F04_P01: Civil War in Spain International Brigades Mail
1938 March 7, Front side - Envelope from International Brigades to Czechoslovakia.
Tan envelope with cursive and printed handwriting using black ink. At the top edge, seven Republica Espanola 2-céntimos red stamps with printed 45-céntimos in blue ink overtop. At the center right is a black-and-white 50-céntimos Republica Espanola stamp printed by Correos Postal Company in Spain. At the bottom right is a cancellation dated March 10, 1938. At the center left, a dark stamp labeled "Avion" is present.
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F04_P01: Civil War in Spain International Brigades MailEntry/Object ID
2007.4.1Scope and Content
1938 March 7, envelope from International Brigades to Czechoslovakia.Context
Anti-fascists from all over the world – communists, socialists, and anarchists – rallied to support the Spanish republic. Volunteers from abroad formed International Brigades to fight against General Franco’s Nationalist armies. This March 7, 1938, air mail letter was sent by an International Brigades soldier to Czechoslovakia. After almost two years of civil war, inflation was taking its toll on the Spanish economy, as reflected in the strip of seven surcharged stamps. On the back are “Correo de Campaña” International Brigades field post datestamps, a boxed magenta Republican military censor mark, and a March 9, roller air mail transit mark of Le Bourget airport, France, routing necessitated by the dwindling support for Republican Spain internationally. The March 10 arrival datestamp of Prague is on the front.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
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Philatelic Material