Postage stamp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.060 inches (2.692 cm) | Width: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
Creator(s)
- John Shields ()
Archival History
The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by John Shields.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Shields
Scope and Content
One postage stamp from a collection consisting of postage stamps of varying values issued by the Deutsches Reich.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Postage stamp made of paper, rectangular in shape with scalloped edges and approximately 1 1/16 inches (2.6 cm) tall by 7/8 inches (2.2 cm) wide in size. An inked rectangle with white image and inscription is found on one side. The ink is blue in color and the inked rectangle is smaller in size than the paper itself leaving an ink free boarder around the edge. Profile image of a man’s face facing to the left is found at the center of the image and is enclosed in a circle. “Deutsches Reich” is along the bottom of the inked blue rectangle and “25” is found in both top corners of the inked blue rectangle. On top of the blue and white image is a black stamped which extends beyond the area of the postage stamp on the top, left and right edges of the postage stamp. The black stamp consists of two concentric arcs approximately at the center of the blue image and a horizontal line that cuts through both arcs and across the width of the postage stamp at approximately a third of the way down from the top of the postage stamp. At the very top of the postage stamp, “28.3.33.11 12” is stamped. Adhesive is found on the other side. The image from the other side is faintly seen in reverse on adhesive side.
People
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--On postage stamps.
Subjects
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media