Edgar Turk

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

1943 March 23, Front side - Envelope from Edgar Turk in Montevideo, Uruguay to London, England.: Blue envelope with printed text and outline in Spanish using black, red, and blue ink. Typed text in English and Spanish using black ink is present. Four stamps at the top right corner appear. All four are Uruguay stamp with one green 3-centavos stamp, a red 5-centavos stamp, an orange 10-centavos stamp, and a green and brown 20-centavos stamp. A tan adhesive sticker with the number "171022" in red ink is present.
1943 March 23, Front side - Envelope from Edgar Turk in Montevideo, Uruguay to London, England.

Blue envelope with printed text and outline in Spanish using black, red, and blue ink. Typed text in English and Spanish using black ink is present. Four stamps at the top right corner appear. All four are Uruguay stamp with one green 3-centavos stamp, a red 5-centavos stamp, an orange 10-centavos stamp, and a green and brown 20-centavos stamp. A tan adhesive sticker with the number "171022" in red ink is present.

Name/Title

Edgar Turk

Entry/Object ID

2026.13.9

Scope and Content

1943 March 23, envelope from Edgar Turk in Montevideo, Uruguay to London, England.

Collection

Latin America

Category

Cover
Philatelic Material

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - Mar 1943

Primary Language

English, Spanish

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

6-1/8 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

Uruguay, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom

Continent

South America, Europe

Region

Western Europe

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (August 4 2026)