Envelope with postage stamps

Identifier
irn538554
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.545.2
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)

Archival History

The envelope and stamps were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Morris Tobias, on behalf of the Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B'nai B'rith International, Melbourne, Australia.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Morris Tobias, on behalf of the Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B'nai B'rith International, Melbourne, Australia

Scope and Content

Postage stamps from Australia, commemorating Raoul Wallenberg. Issued by Australia Post in October 2015, honoring Raoul Wallenberg, who had been made an honorary citizen of Australia posthumously, in 2013. Also includes the two other stamps issued in this series, which honored Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela, as humanitarians who were officially recognized as such by the government of Australia, along with Wallenberg.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Envelope with three stamps of Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Raoul Wallenberg

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.