Ferdinand Wohlgemuth

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

1951 September 26, Front side - Envelope from Ferdinand Wohlgemuth to S. Filberberg in New Jersey.: Tan envelope with cursive handwriting in English using black ink. Printed text in English using black ink. At the center, four stamps are present. Two green 30-centavos Colombian stamps are present. One red 1-centavo and one orange 5-centavos stamp from Colombia appears. Overtop, black ink cancellations dated September 26, 1951 appear.
1951 September 26, Front side - Envelope from Ferdinand Wohlgemuth to S. Filberberg in New Jersey.

Tan envelope with cursive handwriting in English using black ink. Printed text in English using black ink. At the center, four stamps are present. Two green 30-centavos Colombian stamps are present. One red 1-centavo and one orange 5-centavos stamp from Colombia appears. Overtop, black ink cancellations dated September 26, 1951 appear.

Name/Title

Ferdinand Wohlgemuth

Entry/Object ID

2026.13.4

Scope and Content

1951 September 26, envelope from Ferdinand Wohlgemuth to S. Silberberg in New Jersey.

Context

Sophie Silberberg born in Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1938. She lived in Newark, New Jersey until 1970 before moving to Elizabeth, New Jersey. Sophie was a member of Chevroh Kadischah Derech Jeschoroh, the YM-YWHA, Haddasah, and the Unity Club, all Jewish organizations with chapters in and around New Jersey. On May 1, 1973, Sophie passed away. She had two children who survived her, Kurt Silberberg and Lotte Melamed.

Collection

Latin America

Category

Cover
Philatelic Material

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1951 - Sep 1951

Primary Language

English

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

4-3/4 in

Length

5-15/16 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

Colombia, United States of America

Continent

South America, North America

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (August 4 2026) C. Walrich - Updated Context (August 26 2026)