I just looked for the perforation of Your stamps.

Michel # 496, 497, 498 "Chicago-Fahrt", Overprints on Michel # 423, 424 and
455

This issue was made in so called "Kammzähnung", K 14 (14 Perforation holes
every 2 cm).
You can regocnize "Kammzähnung" very easy, because the margin perfs are all
the same.

Your item has different margin perfs, typically for "Linienzähnung", so it
is possible that they are reprints. A lot of them was sold the last months
at Ebay.

The same problem with Your "Polarfahrt" issue and the missperfed "1.
Südamerikafahrt" issue. Expertising is necessary in every case.

Now to the Picturepostcard with the 4 RM Zeppelin stamp. Postage for Cards
was 1 RM, as far as I know. Please post a better scan for details of the
stamp only and a scan of the rearside of the postcard. Please compare the
perforation of this stamp with the other items. Is it the same perforation?

Here You can have a look at a complete Zeppelin fake card, also with
"Linienzähnung", compare it with Your items:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Chicagofahrt-kplt...c mdZViewItem

and the same here, also fakes:

http://cgi.ebay.de/D-REICH-1-4-RM-Ze...cmd ZViewItem

And here the genuine one, expertised by Schlegel:

http://cgi.ebay.de/DR-496-Zeppelin-C...cmd ZViewItem

You can see the differet perforation clearly.

Best regards

Gerhard

----- Original Message -----
From: "tiktak"
Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:11 AM
Subject: Graf Zeppelin Germany, Value question please for experts


If these were in your possesion, and you wanted to sell them on ebay, what
buynow price would you offer them at and would you allow submit best offer
on this listing? I do not trust auction style listings.

Scans are available below. I hope they look and are genuine items, I do
not know much about these. in fact, I do not even know (and would like
to) why the so-called german "zeppelins" have such a high collectors
value.

CAT-MI- NR496**,497**,498**, Wz-2x

CAT - MI- NR 439** Wz 2 with error+margin

CAT-MI-NR-456**,457**,458**, Wz 2x

postcard zeppelin KAT-MI-NR498

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...66517234_3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...66517234_2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...66517234_1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...A/66517234.jpg


thank you.

"tiktak" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
If these were in your possesion, and you wanted to sell them on ebay, what
buynow price would you offer them at and would you allow submit best offer
on this listing? I do not trust auction style listings.

Scans are available below. I hope they look and are genuine items, I do
not know much about these. in fact, I do not even know (and would like
to) why the so-called german "zeppelins" have such a high collectors
value.

CAT-MI- NR496**,497**,498**, Wz-2x

CAT - MI- NR 439** Wz 2 with error+margin

CAT-MI-NR-456**,457**,458**, Wz 2x

postcard zeppelin KAT-MI-NR498

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...66517234_3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...66517234_2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...66517234_1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24...A/66517234.jpg


thank you.



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