Rare 1939 LZ 130 Zeppelin flight cancellation card for the Königsberg Ostmesse trade fair. Stamped with historic red "Wegen Ausfalls der Fahrt..." grounding cachet on the eve of WWII.
1939 LZ 130 Zeppelin Cancelled Flight Postcard Königsberg Ostmesse Red Cachet
Historical Significance: This postcard was used during the final weeks before the beginning of World War II. The combination of East Prussian exhibition markings, philatelic congress cancel, airport cancellation, and interrupted air service cachet creates a scarce and desirable example of late pre-war German postal history.
Item Highlights:
Year: 1939
Airship Flight: LZ 130 (Graf Zeppelin II) — Cancelled Deutschlandfahrt to Königsberg
Postal Stationery: 15+5 Pfennig German Reich Ostmesse commemorative card (Horse head design)
Additional Franking: 60 Pfennig Hindenburg definitive, tied by airfield postmark
Genre/Style: Aerophilately / Zeppelin Post / WWII Postal History / Interrupted Mail
Postal Markings & Postmarks Present:
Right Side: Large, crisp circular commemorative exhibition cancel: KÖNIGSBERG (PR) 1 / 4. Philatelistische Ostland-Tagung dated 22.8.39.
Left Side: Clean airfield cancel tying the 60pf Hindenburg stamp: Flug- und Luftschiffhafen Rhein (Main) dated 26.8.39 (26 Aug. 1939)
Bottom Right: Highly detailed red pictorial Zeppelin cachet reading Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin - Deutschlandfahrten 1939 showing a castle silhouette alongside the airship.
Condition Statement: Very Clean Very Good (VG) to Excellent condition. The card features clear, un-smudged cancellations and vibrant red cachet inks. Edges are clean and crisp with remarkably little aging or handling wear. The reverse side is entirely clean and blank, showing only the natural, light indentation patterns transfer-pressed from the postmarks on the front. A phenomenal addition to any serious WWII, Third Reich, or Zeppelin postal history collection.
An attractive and historically significant Deutsches Reich postal stationery postcard issued for the 27th Deutsche Ostmesse (East Fair) held in Königsberg, East Prussia, August 20–23, 1939. A fascinating piece of postal history from the final days before the outbreak of World War II combines several desirable postal history elements on one card, making it an appealing addition for collectors of German postal history, aviation mail, exhibition material, and pre-WWII philately.
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