Zeppelin Study Group auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen

Posted on 27. October 2010 by admin

Die ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP trifft sich auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen:

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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 allgemeinen Fragestunde zu Zeppelinpost wird es auch einen Vortrag von Dieter Leder zu dem Thema “Mischfrankaturen auf Zeppelinpost” geben.

Zu dem Treffen sind alle Zeppelinpostsammler und Interessenten herzlich eingeladen. Eine Anmeldung oder eine Mitgliedschaft ist nicht notwendig.

Eine Liste sämtlicher Treffen in Sindelfingen findet sich hier.

Weitere Informationen zu dem Treffen hier: http://www.ezep.de/deutsch/meet.html

ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP meeting at the Sindelfingen International Stamp Fair: All information here at http://www.ezep.de/meet.html

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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 from the south, the zeppelin flew over Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York to land then in Lakehurst, NJ.

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The illustrated postcard was written by zeppelin crew member Albert Lehmann, he was steward on board the airship. The card was dropped from the zeppelin while flying over Washington DC. After the postcard was found on 15 October 1928, the Washington post office stamped the card and forwarded it to the addressee at the Lakehurst Naval Station, the location of the big zeppelin hanger.

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Japanese zeppelin NT – Nippon Airship Corporation bankrupt

Posted on 31. May 2010 by admin

The operator of the zeppelin NT in Japan, the NIPPON AIRSHIP CORPORATION is bankrupt. All operations have been terminated, even the website is no longer online. Let’s hope that the zeppelin is back in the sky soon.

Source: http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/3286.html

NIPPON AIRSHIP CORPORATION website: http://www.nac-airship.com/

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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 368 of the 17,609 postal items were salvaged after the crash, most of them in more or less bad condition.

The illustrated postcard survived the crash and was found in the wreckage of LZ-129 HINDENBURG – the picture side of the card illustrates the good old days of airship travel while parts of the card were burnt. The stamp in the top left corner was washed off another postcard and stuck on this card.

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Today, crash covers from the 1937 LZ-129 HINDENBURG disaster are rare collectible items.

If you want to learn more about zeppelin mail and zeppelin crash covers, visit the website of the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP at http://www.ezep.de/

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Zeppelin LZ-5, Z-II strands at Weilburg, 100 years ago

Posted on 25. April 2010 by admin

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100 years ago, on April 25, 1910, German airship Zeppelin LZ-5, which was also known as military airship Z-II, stranded at Weilburg and was completely destroyed.

Contemporary newspaper reports about that crash can be found here: http://www.weilburg-lahn.info/zeppelin/z2_3.htm

And if you want to know more about zeppelin and zeppelin mail, visit the website of the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP at http://www.ezep.de/

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Zeppelin Post Journal, Spring2010 issue

Posted on 21. April 2010 by admin

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The Spring2010 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL is done, a sneak preview is online at http://www.ezep.de/zpj/2010sp.html

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Zeppelin NT 2010 flight season started at Friedrichshafen

Posted on 20. March 2010 by admin

The 10th flight season of the Friedrichshafen based Zeppelin NT has started. The Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei operating the airship is expecting the 100.000th Zeppelin NT passenger this year.

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LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II – Rare Colour Footage

Posted on 13. March 2010 by admin

Rare colour footage of the Graf Zeppelin II over Friedrichshafen in 1938, filmed by Goodyear Engineer Harold G. Dick. From the documentary “Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause.” The documentary mistook this footage as color footage of the Hindenburg. This is the only known colour footage of a Zeppelin; the colour footage of the Hindenburg in various video sharing sites was hand-colourized in the 1960s.

This was posted by “Charlie” on MaYoMo, to see the video go to his post: http://www.mayomo.com/74620

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Photo take from the above listed video.

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100 years of Swiss aviation

Posted on 11. March 2010 by admin

Yesterday (March 10), 100 years ago: The first motor driven airplane took off from Switzerland. A Wright biplane brought in by train flew for five minutes over the frozen St. Moritzersee in Switzerland. The plane was piloted by Paul Engelhard. And 100 years later — Zurich has one of the largest and most modern airports with airline connections to all over the world. And Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss, LX) is one of the few European airlines making profit!

And the Swiss aerophilatelic community?!?! We are waiting for an invitation to join your centenuary festivity…. although German zeppelins had been frequently seen over Switzerland before that first flight with various recorded zeppelin mail drops over Switzerland between 1907 and 1910!!!

Anyhow… Congratulations to Switzerland for a centenuary of aviation!

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Photo showing Engelhard in March 1910 flying over St. Moritz area, courtesy of Dokumentationsbibliothek St. Moritz

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100 Zeppelin Letters, congratulations Bob!

Posted on 24. February 2010 by admin

Bob Wilcsek published in the Airpost Journal, the monthly pblication of the American Airmail Society, his 100th Zeppelin Letter. His first Zeppelin Letter column in the Airpost Journal was published in June 1992 and Bob continuesly fed his readership with stunning and interesting facts and discoveries on zeppelin mail. The February 2010 issue (Volume 81, Number 2) of the Airpost Journal printed now his 100th column. Incredible – might this fountain of information never run dry!

Congratulations Bob!

P.S. Has anyone counted the columns Bob wrote for the Zeppelin Post Journal?

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