Values of US Stamps Scott Catalogue C15: US$2.60 1930 Air Graf Zeppelin Passing Globe. Page 17

U.S. Airmail Issues, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin on flight cover, #C15. Tied with City Hall Sta. April 26, 1930 cancel, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst with green Lakehurst backstamp, flight cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Sieger #57F. Scott $600. Estimate $300.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2009, Sale 83, Lot 483

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Attractive margins and centering, neat machine cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ value $730.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 2250

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Mint N.H., wonderfully well-centered, crisp impression, without the usual natural skips and bends encountered so often on this issue, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ value $1,750.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 2247

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Mint N.H., incredibly intense shade and impression, perfectly centered on bright paper with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — ONLY ONE GRADES HIGHER. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $4,100.00). With the exception of the one stamp graded 100J from the Scarsdale Collection (Siegel Sale 910), this is the highest Mint N.H. grade awarded by P.S.E. to the $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (24 total).

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 2246

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Block of four with plate no. at top left, h.r., rich color, Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 2249

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Mint N.H., wide margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 2248

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Mint N.H. with plate no. 20092 in bottom selvage, beautiful centering with wide and balanced margins, stamp with slight natural gum wrinkle at bottom, selvage with 7mm tear, still Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $1,200.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 968B, Lot 764

UNITED STATES Air Post 1930 Zeppelin, $2.60 blue, right sheet margin single with plate number, v.f., used on legal size, round-trip cover to Lakehurst

Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2009, Sale 200907, Lot 171

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Perfectly balanced margins, lovely color and with neat slogan machine cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUPERB USED CONDITION. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ price $2,750.00). This stamp and one other share this grade, with only one higher

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 975, Lot 2132

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Mint N.H., incredibly intense shade and impression, perfectly centered on bright paper with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — ONLY ONE GRADES HIGHER. P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98, SMQ price $5,700.00). With the exception of the one stamp graded 100J from the Scarsdale Collection (Siegel Sale 910), this is the highest Mint N.H. grade awarded by P.S.E. to the $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (23 total).

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 973, Lot 243

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Outstanding perfectly balanced wide margins, intense color and with the barest trace of hinging EXTREMELY FINE GEM.THIS MARVELOUS STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E. With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Gem 100, SMQ $1,200.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade). According to the P.S.E. Population Report this is one of only two hinged $2.60 Graf Zeppelins to have been awarded this prestigious grade, in fact, of the 727 C15’s submitted to PSE for grading only three stamps stand out at the pinnacle of quality, the stamp offered here, one other hinged 100 and a Mint N.H. 100J

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 973, Lot 244

UNITED STATES First Day Covers Air Post 1930 $2.60 Zeppelin, used on beautiful Washington, April 19, 1930 FDC with Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst and Europe-Pan-America Round Flight cachets, v.f.

Cherrystone Auctions, Jun 2009, Sale 200906, Lot 382

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Mint N.H. top plate no. 20090 and “F” block of six, beautiful color and detailed impression, few light natural gum skips, Very Fine, a choice Mint N.H. top position plate block

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 971, Lot 1971

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Bottom plate no. 20091 block of six, slightly disturbed original gum, rich color and detailed impression, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 971, Lot 1957

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15). Top plate no. 20091 and “F” block of six, four stamps Mint N.H., few reinforced perf separations at top right, radiant color, well-balanced margins, some natural gum skips but completely free of the bends that can plague this issue, Extremely Fine, fabulous quality for this desirable top position plate block

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 971, Lot 1956