WW 2 Perote Veracruz Mexico Internment Camp Triple Censor Cover Denmark Prisoner
$ 184.8
Description
Up for auction is a beautiful airmail cover from the internment camp in Perote Mexico to the International Red Cross in Geneva Switzerland and then sent to Nazi Germany occupied Denmark. Censored by Mexican, American and German authorities. Postmarked 1942. In excellent condition, shows some wear. Shipping will be a flat $2.00 within the continental U.S. for USPS mail. Overseas airmail shipping is $14.00. Questions? Please contact me at: azteccollectables at hotmail.com. Check out my other online auctions of rare and vintage stamps. My e bay store, Aztec Collectables, has a fine and growing selection of unique covers, stamps and postcards. Please make pay arrangements within 72 hours of winning the auction. I will combine shipping on multiple wins, if you want combined shipping wait until I invoice you. Beginning in February, 1942, 250 German Sailors and 350 Italian sailors were captured as the crews of 8 ships who were in Mexican waters when Mexico joined the war on the side of the Allied powers. The sailors were imprisoned at the San Carlos fortress in Perote, Veracruz. During World War 2 other nationals from other enemy combatant counties were also imprisoned at Perote. The international red cross in Switzerland was responsible for handling the prisoners' mail. Most of the mail was censored by Mexican government officials and also by US authorites as the mail was routed through New York City en route to Switzerland. According to Mexicana magazine, less than 20 Perote internment covers have been reported and less than 40 covers survived the war. This cover was sent by Perote prisoner C. Nielsen and was eventually sent to Denmark. It has the Mexican and American censorship markings and then the OKW German occupation censorship markings and hand stamp. This is the only known example of mail from Perote to Denmark.
