F08_P04: Occupation of the Baltic Countries and White Russia, Mazsalaca, Latvia
1943 April 24, Front side - Envelope from Mazsalaca, Latvia.
Tan envelope with cursive handwriting in Latvian using black ink. A purple 6-pfennig stamp depicting Adolf Hitler facing to the right is present at the bottom left corner. Overtop is an Ostland provincial stamp. On top of that is a cancellation dated April 24, 1943.
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F08_P04: Occupation of the Baltic Countries and White Russia, Mazsalaca, LatviaEntry/Object ID
2007.8.4.bScope and Content
1943 April 24, envelope from Mazsalaca, Latvia.Context
Beginning November 4, 1941, German stamps overprinted OSTLAND were sold at civilian post offices in occupied Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus. The September 23, 1943, letter from Minsk, Belarus, to Warsaw, Poland, was sent through the official mail system. The tiny April 24, 1943, envelope was a local letter at Mazsalaca, Latvia. The April 10, 1942, packet card is a waybill for a 20-kilogram parcel mailed from Panemune to Joniskis, Lithuania. Postal rates in Ostland were the same as German Reich rates, except that official post received no concessions. Hence the 12-pfennig stamp reflects normal out-of-town letter postage, the 6-pfennig stamp met the local letter rate, and the parcel (stamps front and back, overprinted and plain) was rated by weight.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
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Philatelic Material