Set Date(s)
16-26 September 1933
Zeppelin Post
1933 7th South America Flight
Si 232 B (front)
Si 232 B (rear)
On 16 September 1933, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) departed Friedrichshafen on its seventh Südamerikafahrt (South America Flight) of 1933.
It arrived in Recife, Brazil, on 19 September 1933, then proceeded to Rio de Janeiro, arriving on 21 September 1933. The same day, it began its return flight to Friedrichshafen via Recife and Seville, Spain.
Mail from Germany generally had either a Friedrichshafen, Berlin, or on-board cancel.
Berlin Cancel
All mail carried a blue confirmation stamp commemorating the flight.
Confirmation Cachet
Mail postmarked in Berlin also carried a red confirmation stamp for the flight.
Berlin Confirmation Stamp
1933 7th South America Flight
Si 232 B (front)
Si 232 B (rear)
On 16 September 1933, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) departed Friedrichshafen on its seventh Südamerikafahrt (South America Flight) of 1933.
It arrived in Recife, Brazil, on 19 September 1933, then proceeded to Rio de Janeiro, arriving on 21 September 1933. The same day, it began its return flight to Friedrichshafen via Recife and Seville, Spain.
Mail from Germany generally had either a Friedrichshafen, Berlin, or on-board cancel.
Berlin Cancel
All mail carried a blue confirmation stamp commemorating the flight.
Confirmation Cachet
Mail postmarked in Berlin also carried a red confirmation stamp for the flight.
Berlin Confirmation Stamp