Postage stamp

Object | Accession Number: 2000.305.23

Language: German
Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Postage stamps
Object Type: Postage stamps (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Shields

Physical Description: Postage stamp made of paper, rectangular in shape with scalloped edges and approximately 1 1/16 inches (2.6 cm) tall by 7/8 in (2.2 cm) wide in size. An inked rectangle with white image and inscription is found on one side. The ink is red in color and the inked rectangle is smaller in size than the paper itself leaving an ink free boarder around the edge. “STADTBERLIN” is found along the top edge of the inked square while “8 POST 8” is found on the bottom edge of ink square. At the center of the image is a standing bear which is facing the left with extended arms. The bear is within a shield shape decorated by angled lines going from both the top left to bottom right and top right to the bottom left. The area around the shield and between the bands with words is red with white dots. Adhesive is found on the other side. The image from the other side is faintly seen in reverse on adhesive side.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 1.060 inches (2.692 cm) | Width: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
Materials: overall : Paper, Ink, Adhesive
Contributor: John Shields
Geographic Name: Germany--History--1933-1945.
Personal Name: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--On postage stamps.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by John Shields.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:14:14
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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.

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