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  • #MFN266 - 2017 $5.50 100 Years of Remembrance: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Mint Sheet of 4, Antigua
    May 6, 2026

    The Hindenburg Disaster 
    On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg caught fire while preparing to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and was destroyed in less than a minute. The disaster killed 35 people aboard the airship and one worker on the ground, ending a famous chapter in passenger airship travel.
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