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Album used by a US soldier to hold Nazi issued postage stamps

Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.1

Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Postage stamps
Object Type: Postage stamps--Germany (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Erna Rothschild

Physical Description: containing 195 stamps issued in the Third Reich.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
Materials: overall : paper, ink, canvas, metal, adhesive
Topical Term: Jewish soldiers--United States--Biography.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The postage stamp album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Erna Rothschild.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2019-12-05 21:57:06
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11630

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