LODZ - LODSCH - LITZMANNSTADT (1915 - 1946) Fascinating collection of 13 cards and covers which document and illustrate some of the history and fate of one of Poland's largest cities and site of its notorious Ghetto during the Nazi occupation. Included are: (1) registered cover during World War One, bearing German overprinted stamps (Russisch-Polen), processed by the German Censorship office in Posen; also two postal cards with similar ovpt on indicia & marking (2) three pre-World War Two mail (pmkd 1931, 1937, and 1939), highlighted by an official preprinted envelope Deutsches Konsulat Lodz, postmarked Berlin, 27.3.37, stamped "free consular mail" "via Foreign Office" (addressed to organization responsible for German Military Grave maintenance) [note: 1931 depicts a souvenir medal; 1939 is only front of cover] (3) two unaddressed German Postal Stationery cards, postmarked with the now Germanized town name LODSCH 7.1.1940 and 31.3.1940, and different commemorative cancels; (4) three unaddressed cards, now with the renamed LITZMANNSTADT cancels 19.3.41., 20.4.41., 13.6.42., all with special cancels, and a used portion of a postal receipt postmarked "Zweigpostamt Struham - Litzmannstadt, 28 Juni 1941 (5) postwar registered airmail, cancelled LODZ Nov 46., addressed to Galveston, Texas, backstamped Washington, D.C., Nov 25, 1946- Air Mail Field Tour 1, and Galveston, Tex. Nov 26, 1946. (6), copies of pages 110 to 137 from 1964 RUCH specialized catalog (in Polish), dealing with Litzmannstadt Ghetto, plus reprint of STAMPS July 16, 1960, article "How Lodz Became Litzmannstadt " by Edward Nowak, Sr.
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DACHAU PHOTOS Enzo Sereni’s remains laid to rest – 6 photos taken at Dachau where he was executed. The ceremony was held at OLD GALLOWS STAND, covered with Magen Davod & his picture with Jewish Brigade officers amoung the mourners Per WIKIPEDIA Enzo Sereni (Hebrew: אֶנְצוֹ חַיִּים סֶרֶנִי, 17 April 1905 – 18 November 1944) was an Italian Labor Zionist and one of the co-founders of kibbutz Givat Brenner. He was involved in promoting Jewish-Arab co-existence in Mandatory Palestine and served as an officer in the Jewish Brigade during World War II. In 1944, he was parachuted into Nazi-occupied Italy, where he was captured by German forces and later executed at the Dachau concentration camp.
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Palestine Posts Telegraphs & Telephones form wired from ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan in 1942: "MEDA DIED WE ARE WELL ... CABLE SOVIET UNION, UZBEKISTAN, ANDIJAN, POSTE REST ANTE". Unfortunately, the poor Refugee group did not make their escapade to South America, yet they managed to escape as far as to Uzbekistan in central Asia (contiguous with Afghanistan). Meda Spatz, died, and even there they did not find a safe steady shelter as they used Paste Restante for reply as their address. Delivered "VIA CABLE & WIRELESS" with oval Tel Aviv Registered pm or 11.MY.42 as arrival pmk.
FROM GRANDFATHER IN WARSAW TO GRANDSON IN BUCAREST 1940. Polish pc, 30 Gr. Deutsche Post OSTEN ovptd stamp stuck on card's imprinted Polish stamp tied by cancelled WARSSCHAU 23.III.40, Bucharest 29 MAR 1940 receiving pmk on front. From Jakob Borensztyjn to Jakob Shvinitzki: Mss German message "My beloved child... Your letter received here...how is Genia ... healthy? ..Srulek just married...Quite a few letters sent to Zoven, but received no reply...I heard nothing from your sisters, and I do not have Srulek's address...write them.. You asked how can you assist us, well help us to reach Genia...I bless you & kiss you all...". vertical fold,
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DOAR IVRI ERRORS AND MORE (1) 5 mil block of four double perf at upper margin (2) 5 mil strip of 3 – chain variety (3) 10 mil wrong tab pair (4) 10 mil perf 10 x 11 tab (5) 10 mil double perf at tab right margin (6) 10 mil first ay plate number single (7) 15 mil perf 10 (8) 15 mil misplaced perf on block of four (9) 15 mil double perf at top margin (10) broken 5 (11) 10 mil wrong tab (12) 15 mil transparent paper (13) 20 mil rough perf (14) 20 mil double perf at left margin – block of four (15) 20mil FDC with PLATE 1 (16) 5 mil canal error (17) 3 mil perf 10 (18) 3 mil double perf at left margin (19) 3 mil- perf 10 block of 8 with 4 tabs (20) 3 mil – tab setting variety (21) 15 mil imperf at top margin
