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Postage stamp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.117.5 b
1995.117.5 b front Postage stamp Click to enlarge

Special commemorative edition of a philatelic card issued on the occasion of the second anniversary of the establishment of the General government in Poland. Arthur W. Scharfeld retrieved [found?] this object while stationed in former occupied Germany after the Holocaust.

Date
1941 October 26  (issue)
Language
German
Classification
Exchange Media
Category
Postage stamps
Object Type
Postage stamps (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Diane Scharfeld Isaacs
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About This Object

Physical Description
upper edge, imprinted "2. Jahrestag/des Generalgouvernments"; lower edge, "26. Oktober 1941"; adhered center, two color stamps of different denominations with drawn images bearing profile of Hitlet turned to right; printed lower edge of each, "DEUTSCHES REICH/GENERALGOUVERNMENT"
Dimensions
overall : 4.120 x 5.750 in. (10.465 x 14.605 cm.)
Materials
overall : paper, ink, adhesive
Markings
circular ink-stamped cancellation with Nazi National Insignia "ZWEIJAHRE GENERAL GOUVERNMENT WARSCHAU/26.10/1941"

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Diane Scharfeld Isaacs, the daughter of Arthur W. Scharfeld.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:26:31
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