First Flight

First South America Flight, 1934

Registered mail (Einschreiben) cover carried on D-LZ127 "Graf Zeppelin" on the first 1934 South America Flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (and by airplane to Buenos Aires, Argentina), May 26-31, 1934, autographed by the "Graf Zeppelin" commander Capt. Albert Sammt and LCDR Charles E. Rosendahl, USN, Commander, NAS Lakehurst, NJ.

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin over Rio de Janeiro, 25 May 1930

Photograph: Jorge Kfuri