Censored Postcard from M. Frankenthal During Early German Occupation of Netherlands to New York

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Object ID

2019.2.286

Object Name

Postcard

Date

5-29-1940

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Description

Postcard with two green vertical lines down the center, “M. FRANKENTHAL PRINS MAURITSLAAN 90 OVERVEEN” stamped on lower left of page, one gray “NEDERLAND” postage stamp and two green “NEDERLAND” postage stamps in upper right corner. Back includes writing in black ink, “Amsterdam, 29. Mai 1940” written in upper right corner.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Postcard written 19 days after Germans occupied Netherlands.

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5/2"

Keywords

Netherlands Occupation

Subcollection

Netherlands

Recommended Citation

"Censored Postcard from M. Frankenthal During Early German Occupation of Netherlands to New York" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2019.2.286.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1612

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