Auction No. 25 Sunday, 14 October 2018 / 4:00 pm start
1929 (15th Aug) Germany to Sydney cover carried to ...
Estimate $2,500
Category: Airmails > Zeppelins
Lot Details
1929 (15th Aug) Germany to Sydney cover carried to Japan aboard the Graf Zeppelin Round The World Flight (7th Aug-4th Sept) bearing 1928 Graf Zeppelin 2Rm pair (airmail surcharge) & 25pf (UPU rate). Typewritten "Mit Luftschiff "Graf Zeppelin" bis Tokio" with "Friedrichshafen (Bodense) – Tokio" h/s plus pictorial "LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN WELTRUNDFAHRT 1929 cachet in light magenta. TOKIO 19.8.29 cds upper right upon arrival. Vert fold & roughly opened at back but frontally fine & scarce. Ex Perry
