Lot #221 - WW II JEWISH REFUGEES, CYPRUS CAMPS & ALIYA

S. S. PATRIA - censored cv from Haifa franked 7m internal letter rate tied by Haifa d.c. 17 DE 40 pmk, addressed to Georg Israel S. S. Patria, an illegal immigrant on board the deportation ship Patria, (what an ironic name meaning Homeland for a deportation ship). In order to prevent the deportation to Mauritius, the Haganah sabotaged the ship by a miscalculated explosion which opened a large hole on the side and the ship drowned within minutes in the Haifa harbor. About 260 people were killed in the tragic event; vert centerfold w/tiny tears top & bottom of fold, fine & Rare

[CV]
Start: 
$500
Sold For: $1,800
Sale date: 
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 20:00

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