Envelope from Warsaw during German Occupation to American Consul in Berlin

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.258

Object Name

Envelope

Date

7-23-1940

Files

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Description

Front: Tan envelope with writing in black ink. Includes a red postage stamp and black hand stamps.Back: Writing in black ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

This is a provisional issue of German stamps overprinted with "Deutsche Post Osten" for use in the General Government, where overprinting was valid until September 30, 1940. The General Government was ruled by Hans Frank, and included Lvov, Radom, Warsaw and Lublin districts. After war with Russia began in June 1941, the General Government became a province of the greater German Empire, which already included Danzig and northern and western areas of Poland.

Dimensions

3 7/8 x 5 7/8"

Keywords

American Consul, Berlin, Deutsche Post Osten

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Envelope from Warsaw during German Occupation to American Consul in Berlin" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.258.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/519