Lot 827
Lodz Collection II. Lot of five. More paper ephemera that brings home the tangled bureaucracy and regulations that governed life in the Ghetto.1. Post Office Chit for 10 pfennigs. Issue date April 17, 1942. Some minor age toning, in fine condition. 2. Post Office Chit for 10 pfennigs. Issue date May 15, 1944. Some minor age toning, in fine condition. (In April 1942 and May 1944 there was a shortage of small change in the Lodz Ghetto and the Post Office was ordered to issue these chits. Because raw materials were scarce, the chits were printed on any paper or card stock that happened to be at hand, hence the variety of chits found.) 3. Receipt for packet of necessities received by C. Weinstock and family. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. In German. One page, small quarto, Lodz, November 3, 1941. Assorted notations and stamps. There is some minor fraying at the edges, two staple stains, ten very small staple holes, one vertical and one horizontal crease. Overall condition is good. (While the specific items are not named, the package received had items suitable for a family of three, ages 1½ to 38 years. By the end of 1941, the bureaucracy of the Aeltestenrat was firmly established and the distribution of Nazi issued foodstuffs was in the hands of Rumkowski's administration. Given conditions in the ghetto, it is certain that any goods Family Weinstock received were insufficient in meeting even minimal nutritional requirements.) 4. Receipt for Rachel Weissman. Partially printed, accomplished in typescript. In German. One page, duodecimo, January 1, 1944. There is some soiling and minor fraying at the right edge. There are intact perforations at the left edge. 5. Work assignment from the Arbeitsamt. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. In German. One page, 8 x 3," Lodz, January 1, 1943. Blue slip of paper with work assignment, stamped and signed by the Arbeitsamt of the Judenrat. Horizontal and vertical folds, some aging of paper. In good condition. (By 1943, almost the only people left in the Ghetto were those fit for work; while liquidations continued and conditions worsened, the factories ran on.).
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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