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1930 #C13 65c Graf Zeppelin block of 4 Flown Cover
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This 1930 cover bears a block of four of Scott #C13, the 65-cent green Graf Zeppelin stamp, tied by the red circular "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin / Südamerikafahrt" cancel. The cover originates from the Central News Service, 707-709 Buder Building, St. Louis, Missouri, and is addressed to Mr. Clarence L. Owen at 3981 Kingshighway South-West, St. Louis — meaning the letter began and ended in the same city. It carries a purple diamond-shaped cachet reading "First / Europe / Pan-America / Round Flight" with a map showing the route connecting Lakehurst, Friedrichshafen, Seville, Pernambuco, and Rio de Janeiro, and is endorsed in manuscript "Via Graf Zeppelin / Friedrichshafen / Lakehurst."
The Zeppelin's round-trip journey began on May 18, 1930, traveling from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Seville, then across the Atlantic to Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, then north to Lakehurst, New Jersey, before returning to Europe.
The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful commercial airship ever built. During its operational life it made 590 flights, completed 144 ocean crossings, and carried more than 13,000 passengers.
This 1930 cover bears a block of four of Scott #C13, the 65-cent green Graf Zeppelin stamp, tied by the red circular "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin / Südamerikafahrt" cancel. The cover originates from the Central News Service, 707-709 Buder Building, St. Louis, Missouri, and is addressed to Mr. Clarence L. Owen at 3981 Kingshighway South-West, St. Louis — meaning the letter began and ended in the same city. It carries a purple diamond-shaped cachet reading "First / Europe / Pan-America / Round Flight" with a map showing the route connecting Lakehurst, Friedrichshafen, Seville, Pernambuco, and Rio de Janeiro, and is endorsed in manuscript "Via Graf Zeppelin / Friedrichshafen / Lakehurst."
The Zeppelin's round-trip journey began on May 18, 1930, traveling from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Seville, then across the Atlantic to Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, then north to Lakehurst, New Jersey, before returning to Europe.
The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful commercial airship ever built. During its operational life it made 590 flights, completed 144 ocean crossings, and carried more than 13,000 passengers.
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