The Spanish Civil War: The International Brigades (Codes)
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Cover postmarked 20 May 1937. Chicago to Albacete. The sender has not used the code necessary and the post office has written a large 'S-6' (a hospital) on the cover for direction purposes. Censor mark on front and 'S.C.C./III' on back dated 12th June 1937.
(1) Cover postmarked 25 February 1938. Chicago to Albacete. Addressed to '270'- the training camp- with a superb mark of 'No esta a 270' (not at 270) and a manuscript mark of 'missing' and a redirection to '35S'- a hospital. Censor mark on back and 'E DE C B MOBIL' CDs. (2) Cover postmarked 12 Ma...
The Spanish Civil War: The International Brigades (The 'Tom Mooney' Machine Gun Company)
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Cover postmarked 8 July 1937. Brooklyn to Albacete, Spain. The code '290' stands for the American Office at the Albacete base. International Brigade censor mark on the front and No. 5 receiving mark on the back.
The Spanish Civil War: The International Brigades (The 'Courier' Service)
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(1) Cover postmarked 20 February 1938. To the USA. (2) Cover postmarked 28 March 1938. From Carl Geiser, the Commissar and most senior American officer to be captured by Franco's forces, to his wife in New York.