Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 20 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
- Date
-
creation:
1941 April
- Geography
-
creation:
Warsaw (Poland)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred Moritz
- Markings
- front, vertically down left side, blue ink : R / Z / w / W [Jewish Government in Warsaw]
front, vertically down right side, blue ink : S / P / D / Z [Jewish Postal Division]
front, beneath star, blue ink : 20
Physical Details
- Language
- Polish
- Classification
-
Exchange Media
- Category
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Postage stamps
- Object Type
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Occupation stamps (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Square paper stamp with a graphic design stamped in blue ink on the front with the denomination 20, a Star of David, an outlined border, and Polish text. The reverse is blank.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Warsaw ghetto stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Alfred Moritz.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 11:12:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519010
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Object
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