Auction 82
The Origins of the Holocaust Auction
May 14, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Unique and very rare collection of Judaica and Holocaust relics; propaganda; and documents from 19th century through the end of WWII in 1945.
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LOT 196:
GERMAN JEW'S CENSORED ENVELOPE MAILED TO U.S.
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Sold for: $60
Start price:
$
30
Estimated price:
$60-$80
Auction house commission:
30%
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GERMAN JEW'S CENSORED ENVELOPE MAILED TO U.S.
Example of a Jewish woman's censored envelope mailed to the U.S., the envelope bearing the "Opened" Wehrmacht censor's tape and stamp on verso, which is also signed by the woman who has added "Sara" as her middle name to identify herself as a Jew, as required by law. The envelope is cancelled Nov. 17, 1941 - only three weeks before Germany would declare war on the U.S. and mail between the countries would be banned. One could easily speculate that the writer was urgently seeking to escape Germany with the aid of her American correspondents...
