Mark "EJÉRCITO DEL ESTE / BATALLÓN Nº 27 - OBRAS DE FORTIFICACIÓN / 3ª Compañía" and censor. Stamp manyally cancelled with the note "19/06/38 - 21 División".
Cover to the military court of the army in Levant with Pro Cultura Aviación Allepuz 2154 on the back, Mark on the label "ARMA DE AVIACION / 11 ESCYADRA / GRUPO 2º / 4ª ESCUADRILLA". La Garganta (Ciudad Real) postmark od September 27, 1938. Sender's info: Capitán Herreros, casa Roja, Carcer (Valencia)".
Cover to Barcelona, with field post postmark with unreadable date, but content dated on July 20, 1938. On the back, mark "2º Grupo de Cañones del 7'62 - ARTILLERÍA - 11 BATERÍA"
Cover with mark "AJUNTAMENT REPUBLICA / DE / LLOA" and handwritten note "Per no haber-hi segells de correus" (there are no postage stamps). Lloar postmark of June 24, 1938.
Cover to Julio Rodríguez Eguidaru, to General Porlier prison in Madrid, 2nd Gallery. Mark "SED BREVES EN LAS CONTESTACIONES" and Madrid Apartados Particulares roller postmark of January 22, 1938. With content signed by Manuel Caloto.
Cover to the prisoner José Manuel Álvarez Arenas, in Madrid's General Porlier prison. Madrid postmark of April 26, 1938, tax mark and censor "SED BREVES EN LAS CONTESTACIONES". Certificate Graus (nr. AT2/85-8, of Nov 28, 2011).
Cover with franchise mark "HOSPITAL MILITAR MONFORTE / FRANQUICIA POSTAL", to Santander. Monforte postmark of January 24, 1938 and censor mark Heller M74.7. On the back, mark "HOSPITAL MILITAR DE ESPAÑA / MONFORTE DE LEMOS". With content.
Cover from gunboat Cañonero Canalejas with frnachise mark dated on July 28, 1938 to Palma de Mallorca. With content.
Bucharest postmark of September 29, 1938, registered mail label and censor mark Heller RB3.12a.
Villeneuve l'Archeveque postmark of August 16, 1938, and green censor mark Heller RB3.11.
Paris, Avenue d'Italie postmark, dated on January 21, 1938, and blue censor mark Heller RB3.12a. Barcelona arrival backstamp of February 7, 1938.
Postmark Brive - La Gaillarde Gare, dated on July 27, 1938 and green censor mark Heller RB3.12a.
Cover with Prades postmark of July 8, 1936 and green Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.12a.
Airmail cover from Burgos to Max Teintze in Berlin, from the German agent Alexander Kröger, HISMA Ltda. Burgos postmark of June 28, 1938 and censor mark Heller B92.8.
Segarra de Gaià (Santa Coloma de Farners) to the front, with mark "No hay sello / El Alcalde / J. Ninot" (There are not stamps / The Mayor / J. Ninot), with town council mark "CONSELL MUNICIPAL / SEGARRA DE GAIÀ" Santa Coloma de Farners postmark dated on June 22, 1938. Sent to Roberto Ferrando, Batallón Sanidad Militar, X Cuerpo de Ejército, Base 8º, C.C....
Cover with 132 Brigada Mixta censor to Terrassa, reading "COMISARIO DELEGADO / 132 BDA MTA / * / 528 BATALLÓN / CENSURA DE GUERRA". Martín del Río (Teruel) postmark, 1938
Cover to Harry Gordon, 795 Garden St, Bronx, New York, USA. Las Palmas registered mail postmark dated on February 28, 1938. Franked with Canarias air mail overprints Edifil 4A, 5A, 8, 10, 13, 15, 20, 22, 26 & 40. On the back, mark "FROM THE HARRY A. GORDON COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H.G.I. STAMP CO. N.Y.". The earliest covers from the Harry Gordon...
