Graf Zeppelin 1928 On Board Cachet Transatlantic Washington Drop Albert Lehmann

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Unused

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Single

Item Description

Condition: First Trans Atlantic Crossing. 1928, October 11.

Grade: Ungraded
Postal History – Official "Zeppelin-Eckener Spende" Postcard Addressee Information: From: Posted on board the Graf Zeppelin. Handwritten greeting "Besten Grüss Albert" (Best Greetings Albert). To: Albert Lehmann, vom Grafen-Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen a.B. (am Bodensee), Schillerstr. 6, Germany. Note: Albert Lehmann was a prominent Zeppelin officer, often serving as navigator or watch officer on Graf Zeppelin flights, including its first transatlantic crossing. Additional Visible Features: Front: Illustration by Otto Arpke depicting a Zeppelin over a German landscape, with text supporting the "Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende" (Zeppelin-Eckener Fund). Back: Printed "Offizielle Postkarte des Reichsausschusses für die Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende des deutschen Volkes" (Official Postcard of the Reich Committee for the Zeppelin-Eckener Fund of the German People). Text stating: "Der gesamte Reinertrag der Postkarten fließt der Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende zu" (The entire net proceeds from the postcards go to the Zeppelin-Eckener Fund). The postcard bears no postage stamp. Postmark/Cachet: Single red circular cachet: "AN BORD DES LUFTSCHIFFES GRAF ZEPPELIN / 11 OKT. 1928" (On Board the Airship Graf Zeppelin / October 11, 1928). Historical Context & Flight Information: Postmark Date Event: October 11, 1928, was the departure date of the Graf Zeppelin (LZ 127) from Friedrichshafen, Germany, on its historic first commercial, passenger-carrying transatlantic flight to Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. Washington D.C. Flyover & Mail Drop: This postcard is consistent with mail prepared for and dropped over Washington D.C. during this flight. The Graf Zeppelin flew over Washington D.C. on October 15, 1928, creating considerable public interest, before proceeding to Lakehurst. Mail dropped over Washington from this flight is characteristically unfranked (no postage stamps) but bears the "An Bord" cachet. Flight Duration & Distance (Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst): Departure: Friedrichshafen, October 11, 1928. Arrival: Lakehurst, NJ, October 15, 1928. Total flight time: Approximately 111 hours and 44 minutes. Distance covered: Approximately 9,926 km (6,168 miles), though the great circle distance is shorter, the flight path was affected by weather. Summary: This official Zeppelin fundraising postcard was cacheted on board the Graf Zeppelin on October 11, 1928, the day it embarked on its first transatlantic voyage. Addressed to Zeppelin officer Albert Lehmann in Friedrichshafen, it bears no postage stamp, characteristic of mail dropped over Washington D.C. on October 15, 1928, during this historic flight.

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