F03_P06: Persecution of Jews
1941 March 14, Front side - Post card handed to postal clerk and checked.
Tan post card printed in elegant German using red ink. To the left is cursive handwriting using black ink. At the top left is the sender's name, Julius Israel Hess. At the top right is a 15-pfennig red imprinted stamp of President Paul von Hindenburg facing to the left. Overtop is a cancellation dated March 14, 1941. Below is the recipient's address and name, Herrn Fred Hess.
Name/Title
F03_P06: Persecution of JewsEntry/Object ID
2007.3.6.aScope and Content
1941 March 14, post card handed to postal clerk and checked.Context
On the upper card, the sender is identified as Julius Israel Hess; on the lower card, Marie Sara Weiner. Both had to be handed to a postal clerk and checked. 15-pfennig outgoing portion of message-and-reply postal card properly paid surface postage to Sweden, canceled March 14, 1941, at Frankfurt, censored at Berlin; 100-pfennig plus 5-pfennig Hindenburg Medallion stamps properly paid post card postage (15 pfennigs), air mail surcharge (40 pfennigs), and special delivery fee (50 pfennigs), canceled July 22, 1941, at Vienna, censored at Frankfurt, arrived at New York on August 7, 1941.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material