F04_P13: Subjugation and Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia
1939 March 28, Front side - Envelope printed with provincial overprinted stamps.
Light-green envelope with printed German in black ink. At the center right are two Czech stamps. One is a red 20-heller stamp and the other a magenta 30-heller stamp. Two provincial cancellations are present at the center right. One to the right is illegible but the one to the left is dated March 28, 1939. At the center left is a stamp with text "Drucksachen" in black ink.
Name/Title
F04_P13: Subjugation and Dismemberment of CzechoslovakiaEntry/Object ID
2007.4.13Scope and Content
1939 March 28, envelope printed with provincial overprinted stamps.Context
On March 14 and 15, 1939, Adolf 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 March 28, 1939, printed matter rate cover of Bratislava is franked with 20-heller and 30-heller provisional overprinted stamps for use in Slovakia. A December 15, 1939, picture post card canceled at Neratovice has a triple mixed franking: a single 10-heller stamp of the former Czechoslovakia, a 20-heller provisional with a Bohemia-Moravia overprint, and a corner margin block of four 5-heller regular Protectorate stamps. Stamps of Czechoslovakia, both with and without the provisional overprints, remained valid as postage in the Protectorate until December 15, 1939. The post card is a last-day-of-use cover for those issues.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
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Philatelic Material