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Lot# 1505 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 1505 Collections/lots Europe

    1939/45 Searching missing persons and prisoners de Guerre during and after WW 2, Lot 78 documents from and to to "Mission catholique" in Fribourg asking for details regarding place of residence or state of heath of various individuals arrrested in prisoner camps in Europe or in the USA, partly censored by the German Wehrmacht who whether let the inquiry pass or returned it with marks as "Retour", "Unbekannt", "Abgereist", "Verstorben", "Inadmis" and others, some of the items also passed through the help ot the State of Vatican, included are also six cards de "L'Association Catholique Internationale des Oeuvres de Protection de la Jeune Fille" used in the same matter, a very interesteing selection for the historian investigating in this field, arranged in an album.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF