"9Q5DA" shortwave (28 MHz) QSL card used 1987 by Duncan W. Aird at the British Embassy in Kinshasa, confirmed by Tom Brown KC4NC, simple but attractive map showing location on front, stray mark on the back, otherwise excellent condition. $3.50 zq NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"9Q5DX" shortwave (21 MHz) QSL card used 1990 by Dick Kwiatkowski at the American Embassy in Kinshasa, verified by KQ3S, excellent condition. $3.25 zq

"9Q5DX" shortwave (21 MHz) QSL postcard used 1988 by Dick Kwiatkowski at the American Embassy in Kinshasa, trivial wear at 2 corners. $3.50 zq NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"9Q5UN" shortwave (21 MHz) QSL card used 1988 by Heikki Keto, excellent condition, both sides attractive. Keto was affiliated with the United Nations (hence the UN in the call sign). He was second in command at the UNHCR in Malawi in 1994, and in 1996 he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva Switzerland. $5.00 zqu NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ORAS. Continental black-and-white Ilford real photo post card showing its AW650 Argosy (9Q-COA) parked, good composition, contrast a bit low, pertinent identification information written on back. Formerly Shackleton Aviation Services & Otrang Range Air Services, it was never delivered to Zaire, and was scrapped in 1981 in England. Exquisitely rare. $10.00 az%

SCIBE AIRLIFT CARGO / SCIBE-ZAÏRE. Unused continental postcard showing its Fokker F-27 on the ground, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise excellent condition. The aircraft registration number is not shown. Two of this airline's F-27's crashed--1991 & 1992. $5.00 az

SHABAIR. Continental color photo showing its Hawker Siddeley HS-748 aircraft (RP-C1026 leased) on the ground with stairs for passengers, good composition & focus, tiny corner bend. Rare. $5.00 az

    SOCIETE GENERALE D'ALIMENTATION / S.G.A. Unused continental postcard showing their Nihon YS-11A-627 (9Q-CWL) at Basel Switzerland June 1976, trivial wear at top edge. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 az

VIRUNGA AIR CARGO. Continental black & white Ilford real photo postcard showing its Canadair CL-44 (9Q-CQV) parked near other aircraft, good focus & composition, contrast is low, identification written on back, light thumbprint smudge on back. Rare. $5.00 az NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ZAIRE AERO SERVICE. Continental postcard showing its Douglas DC-4 (9Q-CBG), from a limited edition of 600, country of registration written on back, otherwise excellent condition. On August 23 1988 this aircraft crashed at M'Bamou Island )near Kinshasa) in the Congo Democratic Republic with 5 fatalities. $12.75 azdc

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    "ZAMBÉZE -- SÉANCE DE DIVINATION" showing a fortune teller, sepia-tone postcard from Société des Missions Évalngéliques in Paris, unused, fresh appearance. $18.00

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    "Main Street, Zanzibar" including some pedestrians, in color, postcard mailed 1960 to Pennsylvania, stamps removed. $2.00 zm%

    "R. P. D. 'KRONPRINZ'" with a side view of the ship underway, color post card from C. A. W. Grün, mailed NO 16 12 at Durban Natal (bold cancel almost complete ties 1-d Transvaal King stamp) to Ladysmith Natal, considerable corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front . This first-class steamer was part of the German East Africa Line of Hamburg, whose service included Tanga, Dar-es-Salaam & Zanzibar. $15.00 s(c)gz-nt

"VQ1HT" DX'pedition QSL card used 1960 W. J. 'John' Bolton, good edges. $2.00 zq

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    "106  EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY / 3A-H91" unused linen postcard in vertical format, fairly fresh except for soft corners. Back printing explains "...Mooring mast at the top is intended for / dirigibles." $5.00 zn

    "1742 Lausanne G^d pont et Bel Air / et le 'Hindenburg'" unused real photo postcard from Edition Art. Perrochet & Phototypie S. A., scalloped edges as issued, tape stain at top of back, bottom corner crease, tiny top corner crease. $15.00 zs NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "202  THE GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN CORP'S FACTORY AND DOCK, AKRON, OHIO / 3A-H1484" linen post card mailed 1938, corner wear & rounding, small corner crease, lightly toned back. $3.50 zo

    "24. AMUSEMENT SECTION  GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 1937" including a zeppelin overhead & Leisy's Alpine Village restaurant in the foreground, black & white postcard from Ben Wheatman's News Co., unused, good edges. 5.00 ezo%

    "301:--CLEVELAND AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO" with a US Navy airship above & a Ford Tri-motor parked at its hangar, white-border era post card mailed there 1932, minor edge wear, a light smudge near the stamp on back. Vertical line in front gives the impression of a multi-view, but in fact it was added neatly by hand. Stamp fell off but it is still with the postcard. $20.00 zao(c)

    "3134 -- PARIS.  Le Dirigeable militaire Republique, après avoir évolué sur Paris, retourne à Meudon." black & white carte postale mailed 1913 at Paris but stamp removed, heavily toned back, album marks on back, many speckles of cancel ink on front sky. On 25 September 1909 the ship crashed, incurring substantial damage, but it was repaired quickly. $15.00 zfa(m)d INFORMATION ADDED RECENTLY

    "3134 -- PARIS. -- Le Dirigeable Militaire LA REPUBLIQUE / aprés avoir évolué sur Paris retourne à Meudon. -- ND Phot." showing the Lebaudy République near the Arc de Triomphe, caption in the sky; black & white carte postale mailed at Paris to Michigan, speckles of cancel in the sky, paper browning with age, several small light scrapes show in the sky. The airship first flew in June 1908, but was short-lived; in 1909 it crashed with the loss of all its 4 crew members. Meudon is short for Chalais-Meudon, its hangar near Paris. $15.00 zfa(m)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "60 THE CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO / 63582" including a Goodyear blimp overhead, linen postcard, writing on back, corner crease, lightly toned front. $2.75 zoa

      "813  GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY PLANT, AKRON, OHIO" with US Navy blimp prominently overhead, linen post card on yellowish paper, mailed 1955 at Akron, tiny corner crease. More accurately, the caption would read ' ... PLANTS 1 & 2, EAST AKRON'. Shown left. $6.50 o(e)o(a)zi#. Same but a lighter 1934 printing (shown right), unused & fairly fresh except for pencil price erasures on back. $8.00 zo(e)o(a)i% NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "  8. März 1917" memorializing Count Ferdinand Adolph Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin, the German general & aircraft manufacturer, who died on that date; black & white Postkarte with airmail sticker & neatly stamped German address on back (no stamps), hinge mark on back . Although not as well known, his earlier career in the 1860's to 1880's included serving as adjutant to the King of Württemberg & envoy of Württemberg to Berlin. $15.00 zgfw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / CHICAGO, 1934 / GOODYEAR LANDING FIELD" including a zeppelin there, unused sepia-tone postcard with Goodyear tire advertising on the back, brownish paper, pencil writing at the 2 lower back corners may erase with care, faint upper corner crease. $12.00 eiza NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "AKRON, OHIO / Goodyear Air-Dock. The world's largest building / without interior supports" including a zeppelin both within & nearby, color Plastichrome® postcard, unused, trivial wear at the bottom corners. $5.50 zos NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "ALLGEMEINE DEUTSCHE SPORT-AUSSTELLUNG MÜNCHEN 1899" with art (signed WO) showing an airship over the city, Bavarian 5-pfg government postal card in color, clear postal markings on back (both sending & receiving within the city), minor wear at the corners, overall impression--remarkably fresh for its age both sides. Priced below recent auction realizations. $200.00 zbe

    "AMERICAN AIRSHIP / KNABENSHUE" unused black & white post card, very light toning probably from album contact, good edges. Augustus Roy Knabenshue was the aviator first to fly over New York City in a dirigible (1905); later he worked for the Wright Brothers. $30.00 zg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "A Zeppelin Bomb Explosion / at Antwerp" in Belgium, color postcard from The International News Service, corner & edge wear, 2 corner creases. $12.00 zb

    "B 14.  PARIS -- Le Trocadéro / ELD" with zeppelin conspicuous in the sky, color postcard mailed there 1909 to Belgium, minor edge wear, light album impressions at the corners, faint stress mark in lower right front corner, a little toning in the upper left sky. $18.00 zf

    "B 19. PARIS - Panorama pris de l'Opéra / ELD" with zeppelin conspicuous in the sky, color postcard mailed there 1909 to Belgium, minor edge wear, faint album impressions at the corners, a little toning in the right address area. $18.00 zf

    "Baloon(sic) House, Ft. Omaha, Nebr." showing a crowd near its exterior, unused post card made in Germany, numbered 3592 in the address area, back paper browning with age, trivial corner & edge wear, faint album marks at the back corners. This structure was built in 1908 for the American Expeditionary Forces of the US Army, and became part of the Balloon School that ran there until 1917. Hard to find! $75.00 zwm(a)a(m)n

    "BARRACK, FIELD HOSPITAL AND OFFICERS QUARTERS, FT. MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, ALA.--38" unused linen multiview post card with 5 scenes--including a blimp, tank & howitzer; lightly toned back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 amz

    "BERLIN.  Reichstagsgebäude mit Siegessäule." with an airship in the sky, color postcard mailed 17.7.11 from there, small bottom corner crease, back toned unevenly, speckles of cancel ink in the front sky. $15.00 zg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF GRANT PARK, / Chicago, showing the John G. Shedd / Aquarium. (Right center)" with a zeppelin overhead, unused real photo postcard, previous dealer's penciled writing in the bottom back corners may not erase well. $11.00 zi NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Blimp Leaving for Patrol / at Naval Air Station (LTA), / Glynco, near Brunswick, Ga." from an official US Navy photograph, linen postcard mailed there 1946, good edges, 2 tiny spots in back message area. $5.00 zgm

    "CLOSEUP OF CONSTRUCTION OF U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP  47" at Akron Ohio, white-border era post card from Akron Stationery Co., unused, trivial corner & edge wear. $30.00 zmio

    "... / Das neue deutsche Zeppelin-Luftschiff L. Z. 129 / Das grösste Luftschiff der Welt / ..." with Nazi emblem on the lower tailfin; unused black & white postcard derived from a Hoffmann photo, priced as a reproduction. $2.50 zn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

      "... / Das neue deutsche Zeppelin-Luftschiff 'Hindenburg' Z. A. 129 / Das grösste Luftschiff der Welt / ..." sepia-tone on brownish paper, unused postcard with good edges, priced as a reproduction. Shown left. $2.50 zn. Same except black & white on yellowish paper. Shown right. $2.50 zn

    "Der Kaiser begrüsst den Grafen Zeppelin / nach der Landung." unused sepia-tone real photo Postkarte in excellent condition. Conveys the excitement that airships raised at the time, as few other postcards do. $35.00 zgr

    "DEUTSCHES MILITARLUFTSCHIFF." with signed Hans Stövhase art showing a German military zeppelin tethered to a roof, unused Tuck Oilette Serie 500 B Postkarte, minor rounding of the corners. $27.50 za(m)a(s)t NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Dresden, Blick auf Zwinger, Kgl. Schloss u. Opernhaus" with an aerial view of the city in Saxony, sepia-tone Luftschiff-Postkarte Im Zeppelin-Luftschiff, Officielle Karte der Delag, Frankfurt a. M., Verlag Gustav Eyb (Nr. 142), with neatly handstamped Ohio address on the back (possibly a former owner), trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. Line drawing of a zeppelin at the upper left of the back. $15.00 zs NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Dresden-Kaditz / Luftschiffhalle" with the river steamer 'DRESDEN' passing by in the foreground & an inset with Count Zeppelin's image, color post card that was mailed, small almost transparent album remnant stuck to the top of the back, corner wear. $35.00 zes(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Empire State Building / New York" with detailed printed description on back mentioning the ill-considered 'mooring mast extending 200 feet higher'; copyrighted color post card mailed there in the 1930's, noticeable wear at the top front edge. $3.75 zn

    "Empire State Building, New York / 35453" white-border era post card published by Manhattan Card Publishing Co., unused, lightly toned back, minor wear at corners. Text on back comments: 'A dirigible moored to the mast atop the Empire State ... would exert a greater pull than three locomotives.' $5.00 zn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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"EMPIRE STATE BUILDING = NEW YORK CITY" with zeppelin nearby for visual emphasis of its initial ill-considered mooring mast concept, unused white-border era postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $5.00 zn

