F04_P04: Annexation of Austria, Vienna to New York
1938 September 25, Front side - Envelope from Vienna to New York. 2007.4.4.b
White-yellow envelope with cursive handwriting in pencil. An array of stamps are present along the left edge. Three stamps are blue 6-schilling Österreich stamps. One green 4-schilling Österreich stamp is viewed at the center left. At the bottom are three stamps depicting President Paul von Hindenburg. One 1-pfennig black stamp, one 4-pfennig blue stamp, and one 8-pfennig red stamp are present. Overtop are cancellations dated September 9, 1938.
Name/Title
F04_P04: Annexation of Austria, Vienna to New YorkEntry/Object ID
2007.4.4.aScope and Content
1938 September 25, envelope from Vienna to New York.Context
On March 11, 1938, after a series of provocations, the German army invaded Austria, and on March 13 the Anschluss (annexation) was proclaimed. A majority of Austrians welcomed these events, which prompted widespread anti-Jewish rioting. Postage stamps and stationery of Austria remained valid until October 31, 1938, at an equivalent of 1.5 Austrian schillings to one German reichsmark. Shown here are mixed frankings on an April 12, 1938, air mail letter, Kitzbühel to Singapore, and a September 25, 1938, surface letter, Vienna to New York. The circular handstamp in black ink on the envelope to Singapore is an exchange control marking of Greece, applied as it transited the Athens airport mail facility. The monogram contains the initials ΠΕΝ in Greek calligraphy, the acronym for ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΕΘΝΙKΟΥ ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ (National Currency Protection).Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
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Philatelic Material