Postage stamp album
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)
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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
- Information Forms
- Object