    "ENGINE AND PROPELLER OF SHENANDOAH, NEAR AVA, OHIO" unused black & white post card including several curious onlookers & souvenir hunters nearby, light toning on back, front toning mostly in the right & bottom borders. The United States first rigid dirigible, this Navy scouting airship crashed in 1925 while on a promotional mission through the Midwest. The stern section fell near Ava; the rest landed near Sharon Ohio. Fourteen crew perished in the disaster. $15.00 zoa(m)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Erster Südamerika-Flug des Luftschiffes 'Graf Zeppelin' L. Z. 127 / Primer viaje a América del Sur del dirigible 'Graf Zeppelin' L. Z. 127 / The first South-American flight of the airship 'Graf Zeppelin' L. Z. 127" against a simple world map showing the principle route, unused sepia-tone Postkarte, advertising of an Altoona Pennsylvania stamp shop in the message area, obviously a reproduction. $2.50 zmpp NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Friedrichshafen 'Graf Zeppelin' über seiner Geburtsstätte" showing the airship over its birthplace, unused sepia-tone Postkarte, advertising of an Altoona Pennsylvania stamp shop in the message area, obviously a reproduction. $2.50 zgpp NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "German Dirigible 'Hansa' Arriving at Potsdam Harbor. / 29 © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y." postcard mailed FEB 22 1916 at Fountain City Indiana to Lora Brinkley in Muncie Indiana, corner & edge wear. Back text continues '... dirigibles used by the German / army in locating the position of the enemy and in / making night raids into the enemy's county.' $25.00 zwm(g)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "GOODYEAR AERIAL AMBASSADORS / Akron, Ohio" showing 3 zeppelins aloft with a release of balloons, unused chrome post card distributed by Wilbur Evans Company, fresh appearance, exceptionally colorful. $2.25 zo

    "Fesselballon, unsere Artilleriewirkung beobachtend. / Nach einem Gemälde von Prof. Hans Rudolf Schultze, Berlin // Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein / für Schaffung einer starken deutschen Luftflotte / und Förderung der Luftaherschule! /Jahresbeitrag: einschl. Vereinszeitschrift / 'Die Luftflotte' nach Selbsteinschäßtung / mindestens 3,- Mk. Berlin W 57, Grobenstraße 27." signed Hans Rudolf Schultze art showing an observation balloon directing artillery fire on a World War I battlefield; Postkarte sold for the creation of a strong German air fleet, mailed in Germany in 1915. The signature of the artist is in the upper left front corner of the image; all the caption information is from the back. A couple of tiny cancel ink spots in the lower left front border, good edges. $75.00 za(m)gm

    "Gand / 1913 // Le Section allemande / Duitsche Afdeeling / Deutsch Abteilung / German Section" unused carte postale, good edges, water stain at upper right back corner does not affect the front, faint rubber band mark in the front sky. $17.00 zbe NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Graf Zeppelin /   8. März 1917" memorializing Count Ferdinand Adolph Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin, the German general & aircraft manufacturer, who died on that date; unused real photo Postkarte in excellent condition. Although not as well known, his earlier career in the 1860's to 1880's included serving as adjutant to the King of Württemberg & envoy of Württemberg to Berlin. $50.00 zgfw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Graf Zeppelins Motorluftschiff. / Das starre System ist in diesem Ballon ideal ..." with signed Hans Stovhase art in vertical format, 1910 postcard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 zeb

    "'Graf Zeppelin' über der Werft" unused black & white Postkarte derived from a Hoffmann photo, excellent condition. $10.00 z NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Gustav Eyb, Kunstverlag, Stuttgart No. 280. Alle Rechte vorbehalten." color portrait of Count Ferdinand Adolph Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (unnamed--it was assumed you knew his image at the time) on Postkarte, caption taken from the only printing on the back (which specifies the publisher). $20.00 zfg(e) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "HANS RUDOLF / SCHULZE" art signed in upper left front corner, color Postkarte published by Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein & mailed 1915 at Karlsruhe Baden, a little translucent toning near the back left edge, speckles of cancel ink in the front sky. A fund-raising postcard for the creation of a strong German air fleet, illustrating the usefulness of an observation airship during the bombardment of Warschau (Warsaw Poland). $60.00 za(m)gmpw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "HELIUM CELL IN U. S. S. AKRON, NAVY AIRSHIP   48" also showing the Goodyear racing balloon--both while a test is in process, white-border era postcard from Akron Stationery Co., unused, small corner crease, four small scraped areas on back. $8.00 zm

