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Medium:
paper; ink
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
Germany (German empire)
Date:
1929
Description:
Four days before its journey to Lakehurst, New Jersey, to begin its flight around the world, the LZ127 Graf Zeppelin flew a test flight over Germany, dropping mail over fifteen cities. The July 28, 1929, Stuttgart drop was the first of these drops. The addressee was a well known airmail collector.
Topic:
John P. V. Heinmuller Collection of Zeppelin Covers  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Object number:
0.222097.3.21.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85e725107-b360-4540-9c4f-0c3b2f2b59ed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.222097.3.21.1