Lot 823
Financial Bureaucracy of Ghetto Administration. Here we offer three examples of the nuts and bolts of keeping the finances of a ghetto running. Including: 1. Request for full payment of wages. In German. Two pages, oblong duodecimo, Kreuzsee, November 23, 1941. In blue ink on a pre-printed six pfennig stamp. To the" Aeltesten der Juden" in Litzmannstadt (Lodz). There are two small holes punched at the left edge that have been torn though, a bit of soiling, and some ink has run, but otherwise this piece is in good condition.
Stamped received in Lodz on the 27th, there are several pen and pencil notations recto and verso indicating the request had been read. "I work for R.A.B. (a forced labor camp) in Kreuzsee and am writing to find out why my aunt R. Frankenstejn…receives only 24 RM. I am asking kindly to pay my aunt 48 RM monthly for which I offer thanks in advance. Hoping that my request will be fulfilled, with friendly greeting, J. Grinsztajin."
2. Receipt requested postcard. In German. One page, oblong duodecimo, Prague, May 11, 1942. Typed on a pre-printed 60 haleru postcard, signed Otto Stein. To the Gettoverwaltung in Lodz. There is light soiling at the edges and a bit of fraying at the top, but this piece is in very good condition.
Mailed through the Office of the Jewish Council of the Ghetto in Prague. Stamps and pencil marks indicate the request was received on May 15, 1942. "I am sending…Otto Grüner…RM 20 and ask that the above gentleman sign a reply card to verify receipt. Respectfully, Otto Stein."
3. Partially printed receipt for 50 RM, accomplished in manuscript on a postcard with a three pfennig stamp. In German. Two pages, oblong duodecimo, Lodz, December 7, 1943. To Dr. Richard Poll(?)k. There is light soiling and the postmark has bled through somewhat, but this piece is in good condition.
Mailed from Lodz to Prague, the postmark includes "Litzmannstadt grösste Textil-Industrie Im Osten."
Estimated Value $150 - 250.
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