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1924" showing the USS Shenandoah passing over mountainous terrain, biplane
number 4 close alongside; real photo the size of a regular postcard, long
upper corner crease just nicks the image & an internal crease of similar
size just below in the margin; light album paste toning on the back. $20.00
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"Empire State Building / New York" with detailed printed description on back mentioning the ill-considered 'mooring mast extending 200 feet higher'; copyrighted color post card mailed there in the 1930's, noticeable wear at the top front edge. $3.75 zn
"EMPIRE STATE BUILDING = NEW YORK CITY" with zeppelin nearby for visual emphasis of its initial ill-considered mooring mast concept, unused white-border era postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $5.00 zn
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"Luftschiff L. Z. 127 'Graff Zeppelin' überfliegt Ueberlingen" sepia-tone on brownish paper, unused postcard with good edges, priced as a reproduction. The airship is flying over Lake Constance in the foreground. $2.50 zg. Same except black & white on yellowish paper. $2.50 zg "Luftschiff 'Graf Zeppelin' (L. Z. 127) wird aus der Halle gezogen." black & white postcard on yellowish paper, unused, good edges, priced as a reproduction. $2.50 z. Same, but tiny corner bend. $2.25 z
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"Point Pleasant Beach, N. J." showing a US Navy airship aloft, working for the submarine killer-hunter squadrons; unused chrome postcard with a faint bend at one upper corner, otherwise fresh. We have seen it offered as high as $12.95; but our price is only $5.00. zn
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"The Goodyear Blimp 'America', one of a fleet of / four..." close-up while airborne, unused chrome postcard from The Scheller Co., fresh appearance. $2.00
"THIS SOUVENIR POST CARD / OF THE RIGID AIRSHIP / 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' / COME TO YOU FROM THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION / OF THE / RUBBER CITY STAMP CLUB / AKRON, OHIO / FROM A PHOTOGRAPH IN THE FILES OF THE / AKRON BEACON JOURNAL" black & white postcard in vertical format, D-LZ127 readable on the aircraft; light toning both sides, slight crush to one corner. Fourth in a series. $2.25 zo
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"W1COM" United States Naval Reserve Station QSL card mailed there 1935 by operator V. H. Ashton, small corner crease, pinhole discoloration at top center, small amount of one upper corner gone, toned back. Illustration on front displays the State Seal of Maine. Front text boasts "zeppelin antenna for transmitting and receiving". $3.00 zm(n)m(n) "WF-37 GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR / 3A-H659" including a Goodyear blimp in the night sky, unused linen post card with light toning on back, a couple of faint internal crease show near the lower right front corner. $3.75 zi(c)e
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"©
Chicago Aerial Survey Co. / © 1933. R. H. D. Co. BIRD'S EYE
VIEW--EXPOSITION" including a zeppelin aloft near the stadium there; unused
official postcard of A Century of Progress (numbered 218 on back), toning
near the front edges & along one short back edge, minor corner wear. $6.00
ezs
"1742 Lausanne Gd pont et Bel Air / et le 'Hindenburg'" unused
real photo postcard from Edition Art. Perrochet & Phototypie S. A.,
scalloped edges as issued, tape stain at top of back, bottom corner crease,
tiny top corner crease. LOST IN STOCK zs
"24. AMUSEMENT SECTION GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 1937"
including a zeppelin overhead & Leisy's Alpine Village restaurant in the foreground,
black & white postcard from Ben Wheatman's News Co., unused, good edges. 5.00 ezo
"301:--CLEVELAND
AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO" with a US Navy airship above & a Ford Tri-motor
parked at its hangar, white-border era post card mailed there 1932, minor
edge wear, a light smudge near the stamp on back. Vertical line in front
gives the impression of a multi-view, but in fact it was added neatly by
hand. 
"817
THE GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN CORP'S FACTORY AND DOCK, AKRON, OHIO / 3A-H1484" unused
circa-1933 (from printer's code) postcard with deep colors, distributed by
the Central News Company of Akron, excellent condition. Similar to another
card numbered 202; so please check your albums. $7.50 zoi
"ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES BY ZEPPELIN / ... / C. E. NICKLES / 213 SEATON PL., N. E.
WASHINGTON, D. C." postal card advertising souvenir covers for the first
mail ever officially authorized to be flown across the US by dirigible,
mailed AUG 19 1929. Such covers
would later be prized & exhibited by philatelists, but we could not find a
single example of this advertisement offered or displayed on the Internet.
An unusual & interesting addition for an exhibitor. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bdap-f
"AERIAL VIEW
OF SCOTT FIELD, BELLEVILLE, ILL.--1 / showing U. S. Army Airship RN-1"
unused white-border era postcard, tiny upper corner crease, otherwise fairly
fresh. Today this military airport is known as Scott Air Force Base. Rare:
there are similarly captioned postcards that are common, so please check the
image that you actually have. 
"AIRSHIP
/ E PALESTINE / FAIR" showing it manned, nearby & above a crowd & tent;
unused sepia-tone real photo post card with oxidation indicating a
circa-1910 age. East Palestine is a village in Columbiana County Ohio. The
name of the airship is on the side of the balloon; it may yield to
magnification. $25.00 bo(e) 
"AIRSHIP
HINDENBURG / AMERICAN AIRLINES inc. / EXCLUSIVE CONNECTING SERVICE" unused
baggage tag with full gum, fits neatly into a regular-size postcard sleeve,
as nice as you will ever find it. We have seen a few offered, but at much
higher prices & with colors not as fresh as ours. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
a(p)b
"ALLGEMEINE DEUTSCHE SPORT-AUSSTELLUNG MÜNCHEN 1899" with art (signed WO)
showing an airship over the city, Bavarian 5-pfg government postal card in
color, clear postal markings on back (both sending & receiving within the
city), minor wear at the corners, overall impression--remarkably fresh for
its age both sides. Priced well below recent auction realizations. $82.50 zbbea
"AMERICAN AIRSHIP / KNABENSHUE" unused post card, very light
toning probably from album contact, good edges. Augustus Roy Knabenshue was
the aviator first to fly over New York City in a dirigible (1905); later he
worked for the Wright Brothers. $22.00 zg
"AN
ACTUAL PHOTO OF THE HINDENBURG DISASTER / LAKEHURST, N. J., MAY 6th, 1937"
unused real photo post card copyrighted by The Garraway Company in
Rutherford New Jersey, slight oxidation consistent with its age. Hard to find: what
is probably the best photo of the disaster, so whatever supplies of it once
existed went speedily into strong hands. You are only likely to see it in an
exhibit today; we found but one such exhibit when we searched the Internet
recently. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bn(l)d
"...
auf dem Broadway / ... Mannschaft / (Pass)agiere des Luft- / New York einge-
/ ... it wurden" 3-1/4" x 4-3/8" printed photo souvenir for Germans showing
the ticker-tape parade on 1.9.1929 on Broadway New York for the passengers &
crew returning from their round-the-world tour of LZ127 Graf Zeppelin,
literally millions welcoming them. Explanation penciled on back in German,
trivial wear at one bottom corner. The explanation of the inset at the
bottom right front is hard to read but we believe it shows Captain Eckener
disembarking. $11.50 zn(n)hp
"B 14. PARIS -- Le
Trocadéro / ELD" with zeppelin conspicuous in the sky, postcard mailed
there 1909 to Belgium, minor edge wear, light album impressions at the
corners, faint stress mark in lower right front corner, a little toning in
the upper left sky. $13.00 zf
"B 19. PARIS - Panorama
pris de l'Opéra / ELD" with zeppelin conspicuous in the sky, postcard
mailed there 1909 to Belgium, minor edge wear, faint album impressions at
the corners, a little toning in the right address area. $13.00 zf
"Back
View, Control Car" showing the part of the wreck of the zeppelin USS
Shenandoah which came to rest near the tenant farmhouse of Andrew Gamary,
part of which can be seen in the image; unused sepia-tone real photo the
size of a regular postcard, back pencil writing misidentifies location as
'Ada, Ohio'--the rest of the wreck came down in Ava Ohio, not Ada--which
will probably erase if it bothers you. Unfortunately, all occupants of the
control car perished. $50.00 o(b)g(g)db
"Baloon(sic) House, Ft. Omaha, Nebr." showing a crowd near its exterior,
unused post card made in Germany, numbered 3592 in the address area, trivial corner & edge wear, faint album marks at
the back corners. This structure was built in 1908 for the American
Expeditionary Forces of the US Army, and became part of the Balloon School
that ran there until 1917. Hard to find! 
