This is a single-sided souvenir card commemorating the 1929 round-the-world flight of the Graf Zeppelin (LZ 127), produced by Philatelistisches Büro Rau in Friedrichshafen.
Cancel Date & Location: Postmarked Friedrichshafen on September 4, 1979.
Cancel Type: Two strikes of a special pictorial cancel featuring the Zeppelin over a globe, commemorating the 1929 "Weltfahrt" (World Flight).
Postage: 1977 West Germany 10pf "Tag der Briefmarke" (Day of the Stamp) issue.
Special Markings: Features a magenta commemorative strike ("Erinnerungsstempel") replicating a 1929 Tokyo C.P.O. marking for the first round-the-world flight.
Design: Photographic vignette of the LZ 127 airship flying over Tokyo ("Über Tokio").
In August 1929, the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin completed a historic circumnavigation of the globe. While the American press considered the flight to begin and end in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the German public celebrated Friedrichshafen as the official start and terminus. The airship's arrival in Tokyo was a major international event and a significant milestone in early global aviation and airmail history. This 1979 card marks the 50th anniversary of that monumental journey.
This is a clean, well-preserved piece for collectors of Zeppelin postal history, aviation topicals, or German special cancels.