Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Concentration camp Istonio Marina

Istonio Marina (province Chieti) was a small camp with a capacity of up to 185 internees. It was primarily intended for Italian political prisoners, but it is known that some other internees were there too. Postal items are very rare, especially those sent abroad...

30 cent stationery sent from concentration camp Istonio Marina (11.8.43) to Split. The sender was transferred from the concentration camp Tortoreto (see here).

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Concentration camp Tortoreto

Concentration camp Tortoreto (province Teramo) was a very small camp with the capacity of max 100 internees, mainly Jews from abroad. The camp operated from Jun 1940 to late summer 1943. However, most of the internees were transferred to other camps until the end of July 1943. Postal items are very rare...

Letter from Tortoreto (29.5.43) to Split (7.VI.43), franked with 50 cent. Post of civil war internees, censored CENSURA 71-R (7.6.43).