Air Mail

The stamps on the second and third row are ones that were intended originally for use in the Tripolitania colony, but are overprinted with Cirenaica for use there. You can see the original printing, without the overprint on the Tripolitania page.

Graf Zeppelin Airship’s Voyage

Graf (i.e., Count) Ferdinand von Zeppelin was a German military general and an inventor. While in the U.S. during its Civil War, he rode in a hot air balloon used by the military to observe troop movements. The problem he noticed with hot air balloons was that they could not be directed. This led to the development of an airship that included engines, a keel, and a rudder to be able to steer and propel it forward. He also added a long, large cabin for the transporting of several people. The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin air ship was one of those airships.

During the 1930s, the Graf Zeppelin airship flew over much of Europe, as well as went to the U.S. and South America. The bottom set of stamps on this album page commemorated its flight over Italy. The images appear to be over open land, presumably in Africa. I’m not sure if he did fly over the Italian colonies.

Note

This page is complete, although the layout is a little too stacked looking. I also probably should separate the first row from the second and third since it’s not overprinted. There’s always something I can do to improve album pages. That’s why in part I prefer the ones already made by Leuchtturm. I can’t meddle with those.

Contains 15 spots: own 15 – 15 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Feb 11, 2025

Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

Dromedary & Rider

1.1	✓	A6	Rider on Camel	50c (aug 1932) air mail, violet
1.2	✓	A7	Rider on Camel	75c (aug 1932) air mail, brown red
1.3	✓	A8	Rider on Camel	80c (aug 1932) air mail, blue

Leptis Magna

2.1	✓	A1	Leptis Magna	50c (jan 1932) air mail, carmine
2.2	✓	A2	Leptis Magna	60c (jan 1932) air mail, orange red
2.3	✓	A3	Leptis Magna	80c (jan 1932) air mail, lilac
3.1	✓	A4	Leptis Magna	50c (may 1932) air mail, carmine
3.2	✓	A40	Leptis Magna	60c (jan 1943) air mail, orange red
3.3	✓	A5	Leptis Magna	80c (may 1932) air mail, lilac

Zeppelin Cruise

4.1	✓	A12	Zeppelin Crociera	3₤ (may 1933) air mail, brown
4.2	✓	A13	Zeppelin Crociera	5₤ (may 1933) air mail, violet
4.3	✓	A14	Zeppelin Crociera	10₤ (may 1933) air mail, green
5.1	✓	A15	Zeppelin Crociera	12₤ (may 1933) air mail, blue
5.2	✓	A16	Zeppelin Crociera	15₤ (may 1933) air mail, red
5.3	✓	A17	Zeppelin Crociera	20₤ (may 1933) air mail, black brown

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.