Postage stamp, 20 centimes, issued by Italy to honor the German-Italian wartime alliance

Identifier
irn45774
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.375.20
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Italian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Width: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm)

Archival History

The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Terry Friedman.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Terry Friedman

Scope and Content

Postage stamp issued by the Fascist government of Italy to celebrate the alliance between Germany and Italy. It depicts Hitler and Mussolini, facing each other in profile, with a German and an Italian soldier in the background. It features the slogan: DUE POPOLI / UNA GUERRA [TWO PEOPLES / ONE WAR].

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular paper stamp with perforated edges. Front has graphic design in orange ink. The central image features realistic portraits of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, bareheaded, facing each other: Hitler is in right profile; Mussolini is in left. Swords, one facing up, the other down, separate their faces. The right border has a fasces and sword. The left border has a swastika and Reichsadler [Reich eagle] atop a column. In the background space between their 2 profiles are 2 soldiers, facing forward and holding rifles; the one behind Hitler wears a German uniform, the one behind Mussolini, an Italian uniform. Italian text is at the top and bottom near center; the denomination 20 is in the lower right center. Reverse is covered with aged yellowed adhesive. Stamp is not canceled.

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Genre

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