Warsaw Ghetto postage stamps, never issued
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
Archival History
The Warsaw ghetto stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Alfred Moritz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred Moritz
Scope and Content
Warsaw ghetto stamps issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper stamp with a graphic design stamped in blue ink on the front depicting a Star of David on the left and the denomination 25 on the right. The reverse is blank.
Subjects
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw.
- Postage stamps--Poland--History--1933-1945.
- Postal service--Poland--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Postal service.
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object