“Postal History of the Lodz Ghetto (1940-1945), Original research focusing on what was probably the most unusual and bizarre Postal service in the 20th Century”. A unique research into the postal history of Lodz Ghetto, 1940-1945, accompanied by 155 original philatelic items – letters, envelopes, postal cards, documents, ink-stamps, telegrams, postal stamps and proofs, some extremely rare. The collection is divided into chapters illustrating chronologically the development of the postal system in the Ghetto: the Beginning of the Ghetto, Pre-Postal Embargo Mail, letters by Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski to the management of the Postal Services, letters to and from Jews employed outside the Ghetto (postcards sent by Jews who were forced to construct the Autobahn between Frankfurt and Posen, from forced labor camps in Posen, Sternberg, Bielitz, and more), letters sent to the Ghetto from other Ghettos (among them postcards sent to Lodz Ghetto from Ghettos in Czestochowa, Opoczno, Jozefow, Zduńska Wola, Kielce, and more; a postcard sent from Lodz Ghetto to a refugee shelter in Warsaw Ghetto), postal censorship in the Ghetto, Telegram service, the effect of the mail embargo, registered mail and parcel post services, “Signs of Life” postcards, postal rules for transferring money to the Ghetto, “Return to Sender” letters, German mail in the Ghetto, preparations for setting up the Ghetto postal system (including sketches and proposals for designs of stamps, sheets, proofs and more), the last months of the Ghetto (including the last documented letter sent from the Ghetto), and more. The collection and research were done in a precise, meticulous and impressive manner by a collector, for nearly three decades. The items are presented on album pages, with printed texts next to each item, introductions and important comments. This collection, arranged according to subjects, including discoveries and research results, is the most comprehensive collection regarding the history of postal services in the Lodz Ghetto and could be used as a basis for an exhibition. Size and condition varies. Overall good condition.
“Postal History of the Lodz Ghetto (1940-1945), Original research focusing on what was probably the most unusual and bizarre Postal service in the 20th Century”. A unique research into the postal history of Lodz Ghetto, 1940-1945, accompanied by 155 original philatelic items – letters, envelopes, postal cards, documents, ink-stamps, telegrams, postal stamps and proofs, some extremely rare. The collection is divided into chapters illustrating chronologically the development of the postal system in the Ghetto: the Beginning of the Ghetto, Pre-Postal Embargo Mail, letters by Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski to the management of the Postal Services, letters to and from Jews employed outside the Ghetto (postcards sent by Jews who were forced to construct the Autobahn between Frankfurt and Posen, from forced labor camps in Posen, Sternberg, Bielitz, and more), letters sent to the Ghetto from other Ghettos (among them postcards sent to Lodz Ghetto from Ghettos in Czestochowa, Opoczno, Jozefow, Zduńska Wola, Kielce, and more; a postcard sent from Lodz Ghetto to a refugee shelter in Warsaw Ghetto), postal censorship in the Ghetto, Telegram service, the effect of the mail embargo, registered mail and parcel post services, “Signs of Life” postcards, postal rules for transferring money to the Ghetto, “Return to Sender” letters, German mail in the Ghetto, preparations for setting up the Ghetto postal system (including sketches and proposals for designs of stamps, sheets, proofs and more), the last months of the Ghetto (including the last documented letter sent from the Ghetto), and more. The collection and research were done in a precise, meticulous and impressive manner by a collector, for nearly three decades. The items are presented on album pages, with printed texts next to each item, introductions and important comments. This collection, arranged according to subjects, including discoveries and research results, is the most comprehensive collection regarding the history of postal services in the Lodz Ghetto and could be used as a basis for an exhibition. Size and condition varies. Overall good condition.
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