EXTREMELY RARE GERMAN WWII HAMBURG-NEUENGAMME CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER's LETTER
German WWII Hamburg-Neuengamme Concentration Camp Prisoner's Letter: This letter is from a prisoner at the Hamburg-Neuengamme concentration camp, written on official camp stationery, consisting of 2 pages measuring 8vo. It bears a censor's stamp and is dated September 7, 1941. Franz Kozeluh, prisoner number 758, Block 2, has written to a family member.
TEST: This particular item has passed a very important test: it does not glow under a black lamp. (Note that all paper made after 1945 typically glows under black light). Please refer to the images for further details.
CONDITION: The item is in very good, used condition. For additional information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. Passed down through a Jewish emigree family in the USA, Chesapeake City, MD (originally from Israel, Tel Aviv); 2. Alexander Historical Auctions LLC, Chesapeake City, MD, USA, November 19, 2019 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
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HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, letters from concentration camps were sold on Live Auctioneers, eBay and Invaluable for $1,400 (2 years ago), $1,520 (11 years ago), $2,000 (7 years ago), and $3,750 (6 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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HISTORY: The Neuengamme concentration camp was a German concentration camp, established in 1938 by the SS near the village of Neuengamme in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany. It was operated by the SS from 1938 to 1945. Over that period an estimated 106,000 prisoners were held at Neuengamme and at its subcamps. 14,000 perished in the main camp, 12,800 in the subcamps and 16,100 during the last weeks of the war on evacuation marches or due to bombing. The verified death toll is 42,900. After Germany's defeat in 1945, the British Army used the site until 1948 as an internment camp. In 1948, the facility was transferred to the Hamburg prison authority which tore down the camp huts and built a new prison cell block. After being operated as two prisons by the Hamburg authorities from 1950 to 2004, and a period of uncertainty, the site now serves as a memorial. It is situated 15 km southeast of the centre of Hamburg.

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