The product is a set of two mint hinged stamps from Germany, issued in 1936, featuring the ill-fated Hindenburg LZ 129 Zeppelin. The stamps are part of the air mail series and are in multiple colors. With a catalog value of $60.00, these stamps are a piece of aviation history from the early 1930s, representing the era of air travel and the famous Hindenburg flight.
The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The LZ 129 Hindenburg.Filled with hydrogen caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The accident caused 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen) among the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), and an additional fatality on the ground.