Bohemia Moravia Koloveč Dlážov 1942 Insured Parcel Card WWII German Occupation

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Postal History Item Details: Item: Poštovní průvodka (Parcel Card / Postal Waybill) for an insured parcel. From: Koloveč (German: Kollautschen), Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia To: Miletice, post Dlážov (German: Glosau), Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Additional Features: Insured Parcel (Wertpaket) with a declared value of 1,000 Korun. Declared contents: "prádlo" (laundry). Declared weight: 2.700 kg. Registration label "Koloveč 243". Bilingual German/Czech form. Recipient's signature and receipt date on the reverse. Manuscript & Printed Text [Front Panel] Label: Inner-Pa / 243 / Kollautschen / Koloveč Header: Vnitřní protektorátní styk / Poštovní průvodka Sender: Absender / Odesilatel: Bohuslav Duda, Koloveč Special Remarks: Besondere Vermerke des Absenders... / obsah prádlo cena K 1.000.- Recipient: An / Adresa P. T. paní Anna Dudová Destination: in Miletice čp. 35 / v p. D l a ž o v Weight: Postgewicht (kg) / Váha: 2.700 [Reverse Panel] Header: Bescheinigung des Empfängers — Potvrzení příjemce Incoming Number: Eingangsnummer / Příchozí číslo: 108 Delivery Note: Zustellvermerk / Doručovací záznam: Jaroslav Mach Receipt Date: 21./I. 1942 Recipient Signature: Anna Dudová Translation of Text The form is a "Postal Waybill" for "Internal Protectorate Service." The package was sent by Bohuslav Duda in Koloveč to Mrs. Anna Dudová in Miletice (house no. 35), via the post office in Dlážov. The "Special Remarks" section declares the "contents laundry, price K 1,000.-". The package weighed 2.7 kg. The reverse serves as a "Confirmation of the Recipient," showing it was received on January 21, 1942, and signed for by Anna Dudová. Postmark & Transit Despatch Postmark: KOLOVEC (Kollautschen), January 19, 1942, 3:00 PM. Arrival Postmark: GLOSAU / DLAŽOV (Dlážov), January 21, 1942, 4:00 PM. Total Transit Time: Approximately 2 days. Approximate Travel Distance: The distance between Koloveč and Dlážov is approximately 25 km (15 miles). Historical Context This parcel card documents a routine family transaction (sender and recipient share the same surname) during the German occupation of Bohemia and Moravia. The declared value of 1,000 Korun for a parcel of laundry was a substantial sum at the time. The transit period of this parcel is historically significant. It was dispatched on January 19, 1942. On the following day, January 20, 1942, while this package was in transit, senior Nazi officials met at the Wannsee Conference in Berlin to formalize the plans for the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." This document is a poignant example of ordinary life continuing in the Protectorate at the very moment one of the most consequential and horrific events of the Holocaust was being planned by the occupying power's leadership.

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