Overview
- Brief Narrative
- One of two stamp albums, owned by the donors' maternal grandfather, Emanuel van Bever, and retrieved by the donors' mother after the family returned to their apartment in Amsterdam following the end of World War II, which they had survived by living in hiding. These albums were among the very few belongings still left in their apartment.
- Title
- Schwaneberger Briefmarken Album
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Emile Cohen and Sanneke Cohen Murphy
Physical Details
- Classification
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Information Forms
- Category
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Albums
- Object Type
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Postage stamp albums (lcsh)
- Extent
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1 folder
- Physical Description
- Above measurements reflect the book in closed position. Stamp album organized by country, with spaces for stamps to be affixed. Many of the country pages have stamps in place. Book cover handmade from floral patterned fabric.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, adhesive, ink, cloth, cardboard, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The postage stamp album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Emile Cohen and Sanneke Cohen Murphy.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:14:21
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn549244
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Also in Cohen and van Bever families collection
Two stamp albums, owned by the donors' maternal grandfather, Emanuel van Bever, and retrieved by the donors' mother after the family returned to their apartment in Amsterdam following the end of World War II, which they had survived by living in hiding. These albums were among the very few belongings still left in their apartment. Collection also includes two photographs of Emile Cohen as a boy, including one of him taken while in hiding during the war.
Postage stamp album
Object
One of two stamp albums, owned by the donors' maternal grandfather, Emanuel van Bever, and retrieved by the donors' mother after the family returned to their apartment in Amsterdam following the end of World War II, which they had survived by living in hiding. These albums were among the very few belongings still left in their apartment.
Cohen and van Bever families photographs
Document
Contains two photographs of Emile Cohen as a boy, including one of him taken while in hiding in Amsterdam during the war.
