Postage stamp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.120 inches (20.625 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
Archival History
The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Diane Scharfeld Isaacs, the daughter of Arthur W. Scharfeld.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Diane Scharfeld Isaacs
Scope and Content
Special commemorative edition of a philatelic card issued on the occasion of the second anniversary of the establishment of the General government in Poland. Arthur W. Scharfeld retrieved [found?] this object while stationed in former occupied Germany after the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
imprinted "2. Jahrestag/des Generalgouvernments" at upper edge and "26. Oktober 1941" at lower edge"; two stamps adhered center bearing right profile originally drawn, printed in color, of Hitler; DEUTSCHES REICH/GENERALGOUVERNMENT" printed on lower edge of each stamp, each stamp different denomination;
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object