Censored Republican Air Mail Sent from Barcelona during Spanish Civil War

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.290

Object Name

Envelope

Date

10-4-1937

Files

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Description

Front: Three stamps in top right corner. Left to right: black with man in profile facing left; red with man in profile facing left; blue with image of building. Address handwritten in black ink. A blue stamp added to left corner for air travel. A faded purple censor stamp on the left side, along with a piece of beige tape. '29' stamped in purple on the right side. Back: tape and purple stamp on right side, with some pencil markings on the fold of the envelope.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Spain, Civil War, Republican air mail cover from Barcelona to Brussels with censor.

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 6 3/4"

Keywords

Spain, Spanish Civil War, airmail, Barcelona, Brussels, censored

Subcollection

Spanish

Recommended Citation

"Censored Republican Air Mail Sent from Barcelona during Spanish Civil War" (1937). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.290.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/548