F05_P02: Jewish Ghetto Theresienstadt
1944 April 16, Front side - Parcel wrapping with admission stamp properly used.
Light-brown/tan parcel wrapping with dark green Theresienstadt stamp depicting the landscape of the town. Overtop, a black ink cancellation dated April 16, 1944 is present. At the left is a red ink stamp with parcel cancellation stamp.
Name/Title
F05_P02: Jewish Ghetto TheresienstadtEntry/Object ID
2007.5.2Scope and Content
1944 April 16, parcel wrapping with admission stamp properly used.Context
Residents of Theresienstadt were allowed to receive parcels every two months, provided the sender first obtained a parcel admission stamp and affixed it to the wrapper before posting. An April 16, 1944, example of the parcel admission stamp properly used on piece; also, a January 13, 1945, notice to Prague resident Jaroslav Brumlik that he can personally pick up a Concessionary stamp to mail a parcel to Ella Brenner at Theresienstadt; the stamp must be picked up personally within 8 days at the office of the Jewish Elders Council. The Michel catalogue states that the listing for the Theresienstadt parcel admission stamp on cover means a canceled stamp on a piece of parcel wrapper, "genuinely canceled, undamaged items are rare." This example is unusual, being larger than most and including a bilingual boxed red postage due marking. Expertized and signed Gilbert.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Parcel Wrap
Philatelic Material