Envelope to Zagreb,Croatia with 'Borba' Stamp

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.278

Object Name

Envelope

Date

12-21-1941

Files

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Description

A white envelope with blue writing, as well as a blue postage stamp and two black hand stamps.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A 1941 Croatian "Borba" stamp depicting the Legionnaires holding shields with the national emblems of Germany, Croatia, and Italy. The first Legionnaire holds a sword, symbol of the defense of Europe against Communism. The upper side of the stamp bears the inscription "Borba Udruzene Europa na lsoku" ["The struggle of a United Europe in the East"].

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 7"

Keywords

Croatia, Borba, stamp, Legionnaires, The Struggle of a United Europe in the East, Zagreb

Subcollection

Philatelic

Recommended Citation

"Envelope to Zagreb,Croatia with 'Borba' Stamp" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.278.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/537