{"product_id":"1929-graf-zeppelin-round-world-flight-cover-1-78-rate-567-block-6-albion-pa","title":"1929 Graf Zeppelin Round World Flight Cover $1.78 Rate 567 Block 6 Albion PA","description":"\u003cp\u003e1929 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin Round-the-World Flight Cover - Albion, Pennsylvania, Complete $1.78 Round Trip Rate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExceptional self-addressed cover carried on the Graf Zeppelin's historic 1929 circumnavigation of the globe - one of the most celebrated aviation events of the 20th century. Canceled Albion, Pennsylvania August 5, 1929 prior to the flight's August 7 departure from Lakehurst, and backstamped Albion, Pennsylvania August 30, 1929 on return - confirming the complete round trip carriage via Friedrichshafen, Germany and Tokyo, Japan back to Lakehurst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBears the large purple circular \"First Round Flight \/ U.S. Air Mail\" cachet with world globe showing the complete route - Lakehurst, Friedrichshafen, Tokyo, and Los Angeles marked. Handwritten endorsement reads \"Via Graf Zeppelin L.Z. 127 \/ Around-The-World-Flight \/ Lakehurst, N.J. to Lakehurst, N.J. U.S.A. - Via Friedrichshafen, Germany and Tokio, Japan.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranked with the complete $1.78 Lakehurst-to-Lakehurst round trip rate - a block of 6 Scott 567 (20¢ Golden Gate regular issue, $1.20) on the front, plus 10¢ Monroe (Scott 562), 8¢ Grant (Scott 560), and a connected pair of Scott 567 (40¢) on the back. The sender's own penciled notation \"1.78 - Postage Front \u0026amp; Back\" documents the deliberate rate calculation. Addressed by Walter Conrath to himself at Albion, Pennsylvania - classic collector practice to document the complete circumnavigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Overall good with toning consistent with age. Both Albion cancels present and legible. Note: the two rightmost stamps of the front block of 6 show clipped or trimmed perforations. Back connected pair sound. Some soiling to envelope consistent with the long journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShips from St. Petersburg, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny catalog prices specified in the title of this listing are from the current Scott catalog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item(s) shown in the photo is an unmodified image of the exact item the buyer will receive unless otherwise noted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor international shipments similar size\/weight items ship free if you pay postage for this one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease use scans to verify any suggested Scott # as sometimes mistakes are made. If you notice an error please let us know so it can be corrected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem will be shipped with plastic wrapping and cardboard to help guard against shipping damage or water damage. No hassle returns available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffered by Vegas Stamps and Hobbies, Inc. Of Saint Petersburg, FL. 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