1940 Santa Cruz Bolivia Cover to Halle Germany Jewish Refugee Mary Weinroth

Item Specifics

Country

Bolivia

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Condition: used good condition

Grade: Ungraded
Up for auction is a beautiful airmail Cover from a Jewish refugee in Santa Cruz Bolivia named Mary Weinroth to an H Lerner in Halle Germany via Lati Airlines. Postmarked October 9, 1940. Nice stamps and cancel. Priced to sell. Great Postal History . In the run up to world war two Jews with the resources to do so were fleeing persecution in Germany and very few countries would give them asylum or refuge. one of the few who did was Bolivia which admitted around 500 Jewish refugees before war broke out in 1939. This cover is from one of them, Because of the British blockade of germany airmail to the western Hemisphere was restricted, this cover was Likely flown via Italian Lati Airlines.This is a scarce and unusual item of postal history for those who collect Judaica and refugee postal history.

Seller Information

Seller

AztecCollectables (3519)

Registered Since

11/23/2011

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Store

Aztec Collectables

Item Location

Florida, United States

Ships To

Worldwide

Returns Accepted

No