Envelope From the United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to the American Joint Distribution Committee

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Object ID

2012.1.210

Object Name

Envelope

Date

11-9-1944

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Description

White envelope with decorative red and blue border. Addressed to Mr. Louis Sobel, Joint Distribution Committee, New York, from B. D. Mayer, UNRRA, New York.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was active from December 9, 1944 to June 30, 1947. This envelope is an early use of the UNRRA designation. Stamped APO 787 (Cairo), November 9, 1944, and censored by the British.

Dimensions

4 x 6 3/4"

Keywords

Censor, New York City, UNNRA, American Joint Distribution Committee, Louis Sobel, B.D. Magner, B.D. Mayer

Subcollection

Rescue

Recommended Citation

"Envelope From the United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to the American Joint Distribution Committee" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.210.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/890

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