Three Day Sale of Toys, Militaria, Arms & Armour including The Airship Auction

14 various medallions/coins/tags. An interesting group from various countries. USA postal tags. Plus a 500 Portuguese Reis, marked ‘Trans-Atlantic...

10 modern silver commemorative medallions. All connected to aviation events and all depicting an airship. British, American and German. Including ...

8 modern silver medallions. 4 German marking various Zeppelin anniversaries, marked silver. All in small plastic boxes. Also an American medallion...

7 modern silver medallions. 4 silver coins, partly enamelled from the Congo and the Republic of Benin, 1000 Francs, dated 1987 on the reverse, all...

2 large German Zeppelin medallions. 8.3cm in silvered bronze, naked man launching an eagle with waves behind, inscribed in German ‘For Services to...

2 large German Zeppelin medallions. 10.9cm in bronze for 1st flight of Hindenburg to South America. Shows LZ129 above a tree, inscribed ‘Hindenbur...

2 large German medallions. One 9.2cm in bronze with profile portrait of Major August von Parceval looking left. Reverse has naked bearded man sitt...

A large 18.5cm bronze plaque, ‘For Service To The Zeppelin-Eckener Fund. Naked man launching an eagle. Fitted with a hanging ring on reverse. By S...

A large 10cm gilt medallion. Inscribed ‘Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, 1838-1917, with head and shoulders without cap, looking right. Reverse has ‘G...

A 12cm bronze Medallion for the Zeppelin-Eckener Fund 1925. Naked man launching an eagle with legend in German ‘Fur Verdienste um die Zeppelin-Eck...

French Plaque. Winged female figure between aircraft and airship, 3 panels inscribed ‘Navigation Aerienne’. Reverse, 3 panels, ‘The Dream’. Middle...

Plaque for Graf Zeppelin’s landing in Boblingen 1929. Zeppelin flying over buildings. Legend ‘Zeppelin Landung Flughafen Boblingen 3 Nov 1929 DTC’...

22 Assorted books. 11 volumes (in-complete set) of “The War of Nations”, published by George Newnes. Together with: “The Knighted Skies”, Jablonsk...

20 Assorted books, to include: “Airship (R34)” by Patrick Abbott, 1st edition; “Skyships”, William F Althoff, 1st edition; “Hindenburg – an illust...

20 Assorted books. Including: “Airship (R34)” by Patrick Abbott, 1st edition; “Skyships”, William F Althoff, 1st edition; “British Airships in Pic...

20 Assorted books. Including “Airship (R34)” by Patrick Abbott, 1st edition; “The Giant Airships” ; “Hindenberg” Archbold and Marshall; “Historic ...

Complete set of Zeppelin Weltfahrten cigarette cards: Album containing 265 real photo cards covering the period from construction of LZ1 through t...

Zeppelin Labels. A small but interesting group including adhesive label outlining ‘Graf Zeppelin’ World Flight 1929. Plus an advert label for a Ze...

Framed and Glazed Fragment of a Telegram with signature of Count von Zeppelin together with postcard of German Zeppelins and seaplane accompanying...

Framed and Glazed Fragment of a Telegram with signature of Count von Zeppelin together with postcard of German Military Airship Gondola at night. ...

A Grant of Letters patent. To Augustin Henri Hamon of Boulogne-Sur-Seine France, for a Luftballon. Dated 1885. An interesting Austro-Hungarian doc...

A Grant of Letters patent. To Augustin Henri Hamon of Boulogne-Sur-Seine France, for a dirigible aerostat. Dated 1886, cover in French, Patent pri...

A Perspex and wood mounted United States Navy certificate of graduation. Issued by the Airship Ground School. The certificate states- ‘This is to ...

Lecture on Maintenance, Flying and Operations of Airships – Cranwell 1918. Compiled as a pamphlet, by Wing Commander J.N Fletcher, this handbook w...

L/A Notes, Notes on Aerostation and Kite Balloon Notes, Ventry. A very interesting softback handbook on Lighter than Air aviation, compiled by “En...

Handbook on Rigid 23 Class Airships, 1918. Copy No 80 of the original board and cloth bound handbook, issued by the Admiralty in May 1918, contain...

Handbook on SS “Zero” Class Airships, 1918. Original board and cloth bound handbook (copy No 110) issued by the Admiralty in March 1918, containin...

Handbook on the “Coastal” and “C.Star” Class Airships, 1918. Original board and cloth bound handbook issued by the Admiralty in May 1918, containi...

A 6 page brochure on LZ127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’. In German, with statistics of flights, photos of interior, plus text and a supplementary section on ‘H...

Pamphlet on “High Speed Transport and Empire Communication” by Maj S S Smith (March 1929), together with Various Photographs of British Airships. ...

