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| Flight Number | H 12 a |
|---|---|
| Airship Number | LZ 129 Hindenburg |
| Flight Name | First North America Flight 1936 |
| Departure Date | May 6, 1936 |
| Departure Location | Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| Arrival Date | May 9, 1936 |
| Arrival Location | Lakehurst, USA |
| Dispatch Type | Berlin Cancel with cachet a |
| Value | $ |
Notes
Hindenburg's first flight to North America took 61 hours, 40 minutes and was much faster than ocean ship crossings. Hugo Eckener and Ernst Lehmann were commanders with 56 crew members and 50 passengers. There was just over 1,000 kg of mail plus passenger and crew onboard posts. German mail was postmarked in Berlin, Frankfurt, Lorch, Stuttgart, and Friedrichshafen with a red cachet with varieties a-g. This example has the Berlin postmark with the scarce cachet a. The Berlin cachet b has been elusive to date.