Letter Carried by LZ 129 Hindenburg

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A letter carried by the Zeppelin airship LZ 129 Hindenburg. The transatlantic zeppelins offered a postal service to their passengers. This letter was carried on the Hindenburg's first crossing to New York in May 1936. The postage stamps were issued in Germany in 1936 and show the Hindenburg. (Private Collection)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2025, July 22). Letter Carried by LZ 129 Hindenburg. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20704/letter-carried-by-lz-129-hindenburg/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Letter Carried by LZ 129 Hindenburg." World History Encyclopedia, July 22, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20704/letter-carried-by-lz-129-hindenburg/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Letter Carried by LZ 129 Hindenburg." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jul 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20704/letter-carried-by-lz-129-hindenburg/.

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