Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Twenty-eight orange stamps (connected) bearing Adolf Hitler's profile, face right. The numbers "8" are in upper right and left corner, the words "Deutches Reich" is at bottom of each stamp. ca. 1933-1945. Acquired by an American soldier returning to the U.S. from active duty in Germany after WWII.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Shirley Sternberg
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
- Twenty-eight orange stamps (connected) bearing Adolf Hitler's profile, face right. The numbers "8" are in upper right and left corner, the words "Deutches Reich" is at bottom of each stamp. ca. 1933-1945. In German.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 28.270 inches (71.806 cm) | Width: 0.870 inches (2.21 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, adhesive
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 was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Shirley Sternberg.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:54
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