Soviet Union Stationery. 3 x 5 kopek cards showing Soviet Rigid Airship named ‘“ (‘ (Klim Vorishilov). Kliment Voroshilov was a senior Stalinist, ...

“USS Akron” Letter in a Roughly opened Memorial cover 30 May 1933. A letter on Naval Air Station, Lakehurst headed notepaper with an image of “Akr...

WW1 letter giving account of Zeppelin Raids – returned by Censor. Letter dated 13 Feb 1916 from a home in Staffordshire relating the events of a Z...

R100 Letter. A Letter from a Mr Suddes at Aero Engines Canada to a relative in England that was bought over by the R100’s Chief Engineer William A...

Royal Airship Works – Crew Contract: “Retained Airship Crews” blank contract together with 2 facsimile copies of the Rates of Pay and conditions o...

Collection of Documents, books and pamphlets. Including: a copy of “Aviation and Insurance – Notes for underwriters” issued in 1920; a Luftschiff ...

Zeppelin Literature: Hardback book by Dieter Leder “Wenn es doch Tag gewesen ware!” relating to Graf Zeppelin’s Orient Flight of 1929. Together wi...

An impressively large bound volume “Ehrendenfinal der Deutchen Armee und Marine, 1871-1918” “Monument in honour of the German Army and Navy, 1871-...

Framed front page of the Dresdner newspaper 7th May 1937. Also a picture of Count von Zeppelin, signed. Plus a picture of the Graf Zeppelin and an...

Framed newspaper photograph of a Zeppelin over a fleet review. A mounted, framed and glazed picture (33cmx26cm) from a newspaper showing a Zeppeli...

An interesting scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings from 1908/1909. Many about American aviation, including airships and balloons. Also include...

Hindenburg newspaper cuttings from 1937. Contained in a scrapbook the cuttings refer to the loss of the Hindenburg, German and English papers, man...

Newspaper Cuttings in French. 5 Pages from 1929 to 1938 on many aspects of Zeppelins. Also 13 modern prints (26cmx20cm) of various Zeppelins inclu...

Contemporary newspapers covering the loss and aftermath of the R101 comprising: News Chronicle - 3 editions dated Monday 6th October, Tuesday 7th ...

Newspapers and Magazines 1915/1925 all with airship interest. 8 copies of the French magazine ‘Excelsior’, a ‘San Diego Union’ report on the loss ...

Newspapers and Magazines. ‘Zeppelin March!’ Magazine published for the Zeppelin Company, excellent for a history of the company and photos, in Ger...

French WW1 period Magazines. 36 Excelsior 5x L’Illustration, 3x Le Mirror, also a copy of Figaro Illustre. QGC-VGC for age. Some wear/pages detach...

Various Newspapers containing articles of airship and Zeppelin interest. Including copies of the Daily Mirror, Daily Sketch, Daily Graphic, Figaro...

Newspapers with articles relating to the loss of the Hindenburg. 6 newspapers, 5 in English with dramatic photos and one in French. Also 10 copies...

Souvenirs of downed Zeppelins. A booklet of photos of pilots, Leefe-Robinson, Sowery, Brandon and Tempest, plus Zeppelin wreckage. 16 printed page...

A small quantity of interesting items of paperwork. Including a ‘Graf Zeppelin’ luggage label, scarce labels for ‘Graf Zeppelin’ Rome Flight 1933....

6 Zeppelin brochures. 1 duplicated of publicity of Bodensee and flying on the Zeppelin. A pamphlet on ‘Deutsche Luftpost’ German airmail rates in ...

5 Notices and Posters. Poster advertising trips to Lakehurst to see ‘Shenandoah’ and ‘ZR3’ (Los Angeles), stating round trip fare $2000 Printed in...

4 rare cards from Graf von Zeppelin accepting invitations to functions. One undated. One dated 2nd March 1911. One from ‘Graf und Grafin Ferdinand...

A rare ‘Guest’ Pass to the US Naval Air station Lakehurst N.J. In connection with the Graf Zeppelin World Cruise, allocated to R.H. Lenson (Lieute...

Hugo Eckener & The Leipzig Fair 1936: Set of five labels showing Eckener in his flying heavy overcoat and peaked cap. He is pointing to the inscri...

A letter from Hugo Eckener. On Grand Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg, note paper, dated 9th December 1913. An early example of Herr Eckener’s sign...

Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth’s Scrapbook of the airship “Graf Zeppelin” 2nd England Flight. A large (34cmx28cm) hardbound scrapbook of the journalist’s...

G.Herbert Scott: a short hand written note dated 18th July 1930 “Please allow Mr Hodnett to take three visitors over the sheds & R101, his is acti...

“Visit of His Majesty’s Airship R-100 Canada-1930” an official souvenir publication, 94pp, 21.5cm x 28.5cm, blue typical 1930’s style cover, with ...