Prepared by Cheryl R. Ganz, Chief Curator of Philately.
The “Arthur Falk Hindenburg Papers” and “Postal Inspection Service Hindenburg Disaster File”
Zeppelin Hindenburg Crash Mail Documents
Finding Guide
Hindenburg disaster card, May 6, 1937 (Accession No. 1993.2002.70)
Officials salvaged this piece of mail from the wreckage of the airship Hindenburg. The burnt card reached its address in a glassine with an official seal. At least 360 of the more than 17,000 pieces of mail on board the airship survived the disastrous fire.
