Crash-mail, 1895, sinking of the NDL steamer ELBE after a clash with the steamer Crathie in the North Sea along the way from Bremerhaven to New York at the 30.1.1895, over 330 people lost their lives, it were only five Postal service sacks safe and to Bremen brought, registered letter from Hanover lindens 26.1.95 to New York with 2 x 20 Pfg crown eagle, further franking lost, the forwarding resulted under dust cover with handwritten registered notation and no. Of the original covers as very unusually Process, on face violet L4 \"safe from the post load of the sunk steamer ELBE / post office 1 Bremen\" and red box cancel of 2 lines \"free! Stamp lost. \", blue seal oblate of the post office Bremen reverse on cover as well delivery envelope, unique and extreme rare ensemble, particularly since from this Misfortune not much post have been preserved is, with both parts hardly ever offered