Aug 26 1929 LZ127 LA to Lakehurst Special Delivery, enclosure, 11 stamps
$225.00
Flown by Graf Zeppelin on its historic 1929 Around-the-World Flight, this special delivery cover was postmarked in Los Angeles and carried to Lakehurst, New Jersey. The envelope is franked with 11 U.S. stamps , including a pair of the 65c Graf Zeppelin (C13), 10c Lindbergh (C10), and various other commemoratives and definitives. A colorful red, white, and blue cachet features a map of the flight path from California to New Jersey. The reverse bears two August 29 receiving marks from Staunton, Illinois and Hillsville, Virginia. Included inside is the original handwritten enclosure note , dated August 20, 1929, which warmly reads: "Greetings. Around World Flight Graf Zeppelin from Los Angeles Calif. to Lakehurst N.J. to Offspring wool & Grain Farming Steeleville." Signed by Chas. O. Fritz of Staunton, Illinois. An exceptional and well-preserved example with significant postal and Zeppelin history. SKU: 6348-44190-7
Flown by Graf Zeppelin on its historic 1929 Around-the-World Flight, this special delivery cover was postmarked in Los Angeles and carried to Lakehurst, New Jersey. The envelope is franked with 11 U.S. stamps , including a pair of the 65c Graf Zeppelin (C13), 10c Lindbergh (C10), and various other commemoratives and definitives. A colorful red, white, and blue cachet features a map of the flight path from California to New Jersey. The reverse bears two August 29 receiving marks from Staunton, Illinois and Hillsville, Virginia. Included inside is the original handwritten enclosure note , dated August 20, 1929, which warmly reads: "Greetings. Around World Flight Graf Zeppelin from Los Angeles Calif. to Lakehurst N.J. to Offspring wool & Grain Farming Steeleville." Signed by Chas. O. Fritz of Staunton, Illinois. An exceptional and well-preserved example with significant postal and Zeppelin history. SKU: 6348-44190-7
Flown by Graf Zeppelin on its historic 1929 Around-the-World Flight, this special delivery cover was postmarked in Los Angeles and carried to Lakehurst, New Jersey. The envelope is franked with 11 U.S. stamps , including a pair of the 65c Graf Zeppelin (C13), 10c Lindbergh (C10), and various other commemoratives and definitives. A colorful red, white, and blue cachet features a map of the flight path from California to New Jersey. The reverse bears two August 29 receiving marks from Staunton, Illinois and Hillsville, Virginia. Included inside is the original handwritten enclosure note , dated August 20, 1929, which warmly reads: "Greetings. Around World Flight Graf Zeppelin from Los Angeles Calif. to Lakehurst N.J. to Offspring wool & Grain Farming Steeleville." Signed by Chas. O. Fritz of Staunton, Illinois. An exceptional and well-preserved example with significant postal and Zeppelin history. SKU: 6348-44190-7