4. 26" c.d.s., the vignette also has a "NORGE" handstamp applied on the illustration of the airship, an overprint not often seen on the vignette, oval flight cachet and signed by a member of the crew, very fine; a handsome and scarce cover of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Expedition; 1997 Raybaudi certificate. (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction
472 c AAMC #Z-478g imageAAMC #Z-478g, 1926 Polar Flight of the dirigible "Norge", flown on the entire trip to Teller, Alaska, flight vignette tied to flown cover by the oval flight cachet, this has two Italian adhesives not canceled as usual by the Rome c.d.s., but tied by the "Teller/Alaska/May 13, 1926" four-bar c.d.s. that was applied on the front of all covers that made the entire trip, this also has a scarce boxed cachet for the flight and signed by a two members of the crew including Nobile himself, very fine and exceptionally rare cover in all its aspects. (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
473 c Sieger #27 imageSieger #27, 1929 Resumed America Flight, attractive view card of the ruins at Rome with mixed franking on the view side with two Italian adhesives tied by "Roma 63/via Brofferio/15. 6. 29." c.d.s., Friedrichshafen c.d.s. applied the next day but German 2M Zeppelin stamp not tied until later by "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/1. 8. 1929" on-board c.d.s., blue flight cachet on the address side as well as additional postmarks of Rome and Friedrichshafen, backstamped, very fine; while this is not the earliest mixed-franking posting from Italy, it is the scarcest and a great Italian Zeppelin rarity (Sieger €2,500; Michel #27). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
474 c Sieger #64XIa imageSieger #64XIa, 1930 Pan-American Flight, mixed franking on Italian view card with two Italian air posts tied front and back by "Roma Ferrovia/Posta Aerea/10. 5. 30" c.d.s., flown on the first leg from Friedrichshafen to Seville with three German air posts (one on picture side scuffed from hinge and pencilled in) tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/19. 5. 1930" c.d.s., red German flight cachet, backstamped Seville, very fine except as noted; a total of 24 Italian items were posted on all legs of this flight with German franking and only fourteen on this leg to Seville, this being one of nine cards (Sieger €2,500; Michel #62). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
475 c Sieger #64XIb imageSieger #64XIb, 1930 Pan-American Flight, mixed franking card with two Italian adhesives tied by "Roma Centro/Posta Aerea/3. 5. 30" and "Roma Ferrovia/Posta Aerea/9. 5. 30" c.d.s., flown on the leg from Friedrichshafen to Pernambuco with two Austrian air posts tied by "Wien 1/Flugpost/14. V. 1930" c.d.s., red German flight cachet, several Italian transits and backstamped Pernambuco, very fine; Italy was required to have proper franking for their postings but since they were not yet a treaty state with the Zeppelin company they usually had to have German franking, however Austria, which was next door to Italy, was a treaty state and their stamps were accepted, these are much rarer than the German frankings; Sieger notes that only five to ten items franked in this way are known; signed A. D(iena) (Sieger €2,500; Michel #64). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
476 c Sieger #88B imageSieger #88Ba, Baltic Sea Flight, mixed franking cover of two Italian adhesives tied by "Roma Ferrovia/Poste Aerea/15. 8. 30", along with German 2M Zeppelin stamp tied by "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/23. 9. 1930" on-board c.d.s., green flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, dropped at Tallinn, Estonia where backstamped on September 24th, then back to Rome with various transits and backstamps, very fine and handsome cover; mixed franking was required for Italian postings prior to 1932 and only seven flights posted in this way are listed by Sieger in the 1929-31 period, this Italian posting is not listed by Sieger, Michel or Orlandini; a marvelous Italian Zeppelin rarity in choice condition (Michel #128II). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
477 c Sieger #101 imageSieger #101, 1931 Hungary Flight, card neatly franked with three Italian commemoratives by "Campione/Como/24. 3. 31." c.d.s., in mixed franking with German 2M South America Flight Zeppelin single tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/29. 3. 1931" c.d.s., both red flight cachets, very fine; signed A. D(iena) (Sieger €850; Michel #161). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
478 c Sieger #109 imageSieger #109, 1931 Magdeburg Flight, an unlisted Italian posting with 5L+2.50L St. Anthony tied by "Amb. Milano Chiasso/18. 5. 31" c.d.s. and the boxed violet Magdeburg receiving handstamp, in mixed franking, as required at this time, with 2M Zeppelin single tied by on-board "Luftschiff/Graf Zeppelin/7. 6. 1931" c.d.s., red flight cachet, light horizontal fold at bottom, very fine; a very rare Italian posting that is not listed in Sieger, Michel or Orlandini, nor have we seen any other example; signed Gappe (Michel #182). (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
479 c Sieger #138Aa imageSieger #138Aa, 1932 First South America Flight, attractively franked card with four adhesives, including three air posts, tied by Milan c.d.s., Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s., violet flight cachet, backstamped Rio de Janeiro, very fine with all markings on the address side (Sieger €1,000; Michel #234a). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
480 c Sieger #143B imageSieger #143B, 1932 Second South America Flight, cover with eight adhesives including a block of four, all tied by "Rome Ferr. Raccte./Posta Aerea/14. 4. 32." c.d.s., green flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, backstamped Montevideo with a Uruguay Zeppelin flight cachet on the reverse, very fine; this flight is much scarcer from Italy posted through Berlin than through Friedrichshafen (Sieger €350; Michel #237b). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

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