Lot 30118 – The Rarest Zeppelin Stamp in Existence: Brazil 1930 Parahyba Provisional “5” handstamp on 20.000r Zeppelin stamp on 1930 (May 25) postcard

The “Parahyba Provisonal” – The Great Zeppelin Rarity

1930 Parahyba Provisional “5” handstamp on 20.000r Zeppelin stamp on 1930 (May 25) postcard sent on the South America leg with “First Europe Pan-America Round Flight” cachet, also with 200r tied by “Syndicato Condor Ltd” Parahyba cds, Friedrichshafen arrival ds, addressed to Captain Wilhelm Petermöller, Wilhelmshaven, who later became the first and most famous KdF Ship Captain, the stamp itself in a perfect state of conservation; cert. PE (2024) (Sieger 59K, €65’000)

Only 13 provisionals were overprinted, with only 7 examples recorded on cover or card. One of the great rarities of Zeppelin and world-wide aerophilately.