    "Hotel Johnson / Red Oak, Ia. 5195 // Airship to and / from all Trains" including passengers on the roof, unused post card, back paper browning with age. Unusual and rare. $125.00 zui

    "Hurdle Jumping and  Judges Stand, Brockton, Fair, / Brockton, Mass." including many spectators & the Strobel airship overhead; unused color postcard published by the Metropolitan News Company, made in Germany. The aviator is E. J. Parker of Rochester New York, and the time is August 1910. $50.00 zm(b)n(r)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "INTERNATIONALE LUFTSCHIFFAHRT / AUSSTELLUNG / FRANKFURT AM MAIN 1909" unused offizielle Postkarte No. 5 of the Airship International Exposition, lightly toned back, small bottom corner crease, mild wear at the left corners. Seldom offered, shown $100.00 zeg. Same, but a little more toning on the back, no corner crease, mild wear at 3 corners. $100.00 zeg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "KNABENSHUE AIR SHIP, HARTFORD, CONN., DECORATION DAY, 1907  No. 3 / Published by E. F. Haworth, Hartford, Conn." with a large well-dressed crowd milling around it; black & white postcard mailed there June 14 1907 to Canada, traces of cancel ink on front, minor wear to the corners, light toning near the top front edge. This is an early flight of aeronaut A. Roy Knabenshue, who began his exhibitions in 1906, and was later hired by the Wright Brothers. Later the passenger-carrying airship was renamed the White City. $100.00 zcm

    "L1 in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel" showing a zeppelin in Germany, sepia-tone on brownish paper, unused post card with good edges, priced as a reproduction. (2 available) $2.50 each. zg

    "Landung mit schwerem Schiff" which means 'landing with heavy ship', real photo postcard of the Graf Zeppelin II mailed 1938 at Friedrichshafen Bodensee to Vienna Austria, red violet cachet of the airship on back is 85% complete (rest lost due to stamp removal), remaining stamp is damaged from clumsy removal attempt (by an idiot). This zeppelin was only operational for about 1 year in part of 1938 and part of 1939. $30.00 z NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "La Republique" Tuck Educational Series of Post Cards No. 9 'Aviation', extensive writing over back in English, bottom corners noticeably worn, small lower corner crease. This short lived (1908 - 1909) semi-rigid airship was built for the French Government by Lebaudy Brothers. $20.00 zt NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Le Dirigeable du Major Gross (Allemand)" with signed Prof. Hans Rudolf Schultze art depicting a semi-rigid & experimental German military dirigible hovering over a shoreline; unused circa 1907 Postkarte from T. S. N. Serie 994, minor corner rounding at the bottom, more noticeable corner wear at the top. Described on the back: "Deutscher Militärballon von Major Gross. / Halbstarrer Lenkballon, bei welchem die Propeller / an einer unter dem Ballonkörper hängenden Segel - / fläche sitzen. Die Steuerung ist den fransösischen / Militärballons nachgebildet." $65.00 za(m)gm

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    "LENKBARES LUFTSCHIFF des GRAFEN ZEPPLIN(sic) bei nacht" unused Tuck Oilette Postkarte (Serie No. 500 B Luftschiffe) with signed Hans Stövhase art, lightly toned back mild corner & edge wear. Title translates 'Guidable airship of the Count Zeppelin at night'. Hard to find! $27.50 za(s)t  NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Looking at the Air Ship as it passes over Administration Building at State Fair Grounds" unused black & white postcard with undivided back from Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch, 2 corner creases, lightly toned back, toned front borders, as is. $2.75 zo

    "Love at its Height" post card with unsigned art showing couple riding below a fanciful dirigible, toned back, corners worn, corner crease, couple short faint internal crease at top. $4.00 az

"Luftschiff L. Z. 127 'Graff Zeppelin' überfliegt Ueberlingen" sepia-tone on brownish paper, unused postcard with good edges, priced as a reproduction. The airship is flying over Lake Constance in the foreground. $2.50 zg. Same except black & white on yellowish paper. $2.50 zg

