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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 Saint Mary's Basilica in Krakow.
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Postage stamp, 80 zloty, featuring Saint Mary's Basilica, Krakow, issued in German occupied Poland
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 dark purple ink. It features an illustration of two tall square towers of slightly different heights with multiple arched openings up the front. There is a fountain in the foreground. In the top left corner is a dexter eagle with outstretched wings, perched atop a pedestal holding a swastika in its talons. The denomination 80 is printed in large type in the lower right corner. German text is printed along the lower border. The imprint of a circular cancellation stamp in black ink is on the lower left. The verso is covered with aged yellowed adhesive.
The postage stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Terry Friedman.