61st AUCTION - day 2

Japan: Japan, 1929, 3 Sen commemorative Crown Prince's Visit to Taiwan (sold onl

Japan

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Japan, 1929, 3 Sen commemorative Crown Prince's Visit to Taiwan (sold only at Taiwan post offices) in Block of 10 with silver wedding 20 S. strip-3, Tazawa 1 Y. pair ec.) on large size commercial cover (sized for shipping docs such as Bill of Lading or Bill of Exchange) despatched from Yokohama by AIRSHIP GRAF ZEPPELIN to "The Silk Center Building"" New York. Very striking cover by Airship transport from Tokyo-Los Angeles-Lakehurst to final destination, w/ Messrs Georges Audoyer private forwarder's date stamp on back side Yokohama AUG 21, 1929, clearly legible red "GRAF ZEPPELIN Round-The-World-Flight 1929" and red "TOKIO C.P.O. 21.8.29" and arrival green "LAKEHURST N.J. AUG 29, 1929" on reverse. Amazing Zeppelin cover (Sieger No. 31 B / Michel Zeppelin Nr. 31 E) .

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Condition: Air mail

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Catalog number(s): Sieger 31B; 156 (10), 175 (3) etc-