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Walter H. Rothschild collection

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    Overview

    Collection Summary
    The collection consists of German postage stamps and two revolvers relating to the experiences of Walter Rothschild as a soldier in the United States Army in Germany during World War II.
    Provenance
    The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Erna Rothschild.
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    Sheet of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.1

    Geography
    issue: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945

    Sheet of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.8

    Geography
    issue: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945

    Three used postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.9

    Geography
    issue: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945

    Three sheets of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.2-.4

    Geography
    issue: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945

    Three sheets of postage stamps issued in Nazi Germany acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.5.5-.7

    Geography
    issue: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945



    Smith and Wesson .32 revolver acquired by a US soldier

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.8

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945
    Smith and Wesson .32 revolver acquired by a US soldier

    Mauser 1896 revolver, firing pin, and holster taken by a US soldier from a German prisoner of war

    Object | Accession Number: 1996.4.9 a-c

    Geography
    received: Germany
    Date
    received:  approximately 1945
    Mauser 1896 revolver, firing pin, and holster taken by a US soldier from a German prisoner of war
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    2022-07-28 18:27:01
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