Alfred Moritz collection

Identifier: irn524138
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524138

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Alfred Moritz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of postage stamps that were created, but not used, in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust.

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1. United States (6)
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Displaying items 1 to 6 of 6

Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, value 20, never issued
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn519010
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 20 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, value 10, never issued
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn519011
- English
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 10 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 15, never issued
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn519012
- English
- overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 15 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 5, never issued
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn519013
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Warsaw ghetto stamp value 5 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 50, never issued
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn519014
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Warsaw ghetto stamp marked 50 issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.
Warsaw Ghetto postage stamps, never issued
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn519015
- English
- overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Warsaw ghetto stamps issued by the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization (Żydowski Zwia̜zek Wojskowy). The Warsaw Ghetto in Poland existed from October 12, 1940, to May 16, 1943, when the Ghetto was liquidated by German forces. The stamps were manufactured in an effort to establish a ghetto mail office by the underground, but were not issued for use.

Alfred Moritz collection

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Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, value 20, never issued

Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, value 10, never issued

Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 15, never issued

Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 5, never issued

Warsaw Ghetto postage stamp, denomination 50, never issued

Warsaw Ghetto postage stamps, never issued