Lot 2685
Germany, Airmail, 1928, 2m & 4m Zeppelin issues, singles, 2m on H. Eckner card and 4m on cover; both tied by "Luftschiff, Graf Zeppelin, 2.8.1929" on board cds with blue flight cachet and "Ponta Delgada, 10 Ago, 29" cds, Very Fine, a scarce Ponta Delgada drop pair. Scott No. C36, C37.Sieger No. 276bII; €1,500 ($1,650) Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $650
Lot 2686
Germany, Airmail, 1928, 4m Zeppelin, tied by "Luftschiff, Graf Zeppelin, 1.8.1929" on board cds on flight cover with blue German cachet, "Basel Flugplatz, Luftpost, 1.VIII.29" cds circular datestamp alongside, Extremely Fine, a rare Basel drop cover with only 37 dropped. Scott No. C37. Michel No. 424.Sieger No. 27a; €1,100 ($1,210) Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot 2687
Germany, Airmail, 1931, 4m Polar Flight Zeppelin, tied by "Berlin, Staaken, 25.7.31" cds on flown cover, with icebreaker "Malyguin" cancel and red "Polarfahrt 1931" cachet, Very Fine. Michel No. 458.Scott No. C42 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2688
Germany, Airmail, 1931, 4m Polar Flight Zeppelin, tied by violet "Luftschiff, 27.7.1931" on board postmark on flight cover, with icebreaker "Malyguin" cancel and red "Polarfahrt 1931" cachet, purple "First "Intourist" Expedition" handstamp on reverse, Very Fine. Michel No. 458.Scott No. C42 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2689
Germany, Semi-Official Airmail, 1912, 30pf Rhine-Main, vertical pair and single, in combination with 5pf Germania on flight card, all tied by "Flugpost am Rhein u am Main, Darmstadt, 22,6,12" cds's, Very Fine.Michel No. III Estimate $200 - 300.