"BARRACK, FIELD HOSPITAL AND OFFICERS QUARTERS, FT. MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON,
ALA.--38" unused linen multiview post card with 5
scenes--including a blimp, tank & howitzer; lightly toned back. 
"BERLIN. Reichstagsgebäude mit Siegessäule." with an airship in the
sky, postcard mailed 17.7.11, small bottom corner crease,
speckles of cancel ink in the front sky. 
"BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF GRANT PARK, / Chicago, showing the John G. Shedd /
Aquarium. (Right center)" with a zeppelin overhead, unused real photo
postcard. 
"BIRD'S
EYE VIEW SHOWING WRECK OF SHENANDOAH, SEPT. 3 1925, NEAR AVA, OHIO
BT-106027" unused black & white postcard with sky tint, published by Arthur
Richard in Belle Valley Ohio, good edges. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
o(a)db
"Blimp Leaving for Patrol / at Naval Air Station
(LTA), / Glynco, near Brunswick, Ga." from an official US Navy photograph, linen
postcard mailed there 1946, good edges. 
"'BLIMPS' OF THE
GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN CORP., AKRON, OHIO. 27" showing 4 airborne
simultaneously, unused white-border era post card published by the Akron
Stationery Company, trivial corner wear. Back mentions efforts underway to
build docks for even larger airships, which should help those seeking to
more precisely date the card. Seen elsewhere as high as $14.95, but we offer
at only $8.00 zoi
Christening
of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin on July 8 1928 by Countess Helene von
Brandenstein-Zeppelin & other dignitaries, uncaptioned real photo postcard
(you are supposed to know what it is) mailed at Friedrichshafen 24.8.28 with
an 8-pfg stamp to Sulzberg Germany, message in German mentions the airship,
light but extensive toning on back. The lower front is not scrapped;
instead it appears to be some kind of foam that appears in all examples of
this Friedrichshafen scene. $18.00 bh
"CLOSEUP OF CONSTRUCTION OF U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP 47" at
Akron Ohio, white-border era post card from Akron Stationery Co., unused,
trivial corner & edge wear. 
"CONTROL
CAR AND RADIO ROOM, U. S. S. SHENANDOAH, LAKEHURST, N. J. 10 / ©
CLEMENTS" unused circa-1928 postcard from photographer R. S. Clements in
Lakehurst, light uneven toning on back, soft corners. $12.00 ba(m)n(l)p
"Das
schaurige Schauspiel des Brandes im Zwielicht des Tages / Originalaufnahme"
annotated on back 'LZ Hindenburg Lakehurst in brant 6.5.37' with a violet
handstamp that is partially indistinct due to under-inking and a small
scrape to the back surface. Rough translations: "The eerie spectacle of the
fire in the twilight of day" & 'Hindenburg at Lakehurst on fire June 5
1937". Size 3-1/2"x4-3/8", rough edges as issued, glossy finish, light
spotty toning on front, album residue on back obscures nothing. Rare: we
found no others offered or exhibited when we searched the Internet. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zfdn(l)
"Der Kaiser begrüsst den Grafen Zeppelin / nach der Landung."
showing the Kaiser greeting Count Zeppelin after a landing of his airship; unused
sepia-tone real photo Postkarte in excellent condition. Conveys the
excitement that airships raised at the time, as few other postcards do.
$17.50 zgr
"Der
Luftriese verläβt die Halle z. Start / Foto Scherl Echte Fotografie /
Das neue deutsche Zeppelin-Luftschiff L. Z. 129 / Das gröβte Luftschiff der
welt." showing the Hindenburg ("The Air Giant Leaves the Hall at the Start"
when brand new) unused real photo postcard in excellent condition. Back
reads 'Nr. 129/II Gesetzlich geschützt Alleinverlag Albert Horn,
Gotha' (legally protected exclusive publishing house). The photographer
Scherl is best known for his photos of important Nazis; notice how the
swastika is prominent in his image. Hard to find the original these days,
although it has been reproduced many times! Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zpn
"DINING
ROOM OF THE GRAF ZEPPELIN / 728-29" circa-1931 unused postcard published by
S. Kevitch in Lakehurst New Jersey, excellent condition. We have seen a
postally used example dated 1931, which gives us our date estimate. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zi(m)
"DIRIGIBLE FLYING OVER
MIAMI BEACH" unused white-border era post card from Series No. 238, light
spotty toning on front. Truly rare. 
"Dresden, Blick auf Zwinger, Kgl. Schloss u. Opernhaus" with an aerial view
of the city in Saxony, sepia-tone Luftschiff-Postkarte Im
Zeppelin-Luftschiff, Officielle Karte der Delag, Frankfurt a. M., Verlag
Gustav Eyb (Nr. 142), with neatly handstamped Ohio address on the back
(possibly a former owner), trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly
fresh. Line drawing of a zeppelin at the upper left of the back. $12.00 zs
"Dresden-Kaditz / Luftschiffhalle" with the river steamer 'DRESDEN' passing
by in the foreground & an inset with Count Zeppelin's image, post card
that was mailed, small almost transparent album remnant stuck to the top of
the back, corner wear. $20.00 zs(r)
"Dr.
Hugo Eckener / Landung 'Graf Zeppelin' in Nürnberg" postcard on
yellow-green paper depicting its Bavarian visit on 10 Mai 1931 at the new
airport there; postcard mailed at Nürnberg with 8-pfg stamp to Frau Pauline
Diettrich in Dresden. Dr. Eckener was the zeppelin's very famous (at the
time) captain. $8.50 zbf
"DURALUMIN
USED IN / THE AIRSHIP "AKRON" / MADE BY / THE GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN /
CORPORATION / AKRON, OHIO" watch fob without its strap depicting the airship
at its top. The material was used in airships for an extended period of
time. Seldom offered. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zo(a)
"Einbringen
des „Graf Zeppelin“." showing the 'Bringing in the Graf Zeppelin'
(translated) with a crowd assembled to see it after a flight; unused continental-size
Postkarte, mostly complete oval red backstamp of J. Dieterle in
Friedrichshafen a. R., traces of the same red color near the nose of the
airship due to premature stacking. 'Graph. Abtlg. der Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
G. m. b. H.' on back. Back paper yellowing evenly with age, trivial corner
rounding. $8.00 zi
"Erster Südamerika-Flug des Luftschiffes 'Graf Zeppelin' L. Z. 127 / Primer
viaje a América del Sur del dirigible 'Graf Zeppelin' L. Z. 127 / The first
South-American flight of the airship 'Graf Zeppelin' L. Z. 127" against a
simple world map showing the principle route, unused sepia-tone Postkarte,
advertising of an Altoona Pennsylvania stamp shop in the message area,
obviously a reproduction. $2.50 zmpp
"FAREWELL / U.S.S. MACON /
SANK OFF POIN(sic) SUR, CALIF. -- 5.35 P.M. FEB 13, 1935" obviously trying
to exploit the tragedy, because no one knew in advance it was going to
crash; unused Defender real photo postcard with minor wear to the corners,
otherwise good edges, oxidation consistent with age. Rare. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bc(p)a(m)m(n)d
"Fesselballon, unsere Artilleriewirkung beobachtend. / Nach einem Gemälde
von Prof. Hans Rudolf Schultze, Berlin // Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein / für Schaffung einer starken deutschen Luftflotte / und Förderung der
Luftaherschule! /Jahresbeitrag: einschl. Vereinszeitschrift / 'Die
Luftflotte' nach Selbsteinschäßtung / mindestens 3,- Mk. Berlin W 57,
Grobenstraße 27." signed Hans Rudolf Schultze art showing an observation
balloon directing artillery fire on a World War I battlefield; Postkarte
sold for the creation of a strong German air fleet, mailed in Germany in
1915. The signature of the artist is in the upper left front corner of the
image; all the caption information is from the back. A couple of tiny cancel
ink spots in the lower left front border, good edges. $20.00 za(m)gm
"Floats in Line of Wright
Bros. Home-Coming Carnival, June 18, 1909, at Dayton, Ohio" including a
dirigible float; monochromatic blue-green postcard published by John J.
Keyes in Dayton, mailed there JUL 20 1909 to Pasadena California, trivial
corner wear. $4.50 pb
"Frankfurt a/M. Flug- und Luftschiffhafen..." showing the
Hindenburg with
Nazi logos on its rudders in the flight- and airship port; real photo
postcard mailed 8.8.37 with an Internationale Leipziger Messe publicity
cancel tying a 6-pfg German stamp to Bad Orb Hesse, tiny upper corner bend,
slight curl to the paper (no problem in any album), right side of image imperfectly developed. Rare.
