Postage stamp, 24 zloty, featuring Wawel Castle, Krakow, 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.
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Postage stamp, 24 zloty, featuring Wawel Castle, Krakow, issued in German occupied Poland
overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
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 Wawel Castle in Krakow.
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Rectangular paper stamp with perforated edges; on the recto is a graphic design in red ink. It features an illustration of a walled castle with 2 large towers, one in the foreground, one in the background, and third in the far background. In the top left corner is a dexter eagle with outstretched wings, perched atop a pedestal holding a swastika in its talons. The denomination 24 is printed in large type in the lower right corner. German text is printed along the lower border. A faded partial circular cancellation stamp in black ink can be seen n the upper right. The verso is covered with aged yellowed adhesive.