Set Date(s)
31 March – 10 April 1936
Zeppelin Post
1936 1st South America Flight
Si 403 A (front)
Si 403 A (rear)
From 31 March-10 April 1936, the Hindenburg (LZ-129) made its first flight from Germany to South America and back.
Mail from Germany is typically postmarked with cancels from either Friedrichshafen, on-board, or one of the many treaty states.
On-Board Cancel
Mail carried on this trip carries a red confirmation stamp like that previously used by the Graf Zeppelin for South American flights. The confirmation stamps each carried a letter indicating where it was used:
- a — Berlin
- b & c — Friedrichshafen
- d — on-board or from Stuttgart connecting flight
- * — Stuttgart
On-Board Confirmation Stamp
The cover shown above bears an airmail arrival cancel from the Brazilian Federal District.
Arrival Cancel
1936 1st South America Flight
Si 403 A (front)
Si 403 A (rear)
From 31 March-10 April 1936, the Hindenburg (LZ-129) made its first flight from Germany to South America and back.
Mail from Germany is typically postmarked with cancels from either Friedrichshafen, on-board, or one of the many treaty states.
On-Board Cancel
Mail carried on this trip carries a red confirmation stamp like that previously used by the Graf Zeppelin for South American flights. The confirmation stamps each carried a letter indicating where it was used:
- a — Berlin
- b & c — Friedrichshafen
- d — on-board or from Stuttgart connecting flight
- * — Stuttgart
On-Board Confirmation Stamp
The cover shown above bears an airmail arrival cancel from the Brazilian Federal District.
Arrival Cancel