The airship is identified explicitly in printing on the back. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. ba(m) bn
"Friedrichshafen a. B. 'Graf Zeppelin' in voller Fahrt. Im Hintergrund / die
Zeppelinwerft vom Flugzeug as gesehen" shown at full speed with the zeppelin
docking station below, as seen from an aircraft; Postkarte mailed 1.9.33,
small bottom corner crease not into the image. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zw
"Friedrichshafen
a. B. 'Graf Zeppelin' in voller Fahrt vom Flugzeug aus gesehen" shown at
full speed as seen from the air; real photo postcard mailed 18 JUL 31 from
WEINGART(EN) to Tessin Schwerin with 15-pfg stamp, back cacheted in oval
red-violet 'Zur Erinnerung an die / Gesichtigung / das Luftschiffes / Graf
Zeppelin' meaning a memory of the sightseeing flight of the Graf Zeppelin.
Our Sieger-Verlag catalogue places this between its return from the Vienna
Austria flight & before its Polar flight, only listing a Werkstättenfahrt on
the 22nd (for which there is no known cover) between them. Thus we have here
an unlisted sightseeing flight probably performed to test out repair
work in progress, with engineers on board disembarking there to mail at
regular rates, preparing for the polar flight. $180.00 z-z
"Friedrichshafen a. B. 'Graf Zeppelin' (Luftbid)." in an aerial view, real
photo Postkarte mailed with a 6-pfg. German stamp franking it to
Ludwigsburg, pale red cachet reads 'Zur Erinnerung an den Besuch / Zeppelin
Luftschiff Weret' (reminder of the visit / Zeppelin airship value'),
published by Eting, upper right front corner with 3 creases, trivial wear at
2 other corners. We have seen the cachet in violet as well. $12.00 bg
"Friedrichshafen
a. B. -- Luftschiff L. Z. 127 'Graf Zeppelin' / wird in die Halle eingeschleppt
(Neue Halle in Bau)" real photo Postkarte with good focus & interesting
composition, neat handstamp in the address area of Munich philatelic dealer &
zeppelin specialist 'Otto Edenharter / München 19 / Frundsbergstraße 44 /
Munich-Germany', good edges, light toning near two back edges. His customers
could subscribe to his zeppelin flight souvenirs which often featured photos
that could not otherwise be obtained [such as this one of the new hangar
construction, the zeppelin being brought into the old hangar], neatly applied
cachets, high-value stamps & directions on how to return them. This postcard was
intended for use on a 17.06.30 flight to Switzerland. His few leftover postcards
were addressed as noted here for a dual purpose: (1) they became business cards
that recipients were not likely to throw away; and (2) they prevented the new
owner from mailing them on their own account, thus preserving the scarcity of
his subscribers' souvenirs. Rare: when we searched the Internet we could only
find one flown example with an auction realization of 300 Euros, and no unflown
example whatsoever. $37.50 zg
namely,
that the flight stopped at the Meersburg docking station, where the engineer
passengers could mail at regular rates, and then return to Friedrichshafen
the same day. The catalogues & knowledgeable dealer offerings of the
Probefahrt incorrectly assume that there were no stops. The kind of postcard
that teaches you something. $180.00 z-z
"
"German Dirigible 'Hansa' Arriving at Potsdam Harbor. / 29 © UNDERWOOD &
UNDERWOOD, N.Y." postcard mailed FEB 22 1916, corner & edge wear. Back text continues
'... dirigibles used by the German / army in locating the position of the
enemy and in / making night raids into the enemy's county.' 
"GOOD
LUCK // 'Oh Boy!-- / What Sights / I see Here' / In Miami, / Florida / F264
// COPYRIGHT / E. C. KROPP Co., / MILWAUKEE" with a zeppelin-borne man
spying on a bathing beauty, postcard mailed JUN 15 1936 from Lake Worth
Florida to Mr. Stuart Burdick in Buffalo New York, typed message, upper
corner crease not too conspicuous but long. $2.25 zf(m)b
"Goodyear
Airdock, Akron, Ohio" showing the world's largest structure without interior
support, unused Curteich linen postcard distributed by the Central News
Company in Akron, back toned from album contact, good edges. Now in the US
National Register of Historic Places. In the Bowden Postcard Collection of
the Miami University Libraries, it is seldom offered. $9.00 zos
"Goodyear 'Blimp'
Hollywood, Cal." showing the Volunteer (NC-8A) being tended to, unused
circa-1928 (its first flight was in July that year) sepia-tone
DOPS real photo postcard with good focus & composition, minor corner wear. Rare: when we searched the
Internet, no one was offering, no one was exhibiting & no recorded sale
could be found. SALE IN PROGRESS zc
"GOODYEAR 'SPUR' BLIMP--150
ft. long--48 ft. diam.--123,000 cu. ft. non-explosive helium" showing it
aloft near spectators with 'DRINK Spur' emblazoned in red on its side,
unused post card with a lengthy advertising message for the Canada Dry
beverage on back. When we searched the Internet we only found one other, on
display at a historical society website; no other offers, or auction records
of past offers. $17.00 cz
"GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN
CORP'S. FACTORY AND DOCK, INTERIOR VIEW, AKRON, OHIO 46" Tichnor post
card with an interesting message penned in address area on back -- 'We were
in this Bldg when the zep was in it and saw clouds in the Bldg above the Zep'.
The name of the company changed in 1939 to become the Goodyear Aircraft
Corporation. $3.25 zio
"GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN
CORP'S. MOBILE MOORING MAST 60" unused Tichnor postcard with a lot of
interesting information printed over the back message area--height, weight,
power, speed, etc. Lightly toned both sides, soft corners. The name of the
company changed in 1939 to become the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation. $3.25
zi
"'Graf
Zeppelin' at Los Angeles / Aug 26 -'29" unused DOPS real photo, wavy paper
along the left front edge only causes the card to appear slightly not
rectangular, but it is all there. Focus & edges are good; contrast a bit
low. This is from its round-the-world flight. Its landing at Los Angeles was
difficult due to a temperature inversion, necessitating large amounts of
hydrogen to be expelled. The lost hydrogen could not be replaced there, so
it was unusually heavy taking off, and narrowly missed the power lines at
the edge of the field. Rare. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
bc(l)
"GRAF
ZEPPELIN" overhead, with the best view of it optimized along the diagonal, to
show the placement of all the nacelles & gondola; unused real photo Postkarte, a
few trivial surface rubs & the start of oxidation consistent with its circa-1929
age, only back printing is W W at the base of the dividing line, good edges.
Rare: when we searched the Internet we could only find one flown example with an
auction realization of 300 Euros, and no unflown example whatsoever. $37.50 b
"GREAT
AIRSHIP HANGAR, NAVAL AIR STATION, CAPE MAY, N. J." postcard mailed there
AUG 23 1934, two small corner creases, the other corners with minor wear,
extraneous writing on back categorizes it. The superb Abandoned &
Little-Known Airfields website at www.airfield-freeman.com characterizes
this view as 1936, but our cancel supplies a better date. Planned as a rigid
airship hangar, it was nonetheless not normally used like that. History in
your hands. $7.50
zn(c)aa(m) 
"HINDENBURG"
real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, mailed OCT 4 1937
from Seaside Heights New Jersey to Miss Helen Stanley in Gary Indiana by
Clyde G. Marcy. Exceptionally interesting message penned on back: '...This
card is of particular interest as the photo was taken but a few moments
before fire and explosion totally destroyed the Hindenburg at Lakehurst N.J.
last spring. The original photograph from which this view was reproduced was
sent to Germany to be examined under the lens of a powerful microscope. It
was hoped that the picture might give some clue as to the origin of the
mysterious fire. Although thousands of spectators including photographers
witnessed the entire catastrophe, it is still a mystery. The airship passed
directly over our home here, 1/2 hour before its fatal attempt to land.
Lakehurst is 17 miles inland from Seaside Heights. Sincerely, Clyde g.
