Overview
- Brief Narrative
- German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Pamela Ireland
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--Germany (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- 3 black stamps on a light gray background adhered to cut dark gray paper
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.630 inches (6.68 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 stamps were found by Pamela Ireland in 1973 in a discarded box in the basement of her apartment building in Boston, MA. Donated by Pamela Ireland to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-06 16:20:05
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Also in Sue Elder collection
The collection consists of federal documents, ID cards, trial booklets, clippings, stamps, currency, and other ephemera documenting the experiences of Sue Elder, who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Date: approximately 1923-1949
Sue Elder papers
Document
Consists of ID cards and identification documentation, federal employment applications, Military Tribunal booklets, and clippings documenting the experiences of Sue Elder (1889-1972) who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
50 cent United States military payment certificate
Object
Currency for use in United States Military establishments, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
1949 Norges Bank 2 Kroner bank note
Object
Currency for use in Norway, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
1 schilling Alliierte Militarbehorde note
Object
Currency issued in 1944 in Austria, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
2 Schilling Alliierte Militarbehorde note
Object
Austrian two schilling scrip issued in 1944 by the Alliierte Militarbehorde, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
5 Pesetas scrip
Object
Five pesatas scrip issued in 1945 in Spain by the Banco de Espana, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
5 schilling Alliierte Militarbehorde currency
Object
Currency issued in 1944 in Austria, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
20 millionen mark scrip
Object
Currency issued in 1923, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
1000 kuna scrip
Object
Currency issued in 1943 in Zagreb, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
1000 kuna scrip
Object
Currency issued in 1943 in Zagreb, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
4 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
8 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
24 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Two 12 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
24 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
12 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
24 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Two 6 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
1 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
6 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
6 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
12 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamp, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Four 12 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Seven 8 pfennig stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Four 6 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Two 12 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Two 12 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
25 pfennig postage stamp and 50 pfennig postage stamp
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Three 8 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Four 6 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
80 pfenning stamp, 40 pfennig stamp and 20 pfennig stamp
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Three 8 pfennig postage stamps
Object
German postage stamps, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
