Zeppelin Mail -- Graf Zeppelin (Lz-127)

Sieger 119C; Michel 127-204c. 1931 Polarfahrt. Letter is properly franked with two C40 and one C41 providing the 4 RM postage for a letter traveling on-board the Zeppelin to the Malygin icebreaker.

Sieger 119E; Michel 127-203a (Treaty Mail). 1931 Polarfahrt. Card is properly franked with 1.40 Swiss Francs for a postcard traveling to Leningrad. The card is also signed by Umberto Nobile, the famous Italian aviator and Arctic explorer.

Sieger 119F; Michel 127-204a. 1931 Polarfahrt. Letter is properly franked with two C41 providing the 4 RM postage for a letter traveling from Friedrichshafen to the Malygin icebreaker.

Sieger 119F; Michel 127-204a. 1931 Polarfahrt. Letter is properly franked with one C35, one C40 and one C41 providing the 4 RM postage for a letter traveling from Friedrichshafen to the Malygin icebreaker.

Sieger 119F; Michel 127-204a (Treaty Mail). 1931 Polarfahrt. Letter is properly franked with 5.20 Swiss Francs for a letter traveling to the Malygin icebreaker.

Sieger 119I; Michel 127-205Ib. 1931 Polarfahrt. This card was posted on-board the Zeppelin on the return trip to Friedrichshafen, dropped over Leningrad and then transported by airplane to Berlin. It is properly franked with one C41 providing the 2 RM postage.

Sieger 119I; Michel 127-205Ib. 1931 Polarfahrt. This card was posted on-board the Zeppelin on the return trip to Friedrichshafen, dropped over Leningrad and then transported by airplane to Berlin. It is properly franked with two C40 providing the 2 RM postage.

Sieger 238D; Michel 127-355a. 1933 Century of Progress Flight. Cover franked with the complete set of Chicagofahrt air mail stamps.

Sieger 57G; Michel 127-67b. 1930 South America Flight. Postcard is properly franked with 6 RM for Friedrichshafen to Seville trip.

Sieger 119Lc; Michel 127-206b. 1931 Polarfahrt. Postcard is properly franked with 1 RM for last leg of trip -- an unplanned stop in Berlin to Friedrichshafen.

Sieger 68 (Treaty Mail); Michel 127-73 (Incoming Line). 1930 Deutschlandrundfahrt. Uprated Swiss postal stationery.

1932 3. Südamerikafahrt (3rd South America Flight)

On 18 April 1932, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) departed Frierichshafen for a round-trip journey to Recife, Brazil and back.

Mail from the outbound leg (17-20 April) is commonly canceled with a Friedrichshafen or on-board cancel.

Mail from the return leg (23-27 April) is commonly canceled with either an on-board cancel, or one of a variety of cancels from South American countries.

On-Board Cancel

Mail offloaded in Friedrichshafen typically bears a Friedrichshafen arrival cancel.

Arrival Cancel

A special cachet was used on all German mail. Separate cachets exists for South American origins.


Commemorative Cachet

As a new member and a fairly new zeppelin collector I really enjoy looking and reading this thread. So many fantastic items.

PostmasterGS - I'm so inspired by your mounting, absolutely stunning.

Is it possible for me to upload some scans and ask questions in future? I'm a newbie within this area, but I'm very interested to learn and also like to read about the history behind the flights. Very fascinating thematic.

Ulf

Ulf:

Please ask whatever questions you may have. There are many people here who can point you in the right direction.

Neeskens13:

Thank you for your kind words. I will upload some scans of Scandinavian covers shortly.