March, 17 Sumner Ave. Seaside Heights New Jersey.' Two upper corner
creases--one tiny, one small. One bottom corner with 2 creases. None of the
creases are anywhere near the airship. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 each or $7.25 for both. z
"Hurdle Jumping and
Judges Stand, Brockton, Fair, / Brockton, Mass." including many spectators &
the Strobel airship overhead; unused postcard published by the
Metropolitan News Company, made in Germany. The aviator is E. J. Parker of
Rochester New York, and the time is August 1910. $10.00 zm(b)n(r)g
"Idee
u. Erfinder / 4 Erwerbslose reisen durch die Welt / Erbauer" caption showing
the idea originator & inventor at the left, and the builder at the right
(Erbauer), of an unusual shelter-on-tricycle bearing a model of the DLZ127
Graf Zeppelin atop its roof. Middle part of the caption & signage on shack
combine to inform us it is 4 unemployed men who are travelling all over the
world--and more specifically, Europe. Postkarte from Nordische Kunstanstalt
Ernst Schmidt in Lübeck, pencil-addressed in Germanic script on back but not
mailed. A rare postcard. $25.00 [zbgu]
"INTERIOR
OF HANGAR, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J." with its dimensions printed
on the back, Collotype Company printing in Elizabeth NJ, published by the
Airship Photo Shop in Lakehurst, mailed MAY 12 1933 from Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania to John B. Hale from his Aunt Sue, who reported the Akron was
not there the day before. Three corners with small creases, back with
extensive even light yellowish toning, light toning in the front borders,
thin in stamp area suggests that sender had started with a higher
denomination stamp & then thought better of it. When searching the Internet
for this postcard we found only one recorded sale, in 2013. Makes you wonder
how they jockeyed all those airships into position, doesn't it? $15.00
znia(m)g
"INTERNATIONALE LUFTSCHIFFAHRT / AUSSTELLUNG / FRANKFURT AM MAIN 1909" unused
offizielle Postkarte No. 5 of the Airship International Exposition, lightly toned back, small bottom corner crease,
mild wear at the left corners. Seldom offered, shown $45.00 zeg. Same, but a little more
toning on the back, no corner crease, mild wear at 3 corners. $40.00 beg
"IT
WONT BE LONG NOW." real photo Azo (squares in corners) post card with
all-printing on back from inventor-designer Claude H. Freese in Los Angeles
California describing an aeroplane-dirigible for about 500 passengers that
could be built for about $3,000,000. California-Europe time estimated at 48
hours. Many more details: 5 wings, 10 motors, gasoline carried in planes,
etc. We have seen mentions of various Freese designs in the June 1926
Popular Science Monthly, the 6/29/27 Oakland California Tribune, the
December 1927 Popular Science Monthly & the 5/12/30 Galveston Daily
News--all with differing variants of this design--but we could not find a
single example of any of them on postcard, offered or exhibited. Rare and
destined for a museum. $52.50 a(p)gc(l)b
"KNABENSHUE AIR SHIP, HARTFORD, CONN., DECORATION DAY, 1907 No. 3 /
Published by E. F. Haworth, Hartford, Conn." with a large well-dressed crowd
milling around it; black & white postcard mailed there June 14 1907 to
Canada, traces of cancel ink on front, minor wear to the corners, light
toning near the top front edge. This is an early flight of aeronaut A. Roy
Knabenshue, who began his exhibitions in 1906, and was later hired by the
Wright Brothers. Later the passenger-carrying airship was renamed the White
City.
$27.00 bcm
"Landung mit schwerem Schiff" which means 'landing with heavy ship', real
photo postcard of the Graf Zeppelin II mailed 1938 at Friedrichshafen
Bodensee to Vienna, red violet cachet of the airship on back is 85%
complete (rest lost due to stamp removal), remaining stamp is damaged from
clumsy removal attempt (by an idiot). This zeppelin was only operational for
about 1 year in part of 1938 and part of 1939. $28.00 z 
"La Republique" Tuck Educational Series of Post Cards No. 9 'Aviation',
extensive writing over back in English, bottom corners noticeably worn,
small lower corner crease. This short lived (1908 - 1909) semi-rigid airship
was built for the French Government by Lebaudy Brothers. $18.50 zt 
"Le Dirigeable du Major Gross (Allemand)" with signed Prof. Hans Rudolf
Schultze art depicting a semi-rigid & experimental German military dirigible
hovering over a shoreline; unused circa-1907 Postkarte from T. S. N. Serie
994, minor corner rounding at the bottom, more noticeable corner wear at the
top. Described on the back: "Deutscher Militärballon von Major Gross. /
Halbstarrer Lenkballon, bei welchem die Propeller / an einer unter dem
Ballonkörper hängenden Segel - / fläche sitzen. Die Steuerung ist den
fransösischen / Militärballons nachgebildet." $60.00 za(m)gm 
"LENKBARES LUFTSCHIFF des GRAFEN ZEPPLIN(sic)
bei nacht" unused Tuck Oilette Postkarte (Serie No. 500 B Luftschiffe) with
signed Hans Stövhase art, lightly toned back mild corner & edge wear. Title
translates 'Guidable airship of the Count Zeppelin at night'. Hard to find!
$20.00 za(s)t* 
"LOWER
BALCONY, OPENING OFF SALOON. HIS MAJESTY'S AIRSHIP R-100" including light-weight
wicker furniture; 
"LUFTSCHIFFER / GRAF ZEPPELIN // H. BRANDSEPH / STUTTGART" Postkarte mailed
Oct 16 1908 from Detroit to Mr. Ch. E. Holden in Wichita Kansas, messaged in
German (Germanic script), minor corner rounding & edge wear, OCT 18 arrival
mark on front. $6.50 bf
"Luftschiff 'Graf Zeppelin' 2771" showing it near the hangar in
Friedrichshafen; echte Photographie Postkarte from Konrad Wittwer in
Stuttgart, mailed at Stuttgart 18.6.29 with a 15-pfg. stamp to Mr. & Mrs.
Charles Scholl in Indianapolis Indiana by Carl Schnepf who wrote in English
of seeing the airship in Friedrichshafen, tiny bottom corner bend, slight
curl to the paper no problem in an album, extensive toning on the back. A
very similar view with the words 'beim Aufstieg' (ascending) exists, so be
sure to check your albums. $10.00 bg
"Luftschiff
L. Z. 127 'Graf Zeppelin' / nach seiner Landung in Friedrichshafen a. B."
real photo Postkarte with good focus & interesting composition, neat handstamp
in the address area of Munich philatelic dealer & zeppelin specialist 'Otto
Edenharter / München 19 / Frundsbergstraße 44 / Munich-Germany', good edges,
light toning near two back edges. His customers could subscribe to his zeppelin
flight souvenirs which often featured interesting photos that could not
otherwise be obtained [such as this one showing an effort to turn the airship
with droplines just after landing], neatly applied cachets, high-value stamps &
directions on how to return them. This postcard was probably intended for use on
a circa-1930 flight, when the dealer was prominent. His few leftover postcards
were addressed as noted here for a dual purpose: (1) they became business cards
that recipients were not likely to throw away; and (2) they prevented the new
owner from mailing them on their own account, thus preserving the scarcity of
his subscribers' souvenirs. Rare: we could not find any other examples, flown or
unflown. $37.50 zg 
"LUFTSCHIFF im SCHNEESTURM" with signed Hans Stövhase art showing a zeppelin
flying in a snowstorm, unused Tuck Serie 500B Oilette Postkarte with minor
corner & edge wear.
Difficult subject matter for any artist. 
"Luftschiff LZ 127 »Graf Zeppelin« / über dem Bodensee" showing the zeppelin
over Lake Constance; postcard carried on Sieger Catalogue flight 80ba
(23.8.30 - 24.8.30) with crisp markings on back from Friedrichshafen to
Königsberg, consignor's address handstamped neatly on front to maximize
chances of clear postal markings. $40.00 z-z
"LZ.
127 'Graf Zeppelin' / der Deutschen Zeppelin- / Reederei / Blick auf eine /
Motorengondel" with visitors to the shipping company regarding an engine
nacelle above them; mailed Postkarte with the well-struck black logo of the
airship port at Rhein-Main at the upper left of the back, very faint reddish
cachet at the top back center [probably 'Zur Erinnerung an den Besuch /
Zeppelin Luftschiff Wert' (reminder of the visit / Zeppelin airship value'
that we have seen on other postcards], 'Vergiss nicht Strasse und Hausnummer
an augeben" slogan in black admonishing people not to leave out the house
number or street in the address, messaged & addressed in Germanic script,
recounting details of a trip from Berlin to Lübbnau (Lübbenau).