"Luftschiff 'Graf Zeppelin' (l. Z. 127) wird aus der Halle gezogen." black & white postcard on yellowish paper, unused, good edges, priced as a reproduction. $2.50 z. Same, but tiny corner bend. $2.25 z

    "Luftschiff-Halle auf dem Flugplatz Leipzig. / Gegenwärtig grösste Halle in Deutschland. / Die Halle bietet 2 Zeppelin-Luftschiffen Unterkunft." showing a crowd admiring 2 airships (including the 'Sachsen') hangared in Saxony; unused postcard, numbered 4916 on back, good edges. The Sachsen carried almost 10,000 passengers in civilian service. $25.00 zs

    "LUFTSCHIFF im SCHNEESTURM" with signed Hans Stövhase art showing a zeppelin flying in a snowstorm, unused Tuck Serie 500B Oilette Postkarte with minor corner & edge wear, small light spot of toning near the upper back edge. Difficult subject matter for any artist. $27.50 za(s)tw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "LZ 127 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' Ueber der Luftschiffhalle" real photo post card mailed 4.6.29 at Friedrichshafen to Ohio, 2 small corner creases not into the image, lower corner crease into the image ground, a little toning in the upper left front corner. $65.00 zg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "L. Z. 129 erhebt sich zur ersten Fahrt" showing the Hindenburg on its first flight, Nazi emblems on the tailfins; black & white postcard derived from a Hoffmann photo, unused. Priced as a reproduction. $2.50 zn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "L Z 129 'Hindenburg' und L Z 127 'Graf Zeppelin' / über Frankfurt a. M." each with Nazi emblems on the tailfins; black & white postcard derived from a Hoffmann photo, unused. Priced as a reproduction. $2.50 zgn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "LZ 130 'Graf Zeppelin' / Landung in Leipzig Flugplatz 1939" with Nazi emblems on the tailfins, landing at an airport in Saxony; black & white postcard derived from a Hoffmann photo, unused. Priced as a reproduction. $2.50 zsan NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Major von Parseval / mit seinem lenkbaren Luftschiff in Zürich." with an inset showing the pioneering aviator, unused sepia-tone real photo postcard prominently showing the pioneering dirigible balloon from the side, P/RA in the stamp box, oxidation mostly near the bottom front border, good edges. Flights to Zurich were attempted (& sometimes accomplished) to partially satisfy military specifications. The Major was a retired German officer and his designs competed against those of Major Von Gross & Count Zeppelin. This airship wrecked and fell into Lake Plau in April 1910. Does the silhouette of this airship remind you of any movie you have seen? $75.00 za(m)ssn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Passed over town in my / air ship. Below was not in sight when I took this. / Hal P. Smith // MANISTEE" with a panoramic view of the Michigan town, sepia-tone real photo post card mailed JAN 25 1906 (ink spot in dial of flag cancel) to Richard Warner Jr. of Grand Rapids Michigan (arrival mark the same day is clear on back), a little toning on the back, same identical handwriting & ink both sides. This aeronaut was tasked with controlling his craft and with controlling his camera. His written comment essentially tells us that his camera was being controlled remotely (by some undisclosed device). He necessarily focused his attention on the airship controls for his safety, rather than on the sights he could have seen below. Rare, interesting, and of historic importance. Consider: (1) The first aerial photo from a airplane was taken in 1909 by Wilbur Wright at Centrocelli Italy; (2) George Lawrence's 1906 panoramic photo of San Francisco ruined by an earthquake is literally famous. The photo Smith took obviously excited enough local interest to have a real photo postcard published with the indicated caption added at the lower right of the image. But it is his handwritten explanation that is most interesting. When one does something truly difficult, it is human nature to explain it, so that others understand how really difficult the task was. Look at how clear his writing is & his bold signature; he wants the viewer to know how proud he was of the planned photo & and how difficult it was to obtain it. $500.00 zpm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Marine Luftschiff L. 3" sepia-tone post card on brownish paper, unused post card with good edges, priced as a reproduction. (2 available) $2.50 each. z

