£6,000 - £7,000
Germany/USA - Hindenburg Disaster. 1937 Postcard to Gunther Thasler at Friedrichshafen bearing 1936 Olympic Games miniature sheet, prepared by the 13 year old son of Hindenburg crew member Albert Thasler who had been assigned to fly aboard the fateful flight but was dropped from the crew roster in April 1937, therefore sent to another crew member Robert Moser who agreed to carry items for Thasler and post them back on the return flight. These items were recovered from the belongings of Robert Moser, found in the wreckage of the Hindenburg shortly after the airship burst into flames whilst mooring at Lakehurst on May 6th, the card burnt at the left but with the stamps and address intact, cancelled by "NEW YORK N.Y / PAQUEBOT" duplex of May 10th. A rare Hindenburg disaster card, one of three recorded items to Thasler (two with miniature sheets) carried on the flight by Moser, last offered for sale fifty years ago (Hagedorn, Sep 1974) with Hagedorn guarantee letter. Photo included on Back Cover.
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