Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 5, never issued
- Date
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creation:
1941 April
- Geography
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creation:
Warsaw (Poland)
- Language
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Polish
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Postage stamps
- Object Type
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Occupation stamps (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred Moritz
Warsaw ghetto stamp value 5 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.
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Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:29:06
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The collection consists of postage stamps that were created, but not used, in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust.
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Object
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Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, value 10, never issued
Object
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 10 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.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 15, never issued
Object
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 15 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.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 50, never issued
Object
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 50 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.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamps, never issued
Object
Warsaw ghetto stamps 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.
