Set Date(s)
25-28 March 1929
Zeppelin Post
1929 Orient Flight
Si 23 I A (front)
Si 23 I A (rear)
From 25-28 March 1929, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) made a round-trip flight from Friedrichshafen to the Levant and back.
Mail carried on-board typically bears cancels from either Friedrichshafen, or from the on-board canceller.
Friedrichshafen Cancel
Mail carried on the flights bears an Orientfahrt confirmation stamp. Two versions exist — one applied in red-lilac ink with a rubber canceller, and one in cinnamon red ink applied with a steel canceller.
Orientfahrt Confirmation Stamp
One official mail drop was made at Er Ramle, though only a fraction of the dropped ail received an Er Ramle arrival backstamp. Unofficial drops were made along the route in Athens, Rome, Spit, Vienna, and Munich.
1929 Orient Flight
Si 23 I A (front)
Si 23 I A (rear)
From 25-28 March 1929, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) made a round-trip flight from Friedrichshafen to the Levant and back.
Mail carried on-board typically bears cancels from either Friedrichshafen, or from the on-board canceller.
Friedrichshafen Cancel
Mail carried on the flights bears an Orientfahrt confirmation stamp. Two versions exist — one applied in red-lilac ink with a rubber canceller, and one in cinnamon red ink applied with a steel canceller.
Orientfahrt Confirmation Stamp
One official mail drop was made at Er Ramle, though only a fraction of the dropped ail received an Er Ramle arrival backstamp. Unofficial drops were made along the route in Athens, Rome, Spit, Vienna, and Munich.