Sale 33: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3769    

Germany, Airmail, 1930, 4m So. America Flight Zeppelin. On attractive postcard with view of Zeppelin over town on reverse, postmarked Berlin 18.5.30, with red special circular flight stamp and red boxed Berlin confirmation stamp; also purple Lakehurst confirmation stamp; since the Cuba portion of the flight was cancelled, the mail was sent from Lakehurst to Havana by airplane, receiving black oval Havana machine cancel dated 2 June.1930, Very Fine. Scott No. C39. Sieger No. 57.UU).
Michel No. 439    €500 ($685).

Realized: $145

email this lot to a friend

Lot 3770    

Germany, Airmail, 1931, 1m-4m Polar Flight Zeppelins complete. Well centered set with rich colors, tied by "Berlin, 29.8.31" cds on South American round flight cover, with red Berlin and green Rio De Janerio connecting flight cachet handstamps, Very Fine and choice. Michel No. 456-458.
Scott No. C40-C42    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $700

email this lot to a friend

Lot 3771    

Canada, Airmail, 1931, 1m-4m Polar Flight Zeppelins complete. On separate Zeppelin photo flight postcards, each neatly tied by on-board postmark, "Friedrichshafen, 31.7.31" arrival cds and red flight cachet, Very Fine and choice. Michel No. 456-458.
Scott No. C40-C42    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

email this lot to a friend

Lot 3772    

Canada, Airmail, 1931, 1m-4m Polar Flight Zeppelins complete. Tied by violet "Luftschiff, 27.7.1931" on board postmarks on flight cover, red German and Icebreaker 27.VII.31 cachet handstamps; 4m with light vertical crease and small cover tear at top, otherwise Very Fine. Michel No. 456-458.
Scott No. C40-C42    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

email this lot to a friend

Lot 3773

Germany, Hugo Eckner Ephemera. 4 items; portrait etching by Schenke with Zeppelin & cityscape below signed by Eckner with 1924 date, piece of aluminized outer fabric of Graf Zeppelin given to Clara Adams (only women in 1st American flight) by Eckner (both items framed), oversized 1936 Hindenburg flight cover (souvenir sheet franking) and Eckner's 1928 book Die Amerikafarht die Graf Zeppelin (in German).
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $240

email this lot to a friend

Lot 3774    

Danzig, 1931 South American Zeppelin Flight. Card franked with 1924, 10pf + 40pf + 2½g Airmail issues, each tied by "Danzig, Luftpost, 15.9.31" oval date stamp, purple U.S. and red German flight cachets; faint corner mount toning, still Very Fine.
Scott No. C26+C28+C30    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $290

email this lot to a friend