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Aviation related crash covers are a specialised collecting area of aerophilately and are much-prized items of postal history, because they are generally rare, but as tangible artefacts of often-tragic accidents they have a story to tell.

The 367 covers salvaged from the Hindenburg disaster are especially desirable, with prices ranging from US $ 10, 000 and up ; a cover at the Corinphila auction in May 2001 realized 85, 000 Swiss francs ( US $ 75, 000 ).