Història postal
Història postal de la guerra civil espanyola
Història postal de la guerra civil espanyola
Cabra postmark dated on October 10, 1938, mark "BAJA EN APARTADOS" (No longer holds that P.O. Box) and Barcelona arrival backstamp.
Field post postmark CC Nº 4A1 dated on September 22, 1938, sent from 35 Brigada, 139 Batallón, 4a Compañía.
Sent by Antonio Reyes López, Grupo Sanitario, Mengíbar (Jaén), with mark "GRUPO MIXTO DE SANIDAD MILITAR - IX CUERPO DE EJÉRCITO".
No postmarks. Sent by Domingo Seguer, 103 Brigada Mixta, Compañia de Zapadores, Base 3a, CC nº 8, 38 División.
Sender: Teniente Salvador Oller, 208 Brigada, Compañía Transmisiones, Base Turia 1CC 20, E53, Ejército de Levante, Barcelona.
Censor mark Heoller RB3.17. No postmark, but text dated on January 19, 1939, just a week before Barcelona was occupied by Franco's army.
Stationery post card Edifil 69 to the prisoner Joaquín Juncosa Molins, in Casa de Trabajo, Alcalá de Henares. Postmark of December 14, 1936. Mark on the back "Sed breves en la / contestación".
Extremely rare usage of Republican censor mark "D.P. Nº 3 - GANDIA / CENSURA" from Escuelas Pías prison, used by the Francoist administration of the same prison in 1940, on postal stationery Edifil 83 to Valencia. Unreadable postmark, but text on the back dated on December 6, 1940.
Registered cover from Madrid to Reformatorio de Adultos prison in Alicante, with postmark dated on April 1, 1938, plus special mark for registered mail serial number "Estafeta Sucursal / Nº 1 / Madrid / Certificado Nº". Addressed to the prisoner Luis Conde Devesa.
Cover from Corps (Isere), France, to General Franco in Madrid. Postmark dated on April 4, 1941. Arrival backstamps both dated on April 26, 1941, one from Madrid and the other one reading "Jefatura del Estado / Servicios Postales". Rare.
Cover to Paris, France, with Valencia roller postmark dated on January 24, 1938. On the back censor mark Heller 5a and field post postmark E. de C. B. Movil Heller 85 dated on January 25, 1938
Cover to Colonia de Niños, from Madrid to Alicante. Many children were moved from Madrid and other cities near the front to safer zones in the coast, where they were hosted in special colonies for children. Unreadable postmarks, but content inside dated on November 27, 1937. Very rare.
Cover with franchise Batallón de Zapadores-Minadores 8a División, Mayoría, to Orense. Arrival backstamp. With content. 1937
Cover with franchise Comandancia Militar Villafranca del Ebro to Logroño. Zaragoza censor mark Heller Z8.5b and Logroño arrival backstamp of April 7, 1937
Cover with franchise mark Regimiento Infantería Simancas no 40, 2o Batallón 1a Compañia, from Oviedo to Coruña, Oviedo postmark of June 8, 1937 and censor mark Heller O29.5a
Sender from Regimiento de Infantería Galicia 19, 4º Batallón. Military franchise mark and Huesca censor Heller H14.2. Logroño arrival backstamp of October 10, 1937.
Stationery post card Edifil 78 from the front to Barcelona, 1938. Sent from 27 División, 123 Brigada Mixta, Batall+on 492, Primera Compañía
Post card from the UK to José María Francés, postmaster of Requeté in Zaragoza, with censor mark Heller Z8.4. Stamp with tab "Saving is Simple". Newcastle-on-Tyne postmark dated on July 31, 1938.
Cover from French patrol boat Austral wifh franchise mark "F.M. / Mission ESPAGNE / Patroullieur Austral" and mark "MARINE FRANÁISE - SERVICE A LA MER". Corlay arrival backstamp dated on November 26, 1938. Very rare.
Registered air mail cover from Barcelona to Saint Claude, France, with censor mark and arrival postmark dated on January 21, 1939.
Extremely rare usage of Republican censor mark "D.P. Nº 1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" from San Miguel de los Reyes prison in Valencia, used by the Francoist administration of the same prison in 1944, on post card to Madrid franked with 20c Edifil 974 and Valencia postmark of July 6, 1944. Unlisted by Allepuz.
Post card franked with 10c Edifi 682 and 15c Edifil 683 from Murcia provincial prison to the same city, with Murcia postmark with unreadable date, but text on the back dated on April 18, 1937. Unlisted in Allepuz.
Stationery post card Edifil 78n sent from Labor Camp nr. 2 to Barcelona. The sender is possibly a guard, as his sender info is as follows: "Campo de Trabajo Nº 2 / 1 Cía 1a Sección / Base Turia 3". The reference "Base Turia" was only used on military mail, and there was no reason for a prisoner in a SIM's forced labor camp to use such code, who most...
