Hindenburg Zepplin Stamp Appraisal

Germany 1936 Hindenburg Zepplin Airmail Stamp (75 Pfennig)

This is a German airmail postage stamp issued in 1936, featuring the LZ 129 Hindenburg airship. The stamp is printed in a distinct olive green and black color scheme. The design depicts the massive dirigible flying over a stylized landscape, with the text 'LUFTSCHIFF HINDENBURG' prominently displayed. The denomination '75' and 'Deutsche Luftpost' are visible at the bottom. The stamp features standard line perforations common for the mid-1930s era. Notably, the specimen is 'used,' as evidenced by a partial circular date stamp (CDS) cancellation in black ink, which obscures part of the upper-left design. The condition shows minor wear consistent with its age and postal use, including slightly rounded perforation tips and a subtle yellowing of the paper stock (patina). The printing quality represents the high-standard gravure or offset lithography of the German Reichspost during the Third Reich period. As an artifact of the pre-WWII aviation era, it commemorates the height of the commercial zeppelin travel before the 1937 disaster. The stamp is a vertical rectangle and appears to have original gum on the reverse, though its integrity is impacted by the previous postal application.