First day of issue postage stamp cover

Identifier
irn27745
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.88.10
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn27745

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)

Archival History

The postage stamp cover was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by an anonymous donor.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of an Anonymous Donor

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

White paper sheet with 4 stamps separated by perforations at center of sheet; stamps colored green and depict head of Hitler, "6/Deutsches Reich"; left and right sides, two black ink stamps superimposed over adhesive stamps, "MUENCHEN/HAUPTSTADT DER BEWEGUNG/und ihr habt doch gesiegt/9.11.1923-9.11.1938/9. November 1938."; lower edge of paper, printed text in green ink, "WER EIN VOLK RETTEN WILL/KANN NUR HEROISCH DENKEN"; verso covered in adhesive.

Genre

  • Exchange Media
  • Object
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