1926 (18 Aug) USSR Irkutsk - Moscow - Berlin, Registered Airmail RARE cover from Dr. Seilkopf to Joachim von Schroder, flight Moscow - Berlin (Muller 16)

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"1926 (18 Aug) USSR Irkutsk - Moscow - Berlin, Registered Airmail RARE cover from Dr. Seilkopf to Joachim von Schroder, flight Moscow - Berlin (Muller 16) From ex Dr. Peter Moeller collection that received the Large Gold Medal at the Hannover 2011 Exhibition. A record of flight history From 23.7. to 26.9.1926, Deutsche Luft Hansa made its first long-distance reconnaissance flight via Siberia to China. Siberia to China. Since there was no meteorological advice for the route, a meteorological center was set up in Irkutsk for the flight. Dr. Seilkopf, who had been seconded by the German Naval Observatory in Hamburg. This letter from Dr Seilkopf to Joachim von Schröder, authorized signatory of Deutsche Luft Hansa, is indirect evidence of the ""first German world flight"", of which no airmail exists. Irkutsk - Moscow with Trans-Siberian Railway Moscow - Berlin with DERULUFT Postmark: Irkutsk 18.8.1926 Moscow 25.8.1926 Berlin 25.8.1926 Berlin MLb ----------------------------------------- Ein Beleg zur Fluggeschichte Vom 23.7. bis 26.9.1926 führte die Deutsche Luft Hansa ihren ersten Erkundungsfernflug via Sibirien nach China durch. Da keine Wetterberatung für die Flugstrecke bestand, wurde in Irkutsk eine meteorologische Zeritrale für den Flug eingerichtet. Leiter wurde Dr. Seilkopf, der von der Deutschen Seewarte Hamburg dafür abgestellt war. Vorliegei:Jer Brief von Dr. Seilkopf an Joachim von Schröder, Prokurist der Detschen Luft Hansa, ist ein indirekter Beleg für den „ersten deutschen Weltflug“, von dem keine Flugpost existiert. Irkutsk — Moskau mit Transsibirischer Eisenbahn Moskau - Berlin mit DERULUFT Poststempel: Irkutsk 18.8.1926 Moskau 25.8.1926 Berlin 25.8.1926 Berlin MLb"

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Auction 32

October 3 - 14, 2023

United States , Huntersville , NC

The Empire and Zemstvo, Odessa Red Cross and mute covers, Soviet rarities and Tannu Tuva, Deruluft airmail and tridents, alongside German states, the Reich, propaganda and occupations. 19th-century rarities of the British Commonwealth, Europe and overseas, with US, locals and cinderella collections, complete it.

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Russian Empire: Odessa Red Cross, Mute Covers & Stamps, Postcards

Lots 1 - 221

Closed on Oct 3

Russian Empire & Zemstvo

Lots 222 - 721

Closed on Oct 3

RSFSR, Soviet Union, and Tannu Tuva Philatelic Rarities

Lots 722 - 1451

Closed on Oct 4

Russian Civil War, Deruflut Airmail 1922-1936, Ukraine, Literature

Lots 1452 - 1837

Closed on Oct 5

Ukrainian Tridents & Postal History

Lots 1838 - 2487

Closed on Oct 6

Germany: German States

Lots 2489 - 2941

Closed on Oct 10

Germany: WWI & WWII Propaganda

Lots 2942 - 3233

Closed on Oct 11

Germany: Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Collections

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Germany: WWII Occupations, including Baltic States Specialized

Lots 3708 - 4262

Closed on Oct 12

19th Century Rare Stamps: British Commonwealth, Europe, Overseas

Lots 4263 - 4903

Closed on Oct 13

United States, The World, Locals & Cinderella Collections

Lots 4904 - 5632

Closed on Oct 14

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