Republicana
Història postal republicana de la guerra civil espanyola
Història postal republicana de la guerra civil espanyola
Cover from Palafrugell to France with censor mark and Segell Pro Infancia label on the back, not tied but belonging. Arrival backstamp.
Cover from Javea to Barcelona with mark Artilleria de Costas / Grupo Motorizado Nº 3 / P.M. / Agrupación Sur mark on the back
Spanish Refugees in France, cover from Camp Saint Cyprien to Paris, 1939 Addressed to Bibiano Fernández Osorio Tafall, a Republican scientist who was General Commisar of the Armies during the Civil War and second secretary of the United Nations. After the war, he was responsible of SERE (Servicio de Evacuación de Republicanos Españoles).
Cover to Portbou, to a soldier in 12 Batería de Costa, sent by another soldier in 212 Brigada, with Correo de Campaña Nº 19C postmark and Estafeta de Cambio backstamp.
International Brigades, air mail cover to Prague with green censor mark Heller 5b on the back. Prague arrival strike on the front, dated on February 18, 1938.
International Brigades, air mail cover to Prague with censor Heller 5a and rare mute postmark formed by three concentrical circles. This is the first time we see such a postmark on an International Brigades cover. On the back, Paris transit of September 8, 1937 and Prague arrival marks dated on September 9, 1937.
Palamos to Lancaster, USA. Cover franked with Edifil 734, postmarked on 26 Aug 1936, and rare Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.1, Comite de Milicias Antifascistas.
Murcia to Caldwell, USA, advertising (on the back) cover franked with Edifil 683 & 734 and Valencia censor mark Heller RV2.4.
Valencia to Albuixech, cover franked with Edifil 683 & 687, and scarce SRI Pro Guarderies label GG1601, which is very rare on cover. Unreadable date on postmark.
Registered mail cover from Barcelona to France with Ajut als Mutilats de Guerra 5c label, 12 May 1937, with arrival backstamp
Parlament de Catalunya (Barcelona) to Barcelona, cover franked with Edifil 683 & 734 and Pi de Llobregat local Allepuz 2s. Postmark dated 24 Nov 1937, and Barcelona arrival backstamp of 25 Nov 1937.
Cover from the front to Barcelona with Edifil 737, with mark in rose "140 Brigada Mixta - 32 Division / Comisario de Guerra / Grupo Sanitario". With content.
Cover from the front to Barcelona with Edifil 863 & 734, with Lleida postmark dated 1 Oct 1937 and mark in rose "140 Brigada Mixta - 32 Division / Comisario de Guerra / Grupo Sanitario". With content.
Cover from the front to Barcelona with Edifil 737 and mark in rose "140 Brigada Mixta - 32 Division / Comisario de Guerra / Grupo Sanitario". With content.
Postal stationery Edifil 77 with military postmark and censor, 1938. Seven digits in the serial number. From the front to Barcelona.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 683 & 687, with partially readable field postmark "Correo de Campaña / Estafeta", and military censor mark in red.
Cover from the Front to Barcelona with 140 Brigada Mixta Zapadores mark in violet with Edifil 738 and arrival backstamp.
Cover from the front to Barcelona, with pair Edifil 685 and mark "Republica Española / Zapadores / 140 Brigada Mixta" used as postmark and as censor, with handwritten "C" in black for "Censura". With content.
Cover from the front to Barcelona, with Edifil 752 and mark "Republica Española / Zapadores / 140 Brigada Mixta" used as postmark and as censor, with handwritten "C" in red for "Censura". With content.
Cover from the front to Barcelona, with pair Edifil 685 and mark "Republica Española / Zapadores / 140 Brigada Mixta" used as postmark and as censor, with handwritten "C" in red for "Censura". With content dated on November 2, 1938.
Cover from the front to Barcelona, with Edifil 752 and mark "Republica Española / Zapadores / 140 Brigada Mixta" used as postmark and as censor, with handwritten "C" in black for "Censura". With content dated on October 12, 1938.
Cover from Cuartel Libertad to Barcelona franked with Edifil 737, and "Valdepeñas Estacion" postmark, 1937. The sender's info on the back reads "216 Brigada, 3er Batallón, 1a Compañía, Cuartel Libertad". With content.
Cover from Cuartel Libertad in Valdepeñas to Barcelona, 1937, franked with Edifil 737. The sender info says "216 Brigada, 863 Batallon, Compañía Ametralladoras, Cuartel Libertad". With content.
Cover from Companyia Metralladors, 863 Batalló in Valdepeñas to Barcelona, 1937, franked with Edifil 683 & 734. Barcelona arrival backstamp. With content.
DECA cover from Lleida to Barcelona franked with pair Edifil 685 and railway postmark. The sender information says "D.E.C.A, Red Escucha, Lleida". D.E.C.A. stands for "Defensa Contra Aeronaves", Anti Aircraft Defence.
