SS Feldpost Auschwitz-Oswiecim Reichsfuehrer SS

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.334ab

Object Name

Correspondence

Date

2-2-1942

Files

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Description

Envelope: Green, 'Auschwitz-Oberschles' handstamp in upper right corner. Back: Three words written at top. Letter: Large handwriting in blue ink,

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Feldpost sent in 1942 by SS man who worked at Auschwitz. Unusual handstamp that carries both the German and the Polish name of the town where the camp was located.

Dimensions

envelope: 4.5 x 6.5"; letter: 11 5/8 x 8 1/2"

Keywords

Auschwitz-Oswiecim, Feldpost

Subcollection

Concentration

Recommended Citation

"SS Feldpost Auschwitz-Oswiecim Reichsfuehrer SS" (1942). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.334ab.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/592