1908 Zeppelin Flying Over City Of Stuttgart, Germany Post Card
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3051830 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
| Region: Germany | Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915) |
| Type: Printed (Lithograph) |
1908 Zeppelin flying over city of Stuttgart, Germany, post card --- image of a long, cigar-shaped rigid airship with two gondolas flying over dense urban area with several churches and clock towers and at least one good-sized park with gentle hills in the background --- Zeppeline über Stuttgart, 5. August 1908 (Zeppelins over Stuttgart) at upper leftON REVERSE --- Verlag von Paul ?ebe?e, Stuttgart at left --- some soiling --- detached lower right corner and diagonal tear from bot...tom at center repaired with transparent adhesive tape on back ---heavy creases, especially at corners and at upper center --- wear at edges and corners --- divided backHistorical note: Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin was a German general who became a pioneering designer and manufacturer of rigid airships in Germany. During the American Civil War, where he served as a military observer, he observed the use of balloons for military purposes.This inspired Zeppelin to begin developing his ideas for lighter-than-air flight, to which he devoted himself after resigning from the Army. He hired engineers and settled on a design including a steerable, aluminum frame, light but powerful engines, and multiple separate gas cells with a rigidly attached gondola.He soon used his connections to begin a public funding campaign for his new company, the Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Luftschiffart, into which he also invested his own funds, which amounted to over half the capital. He made his first flight in the airship LZ 1 over Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen on July 2, 1900.He accumulated a number of powerful patrons, including even royalty, as he continued to build his company, producing several more airships. Eventually, many of his company's airships were bought by the German military, which would use them in World War I as scouts and long-range bombers.They would, however, prove very vulnerable to weather and therefore less effective under field conditions and in action than had been hoped. For details, see: wikipedia /wiki/Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin; DARK STRIP ACROSS BOTTOM OR SIDES IS THE PLASTIC HOLDER IN THE SCANMoney back guaranteed if stamp(s) and/or cover(s) is/are not to your satisfaction.IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, ALL ITEMS OVER $50.00 MUST BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL (USPS Fee in addition to the $2.50 s/h charges). These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder. For United States residents, all items over $50.00 must be sent with delivery confirmation (an additional $1.50 fee) or by insured mail. These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: If you win more than one item, please wait for an invoice. After you have paid for the item and we have posted your lot from a US Post Office, we send notification that your item was mailed Please note that we list stamps, covers, and post cards in our auctions and for a fixed priced on our ebay store. If you subscribe to the store, ebay will notify you when we list new items. When you have a chance, please take a look by clicking the blue store Icon. If you want to avoid browsing through pages of lots for sale, just click on any item, then click on the blue store icon and you can browse through the categories that interest you which are listed on the left side.International buyers please note, "Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying." (source, ebay)Shipping and handling is as follows:US Bidders pay $1.50, Bidders from all other countries pay $2.50 except if a registered fee is required PLEASE READ INFORMATION AFTER THE DESCRIPTION; Items are well packaged and always include at least two pieces of cardboard.Combined lots reduce shipping and handling fees. Items sent by insured, registered, or certified mail will incur additional postage fees. APS member#183186.[stuttpc]
