Postage stamps
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
Archival History
The postage 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
Special commemorative sheet issued by Australia Post in conjunction with the Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B'nai B'rith International, in time for the centenary of Wallenberg's birth in 2012. These sheets, issued in a limited, numbered set of 1,000, included a sheet of Australian 60 cent definitive stamps, depicting the Southern Cross, with tabs depicting different images of Wallenberg alongside each stamp. Surrounding the stamps is a portrait of Wallenberg along with a chronology of his life, and in the sheet included in this collection are post-marks with the logo of the Wallenberg Unit of the B'nai B'rith, commemorating the centenary of Wallenberg's birth in 2012 and the bestowal of honorary citizenship on him in 2013.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Sheet of stamps and envelope/stand
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object