F01_P15: Concentration Camp Sachsenburg
1935 June 11, Front side - Lettercard for prisoner correspondence.
White lettercard with printed text and outline in German using black ink. Cursive handwriting in German using pencil is present at the center. At the bottom, a blue "Postzensurstelle" overprint stamp is present. At the top right corner, a red 12-pfennig stamp depicting President Paul von Hindenburg facing to the left is present. Overtop, a black ink overprint cancellation dated June 11, 1935 appears.
Name/Title
F01_P15: Concentration Camp SachsenburgEntry/Object ID
2007.1.15Scope and Content
1935 June 11, lettercard for prisoner correspondence.Context
The small Sachsenburg concentration camp operated from May 1933 until September 1937. Sachsenburg was the first concentration camp to provide printed lettercards for prisoner correspondence, beginning in 1935; this example is canceled June 11, 1935.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Stationary
Philatelic Material