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Nationalist Postal History of the Spanish Civil War
Nationalist Postal History of the Spanish Civil War
Sent by inmate Ramón Pérez Álvarez, Reformatorio, 6º Dormitorio. Unreadable date on the postmark.
Cover from Palma de Mallorca to Tangier, with censor mark and roller postmark of May 5, 1937. On the back, letterhead of the Italian warshi Quarto, "R. ESPL QVARTO" and Tetouan transit marks.
Valverde de Leganés (Badajoz) postmark dated on August 7, 1939, and censor mark Heller V20.1
Fuensalida (Toledo) postmark with unreadable date and censor mark Heller F19.1
Peñaranda de Bracamonte (Salamanca) postmark of August 7, 1939, and censor mark Heller P30.7
Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real) postmark of July 1939 and censor mark Heller V5.1
San Lorenzo del Escorial (Madrid) registered mail postmark of October 13, 1939, and unlisted censor mark "[CENSURA] MILITAR DE COMUNICACIONES / [SAN L]ORENZO DEL ESCORIAL"
Ledesma (Salamanca) postmark of July 20, 1939 and censor mark Heller L13.3
Linares (Jaén) postmark of January 9, 1940 and censor mark Heller L23.3
Burgo de Osma (Soria) postmark with unreadable date and censor mark Heller B91.5
Villarrobledo (Albacete) postmark of January 10, 1940 and censor mark Heller V92.1
Higuera la Real (Badajoz) postmark of August 5, 1939 and censor mark Heller H9.1
Airmail Sevilla postmark of July 5, 1939 and censor mark Heller S102.3c. Local stamp on the back.
Rute (Córdoba) postmark deted on June 1, 1939 and censor mark Heller R37.2. Cordoba local stamp.
Sevilla airmail postmark dated on May 26, 1939 with censor mark Heller S102.3c and local on the back.
Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo (Córdoba) postmark daten on June 12, 1939, and censor mark Heller P31.8. Córdoba local on the back.
Priego (Córdoba) postmark dated on July 5, 1939 and censor mark Heller P87.3. Córdoba local on the back.
Mieres (Asturias) postmark of June 1939 and censor mark Heller M54.3. Asturias local.
Guadalcanal (Sevilla) postmark dated on July 2, 1939 and censor mark Heller G36.1. Sevilla local on the back.
Posadas postmark of July 6, 1939 and censor mark Heller P74.1. Cordoba local on the back.
Sevilla air mail postmark dated on June 28, 1939 and unlisted censor mark. Local stamp on the back.
Pelahustan (Toledo) postmark of October 6, 1939 and Escalona censor mark Heller E19.2
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 Vitoria to Havana, Cuba, and redirected to San Luis de Oriente. Vitoria postmark of July 11, 1939, censor Heller V107.5 and mark "SANATORIO-ENFERMERIA DEL CAMPILLO - VITORIA". Habana and San Luis transits and arrival backstamps.
Cover with mark " COMPAÑÍA MIXTA DE SANIDAD MILITAR DE LA 82 DIVISIÓN" and censor to Avilés, Asturias.
Cover from Madrid to Gijón (Asturias), with green Frentes y Hospitales and "HOSPITAL MILITAR DEL GENERAL SALIQUET / DIRECCIÓN / MADRID" marks. Also unlisted censor mark. Gijón arrival roller backstamp dated on May 27, 1939
Córdoba - The Hague (Holland) Mark "EQUIPO QUIRÚRGICO MÓVIL / EJÉRCITO DEL SUR / Dr. QUEIPO DE LLANO". Córdoba postmark December 23, 1937 and censor mark Heller C122.3d. Transit marks of Gravenhage on the front and Lisbon on the back. Mark "HOSPITAL MILITAR / GRUPO CALASANCIO / CÓRDOBA" on the back.
Cover from gunboat Cañonero Canalejas with frnachise mark dated on July 28, 1938 to Palma de Mallorca. With content.
Cover with Destructor Huesca, destroyer ship letterhead, franchise and censor mark. Mute postmark with star. Sent by Miguel Moragues to his wartime penfriend Margarita Pascual in Llucmajor (Mallorca). Content dated on February 2, 1939.
Registered airmail cover from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Zaragoza, with postmark dated on May 30, 1937. Airmail overprints Edifil 14, 15, 16 (x2) 18 and complete set 20(x2)-22. Zaragoza arrival backstamp.
Zaragoza patriotic overprints Edifil 42 and 41hi and San Sebastián censor mark. With content.
Cover from La Línea de la Concepción to Málaga, with patriotic overprints Edifil 1-7 and censor mark.
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.
Cover with letterhead "HISMA Ltda / CARRANZA & BERNHARDT / BURGOS / CALLE PALOMA, 8, 2º". Burgos postmark dated on January 10, 1937.
Airmail cover with mark "HISMA Ltda / CARRANZA Y BERNHARDT / MELILLA" to Hamburg. Melila postmark of August 5, 1937 and censor mark Heller M48.4. Stamps on the back.
