Overview
- Description
- Contains postage stamps issued in Canada and Sweden in 2012, commemorating Raoul Wallenberg on the centenary of his birth. The graphic design of both stamps incorporate a "Schutzpass" that was issued to Judith Weiszmann, nee Kopstein, in Budapest in 1944. Included are postage stamps, first day covers, and souvenir sheets; as well as copies of news articles about Weiszmann and the issue of the Canadian postage stamp, that appeared in publications in Canada, Germany, and Hungary.
- Date
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issue:
2012
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Judith Weiszmann
- Collection Creator
- Judith Weiszmann
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Postage stamps--Canada. Postage stamps--Sweden.
- Personal Name
- Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Weiszmann, Judith. Gift, 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-01 15:00:08
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn63283
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