Cover to Harry Gordon, 795 Garden St, Bronx, New York, USA. Las Palmas registered mail postmark dated on February 28, 1938. Franked with Canarias air mail overprints Edifil 31-33 (complete), 30, 34-36 (complete) & 39. On the back, mark "FROM THE HARRY A. GORDON COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H.G.I. STAMP CO. N.Y.". The earliest covers from the Harry...
1938 Cañonero Calvo Sotelo ship - Villanueva de las Minas (Sevilla).Franchise mark of the ship "CAÑONERO CALVO SOTELO / COMANDANCIA" and censor mark "CAÑONERO - CALVO SOTELO / CENSURA". Arrival backstamp.of March 14, 1938.
2nd Disciplinary Battalion - Figueres (Girona). Cover from 2º Batallón Disciplinario to the front, franked with 45c Edifil 752, with censor mark of the Battalion used as postmark, reading " CENSURA / del 2º Bon. Dicplº del / EJÉRCITO DEL ESTE".
Cover from Madrid to Albatera Labor Camp, with Madrid roller postmark of January, 1938, to the prisoner Alfonso Calsina Borndons, sentenced to 5 years in labor camps by sentence of April 1, 1937 (see Archivo Histórico Nacional, Tribunales Populares y Jurados de Urgencia y de Guardia de Madrid, signature FC-CAUSA_GENERAL,352,Exp.39). With content.
1938, Basel (Switzerland) - San Sebastián. Basel meter and postmark of November 25, 1938 on cover to San Sebastián with Irún censor mark Heller I11.3.
1937, New York (USA) - Barcelona (censor). New York meter dated on April 1, 1937 on cover with Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.15.
1937, New York (USA) - Barcelona (censor). New York meter dated on June 30, 1937 on cover with Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.15.
1938, New York (USA) - Barcelona (censor). New York meter dated on July 1, 1938 on cover with green Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.13.
1938 (December) Cáceres to Bilbao. Postcard with Cáceres postmark dated on December 6, 1938 and censor mark Heller C11.1
Postcard to Juan José Leirado Pajares in "2a Compalía, D[e]p[ósi]to de Prisioneros nº 1 Gandía", with clean censor mark "D. P. Nº 3 GANDIA / CENSURA". Madrid roller postmark of September 30, 1938.
Postcard from Batallón Disciplinario, 2ª Compañía, Base 1ª, C.C. nº 1 with field post posmmark of June 28, 1938, to Alhama de Salmerón.
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and censor number "8" on the text inside. Valencia postmark with unreadable date, but text dated on December 11, 1938.
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and censor number "8". Valencia postmark dated onDecember 7, 1938, Text inside.
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and Valencia postmark dated on December 7, 1938, Text inside with line cancelled by the censorship.
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and censor number "9" on the cover and on the text inside. Valencia postmark dated on November 5, 1938,
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and Valencia postmark with unreadable date, but text inside dated on October 30, 1938.
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and Valencia roller postmark dated on October 9, 1938, Very clear marks. Text inside.
Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison to Valencia, San Miguel de los Reyes censor mark "D.P. Nº1 - VALENCIA / CENSURA" and Valencia postmark with unreadable date, but text inside dated on September 29, 1938.
Madrid roller postmark dated on October 6 1938 and unlisted censor mark "CENSURADA" measuring 7.5x0.6 cm
Cover from Ulldecona to José Minari, in Regimiento Artiglieria P.C. del C.T.V., III Gruppo Cannoni 65 1,7, Comando 1ª Batteria, Posta Speciale 500. Ulldecona postmark of July 11, 1938 and censor mark Heller U4.1. Sent by Pilar Fabregat.
Postcard to Juan José Leirado Pajares in "2a Compalía, Depósito de Prisioneros nº1, Gandía (Valencia)", with censor mark "D. P. Nº 3 GANDIA / CENSURA". Unreadable postmark date, but text on the back dated on December 30, 1938.
