Lublin Main Camp

Philatelic Materials

 

Information Cards

    Below are thumbnails of two information cards.  The first is a card from a prisoner, Josef Besman, and is postmarked January 3, 1944.  The card is identified in Lordahl as Type I1baz with a Type C3 censor mark and type SC1 special cachet. The second card is postmarked March 3, 1944.  The card is identified in Lordahl as Type I4b with a Type C3 censor mark and Type SC1 special cachet.  Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Information Cards" in the left frame to return.

Lublin_Info_2_1.jpg (45924 bytes)  Lublin_Info_2_2.jpg (43141 bytes)  Lublin_Info_3_1.jpg (49760 bytes)  Lublin_Info_3_2.jpg (46857 bytes)

 

Official Postcard

    Below are thumbnails of an official postcard postmarked December 13, 1943.  The card is identified in Lordahl as Type PO7 with a Type C3 censor mark and type SC1 special cachet. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Official Postcard" in the left frame to return.

Lublin_PC_1_1.jpg (51095 bytes)   Lublin_PC_1_2.jpg (41877 bytes)

 

Parcel Receipts

    Below are thumbnails of two parcel receipts for packages sent to inmates at Lublin.  The first receipt is for a package sent from the second district of Lublin on January 10, 1944 and received in the camp on January 11, 1944.  The second receipt is for a package sent from Zamosc in the Lublin District on January 13, 1944 and received in the camp on January 19, 1944.  Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Parcel Receipts" in the left frame to return.

Lublin_PR_1_1.jpg (75964 bytes)   Lublin_PR_2_1.jpg (75513 bytes)

References

Erik Lordahl, German Concentration Camps 1933-1945, History and Inmate Mail (2000).  Referred to as Lordahl.

Copyright © 2002 Edward Victor