Envelope containing letter to Ludwig from his parents
Entry/Object ID
538.98.3.2023
Scope and Content
Very light blue German airmail envelope with purple lining addressed to Ludwig Ballin in New York City. The return address has been torn off in opening the envelope. Postmark is illegible but there are two German postage stamps, one blue and one purple. There is a cream label affixed to the back of the envelope with two circular Nazi eagle and swastika stamps indicating that the letter was opened by censors. "5G" is written by hand using a purple marker in the upper left corner of the front of the envelope. "743" is stamped in a small purple rectangular box on the back of the envelope, similar to the stamps on each page of the letter. The envelope contained ObjectIDs 538.98.1.2023 and 538.98.2.2023.
