1929 1st America Flight
On 16 May 1929, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) departed Friedrichshafen for its first America Flight of 1929.
Cancels exist from Friedrichshafen, on-board, and numerous treaty states. Friedrichshafen cancels can be either the normal hand cancel or machine cancel.
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Friedrichshafen Cancel
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Friedrichshafen Machine Cancel
The following day, 17 May 1929, the airship diverted to Toulon-Cuers, France, due to engine trouble. The flight to America was cancelled, and the mail carried on-board was held until the flight could be resumed.
A cachet was added noting that the flight was interrupted.
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Cachet noting flight interruption
The flight resumed on 1 August 1929 from Friedrichshafen, arriving at Lakehurst, N.J., on 5 August 1929. Mail carried on both the original flight and the resumed flight carried a blue confirmation stamp.
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Confirmation Stamp
The LZ-127 departed Lakehurst for Friedrichshafen on 7 August 1929, but the return flight is not considered part of the 1st America Flight of 1929. Rather, it was the first leg of the 1929 Round-the-World Flight (Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen-Tokyo-Los Angeles-Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen).
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1929 1st America Flight
On 16 May 1929, the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) departed Friedrichshafen for its first America Flight of 1929.
Cancels exist from Friedrichshafen, on-board, and numerous treaty states. Friedrichshafen cancels can be either the normal hand cancel or machine cancel.
![](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tr_zep_lz127_1928_amerikafahrt-friedrichshafen_cancel.png)
Friedrichshafen Cancel
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Friedrichshafen Machine Cancel
The following day, 17 May 1929, the airship diverted to Toulon-Cuers, France, due to engine trouble. The flight to America was cancelled, and the mail carried on-board was held until the flight could be resumed.
A cachet was added noting that the flight was interrupted.
![](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tr_zep_lz127_1929_1amerikafahrt-1-sudamerikafahrt-1929-cachet2.png)
Cachet noting flight interruption
The flight resumed on 1 August 1929 from Friedrichshafen, arriving at Lakehurst, N.J., on 5 August 1929. Mail carried on both the original flight and the resumed flight carried a blue confirmation stamp.
![](https://www.germanstamps.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tr_zep_lz127_1929_1amerikafahrt-1-sudamerikafahrt-1929-cachet.png)
Confirmation Stamp
The LZ-127 departed Lakehurst for Friedrichshafen on 7 August 1929, but the return flight is not considered part of the 1st America Flight of 1929. Rather, it was the first leg of the 1929 Round-the-World Flight (Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen-Tokyo-Los Angeles-Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen).