Zeppelin Stamps And Covers

I hesitate to encourage what I consider an expensive and unnatural habit, but the current Lockdales (GB auction house) catalogue has a number of Zeppelin-themed stamps and covers. Not cheap, though!

http://www.lockdales.com/auctions.html

Stamps run from number 1673-2057 in the catalogue.

Geoff

GeoffHa, you obviously have an evil streak...

I WAS thinking of you, as it happens!

These people are long-established. I think coin dealers originally, but have branched out into stamps, cards etc. I usually buy cigarette cards from them, as I can never find much in the philatelic section!

Geoff

Welllll, it is two days after payday. Anddd I have put in overtime recently...
I might have to figure out how to bid in that auction.

I'm actually intrigued by the GB flight with the seahorse stamp.

Here's one that's pretty reasonably priced.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201376939227

sigh...

Ah, the Great British plagiarists. Not sure what they did to deserve a stamp ...

Do you mean reasonable concicering that it is a printing error, that was actually the 4th and not the 1st Led Zeppelin album cover?

17.25% buyers premium, plus additional charges if I bid live online and also for using a credit card. So, at least 20% added to any winning bid I might make.
Even if I won an item, I would have some buyers remorse. Unless of course, I scored one really cheap. That's unlikely.

Yes, the add-ons are nasty, especially if you forget them in the excitement of the chase. I don't usually use the saleroom.com live option (where it's available), but send a commission bid instead. Of course, these carry their own risks - typing late at night, transpose digits, and hey presto, you've won a German WWI helmet not the stock-book of stamps you had in mind. And the increased prevalence of charges for credit card use - across all sorts of businesses in GB - means my credit card is largely restricted to Amazon these days.

Geoff

stampcrow

You air mail-fanciers must have deep pockets. The GB Zeppelin cover went for £160, the German South America flight pair for £120, Polar Flight trio for £210 and the Chicago Flight trio for £280. The US items went for £95 (Pan America with 65c) and £170 (South American route with $1.30). The one I rather liked, the Iceland cover, was a snip at £80.

I have just a little buyer's remorse myself after picking up three lots of cigarette cards!

Geoff

I really liked that one. Looks like other folks did too.