Registered envelope addressed to Pierre LAVAL (1883-1945) - 1943 Registered envelope sent from Linz (Donau), Austria, to Pierre Laval, President of the Council of Ministers in Vichy, France under German occupation. The postmark indicates a date of May 16, 1943. The letter is sent by a certain Joseph Manim, addressed from Lager 53 Bar. 6/4, Linz an der Donau, suggesting that the letter originates from a labor camp or place of detention in Austria. It is stamped with two German stamps representing Adolf Hitler, valued at 30 and 25 pfennig, franked with a partially legible postmark. The handwritten note "Recommandé" indicates that this letter was sent under secure cover. Numerous stamps on the back of the envelope may refer to censorship or mail registration marks by the German authorities, allowing the letter to be traced. Moisture stains. Size in-12. 1943.