Lot 40108 – 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.