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Lot# 291 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 291 Egypt Kingdom

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    Zeppelin Mail 1933 (Oct 5): Registered Flight cover sent airmail to Friedrichshafen thence to Brazil with 1927/32 40 m. sepia tied by Cairo cds, with Germany 1933 'Chicagofahrt' 1 m. carmine and Airmail 1926 10 pf. and 15 pf. (Mi. 379+A379+496) all tied by Friedrichshafen cds's (14/10) and by triangular 'Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin / 50 Ozeanüberquerung - Oktober / 1933 - Sudamerika - Chicagofahrt' cachet in red. Carried on the 'Century of Progress' Flight. Reverse with full Rio arrival cds (Oct 18). A rare "Non Contract" combination usage from Egypt with very few cover flown thus.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF