F08_P02: Conquest and Annexation of Ukraine
1943 July 1, Front side - Post card canceled at Lemberg, General Government in Ukraine.
White post card (brightness of scan blows out proper appearance of the archive) with printed text and outline in black ink. Cursive handwriting in black ink is present overall. In the top right corner is a purple 12-pfennig stamp depicting Adolf Hitler facing to the right. Overtop is a cancellation from Lemberg dated July 1, 1943. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F08_P02: Conquest and Annexation of UkraineEntry/Object ID
2007.8.2Scope and Content
1943 July 1, post card canceled at Lemberg, General Government in Ukraine.Context
Germany annexed the Western portion of Ukraine to the puppet state General Government of Poland, and governed the rest of the conquered territory by military occupation. A 12-groszy stamp on a picture post card canceled July 1, 1943, at Lemberg, General Government (Lvov/Lviv, Ukraine). The July 3, 1942, registered letter from Ukraine to Vienna went by way of the official German post office for occupied countries. Note the mixed franking of regular overprinted German stamps with one overprinted OSTLAND (intended for the conquered Baltic countries) and one overprinted UKRAINE. All these stamps were valid as postage there, though only the ones overprinted UKRAINE were sold at local civilian post offices.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material