Lot 10697 – 1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cov

Stamp of Germany » German Empire 1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cov
Stamp of Germany » German Empire 1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cov
Stamp of Germany » German Empire 1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cov
Stamp of Germany » German Empire 1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cov

Lot 10697 – 1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cov

Germany » German Empire
Price realised
5’500 EUR
Estimate
8’000 EUR
Auction date
ven. 3 mai 2013 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1937 (May) Hindenburg Disaster, an exceptional cover franked by 1936 special set of two tied by Sieger type IX “on board” cds of 5.5.1937, singed at top and partly at left though showing 50pf and much of 75pf intact, addressed to New York City and contained in US Post Office glassine carrier with three Post Office seals on reverse. Wonderful showpiece, one of only a few dozen surviving covers with the type IX cancel and a great “foundation” or “capstone” item for a Zeppelin or “crash mail” collection.
Catalogue ref: 454 Ba
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