F06_P03: Concentration Camp Stutthof
1944 June 30, Front side - Formular lettersheet from Stutthof concentration camp.
Tan lettersheet with printed notation in the bottom left corner in black ink. There is cursive handwriting in penciling present. A red 12-pfennig stamp depicting Adolf Hitler appears in the top right hand corner. Overtop is an overprint black ink cancellation dated June 30, 1944. The number six is located at the bottom center and circled in ink.
Name/Title
F06_P03: Concentration Camp StutthofEntry/Object ID
2007.6.3Scope and Content
1944 June 30, formular lettersheet from Stutthof concentration camp.Context
Stutthof, on the Baltic seacoast about 35 kilometers east of Danzig, grew in stages, beginning immediately after the German invasion of Poland. The majority of inmates were Poles, including many members of illegal underground resistance organizations. The Red Army approached within 40 to 50 kilometers of Stutthof by January 25, 1945, but bypassed the marshy terrain on its march to Berlin, so the camp was not liberated until May 9, 1945. Beginning in April 1943, a generic formular prisoners' lettercard appeared, printed on flimsy paper for use in every concentration camp, with rules applicable to all that permitted two letters or cards per month to and from each prisoner. The printer's notation at the lower left, "KL/75/4.43 5.000.000," indicates a total quantity of five million for a single press order, which gives an indication of the enormous number of inmates held captive in camps by then. This example was canceled June 30, 1944, at Stutthof.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Lettersheet
Philatelic Material