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5 THE MAIN POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE

5.1.2 DOMESTIC MAIL – POSTAL SERVICES

Zeppelin mail was officially not
allowed at the Polish Post in
Danzig. In spite of this in 1932 and
1933 some mail was sent from
Danzig by the dirigible Graf
Zeppelin to South America. Mail
was usually first sent from Danzig
to addresses in Poland and from
there to South America. Later mail
was sent directly from Danzig.

8 September 1933. Zeppelin mail
sent from Danzig through Rynik,
Berlin and Friedrichshafen to
Brasil. Special cachets for the
Anschlussflug and the 7th South
America flight. CORREIO AERO
CURITIBA (PR.) arrival cds
22.9.33 on the reverse. The four
Port Gdańsk one złoty stamps
appear to have gone missing
during the travel. In Brazil the
letter was considered as unpaid
and 3800 Reis postage due was
raised, indicated by the Thandstamp.

5 May 1937. Zeppelin mail prepared at the Polish Post in Danzig for the flight in May 1937, which was cancelled due to the crash of the Hindenburg on
6 May. BRESLAU-BEUTHEN (OBERSCHLES) BAHNPOST TPO 8 May 1937 on the reverse. Flown by Deutsche Lufthansa’s South Atlantic airmail
service. SECCAO 1a T. MANHA FEDERAL arrival cds 15 May 1937 on the reverse. Only two such sendings have been recorded.