German Pre WWI, Zeppelin LZ10 "Schwaben" Postcard 1912
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $45.00

Original era manufacture. A brown paper postcard which was carried aboard the LZ10 Zeppelin "Schwaben" on the 17th of June, 1912. Interestingly the Schwaben was destroyed 9 days later when she broke free from her moorings inheavy winds, and static electricity ignited her hydrogen bags.An old notation is paper clipped to the card describing its purchase by a previous owner in 1961 and paying a (then) hefty price of $12. In comparison, that would have purchased two complete WWII German helmets in Jim Schwartz's Gun Shop in Doylestown Pa, and left money over for lunch. Times have changed..