us-005578-irn517451-irn45771
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 graphic design in purple ink. The central image features realistic portraits of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, facing each other. Hitler is in right profile and wears a military hat with a Nazi emblem; Mussolini is in left profile and wears a helmet with a chin strap. In the background space between their 2 profiles are 2 soldiers, facing forward and holding rifles; the one behind Hitler wears a German uniform, the one behind Mussolini, an Italian uniform. Italian text is at center bottom; the denomination 50 is in the lower left and right corners. Reverse is covered with aged yellowed adhesive. Stamp is not canceled.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1941 January 10-1941 April 02
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: ita
has or had subject: 987
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn45771
is or was included in: us-005578-irn517451
record resource extent: overall: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Width: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Postage stamp issued by the Fascist government of Italy to honor the alliance between Germany and Italy. It features Hitler in cap and Mussolini in helmet, facing each other in profile, with a German and an Italian soldier in the background.
title: Postage stamp, 50 centimes, issued by Italy to honor German-Italian friendship