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on the Hindenmous last flight in

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elin's use as a maf Zeppelin (pictunsive worldwideurg cancels, partil.

of Scout Zeppelembled in a singrosity has made

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Zeppelin cancelsrom the infamou

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carrying mail in World War in Gwas some mail

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my knowledge, the been kindly lenin with example

pelin in Brazil

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not start in earneust afterward inmilitary during thad its first Zepph Zeppelin mailhe same time peScout stamps anof the rarest an

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d the world extenlent of the Zeppmost exotic and

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nd least seen

uring the first e first record nsively, Due

pelin cancels, d sought after

ion of Scout from around

and conclude

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World Rover (a for this event frtamps (Scott's #

anceler on Augun, Germany to Lhet applied to th

e first link betwecover.

s cover started in7, C3 and C4; Mtered and first cd by the cancel ation on the backwas applied on thof a Zeppelin co

SWISS

(AAM

program for oldrom July 27, to AC3, C5 and C12

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(AAMC #Z

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over is very rare.

 

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der Scouts) MooAugust 5, 1931.

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FLIGHT FAC

Z-213; Sieger

and is franked w10, 112 and 116senberg, Liechteper right corner.cachet on the frthen forwarded

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with the Children-8). The flight w

enstein on May . The next stopront. The final to Dübendorf, S

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and other stampsalian Flight by than traveled to Z

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special canceler ed using then cueled in black witght Swiss flight 31 in black. Th

trip on board thewould have been

s of the period (he Graf ZeppelinZürich, Switzerlaved the special

s Germany were, 1933. The use

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ITAALY FLIGGHT MAAY 29-30,

 

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ITAALY FLIGGHT MAAY 29-30,1933 

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his is the most ule airmail stampcachet for the 3

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back of the card

his cover is agaiC1, C2, C4 andent to Friedreichrrival cancel was

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unusual of the Sp (Scott's numbe30th of the Wrighhafen on May 2talian flight cach

al Stamps that wan Zeppelin can

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in franked with d C5; Michel's hshafen were a trs applied at Saar

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#213; Siege

cout Zeppelin cer C22) was reght Brothers first9,1935 and the het as a transit mere going to be i

nceler for this fliwas there as an ke of luck, but m

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(AAMC #Z

Liechtenstein C#108, 109, 111ransit cancel as rbrucken, Saar th

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covers. This cargistered and cant Test Flight on Mflight cachet for

marking (Sieger #issued for the Foight as a receiveexample of the

making this for s

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Z-214; Sieger

Children's Welfa, 113, and 116-applied along w

he same day to c

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German-Italian

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UNE 25,

#217) 

are set as well a-8). The cover

with the flight cacomplete the cov

0, 1933 

Leg 

p in Budapest, Hst 26, 1933. It It than when to Gtalian leg of the back of the card t World Jambore, 1933. The Prothe collector to sated Zeppelin co

, 1933

as four different was registered

achet for the Saaver's ride on the G

Hungary. It wasreceived a specGermany and reflight. It was f

is affixed an exaee in Hungary. Toof strip was notsee. The cancel tover of the most

Airmail stampsat Triesenburg

arland Flight on Graf Zeppelin.

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1933 FOURTH SOUTH AMERICA FLIGHT

(AAMC # 203; Sieger #223)

This cover is the most Scout related Zeppelin cover seen to date. A registered Hungarian cover franked with a single of the 20 Filler value (Scott's #483) from the set for the Fourth World Boy Scout Jamboree as well as 4 other values (Scott's #471, C27, C32 and C33). It has the special Jamboree Registry label; the stamps are tied by the Jamboree canceled d ,(H-006d) on August 1, 1933, The cover was flown from the Jamboree by the Hungarian Air Scouts as noted by their glider flight cachet in the center of the cover. A special Hungarian cachet is imprinted under the registry label which says "by way of Zeppelin." The next leg of the trip was by airplane to Berlin. This is noted by the flown marking in the lower center of the cover and the zeppelin Berlin transit cachet at the lower right side of the cover as well as a Berlin transit cancel at the top of the cover. The final leg of the cover is noted by the Zeppelin fight cachet at the lower left of the cover. This ties the Jamboree registry label. This is a most remarkable Scout Zeppelin Cover.