Postcard to Juan José Leirado Pajares in "2a Compañía, Depósito de Prisioneros nº1, Gandía (Valencia)", with censor mark "D. P. Nº 3 GANDIA / CENSURA". Unreadable postmark date, but text on the back dated on October 31, 1938.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of Nov 11 1938 and blue Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.12a. Arrival and transit backstamps.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of Oct 6 1938 and green Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.12a. Arrival backstamp.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of Sept. 9 1938 and green Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.12a. Arrival and transit backstamps.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark dated on Aug. 22, 1938 and Madrid censor mark Heller RM1.1. Arrival backstamp.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of Jul 19, 1938 and Madrid censor mark Heller RM1.1. On the back, transit and arrival marks and unlisted censor mark reading "CENSURA".
Post card franked with 25c Edifil 685 and Barcelona local Edifil 17. Barcelona roller postmark of April 2, 1938. Sender’s info on the fback: “Dirección: Julio González del Río, Palacio Misiones (Exposición), Barcelona”. Valencia arrival roller backstamp dated on April 5, 1938.
Cover from José María Gómez, 6º Batallón Etapas, 7ª Compañía, Destacamento de Falset, Tarragona, Ejército del Este, to Barcelona. Mark "No hay sellos en esta villa" and Falset's town council seal "CONSELL MUNICIPAL FALSET". Falset postmark of April 1938.
Improvised post card from Huércal to Valencia's Prisión Celular. Sent to Luis Gutiérrez Santamarina, member of Falange. Censor mark "PRISIÓN CELULAR DE VALENCIA / CENSURADA" One stamp lacking and no postmark, but text on the back dated on October 19, 1938.
Improvised post card from Barcelona's Preventorio Judicial to Valencia's Prisión Celular. Sent by José Cleries, a member of the Fifth Column sentenced to prison (El Liberal, nr. 20218, Apr 11, 1937, page 4). The addressee is Luis Gutiérrez, member of Falange. Unreadable postmark but text on the back dated on October 22, 1938.
Stationery post card Edifil 80n to San Miguel prison, which was Oriuela's labor camp, installed in the seminar of this city. Murcia postmark dated on June 6, 1938. Addressed to Francisco Ballester Navarro, andsent by Antonio Ballester.
Cover from Madrid to Albatera Labor Camp, with Madrid's Apartados postmark of April 17, 1938, to the prisoner Alfonso Calsina Borndons, sentenced to 5 years in labor camps by sentence of April 1, 1937 (see Archivo Histórico Nacional, Tribunales Populares y Jurados de Urgencia y de Guardia de Madrid, signature FC-CAUSA_GENERAL,352,Exp.39). With content.
Post card franked with 25c Edifil 685 and Barcelona local Edifil 17. Mark “Máximo 30 Palabras / en la contestación”. Unlisted by Allepuz.
Madrid Sucursal Nº 12 postmark of April 15, 1938, censor mark Heller M1.1 and transit and arrival backstamps.
Madrid Sucursal Nº 12 postmark of Aprli 1, 1938. Transit and arrival backstamps.
Madrid postmark of March 30, 1938 and censor mark Heller RM1.1. Arrival and transit backstamps.
Burgos censor mark Heller B92.8. Postmark of May 23, 1938. Marseille Gare Avion transit backstamp.
Burgos postmark of April 24, 1938. Handwritten patriotic slogan on the back: "Ni un hogar sin lumbre, ni un hombre sin pan. Franco". Arrival bakcstamps.
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" and censor mark stamped upon arrival to Valencia prison reading "PRISION CELULAR DE VALENCIA / CENSURADA" in blue. Cehegín postmark of November 10, 1938.
Post card with mark "CENSURADO / PRISIÓN GUBERNATIVA" used in the improvised prison of Segorbe, in the Seminar. Segorbe postmark of april 5, 1938. Sender's info on the back: "Julio González del Río, Refugio nº 2, Calle Valencia nº 5, Segorbe" (C/ Valencia nº 5 was the address of the Seminar). Unlisted in Allepuz.
