overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Rectangular paper stamp with perforated edges; on the recto is a graphic design in green ink. It features an illustration of a square central tower flanked by fortified wings. In the top left corner is a dexter eagle with outstretched wings, perched atop a pedestal holding a swastika in its talons. The denomination 10 is printed in large type beneath the eagle. German text is printed along the lower border. A circular cancellation stamp in black ink covers the left and center. The verso is covered with aged yellowed adhesive.
Postage stamp issued by the General Gouvernement, the civilian ruling authority established by the Germans in southwestern Poland in 1939. This area was ceded to Germany under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact and it would be occupied by the Germans until 1944. It was divided into four administrative districts with seats in Krakow, Warsaw, Radom, and Lublin. There were several issues of stamps featuring historic landmarks of the region that the Germans claimed were of ancient German origin. This stamp depicts the Krakow Gate in Lublin.
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Postage stamp, 10 zloty, featuring the Krakow gate, Lublin, issued in German occupied Poland
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The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Terry Friedman.