us-005578-irn517451-irn45762
type: RecordSet
archival history: The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Terry Friedman.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper stamp with perforated edges. Front has a graphic design in brown ink. The central image is of a dexter eagle with outstretched wings, atop a pedestal, holding in its talons a wreath with a swastika. Denomination 3 is printed to the left and the right of the pedestal. The brown border has German text in white and swastikas in the upper left and right corners. Background is white with thin brown lines. Reverse is covered with aged yellow adhesive. Stamp is not canceled.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1938 January 26
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn45762
is or was included in: us-005578-irn517451
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Postage stamp issued by the German government in 1938 for use by members of the National Socialist Party to send official mail. This is one from a series of 11 stamps, with the following denominations: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 40. It features the Nazi Government emblem, the Reichsadler [Imperial Eagle], looking to the right with outstretched wings, perched atop a pedestal holding a swastika in its talons.
title: Postage stamp, 3 pfennig, from the Official Series of 1938 issued by Nazi Germany