1933 SEVENTH SOUTH AMERICAN FLIGHT

FACING PAGE

(AAMC # Z206; Sieger #232B) • September 16 - 26, 1933

The cover is franked on both the front and back with multiples of the Fourth World Jamboree Stamps (Scott's #481 - 5) from Hungary. It was canceled in Budapest on September 11, 1933 and forwarded to Germany arriving on September 13, 1933 where it received a transit cancel in Berlin as well as the a shuttle cachet on the back for Berlin. The regular airmail marking is on the front of the cover in the lower left hand corner. The Zeppelin flight cachet is there as well. A Hungarian marking for the Zeppelin mail is at the center of the cover. The cover was then flown by the Graf Zeppelin to Brazil were a receiving cancel was applied to the front on September 19, 1933. This cover shows the most spectacular usage of the 1933 World Jamboree stamps,

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1933 SEEVENTHH SOUTH AMERRICAN FFLIGHT

 

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ThArdsley on H

TRAIN

Thougheen added to thaining flight fromponsored by the

hese covers are rHudson at 9:00 A

NING FL

h these cover weis article to givm the U. S, NavSea Scout Ship A

reversed covers AM by a duplex

LIGHT OSept

ere not flown onve a more roundal Air station at Alliance, B. S. A

on the cachets ox canceler and th

OF THEtember 13, 199

n the any of the ded outlook to tLakehurst, New

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of blue and greenhe other with the

U. S. S. M93 

Zeppelins, theythe collector of

w Jersey up the H

n, The green prinbox and its wor

MACON

y are closely relaf these interestinHudson River. T

nted box with itsrding in blue with

N 

ated to them andng covers, This These four cover

s wording is canch a machine can

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TRAINING FLIGHT OF THE U. S. S. MACON September 13, 1933

This cover was at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, The cachet is printed in black with the Academy's coat of Arms in pale red. It was canceled at West Point at 1:00 PM that day.

The last cover to this flight was at Yonkers, New York. This cachet is printed in blue with the sponsors wording in magenta. Canceled at 5:00 PM with a duplex canceler at Yonkers.

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Manythe reference mare other Scoutwith the rest of

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y thanks for the material used to t related Zeppelif us. Please cont

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collectors who swrite this articlein covers in the tact me at the Jo

NDENBU

(AAMC #Z4

Thesurvto Sfor wercovfranat RGerarrivthe survdestbegtranZep

shared their trease especially Chehands of collect

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432a; Sieger #4

e most famous ovived the HindeScout collectors

the Fifth Boy Sre recovered, 17vers were postednked with a stamRotterdam-Waalhrmany and placeved at LakehursHindenburg bu

vived the crash. troyed. This sin

ginning of the nsport declined, ppelin ended.

sures with us. Teryl Ganz who totor and it woulduld like to share

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f all Scout relatenburg crash of are the ones franScout World Jam76 of which wed in the Netherlmps for the Jambhaven on May 1

ed on board the Hst, New Jersey ourst into flames,

In less than onngle accident beend for the Zeand with the on

Thanks also to thook the time to

d be most welcomyour informatio

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ed Zeppelin cov1937. The covenked in the Nethmboree. A totaere not canceledands with twent

boree. The cove1, 1937, then tranHindenburg for ton the evening o killing 36 peop

ne minute the Hecame world fameppelin. The dnset of World W

he many philateliforward copies ome if they wouldon with us.

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vers are the pieceers that are of inherlands by the sal of 357 postal d. Twenty-six ty- three havingr shown was cannsported to Franthe trip to Ameriof May 6, 1937 ple, Sixty two p

Hindenburg was tmous and markedemand for Zep

War Two the age

ic writers that gaof her articles. d share their trea

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es that nterest stamps

items of the

g been nceled nkfort, ica. It when

people totally ed the ppelin of the

 

ave us There asures

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LIGHTER THAN AIR Reference Books and Articles

• American Air Mail Catalogue (AAMC), Volume One, Zeppelin Posts Chapter Zeppelin Post Catalogue, Hermann Walter Sieger Hindenburg Crash Mail - The Search Goes On, Arthur Falk How Many of the Dutch Dispatches Survived?

Cheryl Ganz, The American Philatelist, May, 1987 pages 458-460 Hindenburg Crash Cover with Boy Scout Stamp, Cheryl Ganz, COMPEX '85 Program pages 51-2 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 1995 Michel Europa-Katalog West (Western European Catalogue) Pfadfinder Sonderstampel Europa (European Scout Postal Cancels)