Hard to find! $50.00 bg
"L Z 127 'GRAF ZEPPELIN'
Kurz vor dem Aufstieg" showing the dirigeable before its depart to America,
unused real photo Postkarte from Weber & Co. in Stuttgart (their Nr. 60444),
very light toning on back, good edges. We have seen another example in which
the view was further explained in an annotation. A scan of the back is
available. $12.50 b
"LZ 127 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' Ueber der Luftschiffhalle" real photo post card
mailed 4.6.29 at Friedrichshafen to Ohio, 2 small corner creases not into
the image, lower corner crease into the image ground, a little toning in the
upper left front corner. $50.00 zg
"LZ 130 'Graf Zeppelin' / Landung in Leipzig Flugplatz 1939" with Nazi
emblems on the tailfins, landing at an airport in Saxony; black & white
postcard derived from a Hoffmann photo, unused. Priced as a reproduction.
$2.50 zsan
"Maschinengondel mit eingebautem Motor" showing a zeppelin nacelle
incorporating a motor within; unused continental size real photo postcard
with 'Aufnahme des Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G. m. b. H.' (as it looked
at the airship factory, printed on back), light album indents 4 places where
held, good edges. $14.00 bm
"MACON.'
NAMED IN HONOR OF THE CITY OF MACON, GA." with the missing quotation mark in
front of its name as reported here, postcard mailed APR 10 1936 from Macon
Georgia to Miss Daisy M. Tefft in Bridgewater New York, abrasion of the
color in the upper left sky, minor corner wear, very light toning both
sides. A rare postcard: we could find no exhibitions, no other present
offers & only 1 past offer in a 2009 auction, when we searched the Internet.
Wonder why? The missing quotation mark is your probable answer: by the time
the printer prepared a correction, the ship had crashed. $32.50 zg(m)
"Major von Parseval / mit
seinem lenkbaren Luftschiff in Zürich." with an inset showing the pioneering
aviator, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard prominently showing the
pioneering dirigible balloon from the side, P/RA in the stamp box, oxidation
mostly near the bottom front border, good edges. Flights to Zurich were
attempted (& sometimes accomplished) to partially satisfy military
specifications. The Major was a retired German officer and his designs
competed against those of Major Von Gross & Count Zeppelin. This airship wrecked and fell
into Lake Plau in April 1910. Does the silhouette of this airship remind you
of any movie you have seen? $75.00 za(m)ssn
"Nachtflug des Luftschiffes 'Graf Zeppelin' / über Hotel Chemnitzer Hof,
Chemnitz" in Saxony Germany; real photo postcard mailed at Chemnitz 25.8.31
with an 8-pfg stamp to Stuttgart, messaged the same day in German using
Germanic script, oxidation consistent with age, good edges. Rare: we found
no other examples of this striking image offered or exhibited when we
searched the Internet. $20.00 bs
"NEW
FLYING LEVIATHAN" showing the LZ-129, which at the time was the world's
newest & largest zeppelin; unused postcard published by The Collotype
Company Inc. Information printed on back is credited by the publisher to
Deutsch Zeppelin Reederei / DZR (its airline), back paper browning with age.
We have seen a couple of offers of this card actually flown, but for some
reason unused examples are very hard to find. $18.50
bc
"NORGE
/ N1" uncaptioned (so we use the Italian semi-rigid airship's markings) from
H H T Co, light speckles of toning on back, heavily toned front. This
semi-rigid airship was took the first verified trip of any kind to the North
Pole in May 1926, and was also the first to overfly the polar ice cap
between Europe & America. Seldom seen; for example Google images did not
show this view when we visited. As is. $17.50 ab
"Passed over town in my / air ship. Below was not in sight when I took this.
/ Hal P. Smith // MANISTEE" with a panoramic view of the Michigan town,
sepia-tone real photo post card mailed JAN 25 1906 (ink spot in dial of flag
cancel) to Richard Warner Jr. of Grand Rapids Michigan (arrival mark the
same day is clear on back), a little toning on the back, same identical
handwriting & ink both sides. This aeronaut was tasked with controlling his
craft and with controlling his camera. His written comment
essentially tells us that his camera was being controlled remotely (by some
undisclosed device). He necessarily focused his attention on the airship
controls for his safety, rather than on the sights he could have seen below.
Rare, interesting, and of historic importance. Consider: (1) The first
aerial photo from a airplane was taken in 1909 by Wilbur Wright at
Centrocelli Italy; (2) George Lawrence's 1906 panoramic photo of San
Francisco ruined by an earthquake is literally famous. The photo Smith took
obviously excited enough local interest to have a real photo postcard
published with the indicated caption added at the lower right of the image.
But it is his handwritten explanation that is most interesting. When one
does something truly difficult, it is human nature to explain it, so that
others understand how really difficult the task was. Look at how clear his
writing is & his bold signature; he wants the viewer to know how proud he
was of the planned photo & and how difficult it was to obtain it. $450.00
zpm 
"MOTOR DRIVEN WAR AIRSHIP" showing the invention of Major von Perseval; Tuck
Oilette postcard 9495, mailed 1911 from Berlin to Arkansas, bottom corners
creased, minor corner & edge wear. Described in interesting detail on the
back. Hard to find! $22.50 ba(m)t
"MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT, AKRON, OHIO. 2b" before its completion, showing the
co-location of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporations Airship factory & dock &
hangars; unused Tichnor post card published by the Akron stationery Company
in Cuyahoga Falls, a few small spots of light toning obscure nothing on the
interesting back. $6.00 zao
"MUSÉE DE L'ARMÉE -- HOTEL DES INVALIDES / 1. Nacelle arrière du Zeppelin
L-49, attérri à Bourbonne-les-Bains le 20 Octobre 1917" showing the remains
of a German zeppelin which crashed in France during World War I & was put on
exhibit. Unused carte postale with green back, tiny speckles of toning both
sides (only prominent in the front caption area), good edges. $35.00
zwa(m)f(b)m
"
"Nouveau dirigeable / Pour l Année / 1905" fanciful & risqué art (signed
Deb) showing a woman clad in naught but hosiery and shoes, piloting the
carrot-shaped zeppelin (numbered 69) that she straddles while flying over
the Eifel Tower! Unused carte postale, browning paper with a bit of light
spotty toning both sides, tiny bottom corner crease, short faint internal
crease well to the left of the image. The most unusual New Year postcard we
have ever seen in anyone's stock. $180.00 zf(p)nnh
"Nr.
344." & "Graf Zeppelin" unused real photo postcards of the Graf Zeppelin (
name visible on hull) tethered at Mines Field in the Los Angeles area on 26
August 1929, on its worldwide tour sponsored by publisher William Randolph
Hearst. Note the movie camera on the nearby truck & sailors nearby. [The
Navy men had grabbed the anchor lines when the airship first
approached.] Dignitaries who were permitted to board included Hearst himself
[his limousine in the privileged position nearest the airship, see card at
the right] & Douglas Fairbanks [who was leaning on his 1929 Packard in
prominent in the foreground of the postcard at the right]. After the
dignitaries boarded & toured the hotel-like
accommodations up front, the sailors who had helped out got to go into the
back of the gondola, where the staff worked & slept in more cramped
quarters. The Cyko real photo postcard showing sailors aboard is toned front
& back from album contact, especially at the corners; it is rare. As for the
other 2 postcards at the top, we have only seen each of them once, with
neither being on offer. $300.00 bac(l)c(m)
"PARTIALLY
OPEN DOORS, GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN CORP'S. FACTORY AND DOCK 52" showing the
Goodyear racing balloon at the left, part of the USS Akron framework &
a small non-rigid Goodyear airship to the right; unused post card, small
spot & thin in the message area, edge wear. $3.25 zi
"PASSENGER
CABIN, U. S. S. LOS ANGELES, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J. 8"
showing one of its five 4-passenger sleeping compartments, unused circa-1925
post card published by R. S. Clements (photographer in Lakehurst), toned
back includes some red ink from the printing process itself, soft corners.
The Treaty of Versailles specified that Luftschiffbau Zeppelin was not
permitted to build military airships, hence its passenger duties. $20.00
n(l)pi(m)b
"PC15
/ USS MACON" showing its hull under construction, about one-third complete,
unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo in excellent condition published by
Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio. Rare: seldom seen, seldom offered, and seldom exhibited. Belongs in a museum. 
