Zeppelin – Postmark Rio de Janeiro / Recife (Brazil) 1932 – Stamp / Letter

Article number: 33.219

⚠️ Note: This is a single custom-made item (not a mass-produced product), manufactured approximately 30 years ago for an exhibition on documents, postal services, and field post – exactly according to original templates. Please refer to scans for exact details.

Details

• Type: Postmark / Stamp (Zeppelin Philately – South America)
• Locations: Rio de Janeiro and Recife (Pernambuco), Brazil
• Airship: LZ 127 “Graf Zeppelin”
• Year: 1932 (Template)
• Special feature: Two Brazilian ports of call on one cover – Recife as South America’s main Zeppelin base
• Execution: Custom-made according to original template – not a mass-produced product
• Origin: Manufactured approx. 30 years ago for an exhibition on postal services and field post
• Classification: Collector's reproduction / Exhibition piece
• Condition: Good condition commensurate with age

About the Zeppelin Stations in Brazil and Philately

Recife (Pernambuco) was the most important Zeppelin base in South America – it housed the only Zeppelin hangar on the American continent, which was regularly visited by LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin" on its transatlantic voyages. Rio de Janeiro, as the then capital of Brazil, was the social highlight of every South American trip. Covers with both Brazilian stations on one cover are particularly rare and document the complete Brazilian route of the Zeppelin. In 1932, LZ 127 was already operating a regular scheduled service between Europe and South America – the first commercial transatlantic airmail service in history. Also available: Zeppelin CORREOS URUGUAY 1930 (Item No. 32.474), Asunción Paraguay 1936 (Item No. 33.208), Polar Flight 1931 (Item No. 33.216) and the entire Zeppelin stamp series in our assortment.

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