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In case the sender needed a proof of delivery he could pay for an Avis de réception. The addressee had to sign this Avis de réception and the post office of arrival stamped the card on the day of arrival and sends the card back …
Many Dutch (mainly) young men were in World War Two forced to work in Germany especially in the (war) industry. One of the worked for the pistols factory Mauser-Werken in Oberndorf (Neckar). The letter was sent by his father from Winsum (Gn.) 19.3.1945.
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