DECA cover from Lleida to Barcelona franked with Edifil 683 & 687 and railway postmark. The sender information says "Jefatura Local de la D.E.C.A, Red Escucha, Lleida". D.E.C.A. stands for "Defensa Contra Aeronaves", Anti Aircraft Defence.
Postal stationery Edifil 77 with field post "Correo de Campaña / Estafeta / 8 May 1938" and censor mark in red. From the front to Barcelona, with arrival backstamp.
Postal stationery Edifil 77 with part of the text censored, with 41 Brigada Mixta mark. The censored text was cancelled with red ink and validated with the mark and signature of the censor. Postmark "Correo de Campaña / Estafeta / 21 May 1938"
Postal stationery Edifil 77 with field post postmark CC12A dated 3 Ago 1938, and 140 Brigada Mixta, Zapadores mark, from the front to Barcelona
Pair of postal stationery Edifil 77 with consecutive serial numbers and field post marks "Correo de Campaña / Estafeta", dated 27 Apr and 1 May 1938
Postal stationery Edifil 80 with 140 Brigada Mixta mark used as censor. Not postmarked, but text on the back dated on 30 Sep 1938
Postal stationery Edifil 80 with field post postmark CC12A1 dated 30 Sep 1938, and 140 Brigada Mixta, Zapadores mark, from the front to Barcelona
Postal stationery Edifil 80 with serial number of six characters, circulated to Barcelona but not postmarked. Text dated on February 2, 1938.
Postal stationery Edifil 80 with serial number of six characters from the Aragon front to Barcelona. Text dated on February 1, 1938.
Pair of postal stationery Edifil 80 with consecutive serial numbers or six characters, which are rarer that those with seven characters on their serial number. Sent from Sariñena, in the Aragon front, to Barcelona, postmarked on 10 and 18 Feb 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 5, 1938.
Field post cover from the front to Mollet del Valles, franked with Edifil 745 & 751 and postmark “Correos / 145 Brigada / Estafeta Campaña”. With content dated on October 23, 1938.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 752 and mark “Republica Española / Zapadores / 140 Brigada Mixta” used as cancel. With content dated on January 16, 1938. Central crease.
Field post card from the front to Barcelona, with mark on the back “140 Brigada Mixta, 30 Division / Grupo Sanitario / Comisario de Guerra”. Allepuz 1670.
Field post card of the Milicies Antifeixistes de Catalunya to Barcelona, with mark “Ejercito del Este / Mando / 27 Division” and Barbastro postmark dated 16 Dec 1937. Allepuz 1762.
Field post cover to Barcelona franked with damaged Edifil 737. Unreadable postmark, but clear censor mark reading “26 División / 120 Brigada Mixta / Censura de Guerra”.
Field post card from the front to Barcelona, with mark “Reserva General de Artillería, Cañones 7’7” used as franchise. No date, but text on the back dated 2 Dec 1938. Barcelona arrival backstamp. Allepuz 1679.
Postal stationery Edifil 79 from the front to Barcelona with field postmark ECC No 12A dated on August 8, 1938. Moisture on bottom right corner.
Postal stationery Edifil 77 from the front to Barcelona, with partially readable field postmark dated 5 Jul 1938 and mark “41 Brigada – Sanidad”.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona franked with Edifil 737, cancelled with mark reading “26 División, Compañía de Transmisiones”, and “Censura” (censor) handriwtten on it. Content dated 20 Jun 1938.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 683 & 687, with partially readable field postmark dated 18 Jun 1938, and military censor mark.
Field post cover from the front to Mollet del Valles franked with Edifil 737. Postmark reading “Correos, 145 Brigada Mixta”. Content dated 24 May 1938. Moth eated left and right eges of the cover.
Postal stationery Edifil 77 from the front to Barcelona, with field postmark “Correo de Campaña, Estafeta” dated 10 May 1938, and military censor mark.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 737, with postmark “Correo de Campaña, Estafeta” dated 15 May 1938. Military censor mark. Flap lacking on the back.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 744, with violet postmark “Correo de Campaña, Estafeta” dated 4 May 1938. Military censor mark in blue and Barcelona arrival backstamp.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 744, with partially readable postmark from any town in Huesca province dated 1 Mar 1938, and military censor mark in violet. Barcelona arrival backstamp.
Field post card from the front to Barcelona with mark “114 Brigada Mixta, 8a Compañía de Intendencia” used as franchise, and military censor mark. Text on the back dated 28 Feb 1938. Allepuz 1672.
Postal stationery Edifil 80 with six characters on the serial number, from the front to Barcelona with no postmarks, 1938. Text on the back dated 1 Feb 1938.
Field post cover from the front to Barcelona, franked with Edifil 681, 683 & 734 with Lerida (Lleida) postmark dated 2 Oct 1937. Censor mark on the back “140 Brigada Mixta – 32 División - Comisario de Guerra” and “Visado” (revised, censored) handwritten next to it. Back flap missing.
