F07_P12: Concentration Camps Urbisaglia and Ferramonti di Tarsia Internment Camp Carate-Urio; Camp-to-Camp Mail, Lake Como
1942 June 6, Front side - Post card from Jewish man interned at Carate-Urio to another prisoner at Ferramonti internment camp.
Beige post card (appears yellow via scan) with printed title and outline in brown ink. At the top right corner is a brown imprinted 30-centemisi stamp depicting King Victor Emmanuel facing forward. Overall, there is cursive handwriting in black ink. At the top right are two cancellations. The one on the left is legible and dated June 6, 1942. At the center left is a signature in black ink and an overprint stamp in black ink. At the left edge is a circular overprint stamp that is faded. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F07_P12: Concentration Camps Urbisaglia and Ferramonti di Tarsia Internment Camp Carate-Urio; Camp-to-Camp Mail, Lake ComoEntry/Object ID
2007.7.12.aScope and Content
1942 June 6, post card from Jewish man interned at Carate-Urio to another prisoner at Ferramonti internment camp.Context
Under pressure from Germany, the government of fascist Italy arrested Jews and confined them to dismal camps, though never with sufficient enthusiasm to satisfy the Nazis. Camp Urbisaglia in the fortified villa of the Giustiniani-Bandini princes was one of the first to open in June 1940, and one of the smallest with about 100 captives. It was located midway between Rome and Venice near the Adriatic coast. Ferramonti di Tarsia in southern Italy, where about 3,900 Jews were imprisoned, was the largest concentration camp in Italy, constructed June 4, 1940, six days before Italy entered the war. Arrests of Jews began June 15, and the first ones arrived at Ferramonti on June 20. On September 4, 1943, just prior to Italy's surrender, the government released prisoners from all camps in territory under its control. The April 28, 1941, 30-centesimi postal card with added 25-centesimi and 5-centesimi stamps went from a Jewish prisoner at Camp Urbisaglia to his gentile wife at Vienna. It was censored by camp authorities, by Italy, and by Germany at Munich. The June 6, 1942, card went from a Jewish man interned at the Carate-Urio camp near Lake Como (censored at the camp) to another Jewish prisoner at Camp Ferramonti.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material