F01_P09: Concentration Camp Dachau

Archive

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

1933 September 6, Front side - Post card from Otto Marx at Dachau concentration camp.: Tan post card with printed text and outline in German using red ink. Cursive handwriting in German using pencil appears overall. One green 6-pfennig stamp in the top right corner featuring the profile of President Paul von Hindenburg. Overtop, a black ink cancellation from Dachau dated September 6, 1933. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
1933 September 6, Front side - Post card from Otto Marx at Dachau concentration camp.

Tan post card with printed text and outline in German using red ink. Cursive handwriting in German using pencil appears overall. One green 6-pfennig stamp in the top right corner featuring the profile of President Paul von Hindenburg. Overtop, a black ink cancellation from Dachau dated September 6, 1933. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.

Name/Title

F01_P09: Concentration Camp Dachau

Entry/Object ID

2007.1.9

Scope and Content

1933 September 6, post card from Otto Marx at Dachau concentration camp.

Context

This September 6, 1933, formular post card from Otto Max to his wife was the earliest type of concentration camp inmate stationery and the earliest camp censor mark. The red printed text reads as follows: CONCENTRATION CAMP DACHAU Excerpt from the Camp Regulations: Prisoners may receive one package with up to 10 pounds of laundry per month (foodstuffs, tobacco items, etc., excluded), likewise one letter and one card. Violations result in rejection [of the letter, card, or package]. Oral authorization is not permitted. The Camp Commander

Collection

Nazi Scourge I: Primary Exhibition

Category

Post Card
Philatelic Material

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1933 - Sep 1933

Primary Language

German

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

4-1/8 in

Length

5-7/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Otto Marx

Related Places

Place

Nazi Concentration Camp

Dachau Concentration Camp

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (Nov 3 2025) C. Walrich - Updated (Nov 24 2025) C. Walrich - Updated Title (Feb 26 2026) C. Walrich - Back-Up Material (Mar 9 2026)