Milicies Antifeixistes de Catalunya field post card from the Aragon front to Barcelona, with “Valores Declarados” postmark from La Puebla de Hijar dated 20 Jun 1937 and round censor mark “Censura de Guerra / División Luis Jubert / 21 Jun 1937 / La Puebla de Híjar”. RRR. Allepuz 1758.
Milicies Antifeixistes de Catalunya field post card from the Aragon front to Barcelona, with Azaila postmark dated 2 Jun 1937 and censor mark “Circunscripción Sur-Ebro / División Luis Jubert / Regimiento No 1 / Censura”. RRR. Allepuz 1758.
International Brigades cover with Barcelona meter Heller Brig. 8 dated on June 27, 1938 and field post mark Heller Brig. 85 “Correo de Campaña / B.I. / E. De C. B. Movil” dated on June 25, 1938. Censor mark on the back Heller Brig. 5b and arrival postmark from Pas de Calais. Very rare.
International Brigades, post card to Switzerland only with mark SCC 111 dated on May 3, 1937 (Heller Birg. 9) used as franchise, as there are no stamps on the card. Rare circumstance and rare destination, as Swiss citizens fighting for foreign countries could loose their nationality.
Sobre a Palafolls amb marca de franquícia “Artilleria – Agrupacion de Baterias de Costa – Barcelona – 8ª Bateria” i datador de Malgrat de 6 d'agost de 1938
Spain, Civil War, cover from Barcelona to France. The sender is B. Encina, 1ª Centuria, Cuartel de Intendencia, Barcelona. With censor mark Heller Rep. RB3.11.
Spain, Civil War, letter from CRIM 19 with Gerona Comandancia Militar franchise mark to Forgars de Tordera. Franchise and Gernona postmark dated July 6, 1938. It is a folded sheet with the address written on the back, about the enlistment of a soldier, RRR.
Spain, Civil War, cover to Palafolls with “CRIM Nº 15 COMISARIO” and “Centro de Reclutamiento, Instrucción y Movilización nº 15 MANDO” franchise marks. Postmark from Tarrasa, August 6, 1938. RRR.
Spain, Civil War, Registered cover to Bordeaux with special Madrid censor mark for registered letters Heller Rep. RM1.2 and arrival backstamp.
Cover from Liria to the Republican front, with no postmark. On the back, military censor mark “CENSURA / IV CUERPO” in violet.
Spain, Civil War, cover from Liria to the front with faded censor mark. Postmark dated on June 2, 1938. Addressed to the soldier Salvador Mañes Ferrandis, 42 Brigada Mixta, Base 1º, CC Nº 2, Batallon 168 bis, 2ª Compañia, 3ª Seccion.
International Brigades air mail and registered cover from Alicante to Czechoslovaquia. On the front there is not any special mark belonging to the International Brigades, and even the postmark is the regular mark from Alicante, dated July 28, 1938.
International Brigades, cover from the front to France with Valencia meter dated April 21, 1937 Heller Brig. 7 and special censor mark in red “VISADO / POR LA / CENSURA MILTAR” Heller Brig. 4. On the back, mark of the Servicio Central de Correos reading “S.C.C: / 21 ABR 1937 /111”stamped in Albacete
Republican field post card with double censor and franchise of the 145 Brigada Mixta in red, "CORREOS / 145 BRIGADA / ESTAFETA DE CAMPAÑA". Both censor marks in violet, "CENSURA / DE / GUERRA" and different shapes. Text dated on September 5, 1938. Allepuz 1674.
Republican field post card with censor & postmark from the 145 Brigada Mixta in blue, reading “CORREOS / 145 BRIGADA / ESTAFETA DE CAMPAÑA”. Sent by the soldier Jaume Vallcorba to his wife Francesca Sabé in Mollet del Vallès, and dated September 18, 1938. Allepuz 1753.
Republican 145 Brigada Mixta field post cover with military cancel reading “CORREOS / 145 BRIGADA MIXTA / ESTAFETA CAMPAÑA”. Sent by the soldier Jaume Vallcorba to his wife Francesca Sabé in Mollet del Vallès. With content dated on October 18, 1938.
Spain, Civil War, Republican Field Post Cover, 145 Brigada Mixta franchise mark used as postmark. Sent by the soldier Jaume Vallcorba, from 44 Division, 145 Brigada Mixta, 3r Batallon, from the front to his wife Francesca Sabé in Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona). With content. Letter dated on June 3, 1938.
Correu de campanya republicà amb censura i marca de la 145 Brigada Mixta en blau: “CORREOS / 145 BRIGADA / ESTAFETA DE CAMPAÑA”. Enviada pel soldat Jaume Vallcorba a la seva esposa Francesca Sabé a Mollet del Vallès, amb data 16 de desembre de 1938.
