Description

1942-43 Plain envelope to wife in Paris from Henri Bloch, interned in Barrack 4, Camp Norderney, Postbach 35 par Cherbourg located on the tiny Channel island of Alderney bearing France1.50f overprinted + 50 / S N (Issued 10 Sep 1942 & is Scott B134) & tied black unframed slightly smudged straight line PARIS CENTRALISATEUR handstamp & with on reverse Geoffnet / der Wehrmacht /Eagle Swastika / . . X . . label applied Paris & tied similar circular handstamp….

Mail to or from this camp is very scarce, see:

https://www.frankfallaarchive.org/prisons/norderney-concentration-camp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager_Norderney for history