1916, from Lesesplaats near Zeist to Milwaukee Wisconsin USA, Dutch
BRIEFKAART used by German-Jewish civilian internee
1916, from Lesesplaats near Zeist to Milwaukee Wisconsin USA, Dutch
BRIEFKAART used by German-Jewish civilian internee Alexander
Hochwasser, endorsed PRISONERS OF WAR, violet boxed handstamp NO
CHARGE FOR POSTAGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR, red circular handstamp
CENSOR DEPT PRISONERS OF WAR, circular postmark LESESPLAATS 15 V
16, addressed to the USA during WWI internment of enemy aliens in
the neutral Netherlands under British oversight, forwarded through
British censorship system before transatlantic dispatch, rare
combination of Dutch origin and British control markings on card to
the United States, early example of neutral-country internment mail
from German civilian detainees abroad, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€.
