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ORIGINAL! VINTAGE 1979 HINDENBURG CAPTAIN HEINRICH BAUER WW2 INTEREST MAILGRAM & ENVELOPE
VINTAGE 1979 HINDENBURG CAPTAIN HEINRICH BAUER WW2 INTEREST MAILGRAM & ENVELOPE
- TYPE: HISTORICAL MILITARY / AVIATION EPHEMERA
- YEAR OF ISSUE: 1979
- TOPIC: GERMAN LUFTWAFFE COMMAND & ZEPPELIN CREW INTEREST
- SUBJECT: CAPTAIN HEINRICH BAUER (HINDENBURG OFFICER / WW2 VETERAN)
- SENDER: FRAU HEINRICH BAUER (WIDOW OF THE CAPTAIN IN GERMANY)
- RECIPIENT: BUD MILLER (NEW JERSEY, USA)
- RECIPIENT LOCATION: PORT READING / CARTERET, NEW JERSEY
- SIZE: SHEET 8 1/2\" X 11\", ENVELOPE 3 15/16\" X 9 1/8\"
- SIGNED: NO (TYPED VIA ELECTRONIC MAILGRAM TELEPRINTER SYSTEM)
RARE HISTORICAL EPHEMERA LOT: ORIGINAL 1979 MAILGRAM AND ITS MATCHING WINDOW ENVELOPE SENT FROM FRAU HEINRICH BAUER, THE WIDOW OF THE CELEBRATED HINDENBURG CAPTAIN AND DECORATED WORLD WAR 2 GERMAN OFFICER, FROM GERMANY TO NEW JERSEY.THIS HISTORICAL CORRESPONDENCE WAS ORIGINATED ON MARCH 7, 1979, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN BAUER. IT WAS SENT BY FRAU HEINRICH BAUER FROM HER RESIDENCE IN IMMENSTAAD/BODENSEE, WEST GERMANY—THE TRADITIONAL BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR VETERAN ZEPPELIN AND LUFTWAFFE PERSONNEL—CROSSING THE ATLANTIC TO AMERICAN AIRSHIP RESEARCHER AND ADMIRER BUD MILLER IN NEW JERSEY.CAPTAIN HEINRICH BAUER WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED, FULLY QUALIFIED AIRSHIP CAPTAIN. HE SERVED PROMINENTLY AS WATCH OFFICER ON THE LZ 129 HINDENBURG DURING THE LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY DISASTER ON MAY 6, 1937, WHERE HE MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED THE CRASH BY ESCAPING THROUGH A WINDOW AND IMMEDIATELY STAYED TO LEAD RESCUE EFFORTS ON THE GROUND. THE BURNING OF THE HINDENBURG REMAINS AN UNMATCHED CAPSTONE AS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND DRAMATIC NEWS STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY, AND ARTIFACTS LINKED DIRECTLY TO ITS COMMAND TIMELINE ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. HE LATER SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS A GERMAN COMMAND OFFICER DURING WORLD WAR 2.HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1970S TRANSATLANTIC MAILGRAM PROCESSINGTHIS ITEM REPRESENTS A UNIQUE ERA OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS. WHEN FRAU BAUER INITIATED THE MESSAGE IN WEST GERMANY, IT WAS TRANSMITTED VIA SUBSEA TELEGRAPH CABLES OR SATELLITE SYSTEM LINK-UPS DIRECTLY TO A UNITED STATES ELECTRONIC ROUTING HUB. FROM THERE, THE TELEGRAPHIC SIGNAL WAS ROUTED IMMEDIATELY TO A CHOSEN RECEPTION OFFICE SERVING MUD MILLER\'S CORRESPONDENCE HUB IN NEW JERSEY. A HIGH-SPEED TELEPRINTER ELECTRONICALLY PRINTED THE DATA STRINGS DIRECTLY ONTO THIS CONTINUOUS FEED 8 1/2\" X 11\" STATIONERY SHEET, SEALING IT IN THE MATCHING WINDOW ENVELOPE FOR PRE-PAID LOCAL MAILSTREAM ARRIVAL. THIS ARCHIVE CAPTURES BOTH INTIMATE ZEPPELIN COOPERATIVE PROVENANCE AND COLD WAR ERA POSTAL SYSTEM TELEGRAPHY.LOT INCLUDES:
- ORIGINAL MAILGRAM TYPED DOCUMENT. MEASURES 8 1/2\" X 11\". CONTAINS THE FULL TEXT SENT FROM THE CAPTAIN\'S WIDOW IN GERMANY TO NEW JERSEY.
- ORIGINAL MATCHING BLUE AND WHITE W. NUNION WINDOW ENVELOPE. MEASURES 3 15/16\" X 9 1/8\".
AN OUTSTANDING ADDITION FOR VINTAGE GERMAN MILITARY, WORLD WAR 2 GERMAN OFFICER ARCHIVES, OR EARLY AVIATION SYSTEM COLLECTORS.PLEASE REVIEW THE UPLOADED IMAGES CAREFULLY TO ASSESS THE PHYSICAL CONDITION BEFORE offerDING.
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