    "MOTOR DRIVEN WAR AIRSHIP" showing the invention of Major von Perseval; Tuck Oilette postcard 9495, mailed 1911 from Berlin to Arkansas, bottom corners creased, minor corner & edge wear. Described in interesting detail on the back. Hard to find. $75.00 za(m)t NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "MUSÉE DE L'ARMÉE -- HOTEL DES INVALIDES / 1. Nacelle arrière du Zeppelin L-49, attérri à Bourbonne-les-Bains le 20 Octobre 1917" showing the remains of a German zeppelin which crashed in France during World War I & was put on exhibit. Unused carte postale with green back, tiny speckles of toning both sides (only prominent in the front caption area), good edges. $35.00 zwa(m)f(b)m

    "Nouveau dirigeable / Pour l Année / 1905" fanciful & risqué art (signed Deb) showing a woman clad in naught but hosiery and shoes, piloting the carrot-shaped zeppelin (numbered 69) that she straddles while flying over the Eifel Tower! Unused carte postale, browning paper with a bit of light spotty toning both sides, tiny bottom corner crease, short faint internal crease well to the left of the image. The most unusual New Year postcard we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $200.00 zf(p)nnh

    "POOLE PIANO CO., BOSTON, MASS. // HEIGHT OF PERFECTION / POOLE / PIANOS // Boston, Mass. Harvard Medical School. Courtyard." showing a zeppelin with advertising in the sky, color post card published by Hugh C. Leighton Co., made in Germany circa 1910, pencil writing on back, light toning of the back, a few tiny spots of toning show in the front sky. The airship is obviously added in at the printer, making this the earliest suggestion that zeppelins could be used for advertising that we have ever seen! $50.00 zm(b)mgca NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "S-156  THE 'BLIMP' OVER BRAVES FIELD, WATERFRONT PARK / ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. 'THE SUNSHINE CITY' with a baseball game in progress, white-border era postcard mailed there 1932, worn corners, one corner badly creased, minor edge wear. $13.00 zsf**

    "SECTIONS ÉTRANGÈRES" art depicting a zeppelin over the Brussels Exposition of 1910, carte postale officielle, circa 1910, light toning along the top back edge, faint small bottom corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 zeb

    "S.M.Z.I. / Graf Zeppelin über München" with Count Zeppelin pictured in an oval inset at the left, sepia-tone on brownish paper, unused postcard with good edges, priced as a reproduction. $2.50 zb. Same except black & white on yellowish paper. $2.50 zb

    "SOUVENIR OF 25TH CON- / VENTION OF THE SUPREME / LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS // A / GLIMPSE / of Boston Mass" showing an airship over the rooftops; post card mailed APR 23 1909 at Maceo Kentucky (stamp removed), back toned, minor edge wear. The center of the postcard opens out from the top to contain what we believe was a tipped-in ticket, of which a small portion remains. The convention was held in August 1908. $12.50 zmf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "STATUE OF LIBERTY / NEW YORK CITY" with a blimp prominently in the background, unused color postcard, hint of corner wear, otherwise fresh. $5.00 zn(n)

"The Goodyear Blimp 'America', one of a fleet of / four..." close-up while airborne, unused chrome post card from The Scheller Co., fresh appearance. $2.00

    "THE GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN CORP'S. FACTORY AND DOCK  51" at Akron Ohio, white-border era postcard from Akron Stationery Co., unused, good edges. $5.50 zo#

"THIS SOUVENIR POST CARD / OF THE RIGID AIRSHIP / 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' / COME TO YOU FROM THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION / OF THE / RUBBER CITY STAMP CLUB / AKRON, OHIO / FROM A PHOTOGRAPH IN THE FILES OF THE / AKRON BEACON JOURNAL" black & white postcard in vertical format, D-LZ127 readable on the aircraft; light toning both sides, slight crush to one corner. Fourth in a series. $2.25 zo

