Sale 320


 
Lot 1076

Lodz/Litzmannstadt, The Nazis made the city of Lodz the capital of their General Government in 1939, renaming it Litzmannstadt after World War I General Karl Litzmann. In 1940 the Jews there were forced into a ghetto and the service of the Third Reich's war economy, producing textiles, boots, electrical devices and munitions.

Set of three Ghetto-Post locals (Mi. II-V) featuring Ghetto leader Chaim Rumkowsky; also an inmate's packet receipt initialed by Rumkowsky as the senior Jew in the Ghetto.
Estimate 400 - 600

 
Realized $450



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