Monthly Archives: September 2009

Zeppelin NT D-LZZF online tracking

Posted on 26. September 2009 by admin

The zeppelin NT D-LZZF appears on Swiss air traffic radar http://radar.zhaw.ch/radar.html If you do not see the zeppelin on your current radar screen, the airship is out of radar contact (probaly on the ground). The attached screen shot from today … Continue reading →

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BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX – online application for exhibitors

Posted on 26. September 2009 by admin

BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX has released the revised prospectus for exhibitors with the “Special Regulations for BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX”, the document Beijing-2009-Aeropex-regulations-REVISED.pdf can be viewed and downloaded here . The most important change of the revised version of the “Special Regulations … Continue reading →

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8 million$ donation for philately

Posted on 23. September 2009 by admin

slightly off-topic for this zeppelin blog, but I thought it is worth to mention: A very generous way to support philately. The full story is in this link. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/StampGallery/index.html

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AEROPEX 2009 at Beijing: Prospectus available

Posted on 20. September 2009 by admin

The prospectus for exhibitors with the “Special Regulations for BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX” was issued, the document can be downloaded here: http://www.ezep.de/aeropex2009/beijing_2009_aeropex-1.pdf

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Zeppelin LZ-127 and Zeppelin NT-07 first flight anniversary

Posted on 18. September 2009 by admin

This day in 1928, airship LZ-127 “Graf Zeppelin” made the first flight. This day in 1997, airship Zeppelin NT-07 “Friedrichshafen” made the first flight. Both happened at the city of Friedrichshafen.

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ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL press recognition

Posted on 16. September 2009 by admin

The special issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL about the zeppelin mail forgeries (http://www.ezep.de/zpj/2009ibra.html) gets national and international press recognition: The Airpost Journal of the American Airmail Society featured the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL special issue and the recently discovered zeppelin … Continue reading →

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Jim Graue back on the board & new Editor-in-Chief

Posted on 14. September 2009 by admin

News from the BALPEX 2009 show: Congratulations to Jim Graue for winning the AAMS Grand Award and Show Reserve Grand Award at BALPEX 2009 with his exhibit German North Atlantic Catapult Airmail 1929-1935. Jim Graue was also selected to complete … Continue reading →

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ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP meeting at Koehler auction

Posted on 13. September 2009 by admin

On Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 2 p.m., Heinrich Koehler auctions https://www.heinrich-koehler.de/de/news/ from Wiesbaden, Germany auctions some very nice zeppelin- and airmail covers. The ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP http://www.ezep.de/index.html is meeting after the Heinrich Koehler zeppelin mail auction at Wiesbaden. The … Continue reading →

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AEROPEX 2009 at Beijing, China confirmed

Posted on 13. September 2009 by admin

Now it is official: The show dates for the AEROPEX 2009 airmail exhibition at Beijing, China are November 12 – 16, 2009. Further details soon.

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100 years – Happy Birthday!

Posted on 5. September 2009 by admin

She remembers the sound of the zeppelin engines and at school, they had to raise funds for the Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende (Zeppelin-Eckener-fund). In 1933 she spent the summer at Lake Constance and visited the airship hanger and airship LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin where … Continue reading →

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