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The cover presented here, dated February 1940, is an extraordinary piece of postal history, representing both the individual story of a young Jewish girl during a critical moment in history and the broader political environment of World War II. The envelope, originating from Amsterdam, provides …
Censorship in wartime is nothing special. What happened with this postcard from the occupied Netherlands (31-05-1940) to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, is therefore not rare. The two-line red stamp “Gecensureerd” (censored) is very common.
Many Dutch (mainly) young men were in World War Two forced to work in Germany especially in the (war) industry. One of the worked for the pistols factory Mauser-Werken in Oberndorf (Neckar). The letter was sent by his father from Winsum (Gn.) 19.3.1945.
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