Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Collection of Philatelic Items and Forms from the Łódź Ghetto / Postcards from Camps and Ghettos, 1940-43
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
1-3. Three items with various postmarks of the Postabteilung (Postal Department) of the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat: Two postal envelopes with postage stamps and postmarks dated April, 1940; stationery postcard (with pre-printed form) / self-addressed postcard mailed to a prisoner-of-war camp, (Stalag), July 21, 1943.
4. Postcard sent from Łódź to Vienna, December, 1941. Postmarked "Litzmannstadt", additional inked stamp reading "Litzmannstadt – groeste Textil-Industrie Im Osten" ("Litzmannstadt – The Largest Textile Plant in the East").
5. Postcard sent from Prague to the Łódź Ghetto, with an inked stamp from Prague reading "Ältestenrat der Juden in Prag," and additional inked stamps from Łódź, dated June 16, 1942.
6. Empty pre-printed stationery postcard issued by the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, 1943.
7. Stationery envelope titled "Sonderabteilung," with the inked stamp of the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, and the specific designation "Arbeits-Ressort" (Labor Department). Undated.
8. Ration coupon for bread issued by the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, 1943.
9. A form titled "Dringende aufforderung" (Urgent Request), issued by the Vollstreckungsstelle (Enforcement Office) of the Łódź Ghetto, 1940.
10. A form titled "Kassen-bericht" (payment stub) of the "Verpflegungs-abteilung" ("Food Supply Department") of the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, 1941.
11-13. Three forms titled "Einlieferungsschein" (consignment slip), requesting assistance packages to be sent by mail, two for inmates of Birkenau (Auschwitz), and one for a Jew in the Łódź Ghetto.
14. Postcard mailed from the Theresienstadt Ghetto, addressed to Oskar Schulz, at the "AF 562 Oslavan Arbeitergruppe" labor camp, 1943. No postage stamp.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
4. Postcard sent from Łódź to Vienna, December, 1941. Postmarked "Litzmannstadt", additional inked stamp reading "Litzmannstadt – groeste Textil-Industrie Im Osten" ("Litzmannstadt – The Largest Textile Plant in the East").
5. Postcard sent from Prague to the Łódź Ghetto, with an inked stamp from Prague reading "Ältestenrat der Juden in Prag," and additional inked stamps from Łódź, dated June 16, 1942.
6. Empty pre-printed stationery postcard issued by the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, 1943.
7. Stationery envelope titled "Sonderabteilung," with the inked stamp of the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, and the specific designation "Arbeits-Ressort" (Labor Department). Undated.
8. Ration coupon for bread issued by the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, 1943.
9. A form titled "Dringende aufforderung" (Urgent Request), issued by the Vollstreckungsstelle (Enforcement Office) of the Łódź Ghetto, 1940.
10. A form titled "Kassen-bericht" (payment stub) of the "Verpflegungs-abteilung" ("Food Supply Department") of the Łódź Ghetto Judenrat, 1941.
11-13. Three forms titled "Einlieferungsschein" (consignment slip), requesting assistance packages to be sent by mail, two for inmates of Birkenau (Auschwitz), and one for a Jew in the Łódź Ghetto.
14. Postcard mailed from the Theresienstadt Ghetto, addressed to Oskar Schulz, at the "AF 562 Oslavan Arbeitergruppe" labor camp, 1943. No postage stamp.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
The Dreyfus Affair, Antisemitism, Holocaust and Sheerit HaPletah
The Dreyfus Affair, Antisemitism, Holocaust and Sheerit HaPletah