Set Date(s)
22 July 1929
Catapult Post
Bremen – New York (22 July 1929)
Haberer 1a (front)
Haberer 1a (rear)
On 22 July 1929, Bremen launched its first catapult flight to New York. Mail carried on the flight was stamped with a serial number, with a total of 10,997 pieces carried. A few covers are known without a serial number.
Mail carried on-board originated from three sources — inland German sources, on-board seapost, and Danzig.
Most mail carried on-board bears a red Norddeutscher Lloyd cachet and a black first-flight cachet.
Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Cachet
First-Flight Cachet
Most mail does not bear the red “Mit Katapultflug” cachet that would become mandatory in mid-August 1929, though several copies do exist with the cachet.
Also, a number of the pieces carried were marked with a red box cachet from the Bremen 5 post office.
Bremen 5 Post Office Cachet
MiNr. Bremen F-13-02
MiNr. Bremen F-13-02
Bremen – New York (22 July 1929)
Haberer 1a (front)
Haberer 1a (rear)
On 22 July 1929, Bremen launched its first catapult flight to New York. Mail carried on the flight was stamped with a serial number, with a total of 10,997 pieces carried. A few covers are known without a serial number.
Mail carried on-board originated from three sources — inland German sources, on-board seapost, and Danzig.
Most mail carried on-board bears a red Norddeutscher Lloyd cachet and a black first-flight cachet.
Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Cachet
First-Flight Cachet
Most mail does not bear the red “Mit Katapultflug” cachet that would become mandatory in mid-August 1929, though several copies do exist with the cachet.
Also, a number of the pieces carried were marked with a red box cachet from the Bremen 5 post office.
Bremen 5 Post Office Cachet
MiNr. Bremen F-13-02
MiNr. Bremen F-13-02