Description: Up for auction is a beautiful letter sheet cover from a person held in the concentration camp of St George Mauthausen Gusen in Germany occupied Austria. Konzentrationlager KZ Cover written on camp issued stationery with the camp rules. From Ludwig Zak to Andreas Zak in Oberwalden, Warthland. Postmarked April 22, 1944. Priced to sell. Note stamp that says "Mail distribution once per month." Letter says: "Dear parents, "I am in good health, and i wish you same from the bottom of my heart. Please notice my new address. I am allowed to receive food parcels, but please do not send large letters since they will be too long in the mail. Parcels might be in excess of 2 kilograms per week. Do not send money. I am also allowed to receive cigarettes and tobacco. "Please give my regards to all my sisters and incoes as well as their families. Will give you my heartfelt greetings and kisses." Ludwig For the serious collector of Judaica and Holocaust related philately this is an exceptional item. Cover is in excellent condition but taped in the middle inside seam. Shipping will be a flat $4.00 within the continental U.S. for USPS mail with insurance. Overseas airmail shipping is $14.00. Insurance and registered mail fees included. Questions? Please contact me at: azteccollectables at hotmail.com. Check out my other online auctions of rare and vintage stamps. Please make pay arrangements within 72 hours of winning the auction. I will combine shipping on multiple wins, if you want combined shipping wait until I invoice you. Mauthausen was a massive concentration camp complex in Austria designed to kill through forced labor the "incorrigible enemies of the reich", it tended to have political prisoners and members of the intelligentsia in it rather than criminals and the ordinary undesirables of the Third Reich (i.e., Jews, gypsies, Slavs, etc.).
Price: 299.99 USD
Location: Lake Worth, Florida
End Time: 2025-02-03T03:32:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Cover
Region: Germany
Topic: Concentration Camp
Era: 3rd Reich
Condition: Used
Place of Origin: Germany & Colonies
Quality: Used
Grade: Ungraded
Certification: Uncertified