    "T. v Eckenbrecher 14" printed signature of German artist Themistocles von Eckenbrecher on art depicting 'Zeppelin über Antwerpen' (as we learn from the back) acting as a military observation platform, Feldpostkarte used 31.3.15 at Sobernheim (very clear cancel on back, no stamp necessary) to a Belgian address, soft corners, traces of cancel ink on front. Postkarte sold for the creation of a strong German air fleet: 'Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein / für Schaffung einer starken deutschen Luftflotte / und Förderung der Luftaherschule! /Jahresbeitrag: einschl. Vereinszeitschrift / 'Die Luftflotte' nach Selbsteinschäßtung / mindestens 3,- Mk. Berlin W 57, Grobenstraße 27.' On canvas, this artist's work is infrequently offered at major auction houses with estimates in the tens of thousands of dollars. Bad Sobernheim is located in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. After its defeat at Liege by the Germans, the Belgian Army fell back to Antwerp, and was forced to retreat still further after heavy fighting such as that shown. $90.00 zbam(a)w-r NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "une Pensée / de TOUL / Pratbermon, éditeur, Toul" black & white carte postal with publisher's name in brown, multiview with 7 scenes--including a zeppelin in flight & a bridge--arranged in a pansy-like flower design, green back from booklet, browning back edges. $4.75 fzm+

    "U.S. NAVY  L / U.S. NAVY  G / U.S. NAVY  K / U.S. NAVY  M" / PROPORTIONALLY IN SCALE" black & white card with extensive details about quantities built, dates & purposes of each of these types of non-rigid ships all over the back. $16.00 zm(n)a(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Zeppelin Flying Over City Hall Park, / New York City" postcard published by Manhattan Card (their number 126 on back), unused, small mark on back may be removable, trivial corner & edge wear. $7.00 zn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Zeppelin's Dirigible / Military Airship" showing the LZ1 tethered near the Bavarian waters of Lake Constance / Bodensee; postcard mailed 1908 from Mobile Alabama to Mr. E. G. Davidson of South Point Ohio, speckles of cancel ink near the top front edge, minor wear to the bottom corners, 1905 copyright notice is faint along the left front side. $50.00 zba(m)m(g) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Zeppelin über Dover" signed art in black & white showing an airship over the White Cliffs of Dover in England, unused Red Cross (Rotes Kreuz) Postkarte Serie b Nr. 17, a few minor tiny spots of toning in the front border. Seldom seen. $35.00 zre NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "ZSG-4 ... / ZS2G-1 ... / ZPG-2W ... / ZPG-3W" all shown with U.S. NAVY insignia in the empennage configuration, black & white card with extensive details about quantities built, dates & purposes of each of these types of non-rigid ships all over the back. $16.00 zm(n)a(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "A renowned Zulu chief (Tshingwayo) and his adjutants / Published by Sallo Epstein & Co., Durban" outside a large rounded hut with their shields; black & white viewcard with orange-brown caption, mailed from Point Natal 1904 (most of cancel clear & ties 1-d King stamp), minor edge wear, small corner crease nowhere near the view or stamp, traces of cancel ink on front. Rare. $30.00 niz

"Eve & the Eggs." showing a native child regarding some small broken eggs on the ground, unused copyrighted real photo postcard with good contrast & focus from Lynn Acutt in Durban, one corner with a small bend & tiny crease not into image, back toned. This photographer is noted for her ethnographic work among the Zulus. $14.00 npz NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Sampling the Family Beer. / Zululand" woman & her child bending over a large pot outside, copyrighted real photo postcard with good composition & focus, unused, minor corner wear. $5.00 zb

Uncaptioned & unused real photo post card showing 3 Zulu men with headrings (denoting their married status) seated side-by-side on the ground, good focus & composition & contrast, copyrighted by Lynn Acott, slight curl to the paper, good edges. $6.26 z

"Zulu Boy" unused real photo postcard from the Newman Art Publishing Company, trivial corner wear. $3.75 z

"Zulu Bride & Bridesmaids" before a thatched dwelling, several are semi-nude; unused real photo in excellent condition. $10.00 zn

"ZULU GIRL MDABULI" emerging from a thatched entrance," copyrighted real photo post card with good composition & focus, mailed from Johannesburg to Belgium in 1951, part of address marked out, wear at 2 corners nowhere near the image. $3.75 z

  "  "Zulu Kraals, Eshowe" unused black & white real photo postcard with glossy finish, good contrast & good edges, undisclosed publisher. $6.00 z

"Zulu Women" showing 4 semi-nude & standing side-by-side, real photo postcard from Lynn Acott, copyrighted, good focus & contrast, light toning on back mostly near a bottom corner, good edges. $7.00 zn

    ZULU. "Zulu Women Drinking Kaffir Beer, / Kimberley, Africa" color post card, unused, soft corners, corner crease. $5.00 (sbzi) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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