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Vintage Graf Zeppelin LZ127 Photo Postcard
Decorated Bow Ceremony Hangar
LZ Medallion, Floral Decorations, Kodak Photo PaperDESCRIPTIONThis vintage photo postcard shows the Graf Zeppelin (LZ 127) decorated and on display inside her home hangar at Friedrichshafen, printed on Kodak \"Photo Post Card\" stock from an earlier period negative rather than an original-era real photo postcard, giving you the same dramatic image at a friendlier price point.Garlands and greenery are draped along the mooring lines and a large wreathed \"LZ\" medallion crowns the gondola, decorations that mark one of the airship\'s formal public occasions in 1928, most likely her christening ceremony on July 8 of that year, timed to fall on what would have been Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin\'s 90th birthday, when his daughter, Countess Hella von Brandenstein-Zeppelin, broke a bottle over the bow, or her celebrated first-flight send-off that September.Steps and a landing platform lead up to the enclosed control gondola with its curved windows, and one of the ship\'s five Maybach engine cars is visible along the hull above, propeller caught at rest.Built at Friedrichshafen on the shore of Lake Constance and completed in September 1928, the Graf Zeppelin went on to become the most successful rigid airship ever flown, carrying paying passengers across the Atlantic and around the globe over nine years and 590 flights before her retirement in 1937.
Every effort is made toward fact checking and provenance, including background research through news and historical archives. If anything about this listing is incorrect and you are not satisfied with the item, please reach out and I will make it right.Orders placed before Noon CDT ship the same day with tracking, so you know exactly when it will arrive. Every photo ships in rigid, professional packaging, sealed and protected in acid free sleeves. Shipping is free and already built into the price, so the BIN price is exactly what you pay, no surprise shipping costs at checkout.CONDITIONThis card is in clean, sharp condition. The reverse carries only the printed Kodak \"Photo Post Card\" layout with the address and stamp boxes, no writing, no postmark, and no stamp, confirming it was never mailed. The front image is bright and well contrasted, with crisp detail throughout the decorated hangar scene and no fading. Corners and edges appear square with no creases, tears, or bends visible in the scans. Please review all photos closely, as they are part of the description and show the exact card you will receive.
