Aviation: Lighter than Air

"Lebanon, New Hampshire, in the Future." Published by S. Schmidt. Trolley, horse-drawn wagon, railroad. Used 1910 Lebanon. Learn More

"Shenadoah wreck near Sharon, Ohio, 9/3 '25." Learn More

"Wings for Mexico." Bound set of eight postcards, plus cover. Learn More

"Airship Count Zeppelin
[LZ 21], World Flight 1929." Map shows route Friedrichshafen-Tokyo-Los Angeles-Lakehurst-Rio de Janeiro-Pernambuco-Havana. (two pinholes, bottom center) Learn More

Up in the sky over Karlsbad. Used 1918 Karlsbad. Learn More

The dirigible of M. Welmann bound for the North Pole. Used 1908 France. Learn More

"Prepared for the departure towards the Pole." Preparations after exiting the dirigible. Italian, zeppelin. Learn More

The set of eight (four shown) The events of French life. Hot air ballooon, lighter than air, LTA, pioneer aviation, sculpture, horse, battleship, steamer, transportation, royalty, France. Learn More

"JLA, Frankfurt upon Main 1909, Japan tea house." Artist signed M. Yasuda. Pioneer aviation, transportation, German. Learn More

"Odol. Passenger change in the airship port Staaken." printed on back "Odol Luftchiff D.P.N. 30 Meteor Hygiene. Mouth and tooth maintenance toothpaste." Commercial aviation, pioneer aviation, zeppelin, LTA, lighter than air, advertising, dentist, doctor, medicine, Germany, real photo. Learn More

Attached plastic zeppelin to a fur background where are stick the violets. Pioneer aviation, transportation, LTA, lighter than air, dirigable, glitter. Used France. Learn More

Graf Zeppelin in the air. Pioneer aviation, transportation, dirigible, bridge, tower. Learn More

Zeppelin pilot with his U.S. immigrant work permit. Dirigible, pioneer aviation, transportation, real photo. Learn More

"Cadillaqua Water Fete- Carnival-Fourth Week of July in Detroit." Published by Wolverine News Co., Michigan. Zeppelin, dirigible, illumination, fountain, steamship, pioneer aviation. Used in Michigan,1912. Learn More

Graf Zeppelin. Dirigible, LTA, transportation, real photo. Used in Germany,1929. There is a light corner crease. Learn More

Ballloon Ascension, Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island. Published by The Rhode Island News Company, Providence. Pioneer aviation, transportation, LTA, flag, umbrella. Used in 1907 Rhode Island. Learn More

Steamship ferry, sea plane and Graff Zeppelin. Commercial aviation, pioneer aviation, dirigible, airplane, transportation, flag, real photo. Learn More

Italian Airship Leonardo Da Vinci. Dirigible, pioneer aviation, transportation, Italy. Learn More

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Pioneer Aviation. Used 1915 Germany. Learn More

"L.Z. 127 Graf Zeppelin". Learn More

"Wreck of the Shenandoah, Caldwell, Ohio, September 3, 1925." Learn More

"Santos Dumont, as a gentleman Comes to imitate gracious little face It conceals the honors of its home In the close skies. Perrivier." Learn More

"Cupid's Message." Squeeze the card. Holiday greeting, St. Valentine's, pioneer aviation, transportation. Learn More

Advertising for Fabricable Tires, Brussels. Two postcards covered and stapled together. Transportation, automobile, railroad, dirigible, pioneer aviation, Belgium, Belgian, soldier, novelty. Learn More

"General Nobile to edge of Italy before leaving." Published by Ballerini & Fratini, Italy. Pioneer aviation, real photo, Italian, zeppelin, arctic, polar exploration. Learn More

"Sports and transportation." Artist signed C. H. Beauvais. LTA, lighter than air, pioneer aviation, France, navy, anchor, dirigible. Learn More

The Viktoria Louise airship. Transportation, pioneer aviation, zeppelin, LTA, lighter-than-air, sports. Learn More

"Remembrance of the visit of the Graf Zeppelin to Brazil." Transportation, pioneer aviation, German, dirigable, ocean liner, steamship, bridge. Learn More

"Japanese Garden, 1909." Artist signed M. Yasuda. Published by Hubert Kohler, Munich, Germany. Pioneer aviation, flowers, hot air ballooon, transportation, LTA, lighter than air. Learn More

Talking on the telegraph. Published by Doyen & L. Simondetti, Torino, Italy. Hot air balloon, transportation, pioneer aviation, LTA, light than air, lighthouse,sword, art nouveau, Italian, helmet. Learn More

"Dirigible Near Sunset Cliffs. Ocean Beach, California." Real photo, transportation, LTA, light than air, pioneer aviation, zeppelin, blimp. Learn More

Balloon contest ascension in Europe. "Million Population Club, St. Louis, Missouri." Pioneer aviation, transportation. Learn More

"This Balloon Was Sent Aloft at the Open House of the Laclede Steel Company, Alton, Illinois." This postcard was attached to a helium balloon and sent aloft. The finder mailed it back (pre-addressed to Laclede, St. Louis, Missouri) and a prize was awarded for the most distant. Used 1954 Marion, Indiana (with added "Via Balloonpost" rubber-stamp. Note punch hole. Learn More

"Cape to Cairo
[Egypt]." Portraits of Rhodes and Kitchener. Train, air hot balloon, Boer war. Published by Geo Stewart & Co., Edin. Used 1900 England to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Learn More

"Monument of aeronauts, Paris." Published by B. F. Paris, France. Male nude, sword, myth, pigeon, canon, pioneer aviation. Learn More

"The Blimp over Braves Field, Waterfront Park. St. Petersburg, Florida, the Sunshine City." Published by C. T. Art-Colortone, Chicago, Illinois. Sports, automobile, dirigible, pioneer aviation, transportation. (corner crease lower right) Learn More

Printed on back "The Zeppelin Airships are named after their inventor, Count Zeppelin, a General in the German Army." Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Co., England. Transportation, steamship, dirigible, LTA, lighter-than-air. Embossed. Learn More

Printed on back "La Republique, an airship of the semi-rigid type, was built for the French Government by Lebaudy Brothers, and made its first flight in 1908...in 1909 ... met with disaster." Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Co., England. Transportation, dirigible, zeppelin, LTA, lighter-than-air. Embossed. Learn More

Balloon ascension in the U.S. Real photo. Transportation. Learn More