Lot 690
[Dirigibles]. All items are in fine condition. This collection is accompanied by a number of newspaper clippings and cut magazine articles on the history of dirigibles in the United States and abroad. Lot of Fifty-one items relating to Dirigibles, most of American origin, including the U.S.S. Akron, the U.S.S. Macon, the U.S.S. Shenandoah, the Hindenburg, and others. Many of the items are signed by US Navy Airship Commander C.E. Rosendahl. Includes:
A. Typed Letter Signed by G.E. Rosendahl. One page, Quarto, on imprinted letterhead, Naval Airship Training and Experimental Command, July 7, 1946, to Sam Marx, head of MGM studios. Interesting letter concerning the disposition of three "Borden Chase scripts" about the Navy, which the commander is anxious to return to the studio head, as he readies himself for retirement into civilian life.
B. U.S.S. Shenandoah Crash Relic. On September 3, 1925, the US Navy airship Shenandoah crashed in the midwest, during a storm. This relic, which is accompanied by a sworn statement of provenance by a witness of the spectacular wreck, is a small piece of the Shenandoah's gas bag, 1½ x 2½", on which the original owner has written: "from USS Shenandoah after crash at Newark Ohio/ Herman Herst Jr."
C. Ten Commemorative Covers Honoring Dirigibles. Group of ten commemorative covers honoring the USS Akron, the Graf Zeppelin, the Hindenburg, the rigid airship USS Los Angeles, the USS Macon, and the USS Northampton. All have picturesque cachets that feature dirigibles. One, commemorating the "U.S.S. Akron Coast to Coast Trip Carrying Mail," dated May 6, 1932, is signed by US Navy airshipman G.E. Rosendahl.
D. Thirty-three Dirigible Postcards. Three American postcards featuring US and German airships, each signed by Commander G.E. Rosendahl, and another (unsigned) featuring the U.S.S. Macon. The remaining twenty-nine postcards are German, and depict striking and unusual shots of German airships, most featuring the celebrated Graf Zeppelin.
E. Programs & Timetables. A miscellany of six programs, placards, and one timetable for "Luftschiffbau Zeppelin," of Friedrichshafen, Germany, a one page printed octavo leaf which lists times and rates for a Zeppelin trip from Germany to South America. Also includes a program menu for a "Banquet in Honor of Dr. Hugo Eckener/ The Officers and Passengers of the Graf Zeppelin…" held in Los Angeles, at the Ambassador Hotel, signed by a number of the guests of honor; a program for the premiere of The Hindenburg starring George C. Scott (1975 - Universal); and three oblong Quarto placards from postage stamp organizations advertising commemoratives that honor airships and zeppelins.
Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 200.
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