Lot 1269
Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin, plate number "20080" block of six, tied on cover by purple Zeppelin cachet and cancelled by two strikes of "New York, N.Y., Varick St. Sta., May 2, 1930" duplex to Lakehurst N.J., appropriate U.S. and German flight cachets and transit backstamp, Very Fine and scarce.Scott Nos. C13 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THIS IS REPORTEDLY THE ONLY KNOWN PLATE BLOCK OF SIX PREPAYING THE CORRECT RATE.
Realized: $2,600