Rare Envelope With Judenrat Hand-Stamp and Litzmannstadt Ghetto Cancel Renaming Polish City of Lodz Litzmannstadt

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.115

Object Name

Envelope

Date

4-11-1940

Files

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Description

Window envelope with green postage stamp and two hand stamps.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Envelope from the Aelteste der Juden, the Council of Jewish Elders of Litzmannstadt, dated April 11,1940, with a rare Ghetto Cancel, which renames the Polish city of Lodz Litzmannstadt.

Dimensions

5 x 7"

Keywords

Litzmannstadt, Ghetto, Council of Jewish Elders

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Rare Envelope With Judenrat Hand-Stamp and Litzmannstadt Ghetto Cancel Renaming Polish City of Lodz Litzmannstadt" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.115.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/406