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The Lynn Cooper Zeppelin Collection

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 51		Zeppelin Cover, Luxembourg, 1933 Saar Flight Roundtrip, Sieger 218c, treaty post with both cachets for round trip and return trip on front, Friedrichshafen arrival on back, beautiful, very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 52		Zeppelin Cover, Mexico, 1936 LZ129 1st North America Flight, Sieger 409t, Hindenburg flight with Zeppelin cachet on front and receiver on back, very fine, rare . Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 53		Zeppelin Cover, Mexico, 1936 LZ129 2nd North America Flight, Sieger 411d, registered flight with no Zeppelin markings as per Sieger, New York transit and Frankfurt receiver are correct on back, minor paper adhesion on back, very fine, scarce . Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 54		Zeppelin Cover, Monaco, 1932 8th South America Flight, Sieger 189, registered treaty flight to Buenos Aires, Zeppelin cachet on front and Paris transit and Buenos Aires arrival on back along with an untied F.I.P. vignette, couple pencil notations, very fine, rare . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 55		Zeppelin Cover, Nicaragua, 1930 South America Flight, Sieger 64 Ix, mixed franking Nicaragua/USA Zeppelin flight to Friedrichshafen via New York, U.S. franking $1.30 (#C14) fine to very fine, Zeppelin markings on front, additional stamps, transits, arrival on back, very fine, only 5 covers and 5 cards flown, very rare . Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 56		Zeppelin Cover, Nicaragua, 1930 South America Flight, Sieger 64 Ix, mixed franking Nicaragua/USA Zeppelin flight to Friedrichshafen via New York, U.S. franking $1.30 (#C14) fine to very fine, Zeppelin markings on the front, additional stamps, transits, arrival on back, minor brown staining under the diamond flight cachet, otherwise very fine, similar to previous lot, only 5 covers and 5 cards flown, very rare . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 57		Zeppelin Cover, Nicaragua, 1933 Chicago Flight to Germany, Sieger 245b, mixed franking Nicaragua/USA flight with Nicaragua double overprint variety 35c on 50c (Scott #C26c) and U.S. 50¢ Zeppelin (Scott #C18) with Chicago cancel, Friedrichshafen on back, very fine, extremely rare . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 58		Zeppelin Cover, Nicaragua, 1933 Chicago Flight to Germany, Sieger 245b, mixed franking Nicaragua/USA Zeppelin flight with Nicaragua 20c on 25c block of 4 (Scott C8 with one C8a "$" inverted) and U.S. 50¢ Zeppelin (Scott #C18), very fine in all respects, extremely rare . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 59		Zeppelin Cover, Palestine, 1934 9th South America Flight, Sieger 277, registered Zeppelin treaty flight via London, Stuttgart, Friedrichshafen to Pernambuco, Zeppelin cachet on front, transits and arrivals on back, hinge remnant on back, otherwise very fine, incredibly rare . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 60		Zeppelin Cover, Panama, 1930 South America Flight, Sieger 64x, mixed franking Panama/USA postcard to Germany via Havana, New York, Friedrichshafen, franked 65¢ Zeppelin very fine (Scott C13), impeccable condition, very fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 61		Zeppelin Cover, Paraguay, 1930 South America Flight, Sieger 62ba, Paraguay dispatch to Seville on Postal Stationery postcard, all markings on front, absolutely perfect condition card, only 9 pieces flown . Estimate $900-1,100. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 62		Zeppelin Cover, Poland, 3rd South America Flight, Sieger 150b, Berlin feeder Zeppelin treaty flight to Sao Paulo, Zeppelin cachets on front, arrival plus smudged transits on back, very fine, scarce . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 63		Zeppelin Cover, Salvador, 1936 LZ129 3rd North America Flight, Sieger 419, First dispatch on Hindenburg, very desirable franking with 2 sports and 4 airplane Airmails to Germany, dispatch cachet on back, fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 64		Zeppelin Cover, Salvador, 1936 LZ129 3rd North America Flight, Sieger 419, First dispatch Hindenburg to Germany, neat attractively franked with dispatch cachet on front and back, Fine and scarce. