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Harold G. Dick ammassed an impressive collection of postcards, stamps and postmarks during his trips on various airships.  He mailed numerous postcards to himself from aboard the airships, documenting his many flights.

Please click on an image at the left for an enlarged view.  Dates, airship and flight information, and stamp and cancellation details also are provided with the larger view.  Use the back arrow to return to this page.

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Date: June 16, 1934 and June 19, 1934
Airship: LZ 127
Flight: 369
Stamps: C40, C46, C48 and C49
Cancel: Sieger 250. C)

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Date: July 10, 1934
Airship: LZ 127
Flight: 127
Stamp: C52
Cancel: Sieger 259. Ab)

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Date: August 24, 1934
Airship: LZ 127
Flights: 391-393
Stamps (Brazil): C18 and C21
Cancel: Sieger 269. A)

NOTE: Additional South American and German cancels as well as a Pan American Airways cancel.

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Date: December 17, 1934
Airship: LZ 127
Flight: 417-423
Stamps: C40, C48 and C50
Cancel: Sieger 286. Ab)

NOTE: Autographs.

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Date: December 18, 1934
Airship: LZ 127
Flight: 417-423
Stamps: C40, C48 and C50
Cancel: Sieger 286. Ab)

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Date: April 7, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flights: 9-10
Stamps: C48, C57-58
Cancel: Sieger 402. A)

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Date: April 7, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 9-10
Stamps: C48, C57-58
Cancel: Sieger 402. A)

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Date: April 7, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 10
Stamp: C57
Cancel: Sieger 402. A)

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Date: May 8, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 12
Stamps: C57 and 423
Cancel: Sieger 407. A)

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Dates: May 8, 1936, May 18, 1936 and June 20, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flights: 12, 14 and 22
Stamps: C57-58 and 423
Cancels: Sieger 407. A), 410. A) and 417. A)

NOTE: Card was carried on the first three North American round-trips of the Hindenburg.

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Dates: May 12 and 14, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 13
Stamps: C48 and C57
Cancels: Sieger 407. A) and II.a

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Date: May 17, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 14
Stamps: 419, B82-86 and B88
Cancel: Sieger 410 A.)

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Date: May 22, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 14
Stamps: C46-48 and 415-416, 418 and 420-422
Cancel: Sieger 410 A.)

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Date: May 26, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 16
Stamps: 415-416, 418-420, 422-425, and 427
Cancel: Sieger 412. A)

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Date: June 2, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 17
Stamps: C48, C57-58
Cancel: Sieger 412. A)

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Date: June 20, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 22
Stamps C48 and C57
Cancel: Sieger 417. A)

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Date: June 20, 1936
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 22
Stamps: C49 and 473-476
Cancel: Sieger 417. A)

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Date: March 11, 1937
Airship: LZ 129
Flight: 58
Stamps: C47 and 481-483
Cancel: Sieger 449

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Date: March 28, 1939
Meter with Frankfurt cancel.
Card from Max Pruss to HGD.

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Date: July 9, 1988
Contemporary commemorative cancel and recent usage.



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