F04_P04: Annexation of Austria
1938 April 12, Front side - Envelope from Kitzbühel to Singapore.
Tan envelope with cursive handwriting in black ink. At the top right corner is an Österreich 1-schilling stamp depicting a Viennese family. To the left is a blue 25-pfennig stamp depicting President Paul von Hindenburg facing to the left. Overtop, a cancellation dated April 12, 1938 is present. At the bottom left is a light-blue air postage sticker.
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F04_P04: Annexation of AustriaEntry/Object ID
2007.4.4Scope and Content
1938 April 12, envelope from Kitzbühel to Singapore.Context
On March 11, 1938, after a series of provocations, the German army invaded Austria, and on March 13 the Anschluss (annexation) was proclaimed. A majority of Austrians welcomed these events, which prompted widespread anti-Jewish rioting. Postage stamps and stationery of Austria remained valid until October 31, 1938, at an equivalent of 1.5 Austrian schillings to one German reichsmark. Shown here are mixed frankings on an April 12, 1938, air mail letter, Kitzbühel to Singapore, and a September 25, 1938, surface letter, Vienna to New York. The circular handstamp in black ink on the envelope to Singapore is an exchange control marking of Greece, applied as it transited the Athens airport mail facility. The monogram contains the initials ΠΕΝ in Greek calligraphy, the acronym for ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΕΘΝΙKΟΥ ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ (National Currency Protection).Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
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Philatelic Material