F04_P15: Persecution and Flight of Czech Jews
1940 January 19, Front side - Envelope from Prague Jewish Community to Soprotimis.
Light-blue envelope with typed text in black ink. At the top right corner are three stamps. One stamp is covered by a postage sticker. The two stamps to the left are a 20-koruna brown stamp and the other is a 5-koruna green stamp. Additional postage stickers are at the bottom center. A cancellation from Prague dated January 19, 1940 is present.
Name/Title
F04_P15: Persecution and Flight of Czech JewsEntry/Object ID
2007.4.15.aScope and Content
1940 January 19, envelope from Prague Jewish Community to Soprotimis (Society for the Protection of Jewish Immigrants).Context
Above: The names of two Jewish lawyers were struck through on an envelope sent registered on September 1, 1941, at Vyškov, Bohemia-Moravia, by a Czech lawyer who had taken over the Jews’ office and phone number. Below: A January 19, 1940, registered air mail letter from the Prague Jewish community to the Society for the Protection of Jewish Immigrants in Santiago, Chile, was opened and inspected by currency control at Prague, again by a British censor at Bermuda, transited Baltimore on February 28, and arrived at Santiago on March 1.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Cover
Philatelic Material