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Auction: 177 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 571

Postal History Collections & Balances - Aviation
Zeppelin Hindenburg 1936 Flights Postal History collection,
over thirty covers, noting with three March Germany flight covers, with on-board or Friedrichshafen postmarks, two March South America Flight covers to Brazil, three April South America Flight with Brazilian frankings, May North America Flight from Frankfurt to New Jersey, six May Lakehurst to Frankfurt covers with various United States frankings and violet confirmation cachets, May North American Flight registered postal card with Austrian franking, another with Liechtenstein 1Fr & 2Fr Zeppelin set on registered cover from Triesenberg to New York, four August Olympic Flights including one uprated on Olympic illustrated stationery card, over a dozen North America Flight covers, two registered with attractive Olympic semi-postal frankings and event cancels, others with a range of German frankings, noting several registered, an illustrated envelope, another real photo postcard depicting an on-board view of the Hindenburg, another with lovely violet on-board cancel, some with small faults, wrinkles, and the odd spot of toning, an overall fine group and excellent nucleus for expansion.

Sold for
$625

Starting price
$450