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Zeppelin Study Group auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen
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
Posted in Exhibitions, meetings, Postal History, ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL
Tagged exhibit, graf zeppelin, meetings, ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP, ZSG
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Today in history: LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin at Washington and New York
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
Posted in airships, History, Postal History
Tagged friedrichshafen, graf zeppelin, lz127, zeppelin
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Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg crash cover from May 6, 1937
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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Tagged crash, Hindenburg, LZ-129, zeppelin, ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP
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ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL press recognition
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 current issue of the Stamp Magazine from England is featuring the forgeries story. The story appears in their printed … Continue reading
New Italian zeppelin mail catalogue out
Fiorenzo Longhi published an new zeppelin mail catalogue: Zeppelin mail from Italy, Italian Colonies, San Marino and Vatican City from the period 1929 – 1939. This covers the flights of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin, LZ-129 Hindenburg and LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II. … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibit, graf zeppelin, lz127, Rome Flight, zeppelin
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Low Greek zeppelin mail registration number
Fiorenzo Longhi reported on page 22 of the Spring08 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL about the lowest known Greek registration number for zeppelin mail on the 1933 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin Rome Flight, which is 7025. The latest Heinrich Köhler … Continue reading