Lot 10431 – 1929 (May) abortive Zeppelin 1st America Flight fo
Lot 10431 – 1929 (May) abortive Zeppelin 1st America Flight fo
France
Price realised
195 EUR
Estimate
240 EUR
Auction date
Thu 2 May 2013 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1929 (May) abortive Zeppelin 1st America Flight forced landing at Cuers, ppc with 90c total franking tied on May 20 at Gare de Carnoules (13km from Cuers) and sent by pilot Schönherr to his wife in Germany, superb strike of “on board” cds dated 20 May (3 days before the departure of the airship, minor corner bends else very fine, one of only a few items from the airship during the repair period in France (Sieger 26 Ia, € 350) Auction
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