Stationery post card Edifil 76 from Madrid to Reformatorio de Adultos prison in Alicante, with Madrid postmark "CTA Sucursal Nº 8" dated on September 11, 1937. Addressed to the prisoner José Peña Ruiz.
Postal stationery Edifil 69 uprated with 10c Edifil 682 with Madrid postmark "Sucursal Nº 9" dated on May 19, 1937. To José Luis Estrada Segalerva in Porlier prison, 3rd gallery. José Luis Estrada was sentenced to three years to forced labor for disaffection to the regime, by a sentence of February 20, 1937 issued by Madrid's Jurado de Urgencia Nr. 3.
Cover with marks "Grupo de Transmisiones y Señales / Estación destacada en" from Azuara to Piera. No postmark, but text inside dated on May 12, 1937.
Cover from Martín del Río, Teruel, to Mollet del Vallès, with red censor mark "Brigada Mixta 146 / Control Correspondencia" and postmark dated on September 1, 1937. With content.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona. Postmark reading “Correos, 145 Brigada, Estafeta de Campaña” and censor mark. No date, but content dated on December 11 1938.
Field post cover from the front to Mollet del Valles, franked with Edifil 752 and postmark “Correos / 145 Brigada ”. With content dated on June 11, 1938.
Stationery post card Edifil 75 to the prisoner Joaquín Juncosa Molins, in Casa de Trabajo, Alcalá de Henares. Postmark of February 26, 1937.. Mark "CENSURADA" in blue and "LA CONTESTACIÓN / BREVE".
Addressed to Antonio Pérez Simón, 31 División, 134 Brigada, Síetamo, Huesca. Barcelona unreadable postmark, but text dated on September 7, 1937. Allepuz 1760.
Barcelona censor mark "Comité de Milicias Antifascistas / Departamento de Investigación / Intervención de Correspondencia / Barcelona" Heller RB3.1 on the front and the back, and Perpignan arrival backstamp.
Postmark from Camp d'Adge of July 7, 1939 and senser's info on the top left corner: "Augusto Pascual, Campo nº 3, Barraca A.X. 3, Agde (Herault), and on the other corner "El destinatario paga el franqueo de la carta" (The addressee pays the franking of this letter). Barcelona censor mark Heller B20.13 and tax marks T and "Ptas. 1'40".
Stationery post card Edifil 77A to Reformatorio de Adultos prison, Alicante, addressed to José Munilla Padrós, in 4th Dormitory. Possibly not circulated by the mail but hand delivered instead, as the text says "remiten emocionados los del 4º Dormitorio" (emotioned senders from the 4th Dormitory).
Cover from Sevilla to Huelva franked with fiscal 45c Cheques Alemany 20, telegraphs 15c Edifli 70 and Sevilla local Allepuz 7, 1936. One stamp lacking. Sevilla censor mark Heller 102.4b and Huelva arrival on the back.
Cover franked with pair 15c Timbre Para Facturas Alemany 6 and Sevilla censor mark Heller S102.3c. Paradas postmark of Nov 21, 1938 and Sevilla arribal backstamp of Nov 22, 1938.
Stationery post card Edifil 75 upgraded with two stamps 5c Edifil 681, from Valencia prison to Madrid, with Valencia postmark partially readable and text on the back dated on April 22, 1937. The sender is Luis Barrero, and he gives his sender info on the front: 4ª 472, wich is 4th Gallery, Cell 472.
Cover to Luis Huelin Gorria, in San Miguel de los Reyes prison in Valencia, but redirected to Gandía, where it was stamped with censor mark belonging to Prisión Nueva de Santa Clara, as the prisoner was moved to this new prison. The mark, in carmine and very faded, reads "Prisión Nueva de Santa Clara / CENSURADA".
Post card from Casa de Reforma in Cehegín to Valencia prison, with censor mark of Cehegin labor camp in red reading "CASA DE REFORMA - CEHEGIN / *CENSURADA* / CONTESTE EN TARJETA POSTAL" clearly stamped. Unreadable date on the postmark but text on the back dated on November 14, 1938.
Stationery post card Edifil 75 to the prisoner Joaquín Juncosa Molins, in Casa de Trabajo, Alcalá de Henares. No postmark, but text on the back dated in Madrid on January 2, 1937. Mark "CENSURADA" in blue and "BREVEDAD / EN LA CONTESTACIÓN".
Post card from Casa de Trabajo in Alcalá de Henares to Madrid, sent by a prisoner and franked with 25c Edifil 658. Alcalá de Henares postmark of April 9, 1938 and carmine censor mark "CENSURADA" on the front and "LA CONTESTACIÓN EN / TARJETA POSTAL" on the back, both belonging to this labor camp.
