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Autograph letter signed by a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp, with a postmark from Auschwitz on 28 January 1944. Letter is legibly composed in German, with the individual identified on address panel as a 49 year old man. On the front of the postcard, the rules of the camp are printed in German, restricting how often the prisoners can receive letters and how long they can be. In part, ''Concentration Camp Auschwitz...The letters to the prisoners must be legibly written in ink and may contain only two pages, each 15 lines...Packages can not be sent, as everything can be bought in the camp...Dismissal applications to the camp management are futile. / Visitor's permits and visits to detention centers in the concentration camp are not permitted in principle. / The Camp Commander''. Letter in pencil measures 6'' x 4''. Moderate age wear, overall very good condition.
WWII Letter From a Prisoner at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp -- on Auschwitz Postcard With Camp ''Rules''
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