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Swiss Austria Serbia Red Cross Card

Started by Chris Grimshaw, March 23, 2021, 02:12:19 PM

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Chris Grimshaw

Afternoon Team

Having moved into a new area of WWI in the East and currently a novice with this material I show something new,

Post Card of Switzerland Cancelled Geneva 26 VII 16, pencil note Received? 26/IX, a month later.
Triangular Hand-stamp in Red ZENSUR ASTEILUNG . WEIN. Austrain Censor?
Addressed to Beogzad (Belgrade)

Government General de Belgrade Serbia Hand-stamp  in Violet

CROIX ROUGE SERBE Bureau Renseignomets GENEVE Hand-stamp = Information Office

On the reverse is a Red Cross and threee Line Cachet which I cannot read,

Any help appreciated.  I presume its written in Serbo-Croat?

Chris

Peter Gassmann

Hi Chris

here is an exhibit showing a number of items with the triangular mark of the "Gemeinsames Nachweisbüro Wien". The organisation was apparently called Gemeinsames Zentralnachweisbüro (GZNB) and was responsible for censorship of POW mail in Austria-Hungary.

best regards, Peter

Peter Gassmann

and here is a similar item related to this

best regards, Peter

Chris Grimshaw

Hi Peter

Very nice Card. No link to the exhibit you mention however.

Chris

Howard Weinert

Chris,

The handstamp on back reads:
Correspondence is allowed only via this address
GZNB Information Bureau for POWs in Vienna.

Cheers,

Howard

Chris Grimshaw


Peter Gassmann

hmm, was probably too tired  8)

http://www.exponet.info/exhibit.php?exhibit_ID=1364&lng=EN

best regards, Peter

Chris Grimshaw

Thanks Peter

Have had a look at this exhibit, brilliant.  A wealth of information.

Thank You

Chris