Postage stamp album

Identifier
irn549245
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.224.3
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)

folder

1

Archival History

The postage stamp album was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Emile Cohen and Sanneke Cohen Murphy.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Emile Cohen and Sanneke Cohen Murphy

Scope and Content

One of two stamp albums, owned by the donors' maternal grandfather, Emanuel van Bever, and retrieved by the donors' mother after the family returned to their apartment in Amsterdam following the end of World War II, which they had survived by living in hiding. These albums were among the very few belongings still left in their apartment.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Above measurements reflect the book in closed position. Stamp album organized by country, with spaces for stamps to be affixed. Many of the country pages have stamps in place.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.