F02_P11: Subjugation and Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia
1939 June 22, Front side - Envelope from Bratislava to Paris with provisional overprint stamps for use in Slovakia.
Blue envelope with cursive handwriting in German using black ink. At the top edge, five stamps depicting Milan Rastislav Stefani. Each stamp is a green 50-koruna stamp. Overtop, two cancellations dated June 22, 1939 are present. Each stamp has a red overprint provisional stamp. At the bototm left, the overlay of an archive is present from the exhibit page. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F02_P11: Subjugation and Dismemberment of CzechoslovakiaEntry/Object ID
2008.4.28Scope and Content
1939 June 22, envelope from Bratislava to Paris with provisional overprint stamps for use in Slovakia.Context
On March 14 and 15, 1939, Hitler completed the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, occupying Bohemia-Moravia and Slovakia, and creating vassal states of both, as Hungary annexed a portion of Carpatho-Ukraine. The Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate became part of Greater Germany. A November 24, 1939, 50-heller postal stationery parcel waybill posted at the Kutná Hora has an added 3-kroner stamp of Czechoslovakia and a 10-heller stamp of the Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate. The June 22, 1939, envelope from Bratislava to Paris is franked with a strip of five 50-heller provisional overprinted stamps for use in Slovakia; the slogan machine cancel commemorated Slovakia’s national independence. Stamps of Czechoslovakia remained valid as postage in the Protectorate until December 15, 1939, so the mixed franking on the waybill was legitimate.Collection
Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame ExhibitCategory
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Philatelic Material