Overview
- Brief Narrative
- One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Shields
- Contributor
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John Shields
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Postage stamps
- Object Type
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Postage stamps (lcsh)
- 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. “Deutsches Reich” is found along the top edge of the inked square while unreadable characters are found on the bottom edge of ink square. “200 MARK” on two lines is found in the center of image with in a circle. Around the circle is a decorative geometric pattern. On top of the red and white image is another black ink stamp. “2 Millionen” (in two lines) is found in the center while a series of 21 vertical lines was stamped along the bottom edge of the stamp. 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
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Personal Name
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--On postage stamps.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by John Shields.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-18 08:42:27
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn45589
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