Konstanz: Zeppelin Centenary Special Cancel LZ 129 Hindenburg Airmail (Vintage RPPC 1938)

vintage real photo style postcard titled konstanz a. bodensee hafenpartie mit konzil, published by konzil-gaststaette konstanz (no. 43966a). the front shows a 1936 photomontage of the rigid airship lz 129 hindenburg (bearing the olympic rings) flying over the harbor and the historic council building (konzil) in konstanz on lake constance.
special philatelic souvenir card cancelled in konstanz on july 10, 1938 with three clear strikes of the special commemorative postmark featuring count ferdinand von zeppelin's portrait, reading 10. 7. 1838 - 1938 konstanz zeppelintag ausstellung in der geburtsstadt veranst. v. b.s.v. konstanz im k.d.ph., celebrating the 100th birthday of count zeppelin in his birthplace.
franked on the reverse with the complete set of four 1938 breslau german gymnastics and sports festival stamps (3, 6, 12, and 15 pfennig) plus the 5 pfennig zeppelin centenary airmail stamp issued in july 1938, accompanied by a blue mit luftpost par avion airmail label.
handwritten local address on the reverse to moosbruggerstr. 3 in konstanz.
note: the red digital overlay on the 5 pfennig stamp (and any cover on the tail fin) is a digital edit only to comply with platform guidelines and cover historical symbols. the original postcard and stamp are completely unaltered and undamaged.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally used in 1938

condition: very good to excellent...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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