Judith Weiszmann collection of stamps
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Judith Weiszmann
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Judith Weiszmann
Weiszmann, Judith. Gift, 2013.
Scope and Content
Contains postage stamps issued in Canada and Sweden in 2012, commemorating Raoul Wallenberg on the centenary of his birth. The graphic design of both stamps incorporate a "Schutzpass" that was issued to Judith Weiszmann, nee Kopstein, in Budapest in 1944. Included are postage stamps, first day covers, and souvenir sheets; as well as copies of news articles about Weiszmann and the issue of the Canadian postage stamp, that appeared in publications in Canada, Germany, and Hungary.
People
- Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947.
Subjects
- Postage stamps--Canada.
- Postage stamps--Sweden.
Genre
- Document