Hi JGK,
These are German Airmails.
The red one is 1934 C47 valued at 65c
The green one is 1936 C57 valued at 50c.
Although they are fairly common issues they are often sought after by collectors of Third Reich Issues and paraphernalia.
I know, there's no accounting for taste!
The most interesting thing about this cover are the postmarks. The black cancellation is a 'Railway Station' postmark. Although I can't make out the top. However the lower red cancellation is an airmail cancellation, 'German Post (Office) Europe - North America'.
Is there a back stamp?
Hope this is helpful.
They are air mail stamps from Germany (pre-World War II). They are not valuable. The Zeppelin stamp is severely damaged and worthless.
Dambrovski just beat me to the punch on this.
The railway cancel is Frankfurt.
You would not want to remove the stamps from this cover.
the red cancel seems to indicate it's transported by Zeppelin. if so, what makes this envelope so much less remarkable than some eagerly sought after Zeppelin covers?
Just a snippet of information. The cover was carried on the Zeppelin flight of June 30-July 2: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (52hr49min).
It's not wartime, either, is it.
"The cover was carried on the Zeppelin flight of June 30-July 2: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (52hr49min)."
The red handstamp with the zeppelin and aircraft portrayed does not necessarily indicate flight by zeppelin--just that the means of transport was air mail.
Often the covers will state the LZ (Airship Zeppelin--Luftshiff Zeppelin)name or number typically at the top or at the left. Or by airship -- luftschiff.
I believe the Hindenburg zeppelin was on a return flight from Lakehurst NJ to Germany for this date. The Graf Zeppelin was on a South American flight.
My guess is that the cover was carried by an airplane across the Atlantic to New York and then as indicated by a U.S. plane via airmail to its location in Pennsylvania.
Bruce
Havent had much luck finding info on the stamps from this envelope.
Not sure if it being during wartime that it may be of some value.
Any and all information would be greatly appreciated!
re: German WWII stamped envelope
Hi JGK,
These are German Airmails.
The red one is 1934 C47 valued at 65c
The green one is 1936 C57 valued at 50c.
Although they are fairly common issues they are often sought after by collectors of Third Reich Issues and paraphernalia.
I know, there's no accounting for taste!
The most interesting thing about this cover are the postmarks. The black cancellation is a 'Railway Station' postmark. Although I can't make out the top. However the lower red cancellation is an airmail cancellation, 'German Post (Office) Europe - North America'.
Is there a back stamp?
Hope this is helpful.
re: German WWII stamped envelope
They are air mail stamps from Germany (pre-World War II). They are not valuable. The Zeppelin stamp is severely damaged and worthless.
Dambrovski just beat me to the punch on this.
The railway cancel is Frankfurt.
You would not want to remove the stamps from this cover.
re: German WWII stamped envelope
the red cancel seems to indicate it's transported by Zeppelin. if so, what makes this envelope so much less remarkable than some eagerly sought after Zeppelin covers?
re: German WWII stamped envelope
Just a snippet of information. The cover was carried on the Zeppelin flight of June 30-July 2: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (52hr49min).
re: German WWII stamped envelope
It's not wartime, either, is it.
re: German WWII stamped envelope
"The cover was carried on the Zeppelin flight of June 30-July 2: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (52hr49min)."
re: German WWII stamped envelope
The red handstamp with the zeppelin and aircraft portrayed does not necessarily indicate flight by zeppelin--just that the means of transport was air mail.
Often the covers will state the LZ (Airship Zeppelin--Luftshiff Zeppelin)name or number typically at the top or at the left. Or by airship -- luftschiff.
I believe the Hindenburg zeppelin was on a return flight from Lakehurst NJ to Germany for this date. The Graf Zeppelin was on a South American flight.
My guess is that the cover was carried by an airplane across the Atlantic to New York and then as indicated by a U.S. plane via airmail to its location in Pennsylvania.
Bruce