Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Worldwide Air Post, Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

**Zeppelin Flights**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2119		1929, August 23 -- Round the World Flight, Japanese Dispatches (Sieger 31A, 31B). Two covers, first with Japan stamps tied by purple "Tokio Japan 21.8.29" circular datestamp on cacheted cover to New Jersey, Los Angeles circular datestamp, 2c Vincennes stamp on back pays postage to destination, second is cover with Japan stamps tied by "Tokio Japan 21.8.29" datestamps to Roessler in N.J. and with Lakehurst backstamp, Very Fine, Sieger DM2,200 (Image)	E. 300-400	750.00
2120		1930, May 26-June 6 -- Europe Pan-America Round Trip Flight Covers. Seven covers, incl. one with pair of 4m stamps cancelled on board and addressed to Manila, Philippines, another with 4m and two 2m with same cancel to same destination, few from Recife, Rio and Sao Paolo, one to Havana, Cuba, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	900.00
2121		1931, April 9-13 -- Return Flight to Egypt and Palestine, Dispatched from Cairo (Sieger 105Ax, 105Ay). Cover and post card, first with 100m on 27m tied by "Caire Graf Zeppelin 8 Ap. 31" circular datestamp, second strike at left, to Berne, Switzerland and with Friedrichschafen backstamp, second with 10m on 27m tied by same date circular datestamp to Berne, cover with light file fold well clear of stamp, Very Fine set of the two values both cancelled on the earliest day (Image)	E. 200-300	220.00
2122		1931, June 30-July 3 -- Iceland Flight (Sieger 114A, 114D). Two, first is cacheted card with 1kr tied by indistinct circular datestamp to Belgium, second is registered cover with 2kr and 30Aur stamps tied by Reykjavik circular datestamp to England and with receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, Sieger DM1,225 (Image)	E. 200-300	210.00
2123		1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight via Leningrad (Sieger 119b). 1m stamp tied by "Friedrichschafen 24.7.31" circular datestamp on post card to Hannover, Germany, red "Mit Luftpost Befordert Berlin" handstamp, Leningrad (July 25), Berlin (July 27) and Hannover (July 28) datestamps, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image)	E. 200-300	240.00
2124		1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight via Leningrad (Sieger 119c). 4m stamp tied by "Friedrichschafen 24.7.31" circular datestamp on cacheted cover to Germany, neat icebreaker Malyguin cancel of July 27, minor wrinkling at bottom of cover, Very Fine usage posted on earliest day, Sieger DM750 (Image)	E. 200-300	325.00
2125		1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight via Leningrad (Sieger 119I). 2m stamp tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 25.7.1931" circular datestamp on cacheted cover to Brunswick, neat strike of "Leningrad 25 VII 31" datestamp, fresh and Very Fine example cancelled on board, Sieger DM1,500 (Image)	E. 400-500	260.00
2126		1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight (Sieger 120). Two covers and one postcard, each registered with Russia 1931 "Malyguin" franking, incl. Leningrad dispatch and Malyguin drops, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	750.00
2127		1933, October 14 -- Century of Progress Flight, Berlin to Chicago (Sieger 238D). Complete set of three overprinted values tied by well-struck "Berlin 14.10.33" datestamps on registered flown cover to Glen Cove N.Y. and forwarded to New York City, scarce "Deutsche Luftpost Berlin-Friedrichschafen" cachet, Berlin registry label at bottom, neat Chicago (Oct. 26), New York (Oct. 27), Glen Cove (Oct. 28) and New York (Oct. 30) backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce and beautiful cover, Sieger in excess of DM2,650 (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
2128		1933, October 14 -- Century of Progress Flight, Friedrichschafen to Pernambuco, Brazil (Sieger 238Aa). Cover with 1m Chicago Flight stamp and additional 50pf Orange tied by "Friedrichschafen 14.10.33" circular datestamp to Albion Pa., neat red cachet, neat "Correio Aereo Districto Federal 18 Out. 1933" and Albion (Nov. 3) receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, Siegel DM1,750 (Image)	E. 750-500	260.00
2129		1933, October 14 -- Century of Progress Flight, Friedrichschafen to Chicago (Sieger 238Bc). 2m stamp used with 50pf and 25pf, tied by "Friedrichschafen 14.10.33" datestamps on cacheted cover to Chicago Ill., neat "Chicago Ill. Oct. 26, 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair Chicago June 1-Nov. 1, 1933" machine cancel, fresh and Very Fine, scarce properly used to Chicago with the world's fair receiving backstamp, Sieger DM750 (Image)	E. 200-300	190.00

