ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction Jan. 2014 | Page 183

Session III: Sunday, January 19, 2014 Estimate Estimate 2998 2997 2999X 3000 Session III: Sunday, January 19, 2014 2999 Estimate 1936 TWO ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS W/ COMPLETE SUMMER OLYMPICS SET ....................................... PH Estimate 3001 $300 Two different Zeppelin flights, each franked with complete set of 8 for Germany Summer Olympics, Scott B82-89. Includes: (1) Aug 1, 1936 flight (Sieger #427.Bb, cv €225) with stamp € set tied by 3 strikes of Aug 1, 1936 Rhein-Main cds & same day ‘ZENTRAL FLUGHAFEN’ receiving cds, and 1936 Olympic Fahrt red confirmation handstamp, on Hitler picture postcard. (2) Aug 5, 1936 6th North American Flight (Sieger #428.D, cv €300) with stamp set tied by 2 strikes of Aug 1, € 1936 Berlin Olympic Village cds, plus Aug 5, 1936 Rhein-Main cds, red confirmation & blue 2-line ‘MIT LUFTSHIFF HINDENBURG/NACH NORDAMERIKA’ handstamps & Berlin Olympic Village registration cliche on front and NY receivings on back. Both covers fine to very fine. (Sieger #427.Bb, 428.D €€525=US$707) 3000 1936 8th NORTH AMERICA FLIGHT WITH OLYMPIC CANCELS .................................................................. PH $300 Cover to Lakehurst franked with Olympic stamp B88 and pair 50pf Zeppelin C57, tied by 8/16/36 Olympic Games commemorative cancels. These covers were to have flown on the 7th North America flight but arrived late, evidenced by blue boxed handstamp on the back. Proper magenta flight cachet, Berlin/ Olympia-Stadion registration label, airmail label and 9/17 Rhein-Main departure airmail postmark. Transit marks on back include 9/20 New York, 9/21 Lakehurst, 10/8 Lakehurst and 10/9 New York/Foreign (cover was returned). Very fine. (Sieger #437D €600=US$809) € OrcoExpo 2014 • Anaheim, California Covers 02.pmd 181 1928-36 ZEPPELIN FLIGHT COVER SELECTION, ONE SPANISH ............................ View photo online $500-700 Group of 12 different Zeppelin covers (11 Germany + 1 from Spain), each with proper frankings of Zeppelin stamps and flight cachets. Includes 1928 Germany to USA with 4m stamp (Sieger #21B); 1929 Around-the-World postal card with German 4m plus #339, card is reduced at left (#30Ad €500); € 1929 card from Friedrichshafen to Tokyo with 2m stamp (#30Aa); picture postcard to Tokyo with on-board postmark (#30Ba); England flight with 2m stamp and on-board postmark (#122Ab); registered picture postcard for Netherlands flight, to Sweden (#164); 1934 multi-franking Berlin to Brazil (#247Bb); 1934 cover with 15 different stamps (CV $42.75) for Christmas South America flight with on-board postmarks (#286Ab €€200); 1935 South America flight Stuttgart cancels on six different stamps (#290Ba); 1936 South America flight with on-board cancels, toned stamps (#345A); 1936 Hindenburg North America flight with C57-58 toned, from Lorch with registration label (#406E); and 1930 SPAIN 50c stamps x16 with Seville flight cachet, to Rio (#58Ad). (Sieger €1500= € US$2022) Stamps & Postal History Page 181 11/27/2013, 3:44 PM