Cover with franchise mark "BATALLÓN DE TRABAJADORES N. 126 / 3ª COMP." and censor "CENSURA MILITAR / BATALLON DE TRABAJADORES N. 126 / 3ª. COMPAÑIA" to Santoña, Unreadable arrival backstamp.
Cover to Valencia military prison Monteolivete, with franchise mark "ADMON, PRAL. DE CORREOS / MADRID / CERTIFICADOS - CARTAS", to José Pérez Álvarez. Arrival roller backstamp dated on January 21, 1941.
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.
1937 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". Cádiz postmark dated on November 20, 1937. Arrival backstamp.
1941, Mainz (Germany) - Barcelona. Mainz meter of February 2, 1941 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.22.
1939, Leipzig (Germany) - Barcelona. Leipzig meter of April 12, 1939 on cover to Barcelona with San Sebastián censor mark Heller S49.25b.
1939, Gravenhage (The Netherlands) - Barcelona. Gravenhage meter of February 9, 1939 on cover to Barcelona with San Sebastián censor mark Heller S49.36.
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.
1939, Milano (Italy) - Barcelona. Milan meter of July 19, 1939 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.6b.
1939, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - Barcelona. Amsterdam meter of June 9, 1936 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.7.
1939, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - Barcelona. Amsterdam meter of June 9, 1936 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.7.
1939, Aubertvilliers (France) - Barcelona. Aubervilliers meter of June 15, 1939 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.6b.
1939, Nyon (Switzerland) - Barcelona. Nyon meter dated on June 26, 1939 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.6b.
1939, Nyon (Switzerland) - Barcelona. Nyon meter dated on July 26, 1939 on cover to Barcelona with censor mark Heller B20.6b.
1938 (December) Cáceres to Bilbao. Postcard with Cáceres postmark dated on December 6, 1938 and censor mark Heller C11.1
1939 (February) Tarragona - Vidiago (Asturias). Stationery postcard Edifil 81 with no postmarks, but text on the back dated in Tarragona on February 4, 1939.
1939 (January) Barcelona - Vidiago (Asturias). Stationery postcard Edifil 81 with unreadable roller postmark, but text on the back dated in Barcelona on February 5, 1939. Zaragoza censor mark Heller Z8.9a.
1939 (january) Bilbao - Vidiago (Asturias). Stationery postcard Edifil 82 with Bilbao postmark dated on January 12, 1939 and censor mark Heller B68.49.
1939 (march) Mérida (Badajoz) - Vidiago (Asturias). Stationery postcard Edifil 81 with Mérida postmark dated on March 27, 1939, five days before the end of the war. Blurred censor mark Heller M51.2. Sent by "Alférez B. González, 2ª Brigada del Aire".
1939 (february) Gerona - Vidiago (Asturias). Stationery postcard Edifil 81 written in Gerona, with unreadable roller postmark, and with Zaragoza censor mark Heller Z8.6a. Mark "BANCO DE ESPAÑA / OFICINA DE CANJE / GERONA". Text on the back written on February 7, 1939, three days after the city was occupied by the nationalists.
Cover with letterhead "Pelayos / Semanario Infantil" with franchise mark "COMISARIA de la JUNTA CARLISTA de GUERRA de GUIPUZCOA / FRANQUICIA" and San Sebastián censor mark Heller S49.6
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.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of Aug 8, 1939 and Madrid censor mark Heller M2.2. Arrival backstamp.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of July 15, 1939 and Madrid censor mark Heller M2.2. Arrival backstamp.
Paris Rue St. Denis postmark of June 17, 1939. On the back Madrid censor mark Heller M2.2. Arrival postmark of Aug. 21, 1939.
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.
Valencia postmark dated on Dec 15, 1939 and double Spanish and French censors.
Censor mark B92.8. Burgos postmark dated on March 31, 1938. French transit and arrival marks.
Unreadable postmark, but arrival backstamp dated on Nov 1, 1930. Barcelona censor mark Heller B20.12.
Censor mark "CENSURA MILITAR / Campo de Concentración de / SAN JUAN" and Zaragoza postmark dated on Aug 21, 1939.
Sender from 4a Bandera Aragón, 1a Centura. Content dated in the "Catalan front" on December 12, 1938.
Cover from 1a Bandera de Falange Española de Cataluña, to Zaragoza, Parque Automóvil 5a Región. Falange franchise and censor marks.
Barcelona postmark dated on March 2, 1939 and censor mark. Sent from Model prison, 3rd gallery, cell nr. 223. Written in French. Handwritten note "Escribir en español" (Write in Spanish).
Irún postmark dated on September 24, 1937, censor mark Heller I11.2a, patriotic marks and Cruzada contra el Frío label.
Valladolid postmark dated on September 8, 1937, Auxilio de Invierno label and patriotic mark. Arrival backstamp.
