Judith Weiszmann collection of stamps

Identifier
irn63283
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.322.1
Dates
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Judith Weiszmann

Weiszmann, Judith. Gift, 2013.

Scope and Content

Contains postage stamps issued in Canada and Sweden in 2012, commemorating Raoul Wallenberg on the centenary of his birth. The graphic design of both stamps incorporate a "Schutzpass" that was issued to Judith Weiszmann, nee Kopstein, in Budapest in 1944. Included are postage stamps, first day covers, and souvenir sheets; as well as copies of news articles about Weiszmann and the issue of the Canadian postage stamp, that appeared in publications in Canada, Germany, and Hungary.

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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.