Comments on: Zeppelin Mail

By: M. Wall

M. Wall — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:48:16 +0000

Thanks for the information. I did not purchase the cover, and glad now that I did not. Sounds like questionable advertising. I appreciate your response.

By: Ford U. Ross

Ford U. Ross — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:20:22 +0000

April 27th 1936 is the wrong cancellation date for a letter mailed on the First
North American Flight . That flight ocurred on May 6 – 14 , 1936 and is the flight carried cover is listed
in the American Air Mail catalog as Z-404, worth only about $30.00.
Also something else is wrong. The German Olympic stamps were not issued
until July or August 1936 and appeared on the envelopes of the August 5 to 11th flight of the Hindenburg. AAMS Cat. # Z-416 .

By: Ford U. Ross

Ford U. Ross — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:37:13 +0000

You will have to check with a dealer for a copy the Latest Seiger, 2001.
There is a later catalog, 2005 issue by FROST, It has their latest
prices in it but some are high. zccaams@tampabay.rr.com
Member AAMS; ZCC, etc.

By: Ford U. Ross

Ford U. Ross — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:03:03 +0000

There is another Sieger cataglog that was published in 2002, maybe
even another one. Although it is still dated it is still the best catalog
to use. Be sure and adjust your prices from the listed Euros to U.S. $$$.
Ford U. Ross member Zeppelin Collectors Club and the AAMS.
Does your collection include any flown U.S. NAVY or other BLIMP covers?
You may email me direct at zccaams@tampabay.rr.com These are not
listed in any printed catalogs.

By: Dan (Airships.net)

Dan (Airships.net) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:34:54 +0000

For various reasons, I don’t offer advice about the authenticity of value of particular items, and I could not comment on the authenticity of an item without seeing it personally. (I would also need information about the backstamps to even guess whether it was carried on a particular flight). I am sorry I cannot be of more assistance, but thank you for visiting the site and posting your comment.

By: M. Wall

M. Wall — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:01:40 +0000

I am considering the purchase of a postal cover whose cachet pictures a drawing of the “Hindenburg” and an unidentified single engine monoplane. Above the cachet are the words “Per Airship HINDENBURG”, and beneath that the word, “Registered”. The letter is franked with three 1936 Winter Olympic stamps and a Zeppelin stamp. The letter was postmarked on April 27, 1936, at Leipzig; and addressed to a person in Brooklyn, New York. One of the markings is a red, round stamp with the words printed in a circular
format with the words, ” Deustsche Luftpost Europa Nordamerica.” My question: With a postmark of April 27, 1936, is it reasonable to assume that the letter was carried on the Hindenburg on its first flight to America? Thank you for your assistance.

By: Dan (Airships.net)

Dan (Airships.net) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:16:59 +0000

@ Nick: You can get a more recent catalog from Hermann E. Sieger GmbH, but while these catalogs are an invaluable historical resource, and I highly recommend them for that purpose, they are not an infallible source of information about pricing, since pricing is affected by so many market factors. The best use of the catalog for pricing information is to give you a general idea of which covers are more valuable than others, in relative terms, but you can't use the catalog to determine exactly how much a dealer or collector would pay for your collection.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:02:42 +0000

Hi, I have a lot of old Zep covers and post cards from different countries (mostly Germany, Norway, Switzerland, US). The Sieger Zeppelin catalog that I have is pretty old (’92). Where can I get the most current covers and post cards catalog?
I’ going to sell the whole collection (about 200 pcs. overall) and I want to find out the latest catalog prices for the stuff I have.
Thank you,
Nick