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December 7, 2025 | 343
41598
CC C F / 338
Collection: 1928-39 An exceptional and highly specialised collection of Zeppelin flights, neatly
mounted and meticulously written up across more than 360 album pages, housed in five large ring
binders. This impressive assembly demonstrates particular strength in the 1928–1932 period, with a
remarkable showing of Deutsche Luftschiff Zeppelin Flight No. 127, comprising over 270 documented
flights. Included are many of the scarcer and most sought-after voyages, such as the Chicago Flight, the
Polar Flight, the Arctic Flight, the America Flight, the Orient Flight, and the World Circuit Flight.
The collection boasts extensive worldwide coverage, with frankings from an outstanding range of
countries including Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Danzig, Egypt, Great Britain, Greece (and
Greek Islands), Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Russia, Saar, Spain, Switzerland, and
Uruguay, among others.
In addition, strong representation is given to Deutsche Luftschiff Zeppelin Flights No. 129 and 130, with
68 and 26 flights respectively recorded. Complementing the flown covers are a variety of related items
such as stamps, postcards, and Zeppelin memorabilia, enhancing both the philatelic and historical
value of the holding.
This is truly a wonderful and comprehensive assembly, combining depth, rarity, and breadth of coverage.
It offers enormous potential for further study and research and serves as an excellent foundation for
expansion. A collection of this calibre and scope is seldom offered and will appeal greatly to the serious
Zeppelin or airmail enthusiast.
6’000 - 10’000
Airmails
41599
F / 338
Uruguay: 1910, Ppc franked 2c definitive postmarked COLONIA 18.DIC.10 + special 2-line cachet
‘Por Aeroplane Cattaneo’ for attempted flight Colonia to Buenos Aires by a Bleriot plane with pilot
Bartolomeo Cattaneo, at back of ppc additional Colonia and Buenos Aires pmks, a very rare item of
which are a handful known only accompanied with copies of an article by Cesar Jones and a copy of a
2012 Feldman auction with 2 other items of this flight attempt.
500 - 1’000
41600
F
Hungary: 1931 (Mar 27) Zeppelin cover with Michel n° 467 x 5 ex and n° 479 with Zeppelin Z127
Korrepulese 1931 cachet, very fine.
70 - 100
41601
F Collection / 342
Collection: 1920s-30s collection of 90 South American flight covers in an album with 1925 Rio to
Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires to Rio Survey and other early Brazil covers and numerous Air France
covers from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile etc, mostly to France with an excellent variety of
frankings, routes, rates, cachets etc. Also 8 French covers to South America (still on auction cards) and
an illustrated commemorative card signed by Mermoz and 5 other pilots.
1’500 - 3’000
41602
C H F Collection
Collection: Three binders commencing with Germany from 1925 Regensburg card with 20pf vignette,
1930s zeppelins in mixed condition, Austria, Belgium with 1913 flight cards, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Great Britain, Netherlands and Indies, Italy with 1910s postcards, volume of Canada and USA
and volume of Latin America and other overseas with Brazil Varig and zeppelin stamps, 1930 Zeppelin
covers (15) and others, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, etc; fair to fine (Hundreds).
800 - 1’000
41603
F Collection
Collection: 1930s-50s South American Condor collection of 64 flight covers neatly presented in album
from Argentina to Uruguay, an excellent variety of routes and rates, franking, cachets, etc.
300 - 500
41604
F Collection
Collection: 1930-40, Accumulation of well over 100 airmail covers mostly from the 1930s in small box,
many from Brazil (1930 First Pan-American flight to Madrid etc) and other South American countries,
1936 India to Rio and 1938 Romania to La Paz Zeppelins, Sweden to Brazil 1934 disaster mail ex
Condor “Tapajoz” etc. A useful lot, great potential for retail.
1’000 - 2’000