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.

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.

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.

 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).