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Canal Zone - Zeppelin Flights

Lots 1196-1205 Lots 1206-1211

Lot 1206    

Canal Zone, 1931 (Jul. 25) German Polar Flight to Canal Zone, flight card addressed to Ancon, Canal Zone bearing Germany 1931, 2m Polar Flight Zeppelin (C41) tied by "Berlin, 25. 7. 31" cds, "Brise-Glace, Malyguin, Arctique, 27 VII 31" anchor datestamp and red Polarfahrt Zeppelin cachet handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, The only recorded cover from this flight sent to the Canal Zone.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $270

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Lot 1207    

Canal Zone, 1932 (Mar. 18) Manchester, England to Panama, Canal Zone, large cover bearing Great Britain, 1½d red brown, two blocks of four and pair, tied by strikes of "Manchester, 18 MR, 32" cds, endorsed "Per 'Graf Zeppelin'" and "By Airmail" label obliterated by red handstamp, matching Insufficiently paid for transmission by air mail" framed handstamp, light Apr. 4th arrival backstamp; horizontal fold away from stamps, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1208    

Canal Zone, 1936 Hindenburg First Flight Cover to Canal Zone, gray cover bearing Germany Zeppelin 50pf blue, 75pf green tied by "Hannover-Hamburg Banhpost" oval carried on the flight to New York, red German Zeppelin North America flight cachet, reverse with New York (5.9), Cristobal (5.13) transit and Colon (5.13) arrival; small edge tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1209    

Canal Zone, 1936 (May 2) Cristobal, Canal Zone "Hindenburg" Zeppelin Flight Cover to Germany, cover bearing Canal Zone 20¢ Airmail (C11) used in combination with United States 10¢ National Park, 25¢ Clipper Airmail (C20) pair, all tied by "Cristobal, C.Z. May 2, 1936" duplex and "New York, N.Y., May 11, 1936" wavy machine cancel, purple Zeppelin cachet handstamp, Frankfurt (5.14) transit backstamp; some light toning, F.-V.F. and scarce.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1210    

Canal Zone, 1936 (May 8) Cristobal, Canal Zone "Hindenburg" Zeppelin Flight Cover to Germany, cover bearing United States 10¢ National Park, 25¢ Clipper Airmail (C20) pair tied by "Cristobal, Canal Zone, May 8, 1936" wavy machine cancel and cds handstamp, purple Zeppelin cachet handstamp, Frankfurt (5.14) transit backstamp, Very Fine, The only recorded accepted use of U.S. stamps on this flight.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1211    

Canal Zone, 1936 (Jun. 16) Zeppelin Flight Cover from Germany to Canal Zone, registered gray cover bearing Germany 50pf Zeppelin, pair and single, tied by "Hamburg 12.6.36" cds to Colon, Canal Zone, red German North America Zeppelin cachet, Miami (6.22) and Colon (6.24) backstamps, purple "Rebut" unclaimed and returned handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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