Republican Labor Camps & Prisons
Postal History of the Labor Camps of the SIM (Military Information Service) and Republican Prisons.
All lots under this category are sold with a Certificate of Authenticity
Postal History of the Labor Camps of the SIM (Military Information Service) and Republican Prisons.
All lots under this category are sold with a Certificate of Authenticity
1938. Post card from San Miguel de los Reyes prison in Valencia to Totana Labor Camp (Murcia)
1938. Lot of 9 postal stationery sent to or from Fernando Candela Ortells, to the provincial prison in Valencia first, and to Totana Labor Camp (Murcia) later.
1938. Cover from San Miguel de los Reyes prison in Valencia to Orihuela Labor Camp (Alicante)
1938. Improvised post card from S.I.M.'s Preventorio C, in Muntaner 55, Barcelona
1938. Cover addressed to a prisoner in Labor Camp Number 4 of the S.I.M.
1938. Cover from France to a guard in Labor Camp Number 4, returned to sender
1938. Post card from a detachment of San Miguel de los Reyes to the prison in Valencia
1938/1939. Lot of 5 covers to San Miguel de los Reyes prison’s 4º Batallón de Fortificaciones, to several locations
1936. Postal stationery from a prison ship in El Grao de Valencia to the same city
1938. Postal stationery from Prisión Provincial de Alicante to the same city
1938. Postal stationery from Alicante Prisión Provincial to the same city
1937. Postal stationery from Ingenio Prison in Almería to Zurich
1937. Postal stationery from Ingenio Prison in Almería to Zurich
Registered mail cover franked with pair of 45c Edifil 752 to Camagüey, Cuba, with unreadable date in the postmark, sent from Disciplinary Battalion Nr 10. Barcelona censor mark Heller RB3.17 on the front and the back, and also Habana transit mark on the back dated on August 31, 1938 and Camagüey arrival postmark of September 1, 1938.
Post card franked with pair 25c Edifil 685 and field post postmark C. C. Nº 1 of Jul 15, 1938, from a Disciplinary Battalion to Alhama de Salmerón.
S.I.M. member’s ID card, Demarcación del Centro, authorized by Ángel Pedrero García, valid until January 31, 1939 and renewed until March 15, 1939, with preprinted renewals until September 15, 1939. Typewrited holder’s data, but very faded for the printing low quality.