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1931 (13 May) Cover catapult mail from the ship "Bremen" to Pforzheim (Germany), franked with 10c airmail stamp (USA) was canceled special postmark of the ship's service "USA ger sea post s.s. Bremen" of the post office of the ship "Bremen", and airmail stamp 5pf, semi-postal stamp 15pf, 25pf (Germany), on May 16, 1931, were canceled with a special postmark of the ship's service "Deutsch-amerikanische-seepust D. Bremen" of the post office of the ship "Bremen"

Germany / Weimar Republic (1919-1932)

Rectangular cached "Mit Vorausflug nach Southampton" in translation "With preliminary flight to Southampton" indicating that the letter was planned for sending catapult mail. May 17, 1931 was sent by catapult by mail to Southampton, Red round cached "Deutscher Schleuderflug Dampfer "BREMEN" - Southampton".Then by airmail to Cologne, cachet "mit luftpost befördert Koln 2" in translation "Airmail delivered to Cologne 2". The postmark of the place of receipt is missing

Catalog: Scott 372, С27, B36, C10
Condition: Used.
Cover Airmail Postal History
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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
Auction 53
June 23 - July 4, 2026
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

An exceptional philatelic auction featuring Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Austria, and Worldwide material, including specialized collections of Siberia & Far East, Displaced Persons Camps, WWI & WWII Occupations, Catapult Mail, and many other fascinating collecting areas.

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1929 (6 Aug) Cover catapult mail from Friedrichshafen (Germany) to East Orange N.J. (USA), franked airmail stamp 25pf and 50pf (Germany) canceled by the Friedrichshafen airmail postmark, and 2c (USA) canceled postmark East Orange on August 20, 1929 on the back side (the stamp was attached already in the USA)
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1930 (22 Jun) Cover catapult mail from ship "Europa" to New York (USA), franked with three 25pf (Germany) and 5c the airmail stamps (USA) were canceled with a special postmark of the ship's service "Deutsch-Amerikanische Bremen-New York Norddeutscher Lloyd D. Europa" of the post office of the ship"Europa"
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1930 (15 Sep) Postcard catapult mail from the ship "Europa" to Newark (USA), franked with airmail stamp 10pf, 5pf,10pf, 15pf, and 25pf stamps (Germany), on June 18, 1930 were canceled with a special postmark of the ship's service "Deutsch-Amerikanische Bremen-New York Norddeutscher Lloyd D. Europa" from the post office of the liner "Europa". two 1c stamps (USA) canceled postmark canceled postmark Newark on October 2, 1930 the stamp was attached already in the USA
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