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Hindenburg 1st Flight cover Stuttgart - NY & North Pole

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Sold Date: 02/13/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Stamps

Set of two first flight covers: Hindenburg Stuttgart - New York plus North Pole expedition of Admundsen & Ellsworth Both in condition shown and mounted on same page Hindenburg details: Zeppelin Registered Flight Cover postmarked 6 May 1936, Stuttgart, Germany. Addressee is in New York, New York. The cover carries the German cachet, Stuttgart registration label and franked with the Hindenburg stamps, Scott #s C57-8, with a separate postmark on each. Item is backstamped New York Madison Sq, 11 May. This is mounted on a black card and held in place with several gummed hinges. North Pole details: Card carried on one of the Admundsen-Ellsworth expedition planes from Kings Bay, Spitzbergen on May 21st, 1925. Planes failed to reach the pole; card mailed upon return to Spitzbergen. Card has Gimbel Agents North Pole Mail as return address, addressee is in New York City, NY; stamps are Norge 25 and 5 cent issues; underneath those is a Trans-Polar Flight Expedition imprint. Back of the card is postmarked March 22, 1924 Madison Sq New York with a 2 cent Washington stamp. Addressee is Christiana Norway. There is also a cancel advising you to "Register or Insure Valuable Mail." This is also mounted on black card and held loosely in place with gummed hinges. Lots of other covers and stamps to be listed shortly, all from the same collection - will combine shipping

I will ship internationally. Customs fees, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer. California residents pay 8.75% tax. Thanks for looking!