Registered Nuremberg Cover Commemorating Hitler's 53rd Birthday, April 20, 1942

Authors

Object ID

2019.2.209

Object Name

Envelope

Date

4-20-1942

Files

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Description

Envelope with two purple postage stamps in top right corner, four round “Nürnberg” stamps in black ink, “Einschreiben” underlined in black print.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Special postmark depicts a Nazi Victory rune. The inscription reads “With the Fuhrer to Victory.” This postmark was used for one day only in only 6 German cities, including Nuremberg.

Dimensions

5 x 7 1/4"

Keywords

Hitler's 53rd Birthday, Nazi Victory Rune

Subcollection

Philatelic

Recommended Citation

"Registered Nuremberg Cover Commemorating Hitler's 53rd Birthday, April 20, 1942" (1942). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2019.2.209.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1537