United States
Lot 2073 United States
ScottNos Sieger409
Description
1936, 1st North America Flight, American Franking, signed by van Meister (Sieger 409 C), in blue ink at bottom right of cover franked by two 20c and 3c Washington (Scott Nos. 698 and 720) tied by "New York N.Y. May 11, 1936" wavy line machine cancel with type III violet handstamp cachet at left, addressed to Wilmington Del, Type III commemorative backstamp, Very Fine, Friedrich Wilhelm "Willy" von Meister (1903-1978) was the representative of the Zeppelin organization's activities in the United States: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, American Zeppelin Transport, Inc., and Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH, from 1928 until 1938
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Lot 2073 United States
ScottNos Sieger409
Description
1936, 1st North America Flight, American Franking, signed by van Meister (Sieger 409 C), in blue ink at bottom right of cover franked by two 20c and 3c Washington (Scott Nos. 698 and 720) tied by "New York N.Y. May 11, 1936" wavy line machine cancel with type III violet handstamp cachet at left, addressed to Wilmington Del, Type III commemorative backstamp, Very Fine, Friedrich Wilhelm "Willy" von Meister (1903-1978) was the representative of the Zeppelin organization's activities in the United States: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, American Zeppelin Transport, Inc., and Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH, from 1928 until 1938
