c1913 German Zeppelin Airship Postcard DELAG Official Early Aviation

Condition: Pre-owned. With mild edgewear, Typical.

Front / Design detailsText reads “Im Luftschiff – Postkarte”→ Translation: “In the Airship – Postcard”Lower text: “Zeppelin-Luftschiff”→ Translation: “Zeppelin Airship”Stylized illustration of a rigid Zeppelin flying through cloudsDramatic aviation theme, very popular just before WWIBack / Publisher informationBottom-left text (important for dating):“Offizielle Karte der Delag, Frankfurt a. M.”→ Translation: “Official card of DELAG, Frankfurt am Main”DELAG = Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-AktiengesellschaftThis was the world’s first commercial airline, founded in 1909 to operate Zeppelin passenger flights.Publisher: Gustav Lübbe, StuttgartCopyright note: “Alle Rechte vorbehalten” (All rights reserved)This firmly places the card before WWI, when civilian Zeppelin flights were still a novelty.

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