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First Day Cover: Lithuanian First Day Cover Commemorating Chiune Sugihara
First Day Cover: Lithuanian First Day Cover Commemorating Chiune Sugihara
Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection
White envelope with a photograph of a fenced-off buildling and a stamp with a black and white photograph of Chiune Sugihara.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Commemorative Lithuanian First Day Cover for Chiune Sugihara, who was the Japanese consul in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1940. He issued Japanese visas to Polish Jews against the orders of his government, as a consequence of which Jewish refugees were able to escape to Japan and other countries.
Visa Issued By Chiune Sugihara And Jan Zwartendijk To A. Silberberg As Part Of Polish Id Certificate
Visa Issued By Chiune Sugihara And Jan Zwartendijk To A. Silberberg As Part Of Polish Id Certificate
Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection
White papers titled, "Zaświadczenie Certificat." Includes a black and white photograph of a man,Silberberg, as well as various handwritten information. Handstamps and signatures on interior.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Polish Identity certificate issued to Abraham-Adam Silberberg including a Sugihara visa and a visa issued and signed by Dutch acting consul Jan Zwartendijk, who also saved Jewish lives in Lithuania. A unique combination of two visas issued by two Righteous Diplomats.
Passport Issued To Egon Hertzka By Chiune Sugihara
Passport Issued To Egon Hertzka By Chiune Sugihara
Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection
Grey booklet titled, "Republicka Československá République Tchécoslovsque Cestovný Pas" with seal on cover. Interior includes a black and white photograph of a man, as well as various stamps and writing.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Czechoslovakian Travel Passport issued for Egon Hertzka in 1936. Curacao visa, Japan transit visa and many border crossing seals inside. Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who served as Vice-Consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania. During World War II, he helped several thousand Jews to leave the country by issuing transit visas to Jewish refugees so that they could travel to Japan. Most …