Stationery post card Edifil 79A from General Porlier prison to Madrid. The sender is Juan Franco Ramos, 3rd Gallery, 1st Room. Mark "SED BREVES EN LAS CONTESTACIONES". Unreadable postmark but text on the back dated on June 15, 1938.
Cover franked with 30c Edifil 687 and 15c Edifil 747 to Luis Huelín Gorria, in San Miguel de los Reyes prison in Valencia. Censor mark "D.P. Nº 1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA". Sender's info on the back: Carmen Valdés, Atocha 113. Unreadable postmark, but Edifil 747 was issued in 1938, so the cover must have been circulated in 1938 or 1939.
Cover with franchise of Worker's Battalion 17 "BATALLÓN DE TRABAJADORES Nº 17 / CORREOS / 28-10-38 / FRANQUICIA" and mark of the same battalion on top right corner to the inspector of concentration camps and prisoners of war in Burgos. Burgos censor mark. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Patronato concentration camp in Bilbao, to Barcelona, circulated through franchise, with Bilbao postmark of April 25, 1939 and censor mark of the camp "CENSURA MILITAR / CAMPO DE CONCENTRACIÓN / PATRONATO - BILBAO". Addressed to a postman in Barcelona's Section 2. Allepuz 150. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card to Madrid provincial prison, with Madrid's Correo Central postmark of December 15, 1942 and censor mark of the prison "PRISIÓN PROVINCIAL / MADRID / CENSURADA". Allepuz 423. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Oviedo Provincial Prison to Madrid, with mark "PRISIÓN PROVINCIAL / DIRECCIÓN / OVIEDO". Oviedo postmark dated on March 12, 1941. Unlisted by Allepuz (variety of 440: bigger eagle and different characters on "Sr"). Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Oviedo Provincial Prison to Madrid, with mark "PRISIÓN PROVINCIAL / DIRECCIÓN / OVIEDO". Oviedo postmark dated on December 17, 1940. Unlisted by Allepuz (variety of 440: smaller eagle and bigger characters) Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Oviedo Provincial Prison to Madrid, with mark "PRISIÓN PROVINCIAL / DIRECCIÓN / OVIEDO". Oviedo postmark dated on Sept 28, 1940. Unlisted by Allepuz. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Celanova central prison to Gijón, with censor mark of the prison "CENSURA PRISIÓN CENTRAL / CELANOVA" and also Celanova censor. Unreadable date on the postmark, but text dated on October 19, 1939. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Yeserías prison in Madrid to the same city, with censor mark "PRISIÓN DE YESERÍAS / CENSURADA". Unreadable postmark, but text on the back dated on March 3, 1941. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Stationery post card Edifil 83 from Madrid's San Antón prison to the same city, with mark "PRISIÓN HABILITADA / DIRECCIÓN / SAN ANTÓN - MADRID". This prison was installed in the building of Pious School of San Antón. When this building was adapted to become a prison, the main entrance was blocked in Hortaleza street 65, and it was opened in Farmacia...
Cover with franchise mark "BATALLÓN DE TRABAJADORES Nº 108 / 2ª COMPAÑÍA" and censor mark to Irún. The sender is a guard of this worker's battalion in Zaragoza. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Cover from Barcelona to Patronato concentration camp, Bilbao, 1939, circulated with handwritten franchise on top right corner of a postman in Barcelona's Section 2. Barcelona censor mark, postmark of March 13, 1939, and return to sender handwritten mark "D" in organge. Flap and bottom left corner of the cover missing. With content. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Cover from Barcelona to Patronato concentration camp, Bilbao, 1939. Barcelona censor mark and stamp lacking on the front (possibly because it was not postmarked and reused by the prisoner).Bilbao arrival backstamp of March 30, 1939. The sender is a postman from Barcelona, Section 2. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Post card from Santa Ana concentration camp to Barcelona, wiht León postmark dated on March 9, 1939, and censor mark of the camp. Ex Gómez-Guillamón.
Enter postal enviat per un personer del vaixell presó Marqués de Chávarri al port de Màlaga, 14 de desembre de 1936, amb marca del vaixell.
Cover from Martín del Río to Terrassa, with cenor mark "Comisario delegado - Censura de Guerra / 132 Bda Mta / 528 Batallón"
Stampless cover from Illescas (Toledo) to Cördoba, with mark of Illescas Town Council for lack of stamps and postmark dated on November 24, 1936. On the back info of the sender: Lonrenzo Prats, Artillería Pesada Nº 1, 4a Batería Obuses 15,5, Columna Madrid, Carabanchel Alto. Córdoba arrival backstamp dated on November 30, 1936.
Sobre de Falset al Vendrell, circulat sense segells per faltar-ne a l'oficina de correus, amb marca "Certifico que en este día / no hay sellos de Correo" i tampó "Consell Municipal Falset". Datador del 21 de maig de 1938.
