Republican Zone

1939. PERPIÑAN to FONTVIEILLE, written by a Spaniard from the countryside of Argeles Sur Mer and circulated without postage or franchise. Postmark "roller" PERPIGNAN RP MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SERVIERES LE CHATEAU a PARIS (FRANCE), written by a Spanish interned in the Preventorio de Servieres, probably due to some illness, since this center was intended for the work of a prentorio-hospital. Postmark SERVIERES LE CHATEAU / CORREZE. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SEPTFONDS to CAMBRAI. Postmark CAMP DE SEPTFONDS / T. ET G. and addressed to a Spaniard from 71 CTE, on the front it marks LA CAMBRAI / 22 JUIL 1939 / LE VAGUEMESTRE DU 1ER RI, in violet. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LETTER BETWEEN REFUGEE CAMPS.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. CLERMONT FERRAND to PARIS (FRANCE). Addressed to the Spanish Refugee Evacuation Service (SERE), the 198 GTE (Foreign Workers Group) was located in Clermont Ferrand. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France, with "F" surcharge. SEPTFONDS to PARIS (FRANCE). Postmark CAMP DE SEPTFONDS / T. ET. G., the Septfund Camp known as Camp de Judes (Jews), was made up of interned refugees and prisoners, most of them from Camp Saint Laurent. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. LE BARCARES to CAMAGUEY (CUBA) (some Cuban Brigade Members passed through the Le Barcares Internment Camp, they even had a barrack for them). Postmark CAMP DE LE BARCARES / PYR. ORLES. BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE ADDRESSED TO CUBA.
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1939. LE BARCARES (dated Marseille) to BARCELONA (text inside). CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR.ORLES postmark and rate mark PTAS 1´40, in violet applied upon arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER in BARCELONA (text inside). CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR.ORLES postmark and rate mark PTAS 1´40, in violet applied to the arrival and to the arrival back. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER to TOULOUSE. Postmark CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR.ORLES. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. Overseas 10 cts and blue 90 cts with F surcharge, both from France. ARGELES SUR MER to PARIS. Postmark CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR.ORLES. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. 2´25 blue fr from France. BORDEAUX to BARCELONA, referred from the temporary hospital of La Bruyere. At the beginning of World War II, temporary hospitals were created to care for the wounded and refugees, among whom were many Spaniards, these were asylums, convents and even schools, as is the case, on the front marked LE VAGUEMESTRE / ESTERNAT / LA BRUYERE. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER to GIRON (FRANCE) (sent without postage from the Argeles Refugee Camp with partial handwritten notation "to be paid by the addressee") (lower part of the letter is missing). Appraised on arrival with "1´80 fr", applying tax stamps. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE APPRAISED WITH STAMPS, USUALLY THE FRENCH RATE WAS SIMPLY APPLIED WITH A POSTAL MARK.
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1939. ORTHEZ (FRANCE) to ALCALA DE HENARES (possibly sent from the Gurs Camp, when it was not yet established as a Refugee Camp). Priced in transit for lack of postage. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. 90 blue cts from France, surcharge "F". GURS to PAU. CAMP DE GURS / BASSES PYRENEES postmark, arrival back. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. 90 cts blue France, with F. GURS surcharge to PARIS (slightly toned and back flap missing). Postmark CAMP DE GURS / BASSES PYRENEES. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. SAINT CYPRIEN to TOULOUSE. Brand CAMP ST.CYPRIEN-PLAGE / PYR.ORLES. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. 90 cts blue from France, surcharge F. SEPTFONDS to PARIS. Postmark CAMP DE SEPTFONDS / T. ET 6. (Camp created for Spanish refugees, it was also called Camp de Judes, since it was used during World War II as a concentration camp for Jews). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. 90 cts blue with surcharge "F" and 5 cts lilac, two stamps, both from France. LE VERNET a PARIS (the Vernet camp began to welcome refugees and soldiers, but became a disciplinary camp by interning extremist Spanish Republicans and Brigade members). On the front it marks CAMP DU VERNET / (ARIEGE) / LE VAGUEMESTRE. BEAUTIFUL AND RARE.
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1939. 90 blue cts from France. ALBERT VILLE to BOULOGNE, forwarded to LESPIGNAN (written by a Spaniard mobilized to help the French troops in the 9th CTE, in which he complains about the treatment given by the French). POSTE AUX-ARMEES postmark, dated 8-27-39, almost a month after the start of World War II. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SUIPPES to PARIS, sent by a Spaniard from the GTE (Spanish Workers Groups) of the 31 compagnie del Camp de Ripont. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. BRIANÇONNET to PARIS, sent by a Spaniard from the 20th Company of Spanish Workers of the Briançonnet Camp. On the front it marks 141 REGIMENT D´INFANTERIE / LE CONMANDANT DU DETACHEMENT, in purple. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. MONFERRAN-SAVES to SAUMUR, sent by a Spaniard interned in the Monferran-Saves camp. This field was auxiliary to that of Vernet. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE, VERY FEW KNOWN.
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(★)(1939ca). Illustrated Post Card (unused) of the Argeles Sur Mer Refugee Camp (bread trucks destined for refugees). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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(★)(1939ca). Illustrated Postcard (unused) of the Argeles Sur Mer Refugee Camp (refugees queuing). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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(1939ca). 90 cts blue from France with "F" surcharge and 10 cts blue. BRAM to PARIS, sent by a Spaniard interned in the Bram camp. Postmark BRAM / AUDE and on the front mark CAMP DE REFUGIES ESPAGNOLS / DE / BRAM / LE VAGUEMESTRE, in violet and RETOUR ENVOYEUR / ANNULE, on the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. LANGOGNE to PARIS, sent by a Spanish refugee. Two camps operated in Lozere, one at Le Malzieu, as a reception center for foreigners, and the Camp de Rieveros, opened in January 1939 for Spaniards. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. 5 cts, 20 cts, 1 f, two stamps, all from France. SEPTFONDS to TAMPA (USA), sent by a Spanish refugee from the Septfonds Camp. Postmark CAMP DE SEPTFONDS / T. ET. G. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE, ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED STATES.
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1939. 90 cts blue from France, two stamps with surcharge F. LE BARCARES to PARIS. CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR.ORLES postmark, arrival back. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SAINT LAURENT DE LA SALANQUE to PARIS, sent by a Spanish refugee integrated into a regiment of engineers, probably organized for the structuring of the Campo de Barcares. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. LE PONT NEUF (EMBRUN) to MARSEILLE, sent by a Spaniard from the 87th Compagnie des Travailleurs (CTE). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. 45 rose cts, strip of five. Postcard from BARCELONA to MAARN (HOLANDA), addressed to the Onder de Beuken neighborhood where numerous Spanish children and mothers took refuge during the Civil War. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. France stamp of 90 cts blue with "F" surcharge. BRIANCONNET to PUGET THENIERS. The Brianconnet Camp lacked a special mark, so it was mentioned in a handwritten form "Refugiés espagnols (Camp de Brianconnet)", on the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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857, 870. 1939. 30 cts pink and 40 cts gray green. MADRID to PARTHENAY (FRANCE). Addressed to Parthenay refugee camps, arrival back. MAGNIFICENT.
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858. 1939. 40 cts violet. ALMUÑECAR to PARTHENAY (FRANCE). Mark CENTER DES REFUGIES / DE PARTHENAY / DEUX SEVRES, in violet and arrival on the back. BEAUTIFUL AND RARE.
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874, 875. 1939. 70 blue cts and 1 slate pts. MADRID to GURS (FRANCE) (aimed at the Gurs CTE workers camp). BEAUTIFUL AND RARE WITH DESTINATION TO A REFUGEE CAMP.
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874(2). 1939. 70 blue cts, two stamps. Certificate from MANRESA to PARTHENAY (FRANCE), addressed to the Spanish Refugee Camp. On the front brand CENTER DES REFUGIES / DE PARTHENAY / DEUX SEVRES, in purple. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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885, 858. 1939. 2 pts green and 40 cts violet. BARCELONA to VERNET (FRANCE), initially established as a reception camp but finally converted into a disciplinary camp by interning extremist refugees and combatants of the International Brigades. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. VERNET D'ARIEGE to GURS (FRANCE). Sent by a Spaniard from the Vernet camp and addressed to another in the Gurs camp, on the front oval mark CAMP DE VERNET / (ARIEGE) / LE VAGEMESTRE and arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. Blue France 90 cts with "F" surcharge. MIGNE AUXANCES to MONTDIDIER (FRANCE). The CTE 96, 97, 98 and 99 Foreign Workers Companies were located in Migne Auxances, and a small colony of Spanish refugees was located in Montdidier. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
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1940. 90 blue cts from France, surcharge "F". ARGELES SUR MER to GURS (FRANCE). CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR ORLES postmark and censor mark. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE LETTER BETWEEN REFUGEE CAMPS.
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1940. 50 cts light blue and 1.75 cts blue FRANCE stamps. LANGRES to BREDA (GERONA), and forwarded to BARCELONA. Written in the Langres Internment Camp (Frontstalag 123). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. 1´25 fr pink, two French stamps. ARGELES SUR MER (FRANCE) to MADRID (Sent by a Spanish refugee from the 143 CTE (company of Spanish workers) of the Campo de Argeles Sur Mer). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. Blue France 90 cts with "F" surcharge. GURS to MARSEILLE (FRANCE), sent by a boarding school of the Cuban group of Company 257. Postmark CAMP DE GURS / BASSES PYRENEES. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. PERPIÑAN to PARIS, probably written from one of the nearby Refugee Camps. Postmark PERPIGNAN RP / PYRENEES ORLES and manuscript FM MAGNIFICA.
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1940. 2´50 green fr from France. GURS to GENEVA (SWITZERLAND). Postmark CAMP DE GURS / BASSES PYRENEES. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. 1 f pink and 3 f orange. LE VERNET TO GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) (referred by a Spanish intern). The Vernet Internment Camp became a Concentration or Disciplinary Camp for extremist Spaniards and foreigners, on the front marked CAMP DE CONCENTRATION / VERNET / D´ARIEGE. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. 1´25 fr pink, two stamps and 5 fr blue, two stamps, both from France. LE VERNET to NEW YORK (USA). The Vernet camp began to receive refugees and soldiers, but it became a disciplinary camp by interning Spanish Republicans and extremist International Brigades, in this case it is sent by a German interned in this camp, on the front it marks CAMP DU VERNET / ( ARIEGE) / LE VAGUEMESTRE. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1940. 90 cts blue from France, surcharge F. LE BARCARES to NANTES. Postmark CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR.ORLES (at the outbreak of World War II it was placed under the military authority of the Vichy Government and the Camp was used as a concentration point for Foreign Workers Companies such as the GTE or the CTE). MAGNIFICENT.
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1940. 90 cts blue France, overprint F. BRAM to BORDEAUX (written by a Spanish interned in Campo de Bram). Postmark BRAM / AUDE and marks CAMP DE REFUGIES ESPAGNOLS / DE BRAM LE VAGUEMESTRE and RETOUR ENVOYEUR / ANNULE on the front, arrival at the Bram camp a month and a few days later on the back. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1940. Blue France 90 cts with "F" surcharge. BOURG EN BRESSE to PARIS, sent by a Spaniard from the 145th Regional Battalion-48 Compagnie, of the GTE (Spanish Workers Groups). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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