Category Archives: Postal History

Graue and Klein with zeppelin and catapult double-win at SESCAL 2011

Posted on 14. November 2011 by admin

Jim Graue and Allen Klein scored a double-win at the SASCAL 2011 exhibition held in Los Angeles, CA on October 14 – 16, 2011: Jim Graue won the Grand Award in the multiple-frame class with his exhibit German North Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Hall of Fame Award for Jim Graue and Ben Ramkissoon

Posted on 10. August 2011 by admin

Dedicated aerophilatelists Jim Graue and Ben Ramkissoon have recently received the Hall of Fame Award for their long-standing contributions to aerophilately. Ben Ramkissoon is rocket mail and Trinidad and Tobago expert, and Jim Graue is famous for his DLH Deutsche … Continue reading →

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Longhi received AAMS George D. Kingdom Award for Italian zeppelin book

Posted on 23. July 2011 by admin

Fioreno Longhi received the AAMS George D. Kingdom Literature Award for his Italian zeppelin mail book CATALOGO STORICO DESCRITTIVO DEGLI AEROGRAMMI ZEPPELIN DI ITALIA – COLONIE ITALIANE – SAN MARINO – VATICANO – 1929 – 1939. Congratulations! For more information on … Continue reading →

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75 years airport Flughafen Frankfurt Rhein Main

Posted on 8. July 2011 by admin

75 years ago, on 8 July 1936, Frankfurt Rhein Main airport was officially opened. A Junkers Ju 52 Auntie Ju / Tante Ju aiplane was the first aircraft to land at Frankfurt Rhein Main airport. Later on that day, airship … Continue reading →

Posted in airships, Hindenburg, History, Postal History, ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL | Tagged first flight, friedrichshafen, graf zeppelin, Hindenburg, LZ-129, lz127, zeppelin, ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP, ZSG | Leave a comment

First official airmail 1911, Allahabad – Naini, India

Posted on 18. February 2011 by admin

On the day 100 years ago, on 18 February 1911, a mail bag with approximately 6.000 covers was flown by French pilot Henri Pequet from Allahabad to Naini, India. This small hop of only five miles made history: It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibitions, History, Postal History, ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL | Tagged first flight, zeppelin, ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP | Leave a comment

Fred Wiseman – First airmail flight 100 years ago

Posted on 17. February 2011 by admin

On this day in 1911, the first airmail flight took place. Fred Wiseman flew on a self-made Wisman-Peters plane 15 miles from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, California, USA. The flight took two days with a total flying time of only … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin Post Journal, Winter 2010 issue

Posted on 1. December 2010 by admin

The Winter 2010 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL is ready. Enjoy a sneak preview of the 32-pages issue with the full index here: http://www.ezep.de/zpj/2010wi.html The selected web article by Richard Gibbons about double-marked zeppelin LZ-127 Rome Flight covers from … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin Study Group auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen

Posted on 27. October 2010 by admin

Die ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP trifft sich auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen: Das Treffen findet am Samstag, den 30. Oktober 2010 um 14 Uhr im Mercure Hotel gleich neben der Messe statt. Treffpunkt ist ist die Tagungssuite Nummer 6 (TS6). Neben einer … Continue reading →

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Today in history: LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin at Washington and New York

Posted on 15. October 2010 by admin

It was the first commercial Atlantic crossing by air, operated by the famous airship LZ-127 “Graf Zeppelin”. The flight departed Friedrichshafen, Germany 11 October 1928 and after only four days, on 15 October 1928 the airship reached the USA. Coming … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg crash cover from May 6, 1937

Posted on 6. May 2010 by admin

Flying from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, NJ, USA, zeppelin LZ-129 HINDENBURG carried on the 1st North America Flight 1937 a total of 8 mail bags containing 17,609 cards, covers and parcels. When approaching Lakehurst, the airship burst into flames. Only … Continue reading →

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