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Warsaw Ghetto postal card, denomination 50, never issued

Object | Accession Number: 2016.184.841

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    Warsaw Ghetto postal card, denomination 50, never issued
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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    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. This stamp is one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.
    Date
    creation:  1941 April
    Geography
    creation: Warsaw (Poland)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
    Markings
    front, top, stamped, blue ink : R Z w W [Jewish Government in Warsaw]
    front, bottom, stamped, blue ink : 50 / S P D Z [Jewish Postal Division]

    Physical Details

    Language
    Polish
    Classification
    Exchange Media
    Category
    Postage stamps
    Physical Description
    Paper rectangle for postal use with a graphic design stamped in blue ink on the front with the denomination 50, 18 Stars of David of different sizes, a fence, a flame with the SS runes, and acronyms. The reverse is blank.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The Warsaw ghetto stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Special Collection
    Katz Ehrenthal Collection
    Record last modified:
    2024-10-03 11:12:16
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