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| Flight Number | H 59 a |
|---|---|
| Airship Number | LZ 129 Hindenburg |
| Flight Name | First South America Flight 1937 |
| Departure Date | March 16, 1937 |
| Departure Location | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Arrival Date | March 20, 1937 |
| Arrival Location | Santa Cruz (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil |
| Dispatch Type | Frankfurt Airport Cancel with c cachet |
| Value | $ |
Notes
Registered mail at the Rhein-Main airport post office and franked with the complete 1936 set of construction stamps depicting modern buildings and bridges. "Drucksache" refers to printed matter. This flight lasted 88 hours and 48 minutes. Hugo Eckener and Max Pruss were commanders with 58 crew members and 32 passengers. The flight carried 213 kg of mail plus the onboard posts by passengers and crew. The sender and addressee was Wilhelm Dimmler, an engineer who served on both Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg. He died in the Hindenburg disaster less than two months after sending this envelope.