F04_P09: Persecution of Austrian Jews
1938 April 10, Front side - Identification card for voters in Reichstag election.
White voter's identification card with printed German in black ink. Typed German in black ink is present as well. To the left there is faint pink-purple voter information stampings. The center of the identification card has the name Fasching Otto printed.
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F04_P09: Persecution of Austrian JewsEntry/Object ID
2007.4.9Scope and Content
1938 April 10, identification card for voters in Reichstag election.Context
Upon annexation, Germany’s anti-Jewish laws became effective in Austria. The undated post card is a voter’s identification card for the April 10, 1938, Reichstag election. It notifies the recipient where his polling place is located, and warns that Jews are not permitted to vote. A violator faces severe punishment. The April 29, 1942, post card is a tax notice addressed to Otto Erich Israel Weiniger. Free official mail postage for both. A boxed purple handstamp on the reverse of the voter’s credential records that the recipient had voted.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Identification Card
Philatelic Material