Zeppelin Flights

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2119

1929, August 23 -- Round the World Flight, Japanese Dispatches (Sieger 31A, 31B). Two covers, first with Japan stamps tied by purple "Tokio Japan 21.8.29" circular datestamp on cacheted cover to New Jersey, Los Angeles circular datestamp, 2c Vincennes stamp on back pays postage to destination, second is cover with Japan stamps tied by "Tokio Japan 21.8.29" datestamps to Roessler in N.J. and with Lakehurst backstamp, Very Fine, Sieger DM2,200 (Image)

E. 300-400

750.00

2120

1930, May 26-June 6 -- Europe Pan-America Round Trip Flight Covers. Seven covers, incl. one with pair of 4m stamps cancelled on board and addressed to Manila, Philippines, another with 4m and two 2m with same cancel to same destination, few from Recife, Rio and Sao Paolo, one to Havana, Cuba, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

900.00

2121

1931, April 9-13 -- Return Flight to Egypt and Palestine, Dispatched from Cairo (Sieger 105Ax, 105Ay). Cover and post card, first with 100m on 27m tied by "Caire Graf Zeppelin 8 Ap. 31" circular datestamp, second strike at left, to Berne, Switzerland and with Friedrichschafen backstamp, second with 10m on 27m tied by same date circular datestamp to Berne, cover with light file fold well clear of stamp, Very Fine set of the two values both cancelled on the earliest day (Image)

E. 200-300

220.00

2122

1931, June 30-July 3 -- Iceland Flight (Sieger 114A, 114D). Two, first is cacheted card with 1kr tied by indistinct circular datestamp to Belgium, second is registered cover with 2kr and 30Aur stamps tied by Reykjavik circular datestamp to England and with receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, Sieger DM1,225 (Image)

E. 200-300

210.00

2123

1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight via Leningrad (Sieger 119b). 1m stamp tied by "Friedrichschafen 24.7.31" circular datestamp on post card to Hannover, Germany, red "Mit Luftpost Befordert Berlin" handstamp, Leningrad (July 25), Berlin (July 27) and Hannover (July 28) datestamps, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image)

E. 200-300

240.00

2124

1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight via Leningrad (Sieger 119c). 4m stamp tied by "Friedrichschafen 24.7.31" circular datestamp on cacheted cover to Germany, neat icebreaker Malyguin cancel of July 27, minor wrinkling at bottom of cover, Very Fine usage posted on earliest day, Sieger DM750 (Image)

E. 200-300

325.00

2125

1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight via Leningrad (Sieger 119I). 2m stamp tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 25.7.1931" circular datestamp on cacheted cover to Brunswick, neat strike of "Leningrad 25 VII 31" datestamp, fresh and Very Fine example cancelled on board, Sieger DM1,500 (Image)

E. 400-500

260.00

2126

1931, July 24-31 -- Polar Flight (Sieger 120). Two covers and one postcard, each registered with Russia 1931 "Malyguin" franking, incl. Leningrad dispatch and Malyguin drops, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

750.00

2127

1933, October 14 -- Century of Progress Flight, Berlin to Chicago (Sieger 238D). Complete set of three overprinted values tied by well-struck "Berlin 14.10.33" datestamps on registered flown cover to Glen Cove N.Y. and forwarded to New York City, scarce "Deutsche Luftpost Berlin-Friedrichschafen" cachet, Berlin registry label at bottom, neat Chicago (Oct. 26), New York (Oct. 27), Glen Cove (Oct. 28) and New York (Oct. 30) backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce and beautiful cover, Sieger in excess of DM2,650 (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

2128

1933, October 14 -- Century of Progress Flight, Friedrichschafen to Pernambuco, Brazil (Sieger 238Aa). Cover with 1m Chicago Flight stamp and additional 50pf Orange tied by "Friedrichschafen 14.10.33" circular datestamp to Albion Pa., neat red cachet, neat "Correio Aereo Districto Federal 18 Out. 1933" and Albion (Nov. 3) receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, Siegel DM1,750 (Image)

E. 750-500

260.00

2129

1933, October 14 -- Century of Progress Flight, Friedrichschafen to Chicago (Sieger 238Bc). 2m stamp used with 50pf and 25pf, tied by "Friedrichschafen 14.10.33" datestamps on cacheted cover to Chicago Ill., neat "Chicago Ill. Oct. 26, 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair Chicago June 1-Nov. 1, 1933" machine cancel, fresh and Very Fine, scarce properly used to Chicago with the world's fair receiving backstamp, Sieger DM750 (Image)

E. 200-300

190.00