"PC24
/ USS MACON" showing executives near one of its 8 engines, unused Azo (squares
in corners) real photo in excellent condition published by Milton D. Walters in
East Akron Ohio. Back printing over most of message area lists facts about the
airship: gas content, length, maximum diameter, gross lift, useful lift,
engines, total horse power, speed, cruising range at 50 mph & capabilities to
carry & operate airplane. They do not get more interesting. Rare: we did find a
few offerings from his series, but this one is the only example of this image we found, past or
present. Belongs in a museum. $42.50
za(m)m(n)o(e)
"PC4
- / USS AKRON" showing its hull nearing completion in early 1931, unused Azo
(squares in corners) real photo postcard with excellent contrast & focus,
published by Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio, very light toning on back.
Back printing over most of message area lists facts about the airship: gas
content, length, maximum diameter, gross lift, useful lift, engines, total horse
power, speed, cruising range at 50 mph & capabilities to carry / operate
airplanes. They do not get more interesting. Rare: we found only one recorded
sale in a small group of such cards, but no individual offers at any time.
$47.50 za(m)m(n)
"PC6
/ USS MACON" showing its hull under construction, about one-third complete,
close-up for interior details; unused Azo (squares in corners) real photo in
excellent condition published by Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio. Rare: we found only one recorded sale in a small group
of such cards, but no individual offers at any time. 
"PC7-USS AKRON" near its mooring mast, unused Azo (squares in corners) real
photo postcard published by Milton D. Walters in East Akron Ohio, spotty toning
on back. Back printing over most of message area lists facts about the airship:
gas content, length, maximum diameter, gross lift, useful lift, engines, total
horse power, speed, cruising range at 50 mph & capabilities to carry & operate
airplane. They do not get more interesting. Rare: we found no individual offers
or exhibitions when we searched the Internet. $50.00 za(m)m(n)
"POOLE PIANO CO., BOSTON, MASS. // HEIGHT OF PERFECTION / POOLE / PIANOS //
Boston, Mass. Harvard Medical School. Courtyard." showing a zeppelin with
advertising in the sky, post card published by Hugh C. Leighton Co.,
made in Germany circa 1910, a few tiny spots of toning show in the front sky. The airship is
obviously added in at the printer, making this the earliest suggestion that
zeppelins could be used for advertising that we have ever seen! 
"Poole
Piano Co., Boston, Mass. Boston, Mass. T. Wharf / Sold by J. e.
LOTHROP PIANO CO. Dover, N. H." unused postcard from The Hugh C. Leighton
Company in Portland, small upper corner crease, light toning on back. Shown
top left. $10.00 mm(b)z
"R-100 // Anchored to Mooring Mast,
/ at St. Hubert Airport, / Montreal. August 1930. // Amarré au mat d'ancrage à /
l'aéroport de St-Hubert, Montréal. Août 1930." 
"R-100 at the mooring mast. /
Souvenir St-Hubert - 1930" on its first transatlantic voyage from Great Britain,
a crowd of spectators nearby; post card with partial Grondines Québec hand
cancel on 2-c King stamp franking it to Providence Rhode Island, trivial wear at
one upper corner, otherwise excellent
condition. St-Hubert is an
airport, near Montreal Québec. [Grondines is now a part of the merged Deschambault-Grondines
municipality.] Most of the crowd seen here sat throughout the
previous night, not knowing exactly when R-100 would arrive. Rare. When searching the Internet we found no other offers of this
image, only 1 recorded sale (in deplorable condition, R-100 misinterpreted &
location misidentified as being in Vermont!), and no exhibitions. $72.00 q(s)za
"R38.
Leaving the Hanger at Howden. // Duncan / Copyright" unused circa-1919
sepia-tone real photo postcard with upper corners gone. The airship hangars
were located in West Riding Yorkshire. They opened in 1916 & provided
protection to shipping along the east coast of England. They closed shortly
after World War I. Rare: The only other surviving example we could find is
in the Hull Museums Collections, and is not currently on display. The only
patrol airship of its type ever built, it crashed while in flight over Hull
on 23 August 1921. Tragically 44 of its crew of 49 perished. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
e(h)bwd
"'Ready
for the Race' Indianapolis, Indiana." showing 8 of the 9 gas-filled balloons
entered in their in the first event-competition ever to be held at the
Indianapolis Speedway on June 5 1909; unused post card published by the
Indiana News Company, made in Germany, good edges, very light toning near
the right back edge. Also notable because the event caused the first traffic
jam at the facility. The winner went some 382 miles to Alabama. Rare: we did
not find it offered elsewhere or even exhibited when we searched the
Internet. $50.00 bri(i)
"Rell
Clements JR. Copyright 1928 / No. 3" sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed
MAY 18 1936 from Ypsilanti Michigan to Mrs. J. B. Avery in Onaway Michigan
by her niece Nina, conveying family news. Unfortunately, the recipient
misinterpretted the scene as a Navy airship visiting the Ypsilanti Airport,
and annotated in ink to that effect on both sides. Ypsilanti does not have
an airport-- the closest being Willow Run in Ypsilanti Township, which only
opened in 1942! What this view actually shows is the USS Los Angeles moored
at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst New Jersey. $10.00 bg
"RIO
DE JANEIRO THE GRAF ZEPPELIN OVE(sic) THE BAY BRAZIL" unused
lithotyped postcard made for the 1939 New York World Fair, light but
extensive toning. Seen fancifully priced elsewhere as high as
$69.99, invariably often ignoring the error in the caption. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zbe
SCHERL.
"Ruhig zieht der Luftreise seine Bahn / Echte Fotografie Foto Scherl /
Das neue deutsche Zeppelin-Luftschiff L. Z. 129 / Das gröβte Luftschiff der
welt." showing the Hindenburg (as "Quiet air travel takes its course" when
brand new); real photo postcard mailed 13 IV 1936 from Marseille-Gare France
with a 90-rf stamp to Miss Ina Johnston in Brooklyn New York. Back printing
reads 'Nr. 129/IV Gesetzlich geschützt Alleinverlag Albert Horn,
Gotha' (legally protected exclusive publishing house). The photographer
Scherl is best known for his photos of important Nazis. The lengthy
handwritten message on both sides is by someone who has flown on it and met
the captain: 'Do try it sometime! This is the highest spot of any trip. And
Rio is the French point of departure. It is so beautiful. According to the
various papers here (English and French) the Hindenburg seems to have caused
considerable anxiety. None of the passengers have or seem to have any fear
or misgivings in spite of the [?] crippled engines and [?] taking the
shortest possible route at the last instead of flying over the Alps. Captain
Lehmann is a wonder! We that sat at his table admired ... his skill, his
knowledge, exceedingly great modesty, his friendliness ... The postcards of
this photographer have been reproduced many times, but here you have a
chance to own the real thing! $40.00 zpn
"S-156 THE 'BLIMP' OVER BRAVES FIELD, WATERFRONT PARK / ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA.
'THE SUNSHINE CITY' with a baseball game in progress, white-border era postcard mailed
there 1932, worn corners, one corner badly creased, minor edge wear. $13.00 zsf**
Set
of 4 official fund-raising postcards with unevenly divided backs urging
Germans for patriotic reasons to remember zeppelin-building efforts in their
wills (Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende). Rough translations follow. Upper left: One
Zeppelin over German lands! Is that all we will ever see? No way! Upper
right: All powers to the contrary, uphold the work! Lower left: Do German
mothers want their children never to see one? Lower right: One German
Zeppelin! That will happen again! Each front caption exhorting the recipient
to remember the next Zeppelin building effort in their wills. The first
truly successful zeppelin referred to by these postcards was the LZ3, which
first flew on 9 October 1906. [The previous 2 crashed after a very few
flights, discouraging most investors. The early LZ3 flights, while better,
did not come up to military expectations.] The fundraising was therefore for
the LZ4, first flown 20 June 1908. So the postcards date early 1907 to early
1908. All lightly toned on back from the printing process itself, all with
good edges. Individually, they are seldom seen or offered; the group is
unheard of. They belong in a museum. Set of 4:
$80.00 bgp
"SIEGER" handstamped in dark blue in the bottom front border, captioned
"Luftschiff LZ 17 >>Graf Zeppelin<<"; Postkarte from the first ORIENTFAHRT
from Friedrichshafen 27 MRZ29 (tied 1-Mark stamp) to El Rade Palestine (now
Israel, an airdrop there but no landing) & return (für Orient-Rund-Flug or
round-trip), appropriate cachets well struck, to Hermann C. Sieger (relative
of the authoritative catalogue author) in Lorch Württemberg Germany where it
arrived 2 APR 29, numbered 0162. Gorgeous. $160.00 b-z
"S.M.Z.I. / Graf Zeppelin
über München" with Count Zeppelin pictured in an oval inset at the left,
"Speiseraum im LZ 127 'Graf Zeppelin'." showing the elegant dining room of
the airship, unused continental-size real photo postcard backstamped clearly
in red 'Zur Erinnerung an die Besichtigung des Lift-schiffes und Besuch des
Zeppelinverkaufstandes J. Dieterle in Friedrichshafen a. B.' (advertising
the seller's zeppelin booth which was set up for the return from the first
South American Flight), oxidation consistent with age.
Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. zg(d)i
"'SUSIE' / GRAF ZEPPELIN GORILLA / Is
the first and only trained Gorilla in the world. Captured when six months
old of the west coast of South Africa in the Belgian Congo. Taken / to the
Riviera in France, where she remained / until the Graf zeppelin made its
first trip to / America, on which she was a passenger... / ... placed in the
Cincinnati / (Ohio) Zoo, where she is on exhibition ... / SUSIE WILL BE 16
YEARS OLD AUG. 4, 1942 / ..." 1939 copyrighted card with all-over-back
details, sized as a regular postcard, unimportant light toning on back.
Rare: there are several images of her -- white border around, wearing a hat,
with her trainer, part of a folder, holding a baseball bat, etc. -- but this
one is seldom offered. 
"Taken
from my window in Venice 1921" uncaptioned Azo (triangles both ways)
real photo postcard (so we use all the writing on the back, light album
marks at the back corners. Obviously one of a kind. This is the Esperia
(originally the German LZ120 Bodensee, turned over to Italy in July 1921 as
partial WWI reparations. It then flew civilian passengers between Milan &
Venice. The tall building toward the left front is obviously St Marks
Campanile in Piazza San Marco. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. ba(m) bi
"Testing
Engine on the Nassr Air Ship, Toledo, O. / Will make Flights at the Rush
County Fair / August 25, 26 and 27, 1909" promotional post card for the fair
in Rushville Indiana, partially addressed but never sent, a little
explanatory writing on back could probably be erased if desired, tiny spot
of light toning near where the stamp would have gone. Rare for collectors of
either location. $15.00 bo(t)i(r)
"The
HINDENBURG, D-LZ 129 N. A. S. LAKEHURST, N. J." moored at the Naval
Air Station, on one of its 1936 visits; unused sepia-tone Azo (squares in
corners) real photo postcard, minor corner wear, light spotty toning on
back. In the following year it would crash there disastrously. Rare. $100.00
zn(l) 
"THE
"THE
MACON AT MOFFETT FIELD, U.S. / NAVAL AIR BASE, NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW,
CALIF. / 610" with a side view of the tethered airship; unused sepia-tone
Ekc real photo postcard, upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor. 
"THE NAVAL AIRSHIP J-3 LANDING,
NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J. / 75-29" unused
white-border era postcard published by S. Kevitch, minor corner wear. 
"The
Roma Before the Great Disaster. Norfolk 1922. // Long's Studios"
unused Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard, backstamped neatly
with blue oval 'LONG'S / QUALITY PRINT / NORFOLK, VA.', toning near the back
edges, oxidation consistent with circa-1920 age. This semi-rigid airship was
the last hydrogen-filled aircraft flown by the US Army; helium was used
thereafter. It was destroyed in a crash on 21 February 1922 at Norfolk
Virginia, killing 34 souls & injuring 8 others.
"THE
U. S. S. Akron, 'Queen of the Skies'. / Flirting with Clouds at Twilight //
© Stivas Studio / AKRON, OHIO" unused real photo postcard, trivial corner
wear. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no other offers, no
recorded sales; the only exhibit we found had the copyright information at
the lower right obscured. This ill-fated airship saw brief service from its
launch in 8 August 1931 to its crash in 3 April 1933.
$30.00 zo(a)
"This
card was brought from Germany on the GRAF ZEPPELIN - voyage ending August 4,
1929" advertising card for Veedol Motor Oils (actually used on the airship)
distributed by the Tide Water Oil Company. Made in Germany & regular
postcard size, but both message part & address part of back were ads in
English for Veedol Motor Oil. When we searched the Internet we found: no
other offers, a few recorded sales in multiple postcard lots in auctions, &
only one recorded sale when offered by itself. So we say it is seldom
offered. 
"T. v Eckenbrecher 14" printed signature of German artist Themistocles von
Eckenbrecher on art depicting 'Zeppelin über Antwerpen' (as we learn from
the back) acting as a military observation platform, Feldpostkarte used
31.3.15 at Sobernheim (very clear cancel on back, no stamp necessary) to a
Belgian address, soft corners, traces of cancel ink on front. Postkarte sold
for the creation of a strong German air fleet: 'Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein
/ für Schaffung einer starken deutschen Luftflotte / und Förderung der
Luftaherschule! /Jahresbeitrag: einschl. Vereinszeitschrift / 'Die
Luftflotte' nach Selbsteinschäßtung / mindestens 3,- Mk. Berlin W 57,
Grobenstraße 27.' On canvas, this artist's work is infrequently offered at
major auction houses with estimates in the tens of thousands of dollars. Bad
Sobernheim is located in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. After
its defeat at Liege by the Germans, the Belgian Army fell back to Antwerp,
and was forced to retreat still further after heavy fighting such as that
shown. $30.00 zba(w)a(m)w-r
Two uncaptioned real photo postcards showing the 'Graf Zeppelin' overflying
the city of Baden-Baden (now in Baden-Württemberg). Focus is sharp enough in each
instance so that the name of the airship can be read on its hull, near the
tailfins. On the left: the tall building we see is unmistakably the
Stiftskirche. On the right: the land of Brenner's Park along the small river
Oos. Each back in violet down the dividing line reads 'Photographie G.
Lampe, Baden-Baden, Ludwig Wilhelm Pl. 5', whose known photography was local
& mostly portraiture; the latest date we could find for him was 1935. This
airship flew 1928 - 1937. The considerable oxidation of the Postkarte at the
left is indicative of an early flight; the lack of oxidation on the right
indicates one of the later flights. Both for $25.00 total. bb
Uncaptioned real photo postcard showing the Graf Zeppelin drawing a large
crowd at Lakehurst New Jersey, shot from the crowd rather than higher-up as
the commercially produced cards were (you can just make out that the many
dots are actually people). Writer comments: 'This was wonderful to see the
landing of the zep.' Mailed from Lakehurst, of course, August 29 1929 when
the airship had returned from Los Angeles. $30.00 bn
Uncaptioned sepia-tone AZO real photo (squares in corners)
post card showing a
zeppelin near its hangar, a crowd gathered below; unused, thin on back near
the stamp box, lightly toned back. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no caption, no
photographer attribution, no publisher credit, etc. It looks like J-3
landing at Lakehurst to us; compare the captioned postcard that we have
above, showing just such a landing. $7.50 z
Uncaptioned
sepia-tone AZO real photo (triangles up and down) postcard with low contrast
showing a military zeppelin moored to the mooring mast on a ship, minor
corner & edge wear, unevenly & extensively toned back. Printed at a slight
tilt to the edges, but the card is all there. The year is circa-1928, and
the ship is the USS PATOKA (AO-9). Shown left. $10.00 bs(m). Similar, but
with a heavy bottom corner crease, and better contrast to make up for it.
Shown right. $10.00 bs(m) 
Uncaptioned
sepia-tone AZO real photo (triangles up & down) postcard with low
contrast, internal crease the the upper right front, long bottom corner
crease through the water, heavily toned back. Despite the poor printing this
image is the best we have seen to compare the length of the tethered blimp
to the ship. The time is circa-1928. $10.00 bs(m)
Uncaptioned sepia-tone AZO real photo (triangles up
& down)
postcard with image at a noticeable tilt, 2 internal creases (all in the
sky, the other through the ship), minor corner rounding, spotty toning near
the center left front edge lightly toned back. Despite the poor
printing this image is the best we have seen to compare the length of the
tethered blimp to the ship. The time is circa-1928. $10.00 bs(m)
"Unsere
Zukunst liegt in der bust / Graf Zeppelin / 3909" meaning 'our future is in
the chest' in German, unused metamorphic Postkarte with the head & cap of
the count incorporating two zeppelins & several balloons, slight oxidation,
small upper corner crease, lightly toned back. $20.00 mbb
Unused
& uncaptioned Azo (squares in corners) real photo postcard showing either
the USS Akron or its sister-airship the USS Macon in flight over head,
slight oxidation, good edges, back with light fingerprint toning. Focus is
not sharp enough to read the name of the ship near the tailfin; it's there,
but it cannot be read. $4.50 b
"U.S.
