F08_P06: Occupation of Soviet Russia Pskov (Pleskau) Local Post
1942 April 14, Front side - Post card from Pleskau Labor Office summoning individual.
Green post card (appears tan via scan) with printed outline in black ink. At the center, cursive handwriting in black ink is present. The top right corner presents a green 20-kopek depicting a leopard or cheetah cub with one paw raised. Two black ink cancellations dated April 14, 1942 are present at the top right and center. At the top left is a purple overprint stamp stating "Arbeitsamt Pleskau". Above the stamp is cursive marking of letters and numbers in black ink.
Name/Title
F08_P06: Occupation of Soviet Russia Pskov (Pleskau) Local PostEntry/Object ID
2007.8.6Scope and Content
1942 April 14, post card from Pleskau Labor Office summoning individual.Context
The first regular local issues of Pskov appeared on October 18, 1941. Additional printings appeared at various dates through mid-March 1942. Most were used on formular post cards that summoned local residents to the Pleskau Labor Office. Most of the respondents were conscripted as Ostarbeiter slave laborers and transported to German factories and work camps. The local post ended on April 30, 1942, replaced by the German Ostland occupation postal system that had been established in the Baltic States and Belarus. An April 14,1942, Pleskau Labor Office summons post card franked with a 20-kopeck Pskov local post stamp, and a May 8, 1942, summons card franked with a German 6-pfennig OSTLAND overprinted stamp.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material