German Democratic Republic postage stamp, 35 marks, depicting the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial

Object | Accession Number: 1993.21.1.169

Overview

Brief Narrative: Commemorative, 35 Mark, postage stamp depicting the International Monument dedicated to the victims of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp issued by the Postal Office of the German Democratic Republic in 1982.
Date: issue: 1982
Geography: depiction: Oświęcim (Poland)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Pearlman
Markings: front, top, printed, black ink : INTERNATIONALES DENIKMAL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU
front, top right, printed, red and black ink : 35 / DDR
front, bottom margin, printed, black ink : 1982

Physical Details

Language: German
Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Postage stamps
Object Type: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), on postage stamps (lcsh)
Genre/Form: Stamps.
Physical Description: Rectangular postage stamp with perforated edges depicting a tall, rectangular monument with abstract shapes along the lower half and memorial plaques in front. It is depicted in blue and gray tones on a cream-colored background. German text is printed in black ink along the left and top edges, and the stamp's value is indicated in red and black on the right.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
Materials: overall : paper, ink, adhesive

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

Keywords & Subjects

Geographic Name: Oświęcim (Poland)
Corporate Name: Birkenau (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by David Pearlman.

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German Democratic Republic postage stamp, 35 marks, depicting the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial

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