Zeppelin & Catapult


​​R. 101. A reprint of an article by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond from the Royal Aeronautical Society Journal on the yet to be launched, and eventually ill-fated Airship. The R. 101 was on her maiden voyage from England to India, and unfortunately crashed and caught fire over a field in France, killing all on board. This book explains technical details of the airship while it was still under construction. This book published August 1929.


​The Orient Flight LZ 127 - Graf Zeppelin by Fred F. Blau and Cyril Deighton. Published in 1980 by the German Philatelic Society, it is reprinted by Postilion. A very interesting study of this remarkable flight.


​Commercial Zeppelin Flights to South America by John Duggan and Jim Graue. Published in 1995, this book has the history, and comprehensive listings of flights, postmarks etc. Well illustrated.


​Deutsche Lufthansa - South Atlantic Airmail Service 1934 - 1939. This book provides a listing of the flights operated by Deutsche Lufthansa on the South Atlantic route between 1934 and 1939, with details of crashes, diversions, delays and ocean "landings". by James W Graue & John Duggan, Published in 2000, by Zeppelin Study Group.


​Zeppelin Specialized Catalogue 2003 by Michel, Published in 2003, this is a comprehensive listing of Zeppelin mail. Helps understand some nuances that make the subject all the more fascinating.


​Zeppelin Specialized Catalogue 2003 by Michel, Published in 2003, this is a comprehensive listing of Zeppelin mail. Helps understand some nuances that make the subject all the more fascinating.

​German North Atlantic Catapult Airmail Flights 1929 - 1935 by James W. Graue. First Published in 2004 and a second edition in 2014, this is of great interest to Catapult Mail collectors. Not much is widely known about this subject in India, though some mail does exist.

Wenn Es Doch Tag Gewesen Ware! Die Orientfahrt des Luftschiff LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin"; Eine Aerophilatelistische Studie, by Dieter Leder. Published in 2007 by Topo/Verlag, Meersburg, Germany, this book corrects many of the mistakes in the Deighton/Blau book listed elsewhere here.