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Auction: 23020 - The 'Libra' Collection of 1935 Silver Jubilee Issues
Lot: 1231

Gibraltar
Postal History
1935 (31 Dec.) envelope to Uruguay marked in red 'By the Graf Zeppelin Air Mail Service! via Germany! bearing 1/- (4) each cancelled by datestamp. There was no Zeppelin service and the cover was put on the first direct flight (L131) from Germany to South America receiving the 'deutsche luftpost' handstamp, the reverse with 'Berlin Zentralflughafen' (8.1.36) and Montevideo arrival (13.1.36). Included in the lot an original 1934 Zeppelin timetable leaflet. A unique survivor carried on the first flight. Photo

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£280