Aug 1936: A Zeppelin letter from New York to Vienna: 7th North America flight of 1936 by LZ129 Hindenberg, Lakenhurst to Friedrichshafen. Posted New York 19 August 1936; arrived Frankfurt am Main 22 August; flown to Vienna; FLUGPOST WIEN and TELEGRAPHENAMT WIEN cancels; pneumatic cancels from WIEN 62 and WIEN 76 although there is a red 50 on the front. Franked 43 cents, the correct amount for carriage by airship plus airmail in Europe.
Where has it been?
| Cancel | Date | Location (then) |
| New York | 19 -- | U S A! |
| Flug- und Luftschiffhafen, Frankfurt a/M | 22 -- | Germany |
| 1 WIEN 1 FLUGPOST | 22 6:20 | Aspen? |
| TELEGRAPHENAMT WIEN 1 | 22 20:15 | Börseplatz |
| 7 WIEN 62 | 22 20:50 | Mondscheingasse 13-15 |
| T A 10 WIEN 76 | 23 8:- | Südbahnhof |
| WIEN 50(Red crayon) | Taubstummengasse 7 |
The item flew in August 1936. It was addressed to Vienna, Zollergasse 14; redirected to Mayerhofgasse 4. WIEN62 at Mondscheingasse is adjacent to Zollergasse; WIEN 50 at Taubstummengasse is quite close to Mayerhofgasse.
So it sets off from USA, trundles over the Atlantic, and lands at Frankfurt. Flown to Vienna (Aspen?) where it arrives at 6:20 pm. Taken to Telegraphenamt who rapidly send it to Wien 62 for delivery just round the corner. The recipient redirects it to a different person at a different address (no extra franking – naughty!). Somehow it gets into the system and lands at Wien 76 – maybe someone dropped it off on their way home. Wien 76 send it to Wien 50 who (presumably) delivered it.