F07_P04: Great Britain’s Secret War against the Axis Bletchley Park
1943 April 29, Front side - Envelope from Sorina to Dick Perceval in London. 2007.7.4.a
Blue envelope with adhesive stickers adhered at the center, right, and left edge. Cursive handwriting in blue ink and pencil is present at the center. At the top right is a 50-pfennig green stamp depicting Helvetia, Switzerland with a plane flying above. Overtop is a cancellation dated April 29, 1943. At the top left is an imprinted blue ink stamp notifying air postage.
Name/Title
F07_P04: Great Britain’s Secret War against the Axis Bletchley ParkEntry/Object ID
2007.7.4.a-bScope and Content
1943 April 29, envelope and letter from Sorina to Dick Perceval in London.Context
Sorina Perceval entered Germany in December 1942 to visit her son Wolf. Whether that was a mother's brave (or foolish) act, or a secret mission (if so, for which side?), is not publicly known. Another son Horst was killed on the Russian front in 1943. This April 29, 1943, cover from Sorina to Dick Perceval is addressed to him at the English Speaking Union Club, 37 Charles Street, London, S.W.1, a previously unrecorded undercover address. A German censor at Berlin applied a chemical to the envelope and letter to check for secret writing in invisible ink. A British censor inserted a mimeographed form warning the recipient not to heed a request for photographs. Upon delivery at London, the forwarding label to the secret Bletchley address was added, taking the letter to Perceval’s post.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Cover, Letter
Philatelic Material