Zeppelin – The "TRIGLAV" Collection

Zeppelin 1911, airship Deutschland, drop mail card with on-board postmark dated 10 April and message, Germania franking tied by railway postmark. A rare card from the interrupted flight to Düsseldorf.

LZ 07 Deutschland

Zeppelin 1911, airship Deutschland, drop mail card with on-board postmark dated 10 April and message, Germania franking tied by railway postmark. A rare card from the interrupted flight to Düsseldorf.

Zeppelin 1919, airship Bodensee, DELAG card with on-board postmark dated 18 September, intermediate landing in Munich with Bavarian franking and machine cancel "MÜNCHEN 18.9.19". In this combination only few cards are known to date.

LZ 1 Bodensee in the Hangar

Zeppelin 1919, airship Bodensee, DELAG card with on-board postmark dated 18 September, intermediate landing in Munich with Bavarian franking and machine cancel "MÜNCHEN 18.9.19". In this combination only few cards are known to date.

Zeppelin 1930, South America Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen leg, cover from "MEXICO D.F. 30.MAY.30" bearing three airmail stamps. Only five covers with full Mexican franking are recorded from the return flight – an exceedingly rare feeder mail cover.

Lakehurst, Luftaufnahme 1930

Zeppelin 1930, South America Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen leg, cover from "MEXICO D.F. 30.MAY.30" bearing three airmail stamps. Only five covers with full Mexican franking are recorded from the return flight – an exceedingly rare feeder mail cover.

Provenance
Provenance: Ludwig Kofler (127th Corinphila auction, 2001)

Zeppelin 1930, Baltic Sea Flight, Finnish post, card franked with commemorative stamp 10 markka with overprint error "1830". Only few cards with this error are recorded to date.

Tallin, LZ 127 1930

Zeppelin 1930, Baltic Sea Flight, Finnish post, card franked with commemorative stamp 10 markka with overprint error "1830". Only few cards with this error are recorded to date.

Provenance
Provenance: Ludwig Kofler (127th Corinphila auction, 2001)

Zeppelin 1931, Egypt Flight, Egyptian post, card franked with commemorative stamp 50 milliemes and commemorative cancel "SUEZ 9.AP.31" to Rotterdam. To date, only very few cards with this commemorative postmark are known.

The Graf Zeppelin's Rendezvous with the Pyraminds of Gizeh, Egypt 1931

Zeppelin 1931, Egypt Flight, Egyptian post, card franked with commemorative stamp 50 milliemes and commemorative cancel "SUEZ 9.AP.31" to Rotterdam. To date, only very few cards with this commemorative postmark are known.

Zeppelin 1933, Italian Flight, feeder mail from Malta to Brazil, registered cover franked with Malta definitive 6 pence tied by postmark "AIRMAIL MALTA 26.MAY.1933" in mixed franking with Italy commemorative stamp 12 lire tied by postmark "ROMA POSTA AEREA ZEPPELIN 29.5.33". An exceedingly rare mixed franking.

Zeppelin over Malta

Zeppelin 1933, Italian Flight, feeder mail from Malta to Brazil, registered cover franked with Malta definitive 6 pence tied by postmark "AIRMAIL MALTA 26.MAY.1933" in mixed franking with Italy commemorative stamp 12 lire tied by postmark "ROMA POSTA AEREA ZEPPELIN 29.5.33". An exceedingly rare mixed franking.

Zeppelin 1934, 11th South America Flight, dispatched Friedrichshafen with cachet "c", feeder mail from Nejd, registered cover from "MECQUE 3.10.34". An exceedingly rare feeder mail cover; no other cover recorded from this flight.

LZ 127 off the South American coast, heading from Rio to Friedrichshafen

Zeppelin 1934, 11th South America Flight, dispatched Friedrichshafen with cachet "c", feeder mail from Nejd, registered cover from "MECQUE 3.10.34". An exceedingly rare feeder mail cover; no other cover recorded from this flight.

Zeppelin 1933, Chicago Flight, dispatched Friedrichshafen to Recife, feeder mail from Yemen, registered cover from "HODEIDA 22.9.33". To date, only very few covers from Yemen are known.

LZ 127 passing Chicago 1933

Zeppelin 1933, Chicago Flight, dispatched Friedrichshafen to Recife, feeder mail from Yemen, registered cover from "HODEIDA 22.9.33". To date, only very few covers from Yemen are known.

Zeppelin 1934, 9th South America Flight, dispatched Friedrichshafen with cachet "b" on reverse to Recife, feeder mail from Spanish Guinea, registered cover from "SANTA ISABEL FERNANDO POO 1.6.AGO34" in mixed franking with German Reich airmail 25 and 100 pfennig tied by postmark "FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 29.9.34" and transit registration label. An extraordinarily rare feeder mail cover.

Zeppelin near Recife

Zeppelin 1934, 9th South America Flight, dispatched Friedrichshafen with cachet "b" on reverse to Recife, feeder mail from Spanish Guinea, registered cover from "SANTA ISABEL FERNANDO POO 1.6.AGO34" in mixed franking with German Reich airmail 25 and 100 pfennig tied by postmark "FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 29.9.34" and transit registration label. An extraordinarily rare feeder mail cover.

Zeppelin 1937, 1st North America Flight (Hindenburg disaster), on-board mail dated 5 May, charred cover bearing Zeppelin 50 and 75 pfennig. The cellophane envelope from the US postal administration is enclosed. A rare crash cover with on-board postmark.

LZ 129 Hindenburg explodes in Lakehurst

Zeppelin 1937, 1st North America Flight (Hindenburg disaster), on-board mail dated 5 May, charred cover bearing Zeppelin 50 and 75 pfennig. The cellophane envelope from the US postal administration is enclosed. A rare crash cover with on-board postmark.