NAVAL AIR BASE, NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. DIMENSIONS 954. / OF HANGAR -
LENGTH 1138 FT. WIDTH 310 FT. HEIGHT 198 FT." real photo postcard mailed JUN
3 1934 from Palo Alto California, shortly after it was built. Message in
part: 'Olaf has been in the Macon, and he says its effect is so cold and
cheerless, and flimsy. ..." The name of this specific location is
Hangar One at Moffett Field. Its dimensions are sometimes quoted a little
bit differently than we read here. Hard to find! That is why. $17.00
c(m)m(n)z
"U. S. NAVY METAL-CLAD
AIRSHIP, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J." showing ZMC-2 near its hangar,
unused white-border era postcard published for Happy Landings Canteen in
Lakehurst. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no offers, no
exhibits, nor any recorded prior sales. $40.00 znm
"U.
S. S. AKRON IN FLIGHT 62" over the Goodyear-Zeppelin hangar, unused
Tichnor postcard published by Akron Stationery Company in Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio, very lightly toned back, good edges. Crashed in 1935. The only
examples we could find when we searched the Internet, had their captions at
the top center without the number; so check your albums, we believe this is
a hard one to get! $25.00 zoa(m)
"U. S. S. 'AKRON' LANDING
AT NAVAL AIR STATION LAKEHURST, N. J." Albertype post card published
by the Airship Photo Shop in Lakehurst, unused, fairly fresh with good
edges. Seldom seen. $12.00 bn(l)m(n)a
"U.
S. S. 'AKRON' MOORED AT MAST, NAVAL AIR STATION LAKEHURST, N.
J." unused Albertype postcard with airship dimensions printed on the back,
published by Airship Photo Shop in Lakehurst, very light toning near one
back corner, two corners with trivial wear. Rare: when we searched the
Internet we found no other offers, past or present, and no recorded sales.
$16.00 n(l)ba
"U.
S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP AND CAPITOL BUILDINGS 55" post card mailed
AUG 9 1931 from Mansfield Ohio to Mrs. Carl Wagner in Lexington Virginia,
back asserts that the art was begun in flight, Tichnor published, 2 small
corner creases. $5.00 zd
"U.
S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP AND U. S. S. NEW HAMPSHIRE BATTLESHIP 53" a
drawing meant to compare their sizes; Tichnor postcard mailed APR17 1934
from Akron to Mrs. H. M. Jones in Great Falls Montana, small bottom corner
crease, soft corners, very light toning on back. The New Hampshire was not
then in commission, having been sold for scrap in 1923, which is why we
emphasize this is a drawing. $8.00 za(m)s(m)
"U.
S. S. AKRON PREPARING TO LAND, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J." unused
post card copyrighted by Happy Landings Canteen in Lakehurst, light album
toning on back, good edges. Rare: when we searched the Internet we found no
other offers, past or present, and no recorded sales.
$14.00 n(l)ba(m)
"U.
S. S. MACON ON MAST AT AKRON, OHIO / 3A-H1481" unused linen postcard from
the Central News Agency in Akron, printer's code translates to 1933 date (so
just after its commissioning), toning on back from contact with other cards,
trivial wear at 2 corners. Crashed in 1935. $5.00 zo(a)
"U.
S. S. SHENANDOAH AT NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J. 9 / ©
CLEMENTS" showing it changing crews on the ground, unused post card
published by photographer R. S. Clements in Lakehurst., very light spotty
toning on back, trivial corner rounding. Rare: no other offers or even
exhibits when we searched the Internet. $30.00 n(l)ba(m)
"U.
S. S. SHENANDOAH, LAKEHURST, N. J. 3 / © CLEMENTS" showing it
undergoing extensive repairs in early 1925 to its mooring assembly, nose,
control car & fins after being damaged in a gale; postcard mailed JUL 27
1925 from Seaside Park NJ to Mrs. Alfred Braddock in Berlin NJ, messaged
'Came through Lakehurst saw the two dirrigables(sic) it was a
wonderfull(sic) sight.', each right front corner creased twice, light toning
on back. Published by the photographer R. S. Clements in Lakehurst. Rare:
when we searched the Internet we found no other offers, past or present, and
but one exhibit. $27.50 n(l)bpa(m)
"von
Hindenburg Lakehurst, N. J." unused post card published by De's Inn in
Lakehurst New Jersey (their 'form 5').
We could not find its likes offered or exhibited when we searched the
Internet using the distinctive 'von Hindenburg' in the caption. Even more
surprising, we could not find anything for "De's Inn" "Lakehurst, N. J."
using Google either! Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75.
zn(l)
"von
Hindenburg // Zeppelin-Luftschiff Z. Z. 129 Hindenburg" with a reproduction
of his signature below his inset portrait; unused real photo Postkarte
giving the airship's dimensions on its heavily toned back, small bottom
corner crease, splotch of toning & an accompanying internal crease from the
left front edge. $5.00 bfa
"WHEN
MY SHIP COMES IN / MORNING ON THE ATLANTIC 0A4140" unused circa-1930
(from printer's code) postcard published by the American Art Post Card
Company in Boston, very light toning on back, 2 corners with minor wear.
Seldom seen or offered. $4.00 oz
"Will
Rogers / says 'All I know is just / what I read in the papers. / I see where
Goodyear got the / Government contract to / make our home-made Zep- /
pelins. They must have some / mighty good rubber to keep / all that air from
getting out / and mixing with just this / old ordinary air" postcard on
pebbled stock with a pre-printed advertising (Pathfinder to All-Weather
Tread automobile tires) for Reed's Tire Shop in Viroqua Wisconsin on back,
mailed there AUG 26 1929 to Mr. Chris Nelson in that town, 3 corners with
small creases not into the image, the other corner with a bit of wear. Hard
to find for any dealer. We found but one other (in Rushford New York) when
we searched the Internet! $15.00 w(v)zfa
"Zeppelin-Landung Meiningen." showing the Graf Zeppelin landing in Thuringia
& attracting quite a crowd; real photo postcard mailed at Meiningen 11.1.31
with an 8-pfg stamp within Germany, messaged in German (Germanic script) the
same day & mentioning the flight. This was a one-day flight (Sieger number
132) to Meiningen & back to Friedrichshafen. Sold but both
sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. bt
"Zeppelin-Museum
Friedrichshafen a. B." continental postcard mailed 4 JUL 28 with 15-pfg
Immanuel Kant Germany stamp from Weingarte Württemberg to Mrs. B. E. Kahler
Evans in Cincinnati Ohio. Sender comments "... this is the Zeppelin Plant,
just great..." so apparently the plant at Friedrichshafen am Bodensee had a
small museum for visitors attached to it. Back divider reads "Graph. Abtlg.
der Luftschiftbau Zeppelin G. m. b. H.' Two corners with small creases not
into the image, stamp has a tiny nick on its surface. $9.00 wzm
"Zeppelin's Dirigible / Military Airship" showing the LZ1 tethered near the
Bavarian waters of Lake Constance / Bodensee; postcard mailed 1908 from
Mobile Alabama to Mr. E. G. Davidson of South Point Ohio, speckles of cancel
ink near the top front edge, minor wear to the bottom corners, 1905
copyright notice is faint along the left front side. $50.00 zba(m)m(g)
"ZEPPELIN TOURIST CAMP Jennerstown,
Penna." the door to its eatery flanked by Coca Cola bottle signs, an long
arrow near its nose pointing the way to the rest rooms; circa-1930
sepia-tone DOPS real photo post card, pencilled annotation of back reads
'now located at Deerfield Ohio on Rout 14', small lower corner crease, minor edge wear. For an article on this roadside
Americana, please see the Lincoln Highway Forum Vol. 8 (1,2) 22. Rare: when
we searched the Internet we could find no other offers, no recorded sales &
no exhibits. Sold but front
side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scan
(publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75. p(j)rmccz#
"ZR-3
ARRIVING IN AMERICA. / NOW THE LOS ANGELES © 'INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL'
N. Y. C." showing the last & largest zeppelin arriving at the US Naval Air
Station on October 15 1924, some additional information on back; unused
Tichnor postcard, tiny upper corner crease, the other upper corner with
minor wear, light rubber band mark horizontally near the top front, light
spotty toning over the back which is printed at a slight tilt. The arrival
station was at Lakehurst New Jersey; the event, part of German war
reparations to the US. This vessel was the second of 4 to carry the Los
Angeles name. Rare. $15.00 ba(m)n(l) 
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