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Envelope From "Israel"
Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection
Brown envelope. Address written in blue cursive ink. Two pasted stamps on upper right: one orange with silver profile of a man facing left, one green with profile of man facing left. Black circular handstamp over them. Mit Luftpost blue pasted stamp on lower left. Back: Return address written in blue on top flap. Red Nazi eagle hand stamp on lower flap. White censor tape with black circular Nazi insignia on bottom portion.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A Nazi-censored "Israel" airmail cover sent to Akron, Ohio from Leipzig, Germany.
“Israel” Envelope To Ohio
Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection
Grey envelope with seven different-colored stamps with typewritten address to Miss Marga Henle and typewritten return address on back flap to Dr. Rudolf Israel Kahn.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
A law enacted August 17, 1938 required Jews with non-Jewish forenames to assume the name "Sara" if a woman and "Israel" if a man. This law became effective January 1, 1939. These names were to be used on all correspondence - private or official - including return addresses on mail. This is a registered "Isrrael" envelope from Stuttgart to Cincinatti, Ohio. The sender was a professional doctor but could …