A collection of documents from the Spanish Civil War, from both sides of the conflict. Included are
1. Inventory of the contents of a Republican school, Valencia, 1937.
2. UGT Anti-fascist brochure, Valencia
3. Military Command document, Valencia, 1937
4. Military document, Rear Batallion No. 4, Valencia, 1938
5. Certificate of exemption from military service for medical reasons, 1938
6. Citation for Luis Olos, Valencia 1937
7. Military registration, Catalunya, 1936
8. Northern Army Pass for Don Jose Maria Guinot Galan to go from Zaragoza to Tarrega to moin up with the American 23rd Regiment (ABL Brigade?)
9. Diary of a soldier fighting in Chiva, Valencia May – July, 1937. 22 pages. It is a log book of the Commander of the Guard of the assault on the village of Chiva in Valencia. This is a log book of the soldiers standing guard and any unusual activity
10. Two completed forms for volunteers to the 39th Mixed Brigade with instructions on where to proceed, dated March 17, 1939, at the end of the warm
11. MILITARY COMMAND PTO SANTA Maria, Cadiz, 1938, describing telephone censorship for hotels, businesses, individuals, prostitutes, talking with leading people, for anyone suspected of loyalty to the regime.
12. 1938 military censorship instructions from the Army General Chief for the South
13. military censorship of the telephones. ARMY CHIEF OF GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH. PUERTO SANTA MARIA1938
14. Telephone censorship. Willing to license for business needs. 1938
15. Handbill, Spanish Committee Against the War. An interesting item as it discusses the cost of World War 1 after the war ended, so this was likely issued near the start of the Civil War, reminding the populace of the cost of war
16. Communist radio minutes of a radio broadcast. Note stamps in upper corner
17. Spanish Legion, Toledo Front. Poetry dedicated to Spain, 1937
18. Two letters with patriotic motifs of Franco, from Villarral and Santona, 1938.
19. Three court documents relating to a doctor who served in the Republican Navy. His name was Dr. Jose Ros Costa. The first document, dated Novemer 3, 1939, is the notice for him to go to trial. The second document, dated February 4, 1940, is the notice of the amount of time he has to serve in prison. The third document is the notice that he has been pardoned and let free on a special amnesty day. One document is split in half but easily repaired.
20. An unusual document. It concerns a machinery purchase made in 1934 by Juan Giro Prat, with payment terms over 6 years. With the fascists now in power, the loan is referred to as "red coin money", with the obvious communist connection. Loans made before the war had to be converted to the new currency 90,000 "red" pesetas were now equal to 5,000 pesetas. A 4 page 1940 document. M SOLD
Price: $1370.00