Madrid Sucursal 4 postmark dated on Jun 2, 1938 and censor mark Heller RM1.1. Transit and arrival backstamps.
Madrid Sucursal 12 postmark dated on Mar 8, 1938, censor mark Heller M1.1 and transit and arrival backstamps.
Madrid Sucursal 12 postmark dated on Mar 12, 1938 and censor mark Heller M1.1.Transit and arrival backstamps.
Censor mark B92.8. Burgos postmark dated on March 31, 1938. French transit and arrival marks.
Addressed to Luis Conde Devesa, Reformatorio de Adultos, 1º dormitorio, Alicante. Madrid postmark of April 19, 1938.
Addressed to Luis Conde Devesa, Reformatorio de Adultos (Escuelas), Alicante. Madrid postmark of February 2, 1938.
Addressed to prisoner Luìs Conde Devesa, Reformatorio de Adultos, 1º Dormitorio. Madrid postmark of March 20, 1938
Alicante postmark of March 16, 1938. Sender's info on the back: "Luis Conde, Reformatorio de Adultos Alicante (1º Dormitorio)". Arrival backstamp. Unaccurate opening.
Sent by Luis Conde in Alicante's Reformatorio de Adultos prison. He notes "Talleres", (workshop). Partially unreadable postmark of January 1938.
The rarest SIM & Republican labor camps and prisons system related piece we have ever seen. Unlisted in Allepuz catalogue of post cards.
Cover from Los Escolapios prison to Figueres, franked with 45c Edifil 752 and Gandia postmark of October 20, 1938. Censor mark "D.P. Nº 3 GANDIA / CENSURA" on the back, plus sender's info: "Vicente Martí Castello, /Depósito de Prisioneros nº 3, 6ª Cñía / Gandía".
Censor, Figueres postmark dated on May 24, 1938 and Pro Infància label Allepuz 3067. Sender in Figueres Red Cross hospital. Arrival backstamp.
Censor mark Heller M1.1 and Madrid postmark of March 20, 1938.Transit and arrival backstamps.
Cover from Cervera to Font Romeu, France, with Cervera postmark dated on Nov 14, 1938 and censor mark Heller RB3.12a. Sender's info on the back: "Remite José Clavero Casimiro / Batallón de Trabajadores / de Yngenieros Nº 5, 2ª Compañía / Cervera / (Lérida)". Arrival backstamp. One stamp missing.
Stationery post card Edifil 77n addressed to Preventorio E "Uruguay", this is, the steamship Uruguay in Barcelona harbor, used as prison under the SIM administration.
Stationery post card Edifil 77n addressed to Preventorio E "Uruguay", this is, the steamship Uruguay in Barcelona harbor, used as prison under the SIM administration.
Three stationery post cards sent by prisoner José Blasi Mora from Labor Camp number 2 in Hospitalet de Mar (currently Hospitalet de l'Infant). No references to the camp neither to any of the topics that can help to identify correspondence coming from them, as requesting packets to be sent through Pueblo Español, but all of them in the chronology the...
Stationery post card Edifil 77n from Labor Camp number 2 in Hospitalet de Mar (currently, Hospitalet de l'Infant), under SIM administration, Servicio de Información Militar, with sender's info "Josep Blasi Mora / 2on Camp Treball / 1a Companyia / Base Turia / nº 3". Unreadable outcoming postmark and Santa Coloma de Farners arrival postmark dated on August...
Stationery post card Edifil 77n from Labor Camp number 2 in Hospitalet de Mar (currently, Hospitalet de l'Infant), under SIM administration, Servicio de Información Militar, with sender's info "José Blasi Mora / Campo Trabajo nº 2 / 1a Compañía / Base Turia nº 3". No postmarks, but text on the back dated on July 8, 1938.