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 65		Zeppelin Cover, Salvador, 1936 LZ129 8th North America Flight, Sieger 438g, Scarce dispatch to Netherlands, neat hi-value sports adhesives, to Netherlands, scarce destination with Netherlands and Frankfurt backstamps, very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 66		Zeppelin Cover, San Marino, 1933 Italy Flight With Barcelona Drop, Sieger 209IIIA/214C, registered Postal Stationery card carried on Italy flight (all the correct markings), then placed on 2nd South America flight without appropriate Zeppelin cachet then dropped in Barcelona, arrival on back, a truly wonderful usage, Very Fine cover, very rare . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 67		Zeppelin Cover, Tripolitania, 1933 Italy Flight With Barcelona Drop, Sieger 213a, 214c, registered Zeppelin photo postcard carried on Italy flight (all the proper markings), then placed on 2nd South America flight (lacking Zeppelin flight cachet) and dropped in Barcelona, arrival on front, very pretty, very rare cover . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 68		Zeppelin Cover, Turkey, 1932 4th South America Flight, Sieger 157b, Berlin feeder Turkey treaty post to Recife, Zeppelin cachets on front along with 15 stamps, arrival on back, very decorative, scarce . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 69		Zeppelin Cover, Turkey, 1932 5th South America Flight, Sieger 171b, Berlin feeder treaty post to Recife, Zeppelin cachets on front, arrival on back, very nice, very fine, scarce . Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 70		Zeppelin Cover, Turkey, 1932 9th South America Flight, Sieger 195b, 17 stamps on Berlin feeder treaty post to Recife, Zeppelin cachets on front, Berlin transit and Recife arrival on back, toning affects 2 stamps, otherwise very fine, scarce . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 71		Zeppelin Cover, Turkey, 1934 3rd South America Flight (Argentina Flight), Sieger 254b, treaty post to Buenos Aires, Zeppelin cachet on front with two red crescent vignettes, Berlin transit and Argentina arrivals on back, very attractive, very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 72		Zeppelin Cover, Turkey, 1934 5th South America Flight, Sieger 265bb, treaty dispatch to Recife having all correct markings incl. Berlin Zeppelin cachet on front with Berlin transit and Recife arrival on back, one stamp minor perf flaws, otherwise very fine, rare and unlisted . Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 73		Zeppelin Cover, Turkey, 1934 9th South America Flight, Sieger 277, treaty dispatch to Recife having all correct markings incl. Friedrichshafen Zeppelin cachet on front with Berlin transit and Recife transit on back, impeccable, very fine, rare and unlisted . Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 74		Zeppelin Cover, Vatican, 1930 South America Flight Mixed Vatican/Italy/Germany Franking, Sieger 64xiv, to Pernambuco, beautiful 3 country franking on colored postcard to Pernambuco Brazil, all three stamps incl. Germany #C38 have appropriate postmarks, all markings on front, a Very Fine usage, only 8 pieces carried to Pernambuco . Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 75		Zeppelin Cover, Vatican, 1930 South America Flight Mixed Vatican/Italy/Germany Franking, Sieger 64xiv, to Seville, Spain, beautiful 3 country franking on colored postcard and all have appropriate postmarks, all markings on front, very fine in all respects, rare, very few exist . Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 76		Zeppelin Cover, Vatican, 1930 South America Flight Mixed Vatican/Italy/Germany Franking, Sieger 64xiv, to Seville, Spain, beautiful 3 country franking on colored postcard, all three stamps appropriate postmarks, and all markings on front, barely noticeable smudge on lower right, otherwise very fine in all respects, rare, very few exist . Estimate $1,100-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 77		Zeppelin Cover, Vatican, 1936 LZ 129 1st North America Flight Vatican/Italy Franking, Sieger 406, mixed franking treaty dispatch to Lakehurst, Zeppelin cachets, arrivals on front, Frankfurt transit on back, very fine, extremely rare . Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 78		Zeppelin Cover, Balance of the "Lynn Cooper" Collection, incl. over 170 covers and cards from over 20 different countries incl. U.S., Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland plus a bit of other miscellaneous items, good variety with some dupl., generally fine to very fine with some faults and toning. Estimate $4,000-500. View details and photo	Realized $12,075
Lot 79		Zeppelin Cover, Postcard Group of 172, mint and used with some not normally seen, incl. many German, also France, U.S., G.B., used incl. Feldpost usages, Fine overall. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,150

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